Practice Accountant / Trainee Accountant
Location: Kingswood, Bristol.
Salary: Salary dependent upon experience.
Contract: Full-time or part-time, permanent.
We’re looking for an experienced Accountant or a Trainee Accountant to join our team in Kingswood Bristol. Located in out of town shop front offices this is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified or part-qualified individual with recent practice experience to join an ambitious, growing firm.
TaxAssist Accountants is the largest small-business accountancy group in the UK, with over 200 branches looking after over 70,000 clients. This is a great chance to be part of a very successful, award-winning brand and business model. We use the latest cloud-based technology available in the UK with full support and training available.
About the position
These will be a varied and busy, and duties will include:
• Looking after limited company, partnership and sole trader clients
• Preparing and filing VAT returns, annual accounts and corporation tax returns
• Preparing and filing personal tax returns
• Other duties as required to support management and the team, eg: answering telephone calls, dealing with enquiries and responding to queries in a timely, courteous and efficient manner and accurately logging information.
Candidate requirements
• Solid, relevant and recent experience in a practice environment
• Qualified, part-qualified or QBE
• The ability to take ownership of your work and see things through to completion, including working unsupervised and to constant reporting deadlines
• Working current knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards applicable to small business
• Strong knowledge of computerised accounting systems and IT proficient – ideally in TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Receipt Bank, Virtual Cabinet and, of course Microsoft Office
• Genuine desire to be a trusted advisor to small business clients
• Good people skills and a confident and friendly personality to help build strong relationships both within the team and with clients
• Exceptional communication, organisational and management skills
Benefits
• This is a permanent position and can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis, by agreement
• Competitive salary, dependant on experience
• Company pension scheme in place
• In-house training programme and ongoing CPD available
• Study support for professional qualifications
• Modern working environment
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then click “Apply” and submit your CV and a cover letter!