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Practice Accounts Assistant & Bookkeeper

Skills
ShopifyAccount DirectorsBuilding Long-Term RelationshipsEnglishIncome TaxInterest RatesLimited Companies
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • At least two to three years’ recent experience within a UK accountancy practice
  • AAT qualified studying ACCA or ACA or qualified through experience
  • Experience preparing limited company accounts and Corporation Tax returns
  • Experience preparing accounts and Self Assessment returns for sole traders
  • Experience preparing personal tax returns for company directors and higher earners
  • Strong bookkeeping knowledge including balance sheet reconciliations and year-end adjustments
  • Experience preparing VAT returns and applying different VAT rates and schemes
  • Understanding of pre-registration VAT claims
  • Experience preparing CIS returns
  • Strong working knowledge of Xero
  • Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines with appropriate support and review
  • Confidence communicating directly with clients and HMRC
  • Right to work in the United Kingdom

Nice to have

  • Organised
  • Proactive
  • Client-focused
  • Technically minded
  • Collaborative
  • Technology-comfortable
  • Curious
  • Methodical

Day to day

  • Prepare bookkeeping, VAT, year-end accounts and tax work for a varied portfolio of small business clients.
  • Communicate directly with clients and HMRC, explaining technical matters clearly and helping improve bookkeeping processes.
  • Manage deadlines, spot issues proactively, and support onboarding, systems improvements and wider practice collaboration.