Practice Accountant

Practice Accountant

Location: Based at our Stevenage office (SG2 8ET).
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE.
Contract: Full time, permanent.

TaxAssist Accountants are the largest network of accountants, currently working from over 300 locations throughout the UK, who focus their accountancy skills specifically on small businesses and taxpayers needing a tax return in the UK. They specialise in providing accountancy services, tax returns, payroll, bookkeeping, tax savings and tax advice to small businesses. They have 80,000 clients including Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies and Personal Taxpayers.

We are currently looking for a Practice Accountant to join our Stevenage office.  This is a permanent position, working full time (9.00am - 5pm, Monday - Friday).  

Ideal candidate experience requirements:

• Bookkeeping.
• VAT return preparation taking on MTD aspects.
• Limited company accounts preparation and CT600’s.
• Sole trader, partnership, Rental accounts - Personal tax returns preparation.
• Capital Gains Tax Returns
• Payroll
• CIS
• Company secretarial processes.
• Experience of Quickbooks, Xero, TaxCalc, BrightPay, Sage & Dext preferable

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within an accountancy practice is essential.
• Part qualified ACCA or AAT or more substantial experience but without qualifications.
• Software – TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Xero, Dext, Sage, Microsoft Excel and payroll software.

Qualities

• Good communicator with a proactive, enthusiastic and customer-focused approach.
• Ability to multi-task and manage allocated workload.
• Reliable, discrete and confidential with good attention to detail.
• Flexible, adaptable and a team player
• A desire to progress with a can-do attitude

Role and schedule:

• Permanent position
• Hours 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday

Benefits and opportunities:

• Salary Dependant on Experience
• Initial 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension
• Health Assured well-being service provided
• Study support

This is an excellent opportunity for a capable individual, looking for variety and wishing to develop their skills and experience in an expanding business, using industry leading software with support from a multi award winning network.

Work for an employer focused on long term staff retention. Career development opportunities are available to the right candidates.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then apply today!