Practice Outsourcing Assistant

Salary Up to 28000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications

Hours ideally 23.5 to 39.5 hours a week Monday to Friday with hybrid working available

Holiday 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 28 days

About the Practice Outsourcing Assistant role

We are TC Group the fastestgrowing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. Were business advisors and accountants with over 30 years of experience weve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting role for a Practice Outsourcing Assistantbased in our Farnham office however hybrid working is available following initial induction.

The role is to support the Outsourcing Senior in managing the bookkeeping process it is not just a traditional processing role. It involves a lot of client contact and supporting the bookkeeping team with some hands on bookkeeping when necessary.

Key responsibilities of the Practice Outsourcing Assistant role are:

• Supporting the Outsourcing Senior in managing day to day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients as well as reconciliations of the main control accounts including month end reviews
• reviewing client entries and advising of corrections or efficiency improvements
• resolving queries
• preparing reviewing and filing VAT returns for various VAT schemes
• communicating directly with HMRC when necessary undertaking general administration tasks
• providing support to clients on various bookkeeping / accounts packages
• visiting clients on an ad hoc basis to help resolve bookkeeping issues or take on projects with clients relating to bookkeeping

About you

The successful Practice Outsourcing Assistant will have the following skills and experience:

• minimum 12 years experience ideally within an accountancy practice
• AAT training
• awareness of Xero software (preferably Xero certified) / Sage / Quickbooks
• ability to work both independently direct liaison with clients as well as part of a team
• VAT experience and knowledge to prepare VAT returns
• CIS awareness
• positive team player with a can do attitude
• accurate data entry skills with excellent knowledge of Excel Word and Outlook
• analytical and problem solving skills
• experience with CCH would be advantageous
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• passionate about great service in order to provide a high level of client care

Full benefits available for the Practice Outsourcing Assistant:

• pension scheme
• group life assurance x 4 salary
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• car parking permit for nearby carpark
• social functions and events
• access to our employee benefits portal cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus were always looking for talented individuals to join our team

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! Were an ambitious group of people with the same aim to create a consistent highquality experience for our clients. Like us our client list is growing were supporting more and more of the UKs ambitious business owners SMEs and large Corporations and its a real team effort. Were helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent looking for individuals who are technically brilliant solutionfocused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business which in turn helps us continue to grow develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.