School Hours Practice Accountant

Reflect Recruitment Group; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced accounts person for a part-time role in Grantham. This position offers flexible hours during school times, overseeing VAT and bookkeeping processes, and mentoring junior colleagues. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience, strong IT skills, and a positive attitude. Offering a competitive salary equivalent to £28-35k plus benefits.

Benefits

Smart Pension scheme

22 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Training & Development

24/7 employee assistance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' practice experience in Bookkeeping, VAT, Self Assessment & Sole Trader accounts.
• Knowledge of UK VAT regulations / compliance.
• Confidence over the phone and face-to-face.

Responsibilities

• Managing the VAT & Bookkeeping process and overseeing team members.
• Acting as a point of advice for clients with high accuracy.
• Preparing and submitting Personal Tax / Self Assessment returns.

Skills

Positive and approachable attitude

Excellent communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Strong IT skills

Education

AAT, ATT or equivalent qualification

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Dext

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced accounts person with practice and/or bookkeeping experience to join our client in Grantham on a Permanent basis, working part-time during School Hours from their office. Your hours would be 9:30 to 3:00 pm four days a week and those days can be flexible.

Are you working in an Accounts Practice but seeking progression? Perhaps you work full-time and you cannot find pick up or drop off your kids from School. If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

This is very much a hands-on role where you'll oversee the progress and quality of client and dealing with any challenges that arise.

The role is very diverse and you'll work with a wide range of accountancy functions, from VAT/Personal tax returns right up to being an advisory point of contact for clients but also mentoring more junior colleagues.

Day-to-day, you will be:

Responsibilities

• Managing the automated VAT & Bookkeeping process, ensuring legal and company deadlines are being met at all times and overseeing team members working in this function
• Acting as a point of advice for clients, working with integrity and empathy at all times and with a high degree of accuracy
• Preparing and submitting Personal Tax / Self Assessment / Sole Trader returns
• Providing training and guidance to junior staff using own knowledge

Requirements

• A positive and approachable attitude with a down-to-earth nature
• Excellent communication skills to be able to work with colleagues and clients of all levels
• Customer Service at the heart of everything you do!
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changes in systems/software and regulations
• Strong IT skills and competent in working with different software

Qualifications & Experience

• AAT, ATT or equivalent qualification, or be qualified by experience
• Minimum of 3 years' practice experience in Bookkeeping, VAT, Self Assessment & Sole Trader accounts
• VAT process experience ideally, or solid organisational skills and an ability to learn
• Knowledge of UK VAT regulations / compliance
• Excellent Microsoft Office (Excel) skills and accounts software, such as Xero, QuickBooks and Dext
• Confidence over the phone and face-to-face

The offer

• 28-35k salary full time equivalent salary depending on experience
• Smart Pension scheme
• 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays for full time equivalent
• Training & Development
• 24/7 employee assistance

If interested please call Sarah Woulds on a confidential basis

Reflect Recruitment Group is operating as Employment Agency under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.