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SalaryWe are currently on the hunt for an Accounts Assistants.
I need people based in Nottingham Or Derby area who are interested and experience in working for an accountancy practice and are eager to progress in their career.
Daily Duties:
- Produce an accounts working file in line with Haines Watts standards
- Produce an accounts summary and list of discussion points for the manager
- Work within a budget agreed at the planning stage
- To self-manage and prepare VAT returns for clients from a variety of industries
- To professionally represent the firm and its interests in dealings with clients and other professionals
- To attend training to further develop and maintain your technical skills,
- To achieve good passes with all professional and advance examinations, where applicable
- To plan and control your professional work for the firm’s clients within the firm’s standard procedures. You will be able to identify basic planning opportunities
- To identify and act upon any opportunities you see within the professional work you do to sell more services to existing and prospective clients
- You will keep up to date with internal policies, procedures and announcements
- Ad hoc administrative duties as needed by the Manager
Your Experience:
- Assisting in financial reporting, for sole traders and limited companies
- 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
- Preparation of VAT returns
- 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'
Qualifications:
- Qualified to AAT level (part qualified will be considered based on experience) or equivalent as a minimum.
