Senior Accounts Assistant

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services job board is looking for a Full-Time Senior Accounts Assistant to join their team in Bristol. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and have experience in managing accounts and training juniors. This position involves preparing management accounts and dealing with client queries, ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting roles preferred, especially with management accounts.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Qualified by experience acceptable as well.

Responsibilities

• Preparing Management Accounts and processing month-end adjustments.
• Reviewing VAT and MGD returns.
• Training and guiding junior accounts assistants.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

IT skills

Education

AAT level 4 preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Job description

We are currently seeking to employ a Full-Time, experienced Senior Accounts Assistant to join our growing Team.

Requirements for job role are -

• Be a good communicator, both verbally and written.
• Be diligent and have a strong attention to detail.
• Be able to work as part of a team or on own initiative.
• Working under pressure with tight monthly deadlines.
• Have good IT skills, with a knowledge of excel and an accounts package (QuickBooks/Xero preferred).
• AAT level 4 preferred or qualified by experience.

The Duties for the role will include -

• Preparing Management Accounts including calculating and processing month-end accounting adjustments including prepayments, accruals and closing stocks.
• Reviewing and filing VAT and MGD returns.
• Setting up new client files, responsible for reconciling all balance sheet accounts and raising queries with clients.
• Giving training and guidance to junior accounts assistants.
• Dealing with client queries on a daily basis via phone and email.

Office Hours: 9am to 5pm (includes 1 hour lunch break)

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience