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Qualified Accountant - Are you a qualified Accountant who is looking for a more satisfying role with lots of client contact? If yes, we want to hear from you!
We are looking for a Qualified Accountant who wants to proactively help business owners achieve a more financially secure future. This role requires face to face interaction with clients on a regular basis and is based in Colchester, Essex.
About Wood and Disney:
We are a long-established, forward-thinking firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors. No, we are not staid and old fashioned but have been at the forefront of new technology affecting the accountancy profession for years. We are in a modern open plan office based on a rural business park on the northern edge of Colchester. We are fiercely independent, and leverage cutting-edge technology to provide proactive, bespoke business advice to ambitious entrepreneurs—because here, you're not just a number.
We are offering:
- Salary: Starting salary of £40,000 per annum, up to £52,500 per annum. The salary is dependent on both the level of qualification and the years of experience
- Holiday: Holidays start at 28 days including bank holidays but increase to 33 days with time served
- Pension: 3% employer contribution
- Free Parking: We provide free onsite car parking
- Employee Benefits: High quality teas and coffees, free gym membership available onsite, provide laptops and multiple screens. Surrounded by fields and wildlife and just minutes from local shops and restaurants
About the role:
You will be regularly meeting our clients face-to-face, offering advice, training, and troubleshooting. This is predominately an office-based role working in our Colchester office, with some flexibility for remote work. This Qualified Accountant role is a relationship role doing all we can to help and support our business clients. You will be working Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Other Key Duties include:
- Bookkeeping & Software Management: Prepare and review bookkeeping using cloud-based software like QuickBooks Online and Xero. Process transactions, utilise bank feeds, capture data with Hubdoc and Dext, and manage bank reconciliations.
- VAT Returns & Reporting: Prepare and submit VAT returns and provide regular performance reports to clients.
- Client Support & Training: Train clients and their bookkeepers on Xero and QuickBooks, troubleshoot software issues, and support clients with record-keeping and business operations.
- Accounts Preparation: Check in clients' records to ensure they are ready for accounts preparation.
- App Integration: Test and review apps for integration with cloud accounting software.
About You:
As our Qualified Accountant you will need 5 years (minimum) of practise experience, this is essential. You will hold an AAT or Chartered Accountant qualification. Be proficient in QuickBooks Online, Xero, Excel, and Word. Experience with CIS and Payroll is advantageous. You will have strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, problem-solving initiative, and a commitment to providing first-class client service. Must be a proven team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
Join us at Wood and Disney, where your role as an accountant is transformed into a journey of building resilient, prosperous futures for ambitious entrepreneurs. Let's achieve great things together! If you are ready to join a team that values deep client relationships and provides the support and technology needed for success, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV, we look forward to hearing from you.
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