Semi-Senior Accountant

This position will be at our firm's Hoddesdon office in the town centre, within our friendly team. We represent a wide range of clients, from local OMB's and SME's through to UK subsidiaries of foreign groups. We carry out a broad range of accountancy, audit, tax, in house finance functions and legal services providing a good opportunity for career growth.

Responsibilities

As an Accounts Assistant/Semi-Senior, you will be required to:

• Prepare statutory limited company accounts to review stage, including all balance sheet reconciliations, using IRIS software
• Prepare basic corporation tax computations
• Carry out and assist clients with bookkeeping across a range of accounting software
• Prepare Vat Returns
• Answer basic client queries across a broad range of subjects
• Prepare management accounts for clients
• Assistance with statutory audits
• Management of a client portfolio

Qualifications/Experience

The ideal candidate for this Accounts Assistant role will be/have:

• Either AAT qualified/Final Year, early stages of studying towards ACCA qualification, or hold a greater level of experience in a similar role (QBE)
• 3+ years' experience working in practice
• Good knowledge of cloud based bookkeeping software - Xero, sage, quickbooks, kashflow
• Knowledgeable in basic areas of vat, corporation tax and accounts preparation including accounting standards
• Ability to communicate well with clients and colleagues and ability to work well both as a team and individually
• Can-do and positive attitude
• Self-starter and not afraid to ask for help
• Ability to manage own time and workload
• Inclination to research a range of topics as they arise using tools provided to help directors provide solutions to clients
• A keen interest in learning more in tax and accountancy