Senior Accounts Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accountant/Senior Accounts Assistant to join a small, close-knit accountancy practice. This is a varied, hands-on position suited to someone with some previous practice experience who enjoys working across different areas of accounting and being involved in the day-to-day running of a practice.Key ResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate may be involved in a wide range of duties, including:Accounts and Year-End Preparing annual accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companiesAssisting with statutory accounts preparationPreparing accounts from trial balance through to final accountsAssisting with year-end proceduresPreparing and posting year-end journalsProducing working papers and supporting schedulesAssisting with balance sheet reconciliationsReviewing and investigating discrepanciesAssisting with company accounts and general accounting queriesLiaising with the qualified accountant on more complex accounts work Bookkeeping Maintaining accurate accounting records for a portfolio of clientsProcessing purchase and sales invoicesPosting bank transactionsBank reconciliationsMaintaining ledgersProcessing expenses and paymentsProducing management information where requiredSupporting clients with bookkeeping queriesWorking with cloud accounting systems, particularly QuickBooks VAT Preparing and submitting VAT returnsReviewing VAT records for accuracyReconciling VAT accountsAssisting clients with VAT queriesEnsuring VAT ..... full job details .....