Semi Senior Accountant

Harvey John Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Modern offices

Job summary

Harvey John is seeking a Semi Senior Accountant to join our Sheffield team. You will take on client bookkeeping responsibilities, including posting invoices, reconciling supplier and customer accounts, and preparing VAT returns with a view to building a solid practice portfolio.

You will work with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks and Excel, with study support available. The role offers modern offices with on-site parking and a clear progression path toward Senior level.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years in an accountancy practice.
• Experience with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or similar, and Excel.
• IRIS experience a bonus but not essential.
• Proactive, organised and keen to progress.
• Study support available if required.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping for a range of clients, including posting purchase and sales invoices and reconciling supplier and customer accounts.
• Reconcile bank accounts, checking transactions that feed in automatically.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for manager review.
• Prepare working paper schedules for year-end accounts, with review notes then corrected before finalisation.
• Help prepare personal tax returns.
• Handle day-to-day client contact, chasing records and answering general bookkeeping queries.
• Pick up adhoc reconciliations and additional duties as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude

Education

Study support for accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA)

Tools

Sage

Xero

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

Semi Senior Accountant

Accountancy | Permanent | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | £28000 - £35000 per annum

A great step up for someone with a solid grounding in practice who wants to take on more ownership. You’ll build your own portfolio with plenty of support and clear progression to Senior.

The role

• Bookkeeping for a range of clients, including posting purchase and sales invoices and reconciling supplier and customer accounts
• Reconcile bank accounts, checking transactions that feed in automatically
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for manager review
• Prepare working paper schedules for year-end accounts, with review notes then corrected before finalisation
• Help prepare personal tax returns
• Handle day-to-day client contact, chasing records and answering general bookkeeping queries
• Pick up adhoc reconciliations and additional duties as required

About you

• 1 to 2 years in an accountancy practice
• Study support on offer if required
• Experience with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or similar, and comfortable in Excel
• IRIS experience a bonus but not essential
• Proactive, organised and keen to progress

Modern offices, parking on site. Please use the advertised salary as a guide with your expectations discussed on application.

Alongside this role, the firm is also looking to hire a Senior and a Manager level roles, so if you have colleagues at this level who may move with you, then please bear that in mind. It’s worth pointing out that we offer a highly competitive referral scheme!

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