Accounts Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Job summary

Confidential is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a successful practice based in Newton Abbot. You will handle accounts preparation, tax and bookkeeping with increasing responsibility as you progress within the firm and role.

The role offers study support and a clear progression path within a well-established firm of chartered accountants, with flexible hours and competitive benefits alongside salary.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified, or studying AAT level 4, or gained experience in an accountancy practice.
• ACCA or other accounting qualifications being pursued or planned.
• Background in the accountancy practice sector with 2–3+ years experience, or more.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on accounts preparation, tax (personal and corporate), management accounts and VAT.
• Carry out bookkeeping tasks and assist with year-end processes as you develop.
• Contribute to a growing team and take on increasing responsibility over time.

Skills

Accounts experience

Tax

Bookkeeping

VAT

Accounts preparation

Study support

Education

AAT qualification or studying AAT Level 4

ACCA or other qualifications in progress

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.