Assistant Accountant

Pro Talent; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTalent is working with a successful boutique accountancy practice in Huntingdon to recruit an Accounts Semi-Senior. The role involves preparing financial statements from source documents to final accounts for review by the manager, and preparing accounting schedules to support balances and transactions.

You will work on a wide range of accounts, manage time to meet deadlines, develop client relations, and use cloud-based software including Sage, Xero and QuickBooks.

Qualifications

• AAT Level 3/4, ACCA/ACA studier.
• Minimum 1 year's experience in accounts preparation.
• Strong double-entry knowledge.
• Experience with cloud software: Sage, Xero and QuickBooks.
• Solid IT skills and Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements from source documents to final accounts.
• Prepare accounting schedules to support balances and transactions.
• Liaise with clients and managers to resolve queries.
• Ensure hours are recorded and deadlines are met.
• Develop and maintain good client relations.
• Assist with bookkeeping, VAT returns and month-end procedures.
• Prepare quarterly management accounts for clients.

Skills

Client communication

Time management

IT skills (Word/Excel)

Attention to detail

Education

AAT Level 3/4, ACCA/ACA studier

Tools

Sage

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

ProTalent are currently working with a successful and well-established accountancy practice in Huntingdonto recruit a new Accounts Semi-Senior – ideally someone looking to make the move from a larger practice into a boutique firm.

The firm:

• Well known and well-respected boutique accountancy firm
• Offer a broad range of accounting and business advisory services
• Forward thinking and embrace technology
• Great working environment

The Accounts Semi-Senior role:

• As an Accounts Semi-Senior, you will be expected to prepare financial statements in accordance with relevant financial reporting standards from source documents/records to final accounts for review by the appropriate manager.
• Prepare accounting schedules to support the balances and transactions included in the financial statements.
• Adhere to proper accounting standards.
• Work on a wide range of accounts.
• Effectively manage time to ensure that jobs are finished within budget.
• Meet deadlines.
• Develop and maintain good client relations.
• Liaise with clients directly or through relevant manager to resolve queries or obtain further information.
• Ensure a high level of service to meet client's expectations.
• Ensure that all hours worked on assignments are correctly recorded.
• Make timely and relevant recommendations in relation to accounting matters, financial reporting and accounting systems in use (including software).

Additional Accounts Semi-Senior responsibilities:

• Assistance with bookkeeping, VAT return preparation
• Prepare control account reconciliations and other month end procedures
• Prepare quarterly management accounts for onward submission to clients

The ideal Accounts Semi-Senior candidate:

• AAT level 3 or 4, ACCA or ACA studier
• Minimum 1 year's experience
• Strong practical knowledge/experience of accounts preparation within a practice environment.
• Strong double entry knowledge and skill.
• Cloud based accounting systems knowledge including Sage, Xero,and Quickbooks
• Strong IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel, to an intermediate level, for the production of letters and spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Basic tax knowledge - awareness of how to do tax computations, PAYE, VAT.
• Accuracy.
• Organisational/time management skills.
• Confident when dealing with clients and getting your views across.
• Methodical and logical thinking.
• Use initiative to identify problems and provide solutions.
• Ability to operate strict deadlines and handle conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work within a team and to assist one another as and when required.

Thank you for your interest in this Accounts Semi-Senior vacancy.