Assistant Accountant

ACCA Careers; Carnforth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multi-award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants is seeking an Accounting Technician in Carnforth. This role offers a chance to maintain financial records, prepare financial accounts, and engage in various clerical duties within a supportive and well-respected team. The company prides itself on treating both clients and employees with respect, fostering growth and success.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Yearly bonuses

Great progression opportunities

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or on ACCA journey, or QBE.
• Strong communication and customer care skills required.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial records and prepare VAT returns.
• Handle accounts payable and receivable.
• Prepare profit and loss statements and balance sheets.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Customer care skills

Prioritisation

Time management

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Education

AAT qualified or on ACCA journey

QBE (Qualified By Experience)

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

SAGE

Job description

The successful candidate will be joining a family run business, who are a multi award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants, tax and business advisers in Cumbria and Lancashire, led by the same senior management team and partners for the last 25 years.

This role offers a great opportunity to work with the team. The role of an Accounting Technician is to maintain financial records, prepare VAT returns and Financial Accounts

Client Details

Very well established business in the Lancashire and Cumbrian region

Well respected in the accounting profession with a plethora of awards for recognition as an impressive employer and great accounting firm.

Built on the ethos of treating clients and employees well will lead to success.

Description

• General office duties
• Recording financial transactions
• Handling accounts payable and receivable
• Appropriately coding invoices for Xero, QuickBooks and SAGE software packages
• Recording cash receipts and handling bank deposits
• Maintaining petty cash
• Providing administrative and clerical support as needed
• Additional bookkeeping duties as designated by management
• Preparing Income and Expenditure Statements
• Preparing profit and loss statements and balance sheets
• Filing historical records and retrieving necessary documents as needed for others

Profile

• AAT qualified and on ACCA or aca journey, or QBE.
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal
• Good customer care skills
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• Able to work in an organised manner to strict deadlines - planning, diary management, department systems set up and maintenance
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to multitask and priorities

Job Offer

Competitive salary

Yearly bonuses

Great progression at an award winning firm