Accounts Assistant

Michael Page (UK); Taunton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Taunton is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to provide year-end accounts preparation and tax services. The role offers significant support for professional qualifications and career progression within a growing firm. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience or be studying for AAT, looking for a long-term career opportunity with a focus on teamwork and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Study support

Flexible hours

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts preparation, tax, and bookkeeping.
• Studying AAT or pursuing ACCA.
• Background in accountancy practice sector with 1-2 years experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end accounts and tax.
• Provide management accounts and VAT services.
• Support clients with bookkeeping and payroll services.

Skills

Year end accounts preparation

Tax

Bookkeeping

VAT

Payroll

Experience in accountancy

Education

AAT Level 2 - 4

ACCA or equivalent

Job description

• Accounts Assistant to join an expanding chartered accountants in Taunton.
• Support, training, skill development and progression on offer in a growing firm.

About Our Client

An opportunity to join a growing, very successful firm of accountants that acts for very mixed and wide-ranging industry sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, OMBs, SMEs and wider corporate clients. The firm also offers flexible hours, excellent competitive benefits and salaries and provides a supportive, team focused environment with a good social culture and work life balance.

Job Description

You will join the team as an Accounts Assistant where you will take on increasing responsibility for the provision of year end accounts preparation, tax across both personal and corporate tax, management accounts, VAT, bookkeeping and other services as you develop within this firm and role. You will have opportunity to develop technically and progress, with support on offer for those pursuing further qualifications.

The Successful Applicant

For this Accounts Assistant role you may be studying AAT, from level 2 - 4 or have developed your career entirely through experience only to date, or be pursuing ACCA or other qualifications. You will have a background working within the accountancy practice sector for an accounting firm of any size with anything from at least one, to two years\' experience or more so far in your career. You will bring a mix, or any of: year end accounts preparation, tax, bookkeeping, VAT, payroll 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

What\'s on Offer

£26,000 - circa £29,000 + dependent on background and experience, all to be explored. Please apply online and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on 01179 271452.