Accounts Assistant

ACCA Careers; Highweek; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Study support

Career progression

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a Newton Abbot practice. You will take on increasing responsibility in accounts preparation, tax (personal & corporate), and bookkeeping, with opportunities to develop technical skills and progress within the firm.

You may be AAT qualified or studying at Level 4, or have equivalent experience in practice. Study support and flexible hours are provided as part of a supportive role.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or studying AAT Level 4, or equivalent practice experience.
• 2–3+ years' experience in an accountancy practice.
• Experience with year end accounts, tax, bookkeeping and VAT.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts and tax returns for clients.
• Manage bookkeeping and VAT tasks.
• Assist with management accounts and year-end processes.

Skills

Accounts prep

Tax

Bookkeeping

VAT

Education

AAT qualification

AAT Level 4

ACCA studies

Job description

A highly successful accountancy practice based in Newton Abbot is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant addition into their team. The opportunity provides increasing responsibility, technical skill development and support on offer, as you develop within this firm and role.

Client Details

Based in Newton Abbot this accountancy practice is undergoing really positive growth and the firm acts for very wide ranging clients across varying industries acting for wider ranging industry sector OMBs, SMEs and corporate limited company clients, along with acting for smaller sole trader and partnerships. Excellent career progression prospects are on offer here within a well established firm of chartered accountants with full study support on offer. The firm offers flexible hours, competitive benefits and salary.

Description

You will join the team as an Accounts Assistant level addition. You will take on increasing responsibility for the hands on provision of accounts preparation, tax, personal and corporate, management accounts, VAT, bookkeeping etc as you develop within this firm and role. You will have opportunity to develop technically and progress, carving a long term career move, as a highly valued addition in this team of experienced accountants with support on offer for those pursuing further qualifications.

Profile

For this Accounts Assistant role you may be AAT qualified, or studying at AAT level 4, or have developed your career entirely through experience only to date. Equally you could be pursuing and studying for ACCA or other qualifications. You will have a background working the accountancy practice sector for an accounting firm of any size, having anything from at least two to three years experience to date, or considerably more experience. You will bring a mix, or any of: year end accounts preparation, tax, bookkeeping, VAT, etc and be looking to find a new career move, where you can become a key, long term addition to a successful team and firm. Study support on offer.

Job Offer

£28,000 - £32,000 + dependent on background and experience, all to be explored.