Semi-Senior Accountant (Part Time)

TaxAssist Accountants; Royston; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

In-house training & CPD

Job summary

TaxAssist Accountants Royston is seeking an experienced Semi-Senior Accountant to join our team in Royston, United Kingdom. Part-qualified with recent practice experience preferred.

Duties include Self-Employed Tax Returns, VAT returns, monthly Payroll and CIS returns, personal tax returns and sole trader tax returns, plus HMRC communications. This is a permanent part-time role (4 days a week) with in-house training and free onsite parking.

Qualifications

• Solid, recent practice experience (minimum 2 years).
• Part Qualified AAT or ACCA preferred.
• Good knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards for small businesses.
• Strong IT skills and ability to use TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Dext, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Looking after all Self-Employed Tax Returns.
• Prepare and file VAT returns, confirmation statements, monthly payroll and CIS returns, personal tax returns and sole trader tax returns.
• Communicate with HMRC and handle HMRC queries.
• Support management and team, answer calls and log information accurately.

Education

Part Qualified AAT or ACCA

Tools

TaxCalc

QuickBooks

Dext

Microsoft Office

Job description

Closing date Closes 28/07/2027

About the position

We’re looking for an experienced Semi-Senior Accountant to join our team in Royston, United Kingdom. Located in our out-of-town shop front offices, this is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant with recent practice experience to join an ambitious, growing firm.

TaxAssist Accountants is the largest small-business accountancy group in the UK, with over 200 branches looking after over 70,000 clients. This is a great chance to be part of a very successful, award-winning brand and business model.

We use the latest cloud-based technology available in the UK with full support and training available.

About the position

This will be a varied and busy role, and duties will include:

• Looking after all Self-Employed Tax Returns
• Develop and maintain the company’s investment narrative, ensuring consistency across media, digital content, investor materials and leadership communications.
• Preparing and filing VAT returns, confirmation statements, monthly Payroll and CIS returns, personal tax returns and sole trader tax returns
• Communication with HMRC and dealing with HMRC queries
• Other duties as required to support management and the team, eg: answering telephone calls, dealing with enquiries and responding to queries in a timely, courteous and efficient manner and accurately logging information.

Candidate requirements

• Solid, relevant and recent experience in a practice environment of at least 2 years.
• Part Qualified AAT or ACCA
• The ability to take ownership of your work and see things through to completion, including working unsupervised and to constant reporting deadlines
• Evidence of supervising junior staff and practice management
• Working current knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards applicable to small business
• Strong knowledge of computerised accounting systems and IT proficient – ideally in TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Dext, and of course Microsoft Office
• Genuine desire to be a trusted advisor to small business clients
• Good people skills and a confident and friendly personality to help build strong relationships both within the team and with clients
• This is a permanent position and is offered on a part time basis (4 days a week)
• Competitive salary, dependant on experience
• In-house training programme and ongoing CPD available
• Free onsite parking