Audit & Accounts Associate

Fin Search Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

AAT study support

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Social events

Hybrid working

Job summary

Fin Search Ltd is recruiting an Audit & Accounts Associate on a permanent basis for a leading accountancy firm in Leeds. The role combines audit work with accounts preparation in a hybrid setup (3 days in the office, 2 days at home).

You will progress from AAT toward ACA after qualification. The successful candidate joins a well‑performing firm with exposure to year-end accounts, tax computations, and advisory tasks.

Qualifications

• Be studying towards AAT.
• Have worked in an accountancy practice previously.
• Have audit experience.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of audit assignments as part of a team.
• Prepare year-end statutory accounts including group consolidations.
• Draft corporation tax computations and provide client support as required.
• Assist with bookkeeping, VAT returns and cloud-based software such as Xero and QuickBooks.
• Involvement with ad hoc work such as business valuations, tax planning and due diligence.

Skills

Audit experience

Communication skills

Education

Studying towards AAT

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Fin Search are recruiting an Audit & Accounts Associate on a permanent basis for a leading accountancy firm based in Leeds. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well performing firm in a newly created role.

Following completion of AAT, this role will progress on to ACA.

The business is operating a hybrid working model - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

As an Audit Associate, this role is split across audit work and accounts preparation work.

Duties will include, however are not limited to, work on a variety of audit assignments as part of a team, preparing year end statutory accounts to include group consolidations, drafting corporation tax computations, assisting clients as required with advice, bookkeeping, VAT returns and cloud-based software packages such as Xero and Quickbooks and involvement with occasional ad hoc work such as business valuations, tax planning, and due diligence assignments.

The successful candidate will:

• Be studying towards AAT
• Have worked in an accountancy practice previously
• Have audit experience
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

• £30,000 - £35,000
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• full AAT study support to include day release, revision and exam days off
• pension scheme
• private healthcare
• social events
• hybrid working model (3 days in office and 2 days at home)
• free on-site parking for office days