Accounting Assistant

3 days ago

Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Haines Watts (East Midlands) Limited Full time
Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Haines Watts (East Midlands) Limited is seeking a skilled and passionate Accounts Assistant to join our team in Leicester. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for assisting in the management and delivery of accounts preparation services for our client portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Produce accounts working files in line with Haines Watts standards
  • Produce accounts summaries and lists of discussion points for the manager
  • Bookkeeping, including preparation, review, and submission of the VAT return
  • Produce monthly management accounts
  • Work within a budget agreed at the planning stage
  • Represent the firm and its interests in dealings with clients and other professionals
  • Attend training to further develop and maintain technical skills
  • Achieve good passes with all professional and advance examinations, where applicable
  • Plan and control professional work for the firm's clients within the firm's standard procedures
Requirements:
  • Assisting in financial reporting
  • Experience with using Iris, Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks is preferred but not essential
  • Prior knowledge of producing self-assessment tax returns would be an advantage
  • Ideally someone with experience maintaining accounting records
  • Experience of incorporating checks to ensure accuracy, standing back from the detail ensuring all tasks are completed to a high standard
  • Having to juggle a number of priorities whilst ensuring deadlines are met
  • Communicating with all levels within an organisation
  • Managing your own workload
  • Creative thinking and having to consider the 'bigger picture'
What You Will Need:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent Excel skills
  • Good organisation and time management skills
  • Proactive thinking and application skills
  • Self-management skills
  • Qualified to AAT level (part qualified will be considered based on experience) or equivalent as a minimum
What We Offer:
  • Competitive salary
  • Study support package if applicable
  • Excellent personal development programmes to support career growth opportunities
  • Structured development as well as on the job practical training
  • Flexible benefits reward package
  • Working and learning directly from our Associate Directors & Directors
  • Ability to progress all the way to the top

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