Accounts Assistant, Accounts Senior

Michael Page (UK); Newquay; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in Newquay is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support a diverse client base. The role involves preparing year-end accounts, tax, and bookkeeping, with opportunities for professional development through AAT or ACCA qualifications. The firm offers flexible working hours, hybrid options, and competitive salary packages.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in accounting for small to medium firms.
• Experience in preparing year-end accounts and tax.
• Pursuing or holding AAT or ACCA qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end accounts and tax for a varied client base.
• Deliver general practice services to sole traders and partnerships.
• Support and develop technical skills in a growing firm.

Skills

Preparation of year-end accounts

Tax services

Bookkeeping

VAT

Education

AAT

ACCA

Job description

• Accounts Assistant to join a Newquay accountancy practice
• Support, training, skill development and progression on offer in a growing firm.

About Our Client

Based in Newquay this well established practice has developed a strong reputation for quality service, with a very wide ranging client based across Cornwall the wider UK and further afield. The firm has very wide ranging clients with larger corporates with audit requirements, whilst with a focus working with varied sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, up into the £millions in turnover. They are also developing their online services, expanding the Xero and cloud accounting offering across the firm and clients, embracing the changes and developments within the profession. Full or Part time working hours can be explored, mouldable around the preferences of the right candidate. The firm offers hybrid working with good mix of home to office working on offer, flexible hours highly competitive benefits and salary packages.

Job Description

Joining as Accounts Assistant, Accounts Senior based in the firms Newquay office you will prepare year end accounts, tax, bookkeeping, VAT and deliver on a further wide range of general practice services, to a mixed and varied client base of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies up into the £millions in turnover. There will be scope to further your technical skills and develop your career, in a growing accountancy firm environment with excellent support on offer to qualify through AAT, ACCA, ACA etc, with encouragement and backing to pursue areas of technical interest.

The Successful Applicant

You will have a recent career background in the accounting profession, working for a small, medium or larger accountancy firm environment with experience preparing year end accounts, tax and providing other associated practice services to sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, as an Accounts Assistant, Accounts Senior. You may be pursuing, or hold AAT or part ACCA, finalist etc, or have developed your career through experience to date only. Study Support on offer for those seeking support for their studies.

What's on Offer

£25,000 - £29,000 dependent on level of experience and background. Please apply online and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on 01179 271452