Accounts Technician

**Accounts Technician**

**Location**:Torquay **+ Hybrid**

**Salary: £22,000 - £28,000 per annum**

**The Client**:
The client is an Accountancy Practice with over 250 team members based in circa 15 offices across Devon and Somerset. The role will be based in Torquay.

**The Role**:
Our client are looking for an **Accounts Technician** to join the team on a permanent basis in the Torquay office to support the Partners and Directors with the management of their client portfolios in providing a range of accountancy and taxation services.

**Responsibilities**:

- Preparing financial statements for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders up to the audit threshold
- Preparation of personal and corporate tax computations and returns
- Providing bookkeeping and management accounting services
- Filing Companies House and HM Revenue & Customs documents on client’s behalf
- Ensuring that accounting records for clients are maintained and kept up to date
- Dealing with the preparation and completion of quarterly VAT returns
- Comply with internal policies and procedures, ethical standards and regulatory requirements
- General admin duties to provide support to Partner, managers and the office

**Essential Skills and Experience**:

- AAT qualified or qualified by experience.
- Previous experience in accounts preparation for limited companies and unincorporated businesses.
- Good working knowledge of general IT Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Social Media programmes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven accuracy and an eye for detail
- Good general education, including English and Maths at GCSE Grade C or equivalent
- Good written and oral communications skills
- Experience of working in a practice-based environment.

**Desirable Attributes**:

- Outgoing, socially confident and emotionally controlled.
- A positive attitude, friendly and approachable.
- Resilient, able to multi-task and work independently / flexibly.
- Adaptable, organised and conscientious.
- Takes the initiative, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Discreet, professional and team orientated in approach.

**Hours**:

- 36.25 hours / 5 days per week
- Flexible and hybrid working is available

**Benefits**:

- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days plus bank holidays after 3 years’ service
- Annual salary review.
- Death in service 3 x annual salary.
- Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme.
- 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
- Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
- Introducing clients and staff commission schemes.
- Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years’ service
- **Additional Resources are an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.**_