Practice Accountant

Pertemps Reading; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Swindon is recruiting an experienced Practice Accountant to join our accountancy client in Cricklade, SN6. This temporary role supports the Managing Director within a busy bookkeeping and accountancy practice.

The successful candidate will prepare management accounts and draft year-end accounts, review bookkeeping records for accuracy, and reconcile bank and control accounts. Strong independence and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong bookkeeping and accounting knowledge.
• Experience preparing management accounts and draft statutory accounts.
• Proficiency with accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, Xero.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage workloads effectively.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing management accounts for a portfolio of clients.
• Assisting with the preparation of draft year-end accounts.
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and ensuring accuracy.
• Reconciling bank accounts, control accounts, and ledgers.
• Investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Supporting the Managing Director with ad hoc accounting tasks.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounting knowledge

Management accounts

Draft statutory accounts

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Sage

QuickBooks

Xero

Job description

Pertemps Swindon are recruiting for an experienced Practice Accountant to join our accountancy client in Cricklade, SN6.

• Monday to Friday (Apply online only)

Temporary position to support the Managing Director within a busy bookkeeping and accountancy practice. The successful candidate will assist with the preparation of both management accounts and draft year-end accounts for a variety of clients.

About the experienced Practice Accountant job

• Preparing management accounts for a portfolio of clients.
• Assisting with the preparation of draft year-end accounts.
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and ensuring accuracy.
• Reconciling bank accounts, control accounts, and ledgers.
• Investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Supporting the Managing Director with ad hoc accounting tasks

The right experienced Practice Accountant

• Strong bookkeeping and accounting knowledge.
• Experience preparing management accounts and draft statutory accounts.
• Proficiency with accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, Xero
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage workloads effectively.
• Strong communication skills