Job Description
Junior Accountant
Are you looking for a part-time work opportunity in a small and friendly environment? We are a young and growing accountancy practice based in East Anglia, serving micro and small owner-managed businesses and small charities, and we are looking to expand our team for the first time. The firm’s focus is on building strong client relationships and delivering accounting solutions tailored to our clients' needs and processes. As our first external recruit, you will have the opportunity to shape our firm and contribute to our growth. We value work-life balance and offer a supportive work environment where your contribution will be valued and recognised.
This is a remote role with flexible working hours, with support from other team members available Monday - Friday and requiring direct contact with the firm’s clients. As the practice grows, this role may offer opportunities for increased hours and/or career progression within the firm. While the role is remote, the interview process may include an in-person interview.
The ideal candidate will assist with delivering compliance services to our business clients, including bookkeeping tasks, preparation of financial statements and business tax computations for manager’s review.
Your tasks may include:
- Liaising with clients for outstanding information;
- Periodic bookkeeping tasks;
- Bank reconciliations, control account reconciliations;
- Calculating and posting periodic accounting adjustments;
- Participating in planning meetings with the client;
- Drafting VAT reviews for manager’s review;
- Drafting of financial statements under UK GAAP for manager’s review;
- Drafting of UK tax computations and tax returns for manager’s review;
- Charity accounting and accounting from incomplete records;
- Reviewing of client’s records for gaps;
- Preparing clients’ information for preparation of management accounts;
- Drafting of internal compliance documents and client communications for manager’s review.
We are looking for an individual with the following skills:
- Strong numerical skills;
- Great attention to detail and high accuracy;
- Good spoken and written communication skills to enable effective communication with clients and collaboration with team members;
- Knowledge of accounting principles and practices;
- Strong Excel skills, comfortable with Microsoft suite;
- Familiar with Xero bookkeeping software.
Experience and qualifications:
- Accounting qualification is desirable;
- Ideally 1-2 years’ experience of working in an accounting practice in a bookkeeping role.
Working hours, pay and benefits:
- Minimum 10 hours per week across 1-2 days. Exact working hours can be negotiated and can be flexible;
- Pay: £12 - £16 per hour, depending on experience;
- Extra paid day off for your birthday and extra paid time off in the week between Christmas and New Year;
- Client introduction incentive scheme;
- Remote working with flexible hours.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10 per week
Salary: £12.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- accounting: 1 year (preferred)
- bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: JA1