Accounts and Audit Semi-Senior

ProTalent; Penzance; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTalent is assisting a growing practice in Penzance, Cornwall to appoint an Accounts and Audit Semi-Senior. You will work alongside managers and partners across the full range of practice work, with a mix of accounts preparation and genuine audit exposure, plus VAT, bookkeeping and tax duties.

This role offers a broad grounding without moving into management, with clients including sole traders, partnerships, and not-for-profit organisations.

Qualifications

• Experience in accountancy practice with strong accounts and bookkeeping knowledge.
• Familiarity with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks is preferred.
• AAT qualification or ACA/ACCA studies pursued is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Preparing statutory and management accounts for a variety of clients.
• Working on audits, including planning, fieldwork and completion.
• Preparing VAT returns and assisting with MTD compliance.
• Handling self-assessment computations and tax support.
• Managing Companies House filings and other statutory duties.
• Providing client support, including on-site visits when needed.

Skills

Accounts preparation

Auditing

VAT

Tax computations

Bookkeeping

Company secretarial

Education

AAT qualified or ACA/ACCA studying

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Accounts and Audit Semi-Senior

Penzance, Cornwall

Location: Penzance, Cornwall
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, full time
Qualification: AAT qualified, or studying ACA or ACCA

Proper practice roles in West Cornwall don't come up often, and this one gives you accounts, audit, tax and VAT all in one job. If you're studying, or recently qualified, and want to build a broad all-round grounding without heading up the A30, it's well worth a look.

ABOUT THE FIRM

My client is a growing practice in Penzance, part of a national accountancy group. The team looks after a really varied client base of sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and not-for-profit organisations, and works closely with its clients face to face as well as remotely.

THE ROLE

You'll work alongside the managers and partners across the full range of practice work. Much of it is accounts preparation, but you'll also get genuine audit experience, from planning and fieldwork through to completion, plus VAT, bookkeeping, personal and corporate tax, and company secretarial work. It's the kind of variety that makes you a much more rounded accountant.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Preparing statutory and management accounts for a mix of clients
• Working on audits, including testing and preparing working papers
• Preparing VAT returns in Xero, Sage and QuickBooks, and supporting clients with MTD
• Preparing self-assessment returns and helping with tax computations
• Handling confirmation statements and other Companies House filings
• Helping clients with their software, sometimes visiting them on site
• Picking up ad hoc projects, from business analysis to investigations

WHO THIS WILL SUIT

• Accountancy practice experience, with good accounts and bookkeeping knowledge
• Confident with Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• A working understanding of VAT, MTD and audit procedures
• AAT qualified or studying ACA or ACCA would be ideal
• A full UK driving licence would be helpful for client visits

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• A genuinely broad role covering accounts, audit, tax, VAT and company secretarial
• A varied client base, including not-for-profit organisations
• Close work with managers and partners, so you learn fast
• A supportive, growing local practice with the backing of a national group
• Quality practice work in West Cornwall, without the long commute