AAT Assistant Accountant

Curtis Recruitment; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Medical cash plan

Death in service cover

Enhanced maternity

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

Curtis Recruitment is seeking an AAT Assistant Accountant for a UK accountancy practice in Kettering. The role requires AAT level 4 and at least two years' accounts experience within a UK firm.

You will join the Corporate Team, preparing statutory accounts, assisting with tax returns, liaising with clients, and helping drive additional services while working in a flexible hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• AAT level 4 qualified.
• At least two years' accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy firm.
• Good general IT skills and experience with using cloud accounting software such as Xero.
• UK tax experience and knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Be positive, organised and analytical.
• Live within an easy commute of Kettering.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory and unincorporated accounts for clients and complete corporation tax and partnership tax returns and computations to deadlines.
• Assist the Department Managers as required.
• Identify points for manager or partner to raise with clients and to raise potential for additional services.
• Finalise paperwork for dispatch to client or HMRC.
• Liaise proactively with client to obtain relevant information for their accounts, ensuring attention to detail.
• Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets and record own chargeable time and ensure maximum recovery.
• Assist clients with ad hoc bookkeeping queries and other business-related matters as required.

Skills

Accounts experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organised

Analytical thinking

Education

AAT Level 4

Tools

Xero

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an AAT Assistant Accountant with a successful accountancy practice, that is seeking to build its team. The ideal candidate will AAT qualified with at least two years' accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy firm.

As AAT Assistant Accountant, your will a part of the Corporate Team that provides high-quality services to clients and your contribution will be a valuable part of the continuing development of the practice.

The firm offers a good benefits package to include pension, healthcare, medical cash plan, death in service cover, enhanced maternity and a range of voluntary benefits. This supportive firm has flexible, hybrid working policy.

As AAT Assistant Accountant your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare statutory and unincorporated accounts for clients and complete corporation tax and partnership business tax returns and computations to deadlines
• Assist the Department Managers as required
• Identify points for manager or partner to raise with clients and to raise potential for additional services
• Finalise paperwork for dispatch to client or HMRC
• Liaise proactively with client to obtain relevant information for their accounts, ensuring attention to detail
• Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets and record own chargeable time and ensure maximum recovery
• Assist clients with ad hoc bookkeeping queries and other business-related matters as required

We welcome applications from those with the following, skills, experience and attributes:

• AAT level 4 qualified
• At least two years' accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy firm
• Good general IT skills and experience with using cloud accounting software such as Xero
• UK tax experience and knowledge
• Excellent communication skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Be positive, organised and analytical
• Live within an easy commute of Kettering

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.