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

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