Accounts Technician

eps.recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company pension

Life cover

Income protection

Generous holiday

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

eps.recruitment in London is recruiting an Accounts Technician to move from day-to-day bookkeeping into full accounts production for a forward-thinking practice. You’ll handle client bookkeeping and management accounting across Xero, Sage and QuickBooks, produce accounts, VAT returns and partnership tax returns, and oversee outsourced work.

The role offers hybrid working with a friendly culture and opportunities to grow within the team, with a salary in the £28k–£32k range and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bookkeeping or accounts experience in a practice environment.
• AAT Level 4, part-qualified ACA or ACCA (no need to carry on studying), or qualified by experience.
• Confident IT skills and good attention to detail.
• Initiative, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise under pressure.
• The right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Running client bookkeeping and management accounting across Xero, Sage and QuickBooks.
• Producing accounts and preparing VAT returns for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.
• Maintaining sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, processing journals and finalising accounts.
• Preparing partnership tax returns.
• Overseeing work passed to outsource providers.
• Keeping data accurate and your jobs on track against deadlines.

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Attention to detail

Initiative & flexibility

Prioritise under pressure

Education

AAT Level 4

ACA/ACCA (part-qualified or through experience)

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Accounts Technician | London (Hybrid) | £28,000-£32,000 | Permanent, Full-Time

A genuine step forward for a bookkeeper or accounts apprentice who's ready to move from the day-to-day numbers into full accounts production, with a firm that will back you.

We’re recruiting an Accounts Technician for a well-established, forward-thinking accountancy practice in London. You’ll sit at the heart of the accounts team, building on your bookkeeping foundations as you take on year-end accounts, VAT returns and partnership tax returns for a varied mix of clients.Those include sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.You’ll also start to oversee work passed to outsource providers.

It's a friendly, down-to-earth firm with a culture of looking after its people and the communities it works in. If you’ve been waiting for a role where you’re trusted with more and have room to grow, this is it.

What you’ll be doing

• Running client bookkeeping and management accounting across Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• Producing accounts and preparing VAT returns for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
• Maintaining sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, processing journals and finalising accounts
• Preparing partnership tax returns
• Overseeing work passed to outsource providers
• Keeping data accurate and your jobs on track against deadlines

What you’ll bring

• Bookkeeping or accounts experience in a practice environment, whether you’re an experienced bookkeeper or an apprentice ready for the next step
• AAT Level 4, part-qualified ACA or ACCA (no need to carry on studying), or qualified by experience
• Confident IT skills and good attention to detail
• Initiative, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise under pressure
• The right to work in the UK

What's on offer

£28,000-£32,000 depending on experience, with hybrid working, Monday to Friday.

• annual bonus
• a company pension
• life cover
• income protection
• generous holiday
• a flexible benefits package