Assistant Accountant

Bright Vision Accountancy; Armagh; Remote; GBP 18.000 - 26.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote work option

Flexible 20–25 hours/week

Permanent role in friendly environment

Growth in accounts and tax experience

Zusammenfassung

Bright Vision Accountancy is hiring a part-time bookkeeper to manage client books and payroll using Xero. You’ll support month-end processes, assist with year-end accounts, and help with VAT returns while staying the primary contact for clients.

The role offers flexibility between remote work and the Armagh office, with 20–25 hours per week and training in tax work as you grow within the team.

Qualifikationen

• 1–2 years' experience using Xero in a bookkeeping role.
• Comfortable running payroll and preparing VAT returns.
• Good communicator who enjoys dealing with clients.
• Organised and accurate, and happy working as part of a small team.

Aufgaben

• Keep client books up to date in Xero, including bank reconciliations and invoices.
• Support month-end and produce reports in Xero for clients and internal review.
• Assist with year-end accounts preparation and basic tax work.
• Serve as a friendly, clear point of contact for client queries.

Kenntnisse

Bookkeeping

Payroll

VAT Returns

Client Communication

Ausbildung

Accounting Technician qualification or ACCA track

Tools

Xero

Jobbeschreibung

At a glance

• Hours: 20–25 per week, on a flexible pattern
• Pay: From £16 per hour, depending on experience
• Location: Remote, or in our Armagh office

About Bright Vision

Bright Vision Accountancy is a firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers based in Armagh. Since 2019 we've worked with established owner-managed businesses, mostly in professional services such as architecture, IT, engineering and consultancy, across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the wider UK.

We're a small, friendly, fully digital practice that works only in Xero. We help our clients understand their numbers and feel confident about their next steps, and we're looking for someone who enjoys being part of that.

The role

You’ll be the regular, go-to contact for a group of our clients: keeping their books and payroll running smoothly, staying in touch with them through the year, and supporting the accounts and tax work behind them. Bookkeeping is the core of the role, with accounts work growing as you settle in.

Bookkeeping and payroll

• Keeping client books up to date in Xero, including bank reconciliations and sales and purchase invoices
• Supporting month-end and producing reports in Xero for clients and for review

Accounts and tax

• Helping prepare year-end and statutory accounts
• Supporting corporation tax and self‑assessment returns

Clients and the team

• Being a friendly, clear point of contact for client queries
• Helping us keep improving how we work

About you

• 1–2 years' experience using Xero in a bookkeeping role
• Comfortable running payroll and preparing VAT returns
• A good communicator who enjoys dealing with clients
• Organised and accurate, and happy working as part of a small team

You’ll need the right to work in the UK.

Welcome, but not essential

• An accounting technician qualification, or working towards ACCA or Chartered Accountants Ireland
• Experience in an accountancy practice
• Some experience of year-end accounts or tax returns
• Knowledge of UK or Irish tax

What we offer

• From £16 per hour, depending on experience
• 20–25 hours a week on a flexible pattern that works around you
• The choice of working remotely or from our Armagh office
• A permanent role in a supportive, friendly environment
• The chance to grow your accounts and tax experience

• Bright Vision Accountancy is an equal opportunities employer.