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Semi Senior Accountant

Bennett & Game Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 15 hours
Location

Derby, Derbyshire DE23 8BA

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Bennett & Game Recruitment is seeking a Semi-Senior Accountant for a growing accountancy practice, offering a salary between £26,000 and £29,000, depending on experience.
  • The role includes preparing statutory accounts, VAT returns, personal tax returns, and assisting with internal audits while maintaining client relationships.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of accounts preparation and experience with cloud software such as SAGE, Xero, and QuickBooks.
  • The position is ideal for an ambitious accountant early in their career, requiring a few years of relevant experience.
  • Additional benefits include 20 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a pension plan, and a discretionary 10% annual bonus.

Bennett & Game Recruitment is partnering a growing accountancy practice as they recruit for a Semi-Senior Accountant to join their team. Offering a salary of £26,000-£29,000 (potentially more depending on experience), 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, 10% discretionary bonuses paid quarterly, onsite parking, pension, and more.

This opportunity is well suited to an ambitious accountant, still fairly early in their career, looking to progress in a reputable environment where they can grow, and develop.

Semi Senior Accountant Job Overview
  • Accounts Preparation
    • Preparing statutory accounts from a range of bookkeeping standards to incomplete records, including bank reconciliations, control account reconciliation, fixed asset accounting, calculation of debtors and creditors, nominal ledger accounting, and preparing trial balance.
  • Preparing and submitting VAT returns
    • Maintaining accounts for clients to the required standard
    • Personal tax returns
  • Corporation tax computations
    • Assisting the team in carrying out internal audit work
    • Dealing with client queries and liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients
    • Assisting in the preparation of management accounts and financial forecasts.
    • General book-keeping on behalf of multiple clients using relevant accounting systems (including Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, Digita and IRIS)
    • Visit client premises to set up and maintain book-keeping records and quarterly VAT returns and provide support to clients, who maintain their own records, using the relevant accounting
    • Submitting Year End accounts using accounts production software
Semi Senior Accountant Job Requirements
  • Have a strong understanding of accounts preparation and be either qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience.
  • Experience with cloud software such as SAGE, Xero, QuickBooks and Free Agent.
  • Being proficient in Digita would be beneficial
  • Multi-tasking abilities
  • Ability to prioritise.
  • Ability to develop and maintain client relations. Ensure a high level of service to meet client expectations.
  • Building up good working relationships with clients and colleagues
  • Working as part of a team as well as independently
  • Good commercial awareness
  • Tax planning and structures an advantage.
Semi Senior Accountant Salary & Benefits
  • Competitive salary range depending on experience ranging from £26,000-£29,000
  • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Standard pension contribution
  • Discretionary 10% annual bonus (paid quarterly)
  • Extra mile award voted by colleagues. Winner per quarter gets £500
  • Free onsite parking

Bennett & Game Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.