Accounts Assistant

**About us**

We are a small general Accountancy Practice based in Prudhoe. We work as a small team delivering compliance services including Bookkeeping, VAT and Payroll as well as Accounts and Tax to small and medium sized businesses.

We're hiring a friendly and enthusiastic Accounts Assistant to help our small team manage the workloads for our clients for bookkeeping, VAT and Accounts Preparation. Our Accounts Assistant will be working closely with our Directors to deliver a great service to clients who have small businesses and sole trades. This is a great role for someone who has a positive attitude, is dedicated to their work, and is a self-starter who enjoys working without close supervision.

**Responsibilities**:

- Process data from manual records including receipts and prime records provided by clients into either customised excel spreadsheets or making tax digital compliant software.
- Develop skills to be able to reconcile accounts including Bank Accounts and Control Accounts in order to do Balance Sheet Reconciliations and produce working papers.
- Preparation of Sole Trade Accounts and Partnership Accounts and Self-Assessment Tax Returns.
- Preparation of Limited Company Tax Returns and CT600 Tax Computations.
- Preparation of VAT Returns and Bookkeeping and processing of Payroll when required.

Skills and Experience:

- At least 2 years experience working within an accountancy practice.
- Minimum of AAT Level 4 preferred or relevant experience and knowledge.
- Good I.T. Skills and experience using Accountancy Software.
- Great attention to detail.
- Good team player and ability to work well as a team.

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Prudhoe: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- 2 Years Accountancy Practice (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/05/2023