Outsourced Assistant Accountant

Michael Page; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in Bristol is seeking an Outsourced Assistant Accountant. You will manage statutory accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns, and provide software advice. The firm offers competitive remuneration, flexible hours, and support for further qualifications. Ideal candidates will have experience in UK accountancy practices and be AAT qualified or studying ACCA/ACA.

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in the UK accountancy practice sector.
• Experience in providing year-end accounts preparation, management accounts, tax, and bookkeeping.
• Looking for a career move to progress within a successful team.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support for year-end statutory accounts and bookkeeping.
• Work closely with clients and their finance departments.
• Support available for those pursuing further qualifications.

Skills

Year end accounts preparation

Management accounts

Bookkeeping

VAT returns

Accounting software advice

Education

AAT qualification or studying at level 3 or 4

Studying for ACCA/ACA

Job description

Overview

A highly successful and large accountancy practice firm based in Bristol is looking to recruit an Outsourced Assistant Accountant into their team to work on varied clients providing services across year end statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns and software implementation advice and 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.

Role & responsibilities

• You will join the team as an Outsourced Assistant Accountant and 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 available for those pursuing further qualifications.

Profile / Qualifications

For this Outsourced 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

£28,000 - £35,000 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.