Assistant Accountant

Michael Page; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in Bristol seeks an Assistant Accountant to manage year-end statutory accounts and provide bookkeeping services. This role offers opportunities for technical development and career advancement, making it ideal for those studying AAT or ACCA/ACA. With a competitive salary and mixed working hours, it's a promising move for an ambitious accountant.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Study support offered

Competitive remuneration

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in accountancy practice or more.
• Background in preparing year-end statutory accounts and bookkeeping.
• Ability to work closely with clients and finance departments.

Responsibilities

• Providing year-end statutory accounts and management accounts.
• Handling VAT returns and offering software implementation advice.
• Supporting clients and their finance departments.

Skills

Year end accounts preparation

Management accounts

Tax

Bookkeeping

VAT

Accounting software advice

Education

AAT qualified or studying at AAT level 3 or 4

Pursuing ACCA/ACA or other qualifications

Job description

A highly successful and large accountancy practice firm in Bristol is looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant into their team to work on varied clients providing services across year end statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns, along with software implementation advice & help. The opportunity provides increasing responsibility, technical skill development and support on offer, as you develop within this firm and role.

Client Details

Based in Bristol this leading and large accountancy practice has a very wide ranging client base with clients ranging from sub audit threshold turnover clients, through to £billion turnover clients. Mix of home to office working, flexible hours, with highly competitive remuneration and benefit packages.

Description

You will join the team as an Assistant Accountant you will take on increasing responsibility for the hands on provision of year end statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns and software implementation advice and help. You will have opportunity to work closely with clients and their finance departments in a key support capacity along with the chance to develop technically and progress. with support on offer for those pursuing further qualifications.

Profile

For this Assistant Accountant role you may be AAT qualified, or studying at AAT level 3 or 4. Equally you could be pursuing and studying for ACCA/ACA or other qualifications. You will have a background working within the UK accountancy practice sector for an accounting firm of any size, having anything from at least two to three years experience to date, or considerably more experience. You will bring a mix of providing services across any of: year end accounts preparation, management accounts, tax, bookkeeping, VAT and accounting software advice experience and be looking to find a new career move, where you can progress within a successful team and firm. Study support on offer.

Job Offer

£26,000 - £32,000 dependent on background and experience, all to be explored. Please apply online and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on 01179 271452.