Administration, Compliance & Accounts Assistant

Streets; Burnley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Free parking on site

Employee benefits scheme

Job summary

Streets is a modern accountancy practice seeking an administration, compliance and accounts assistant to join the Burnley team. You will work Wednesday, Thursday and half day Friday, covering front-of-house reception, client queries, and filing, with scope for bookkeeping tasks and company secretarial support.

You will liaise with Finance, HR, Marketing and IT, maintain client databases, manage statutory deadlines, and help implement new software.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask and switch between tasks with high accuracy.
• Comfort with numbers and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Being part of our front-of-house, greeting clients, and handling phone and email queries with a professional and friendly manner.
• Maintaining all client databases across multiple software, ensuring all information is captured accurately and securely for the practice.
• Liaising with other departments such as Finance, HR, Marketing and IT on both ongoing work and to champion new projects.
• Leading the office Company Secretarial function preparing the necessary documents as required by clients and ensuring all statutory deadlines are met.
• Assisting our Accountants with one-off tasks and bookkeeping as required.

Skills

Strong Communicators

Multitasker

Numerical Confidence

Quick Learner

Reliability

Company Secretarial

Job description

Streets is a modern, forward-thinking accountancy practice with 40 offices across the UK and growing. We combine the expertise of a national firm with the collaborative, people-first culture of a close-knit practice. Our team supports an impressive variety of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to established companies, charities, and family businesses.

Role Overview

We are looking for an administration, compliance and accounts assistant to join our Burnley team working Wednesday, Thursday and half day Friday. This is a multi-faceted role in which you will provide support for our accounting practice and be part of our front-of-house team. The role will encompass reception and administrative work, company secretarial compliance, bookkeeping and management of ad hoc projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Being part of our front-of-house, greeting clients, and handling phone and email queries with a professional and friendly manner.
• Maintaining all client databases across multiple software, ensuring all information is captured accurately and securely for the practice.
• Liaising with other departments such as Finance, HR, Marketing and IT on both ongoing work and to champion new projects.
• Leading the office Company Secretarial function preparing the necessary documents as required by clients and ensuring all statutory deadlines are met.
• Assisting our Accountants with one-off tasks and bookkeeping as required.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong Communicators: You'll be talking to everyone from sole traders to Directors, from new enquiries to established multinational businesses. A professional phone manner is essential as well as the ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Multitaskers: You should be organised and able to switch between multiple tasks and projects whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Numerical Confidence: You should be comfortable working with numbers and have a strong attention to detail.
• Quick to Learn: We are looking for someone inquisitive, who wants to develop along with the varied role and make it their own in an ever changing fast paced environment.
• Reliability: You are the first person our clients see; punctuality, professionalism and a polished appearance are key.
• Experience: Experience of Company Secretarial work and related software is preferable as is previous experience of project managing new software implementation.

What We Offer You

• The opportunity to be part of a growing national accountancy practice.
• 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Workplace pension.
• Free parking on site
• Employee benefits scheme offering discounts from hundreds of retailers.

As a top 40 UK firm of Chartered Accountants, we go beyond the numbers - partnering with businesses, corporate clients, charities, and individuals to drive success. Whether supporting growing enterprises or guiding nonprofits, we provide expert financial insight with a personal touch.