Accounts Semi-Senior

Ashgates Group; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and advisory firm in Derby is seeking an Accounts Semi-Senior. In this role, you will collaborate with senior accountants to prepare financial statements and provide excellent service to clients. Ideal candidates are ACA/ACCA part-qualified, tech-savvy, and great communicators. Benefits include flexibility, personal development, and comprehensive support packages.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health & Wellbeing support packages

Christmas & New Year office closure

Social events

Pension scheme

Flexitime

Company sick pay

Life insurance

Paid overtime

Modern office environment

Qualifications

• Progress towards ACA / ACCA with practice experience.
• Tech-savvy, with knowledge of CCH desirable.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements from client source records.
• Undertake regular bookkeeping, including VAT returns.
• Meet budgets and individual utilization targets.

Skills

Communication

Tech-savvy

Education

Working towards ACA / ACCA qualification

Tools

CCH

Job description

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Ashgates are a progressive, proactive and friendly accountancy and advisory practice with over 80 people based at Pride Park, Derby.

Established in 1991, the firm has grown incredibly over the years attracting talented experts providing a broad range of support and advice to businesses and individuals, locally, nationally and overseas. Our recent merger with DJH gives us a platform to continue our growth into the future.

We are now on the lookout for an Accounts Semi-Senior to join our growing team. All work is reviewed by a manager, but is largely unsupervised at this level.

What your day to day will look like as an Accounts Semi-Senior:

• Confidently work alongside Senior Accountants and Managers to deliver a great service to our clients.
• Prepare financial statements from client source records, completing the necessary supporting schedules for manager review.
• Undertake regular bookkeeping for clients, including the preparation of VAT returns and management accounts as necessary.
• Be involved with planning work for relevant work assignments.
• Meet budgets and individual utilisation targets.
• Be expected to chase up outstanding queries with clients and to “progress manage” your own assignments.
• Wow clients daily, getting to know their business to deliver great experience.
• Lead, coach and develop the accounts trainees.
  
  

Let's Talk About You And Your Skills...

Hungry for a new challenge, you’ll:

• Working towards your ACA / ACCA, with practice experience.
• Be tech-savvy, with a knowledge of CCH desirable.
• Thrive in a collaborative and progressive environment.
• Love getting to know people and be a fantastic communicator.
  
  

Let's talk benefits...

Here’s a Few Reasons To Come And Join Us, But You’ll Find Loads More Once You Get Your Feet Under The Table

• Personal development plans
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health & Wellbeing support packages
• Christmas & New Year office closure
• Charity events
• Social events
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Flexitime from 7:30am to 5:30pm
• Company sick pay & Life insurance
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu
• Modern, air-conditioned office with your own allocated desk
  
  

If this role with us as an Semi Senior Accountant sounds good, then what’s stopping you? Apply today!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Accounting

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