Accounts Assistant
- Location: Chelmsford
- Salary: up to £30,000 dependant on experience
- Job Type: FTC 12 months approximately. Full-time - hybrid working (after a completion of a training period)
Our client is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join their team. This role will be providing bookkeeping and accountancy services to approximately 50 clients, ranging in size.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Preparation and submission of VAT returns
- Preparation of monthly/quarterly cash reports or rental statements
- Preparation of accruals based management reports.
- Main point of 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 outside accountant to complete year end prep,
- Liaise with and respond to queries from external advisors (tax accountants / accountants)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- AAT qualification preferred
- Experience within a Bookkeeping/ Accounts Assistant role is necessary
- 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.
To apply for the Accounts Assistant position, please submit your CV for a discussion around the company and role.