Accounts Assistant – Year‑End & Advisory (Hybrid)

Saffery Champness; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Profit-Sharing Plan

Job summary

Saffery LLP in Inverness seeks a part-qualified ICAS/ACCA/AAT/ACA accountant with broad client experience across partnerships, trusts and sole traders. The role covers year-end compliance and ad-hoc advisory work, offering development in advisory, client management and supervision.

You will work on varied client affairs and contribute to training, cross-department collaboration and relationship building. The Inverness office embraces flexible and hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified with ACA/ICAS/ACCA or AAT, with some practice experience.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Understanding of accounting systems (Xero/QuickBooks/Sage/Key Prime/Farmplan; CCH AP advantageous).
• Self-motivated and proactive; able to manage workload.
• Excellent communication with managers, partners and clients.
• Natural team player with attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills; able to handle multiple jobs.
• Able to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end financial statements.
• Assist clients with VAT and bookkeeping queries and system set-up.
• Train and support others in the office.
• Cross-departmental communication.
• Build and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Communication

Team player

Organisational skills

Education

ICAS/ACCA/ACCA/ACA or AAT part-qualified

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Key Prime

Farmplan

CCH AP

Excel

Word

Job description

Saffery LLP in Inverness seeks a part-qualified ICAS/ACCA/AAT/ACA accountant with broad client experience across partnerships, trusts and sole traders. The role covers year-end compliance and ad-hoc advisory work, offering development in advisory, client management and supervision.

You will work on varied client affairs and contribute to training, cross-department collaboration and relationship building. The Inverness office embraces flexible and hybrid working.