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An exclusive opportunity has become available for an Accounts Assistant to join an international accounting firm, specialising in music, entertainment & sports. Working with well recognised, leading individuals, artists and bands, this progressive and exciting role will offer full study support package (ACCA/AAT/ACA) and exposure to a wide range of accounting tasks. Maintaining the books and records using Sage Line 50/XERO. This will include but not be limited to the below tasks: Posting bank and tour float transactions and reconciling at month end Raising and posting sales invoices, reviewing outstanding debtors and assisting with debtor collection Posting purchase invoices, reviewing outstanding creditors and reconciling supplier statements Posting credit card transactions and reconciling statements Reviewing agency statements, posting all transactions, and reconciling against debtors Preparing VAT Returns on Sage/XERO in line with the new Making Tax Digital requirements Skills & Experience: Previous experience in all aspects of bookkeeping and management accounting Confident with UK VAT returns At least 1-2 years' experience in an accounting role Study towards ACCA/ACA or AAT Educated to A-level standard. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to utilise their accountancy skills and develop their experience in one of the most interesting sectors around! Our client also offers a fantastic benefits package and career development plan. Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Accounts Assistant Salary: 35k - 41k Ashtead Office Based 9am - 5.30pm 37.5 hr week 4 or 5 days a week I am working with a growing business that are looking for an Accounts Manager to join their team of 10. They deal with a whole range of business and personal clients from start-up to turnover of up to £20M. Ideally the candidate will have the drive and ability to become both a Director and Equity Partner in the future. Initially, this will be office based and after probation period, we can offer 1 day a week WFH. Requirements Attention to detail Leadership & management skills Client focused Recent relevant experience in an accountancy Practice Managing staff Managing a client portfolio Ideally experience of IRIS and XERO Skills Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Excellent knowledge of accounting standards/FRSs Sound tax working knowledge Qualifications -Part or fully qualified ACA or ACCA Duties Liaise with a portfolio of clients to ensure that they are happy with the services provided Meet with existing clients to go through final accounts, pre-year-end tax planning meetings Bring to clients' attention ways in which we could help them further demonstrate the benefits of the additional services we provide and issue Extra Work Orders upon agreement for us to undertake extra work Maintain billing arrangements Control workflow. Review & control impending deadline for Companies House & HMRC Maintain & develop systems to ensure consistent delivery of services at the highest standard Manage the Accounts Assistants and help with their annual assessments, produce a short review of each assignment, and provide the assistants with training as required Deal with emails & client queries as required Review accounts for companies (FRS102 and FRS 105), LLPs, partnerships and some sole traders Review quarterly VAT returns. This involves working with spreadsheets, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks Prepare and review business tax computations to identify the taxable business profits, including correctly claiming tax relief on fixed assets (for all types of business entities) Draft & review via Accounts Assistants covering letters & supporting paperwork with the final accounts and business tax computations to client Liaise with payroll and tax department Prepare and review relatively straightforward personal tax returns for Directors using IRIS Tax planning regarding extraction of funds from a company in the most tax efficient manner Prepare & review invoices using our software Update the CRM system Review electronic in-tray and deal with tasks/post in as necessary Attend management & weekly team meetings and contribute ideas and opinions Renew fixed price agreements and log profit/(loss) on each job Control job flow, budgets on jobs, deadlines through the office Help with maintaining the database on our website Attend both technical and practice management training events (external & internal) Meet with potential new clients and quote for our services using our pricing software Prepare & review forms P11D (months April to July only) Assist the director with various administration and sales and marketing tasks from time to time Assist the director with AMLR/GDPR/ICAEW Annual Return matters Onboarding new clients We also operate a bonus scheme where you can share in the company's overall profits If you are interested in applying the please apply now!