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Assistant Management Accountant
Chippenham
Full time - Permanent
Core Hours - 10.00am - 4.00pm with some flexibility
Salary is dependent on experience
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our client based in Chippenham.
Desired Personal Characteristics
- Hardworking
- Enthusiastic and motivated by client satisfaction and success
- Should be a confident communicator; backed by a level of technical and commercial experience.
- Will produce a high quality of work in a proactive manner that will deliver value to clients.
- Will be keen to use technology especially cloud-based applications (Xero experience would be desirable but not essential) and possess advanced Excel skills.
- Have a keen eye for financial processes within an accounts department and not be afraid to adopt a questioning mind.
- Be confident of suggesting better, more efficient ways for tasks to be done - finding solutions as opposed to focusing on problems.
Benefits
- Pension after probation
- IT equipment
- Branded t-shirt and a few socials a year is also included!
- You will be rewarded 1 additional day’s holiday for every year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
- Other benefits available to staff will also be discussed at interview.
Experience
- Experience with Accountancy/Finance, either in an educational setting, or a practical setting when liaising with clients/other stakeholders, is desirable, but not essential. Xero experience is also desirable.
- Individuals with a desire to pursue a career in accountancy/finance
- VAT returns fully, self-assessments and payroll are essential
Overview of Duties
- Providing monthly bookeeping for clients - using Xero and a suite of cloud-based applications
- Posting month-end accounting journals such as prepayments & accruals
- Leading on the running and submission of payroll for clients, and associated HMRC filings
- Production and filing of VAT returns
- Assisting clients with training and consultancy advice
- Assist with the production of monthly management reports
- Reconciling balance sheet accounts periodically and maintaining clear supporting schedules
- Identifying upselling opportunities of services to clients
- Networking
- Contributing to the ongoing growth and development of the team and processes
- Becoming a trusted advisor to a range of clients
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