AAT Assistant Accountant

Curtis Recruitment Limited; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Medical cash plan

Death in service cover

Enhanced maternity

Voluntary benefits

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Curtis Recruitment Limited is seeking an AAT Assistant Accountant to join the Corporate Team in the UK. The role requires AAT level 4 qualification and a minimum of two years’ accounts experience within a UK accountancy firm.

You will prepare statutory accounts, assist managers, and liaise with clients to support service delivery. The position offers a hybrid working policy with a range of benefits including pension, healthcare, and enhanced maternity, aimed at supporting career development and

Qualifications

• AAT level 4 qualified is required.
• At least two years’ accounts experience in a UK accountancy firm.
• Good general IT skills and experience with Xero.
• UK tax experience and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory and client accounts and complete tax computations.
• Assist Department Managers as required.
• Identify potential for additional services and liaise with clients.
• Finalize paperwork for dispatch to client or HMRC.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Organised

Analytical

Education

AAT level 4 qualified

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
• a range of voluntary benefits
• 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