Accounts Assistant

TPF Recruitment; Dartford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing accountancy practice in Dartford is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their team. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements and tax returns, while building relationships with clients. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of client-facing experience along with proficiency in cloud accounting software. The firm offers a competitive salary ranging from £24,000 to £30,000, parking, and study support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Parking

Study support

Highly competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in a client-facing role.
• AAT studying, qualified, or qualified by experience.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for clients from trial balance stage.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Prepare, review, and present client management information.
• Prepare corporate and personal tax returns.
• Calculate and file client VAT returns.

Skills

Client relationship building

Financial statement preparation

Tax return preparation

Bookkeeping

Experience with cloud software

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Kashflow

Job description

Job Description
TPF Recruitment is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a fantastic accountancy practice in Dartford. You will be responsible for preparing statutory accounts, management accounts, tax returns, bookkeeping and vat returns for a mixed and varied client base across Kent and the South-East. You will carve a key role here, adding value to clients and building relationships, within a growing team and firm.

This very successful firm of chartered accountants, based in Dartford has developed a strong reputation for delivering quality services, along with building strong relationships with its varied client base. The firm offers a very supportive and team focused environment, reflected by a very low staff turnover and long serving staff.

You will be responsible for:

• Prepare financial statements for limited companies and sole traders from trial balance stage and incomplete records
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients
• Preparation, review and presentation of client management information as required
• Preparing corporate tax and personal tax returns
• Calculation and filing of some client VAT returns as required
• Addressing and discussing with clients any technical accounting issues identified during the course of client work

Requirements

• You may be AAT studying, qualified, or qualified by experience.
• You will have anything from 3 - 5 years + experience within a client-facing capacity, either in practice, a bureau or self-employed.
• Experience of cloud software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Kashflow etc. would be advantageous.

Benefits

• £24,000 - £30,000 dependent on experience and background, negotiable.
• Parking
• Study support
• A highly competitive benefits.
  Please apply for the vacancy or contact Tristan Finch for a confidential conversation.
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