Accounts Administrator

Smartax Consultancy Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run accountancy business in Birmingham seeks a graduate or student in Accounting or Finance for an administrative role. The position includes responsibilities like managing client records and payroll data. This role offers training and support for professional development, but remote working is not allowed.

Qualifications

• Studying or recently completed degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Serious and focused applicant with clear career goals.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to the role.

Responsibilities

• Managing administrative tasks including correspondence and filing.
• Scheduling client appointments and maintaining client records.
• Assisting with payroll and HR records management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

Xero

IRIS Accounts

Bright HR

Job description

Smartax Consultancy Limited is a family-run Accountancy business looking for a female applicant studying or recently finished an Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration degree. A successful, serious, and loyal applicant with clear goals for the next 2 to 5 years will be given suitable training and a skilled worker sponsor if required. Remote working and the use of personal mobile phones during working hours are not allowed for this job. The official office working hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Main roles and responsibilities are as follows:

1. Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing, printing, and scanning.
2. Scheduling client appointments and managing important departmental deadlines.
3. Maintaining accurate and detailed client records and creating new client files.
4. Assisting with managing Payroll data to process month-end payroll filings for various clients.
5. Supporting and managing HR records for various clients on Bright HR.
6. Updating client records on Xero and IRIS Accounts elements software.
7. Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations on Xero.
8. Preparing and entering journals into the system once trained.
9. Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties once trained.
10. Analyzing bank statements to prepare trial balances using pivot tables, once trained.
11. Keeping records and updating clients' profiles with NEST Pension provider.
12. Answering clients' and employees' queries via email related to payroll, accounts, and HR.