Strutt & Parker - Accounts Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Strutt & Parker; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in accountancy seeks an Accounts Assistant for maternity cover in Chelmsford. The role includes managing accounts for around 50 clients in the land, property, and agricultural sectors. Responsibilities involve financial reporting, VAT returns, and liaising with various stakeholders, ensuring accurate bookkeeping and timely submissions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Health screening and gym discounts

Pension and life assurance at 8x salary

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree standard or AAT qualified is preferred.
• Relevant Finance degree preferred.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of VAT returns.
• Preparation of management accounts and financial reporting.
• Main point of contact for bookkeeping queries.

Skills

PC/IT literacy

Double entry bookkeeping

Education

Bachelors degree or AAT qualified

Job description

Strutt & Parker - Accounts Assistant (Maternity Cover)

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The role

The Rural Client Finance team at Strutt and Parker provide a wide range of bookkeeping and accountancy services to clients of the firm.

The role

The Rural Client Finance team at Strutt and Parker provide a wide range of bookkeeping and accountancy services to clients of the firm.

We are looking for an accounts assistant with responsibility for the production of management accounts, VAT returns and financial reporting. Your portfolio contains approximately 50 clients ranging in size, type and complexity operating in the land, property or agricultural sector.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of VAT returns including partial exemption calculation and monitor of De Minimis level
• Preparation of monthly/quarterly cash reports or rental statements
• Preparation of accruals based management accounts
• Main point of agent contact for resolution of bookkeeping and accounting queries
• Preparation of annual financial accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLP, LTD and trusts to agreed timetable
• Preparation of accounts working file and analytical review
• Respond to agent / bookkeeper queries regarding GL and VAT coding and assist with entries required to correct queries.
• Preparation of report pack for external accountant/tax advisor to complete year end prep.
• Liaise with and respond to queries from external advisors
  
  

Relationships

• Work closely with the Accounting Team Manager and with fellow accounting team members.
• Substantial verbal and written (email) correspondence with Directors and Employees of the S&P office network who have functional responsibilities for client management.
• External contacts with a wide range of third parties such as: clients, auditors and advisors, banks, HMRC etc.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelors degree standard or equivalent or higher – relevant Finance degree preferred or AAT qualified.
  
  

Essential Skills

• PC/IT literate including MS Office skills.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping preferred as role will require some maintenance of nominal, sales and purchase ledgers.
  
  

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Heath & Leisure: 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, long term disability insurance, interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice
  
  

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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