Overview:
As a Trainee Accountant you will provide support to both internal staff and external clients and will work in our Watford office..
The role will comprise of providing support and advice to sole trader and limited company clients and assisting them with day-to-day accounting duties.
Full, on the job training will be provided, together with allowances for ACCA study support.
This role is hands-on, will be communicating with clients on a daily basis and will hold a portfolio of clients.
You must have at least 1 years of experience in an accountant's office and already dealing with VAT, year-end accounts and Payroll.
Key Duties
- Take on a client portfolio which has a mixture of suspended, dormant and some active.
- Full responsibility for your client portfolio.
- Where necessary prepare or review financial year-end accounts and provide proactive advice and support.
- Ensure all VAT returns are correctly submitted to HMRC in a timely manner.
- Prepare or review self-assessment tax returns for all your clients and provide proactive advice and support.
- Onboard new clients into your client portfolio, where necessary.
- Respond to client queries via the preferred company methods.
- Provide pro-active tax planning to clients, where relevant.
- Assist with IR35 reviews where necessary.
- Assisting team members where required
Essential (must-have for the role)
- Please be aware In-House Training, will be offered for this role
- In-depth and ongoing In-house training will be provided to ensure you develop skill round accounting service to your clients, but not limited to:
- 121 weekly mentoring from a senior accountant and team manager.
- Customer service, email and telephone handling.
- Technical knowledge training to respond to the majority of client queries.
- Being able to prepare and/or review year-end accounts for all types of clients.
- Being able to prepare and/or review quarterly VAT returns for the common scheme
- Being able to prepare and/or review self-assessment tax returns.
We look forward to welcoming a dedicated professional who can contribute positively to our finance team while upholding our commitment to excellence