Accounts and Tax Assistant

Accounts and Tax Assistant

Leicester

Salary is dependent on experience

Full time - Permanent

We are currently recruiting for our client based in their Leicester office for an Accounts and Tax Assistant to train to become a Chartered Accountant.

Duties include

• Produce an accounts working file in line with the firm’s standards;
• Produce an accounts summary and list of discussion points for the Manager;
• Work within a budget agreed at the planning stage;
• To professionally represent the firm and its interests in dealings with clients and other professionals;
• To attend training to further develop and maintain your technical skills;
• To achieve good passes with all professional and advance examinations, where applicable;
• To plan and control your professional work for the firm’s clients within the firm’s standard procedures. You will be able to identify basic planning opportunities;
• To identify and act upon any opportunities you see within the professional work you do to sell more services to existing and prospective clients;
• You will keep up to date with internal policies, procedures and announcements;
• Prior knowledge of producing self-assessment tax returns would be an advantage.
• Ad hoc administrative duties as needed by the Manager

Your experience ideally will include

• Assisting in financial reporting
• Experience with using Iris, Sage, Xero and QuickBooks is preferred but not essential.
• Prior knowledge of producing self-assessment tax returns would be an advantage.
• Ideally someone with experience maintaining accounting records
• Experience of incorporating checks to ensure accuracy, standing back from the detail ensuring all tasks are completed to a high standard
• Having to juggle a number of priorities whilst ensuring deadlines are met
• Communicating with all levels within an organisation
• Managing your own workload
• Creative thinking and having to consider the 'bigger picture'

You will have the following skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent Excel skills
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Proactive thinking and application skills
• Self-management skill

Qualifications

Qualified to AAT/ ATT level (part qualified will be considered based on experience) or equivalent as a minimum.

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