Accounts Technician - #2169181

A well-established accountancy practice is recruiting for an Accounts Technician to join the team at the firm’s Central London office. The ideal candidate will be AAT Level 4 qualified, or part qualified ACCA/ACA with significant accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy firm.

The firm is continuing to grow, hence the need to recruit. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary, depending upon experience, flexible, hybrid working, annual bonus, pension scheme, 23 days leave, private medical, death in service scheme (4x salary) and group income protection scheme.

The Accounts Technician will assist in the overall smooth running of the team in providing high-quality accounting and tax services to a range of businesses from varied sectors, which in turn will drive the firm’s continued growth.

As Accounts Technician your responsibilities will include:

• Client management accounting using Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• Bookkeeping and accounts production
• Preparation of accounts and VAT returns for Sole Traders, Company and Partnerships
• Maintenance of Sales, Purchase and Nominal Ledgers
• Processing Journals and finalising Accounts
• Processing Partnership Tax Returns
• Accurate data entry input and updating
• Managing accounts work by others including outsource providers

We welcome applications from practice candidates with the following attributes:

• Qualified AAT Level 4, ACCA/ACA part qualified (continued study not required) or exceptionally qualified by experience
• Accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy practice environment
• Have good general IT skills along with a working knowledge of Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• The ability to work on own initiative and be flexible
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills

This dynamic firm has a year-round programme of fundraising, volunteering opportunities and initiatives to minimise the environmental footprint of the practice.

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Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.