Assistant Accountant

Job Opportunity: Assistant Accountant

TPF Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a growing and ambitious accountancy and business advisory firm in Camberley that is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join its friendly and supportive team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with accountancy practice experience who is looking to continue developing their technical skills within a varied and hands-on role. The firm works with entrepreneurial and high-growth businesses across a range of sectors providing excellent exposure and long-term career opportunities.

The Role

As an Accounts Assistant you will support the preparation of accounts and tax work for a varied portfolio of clients while working closely with senior members of the team.

This is a broad role that will provide exposure to accounts preparation bookkeeping and client communication within a professional and collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing statutory and annual accounts from client records
  
• Assisting with the preparation of draft corporation tax computations
  
• Preparing year-end accounting files and ensuring supporting schedules are complete and accurate
  
• Supporting reconciliations and control account reviews including payroll accruals prepayments and fixed assets
  
• Working with a range of accounting software and cloud accounting packages
  
• Liaising with clients to resolve basic queries and request information where required
  
• Preparing clear and well-presented working papers
  
• Supporting senior team members with ad-hoc assignments and client work
  
• Ensuring work is completed accurately and in line with deadlines
  

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will likely have:

• Previous experience working within an accountancy practice
  
• A good understanding of basic double-entry bookkeeping and accounts preparation
  
• Experience using software such as Xero QuickBooks Sage IRIS or similar systems
  
• Good IT skills and confidence using Microsoft Office packages
  
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
  
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  
• Good communication skills and confidence liaising with clients
  
• A proactive and enthusiastic attitude with a willingness to learn
  

Benefits

Whats on Offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
  
• Friendly and supportive working environment
  
• Exposure to a broad range of clients and industries
  
• Opportunity to develop your technical and client-facing skills
  
• Long-term progression opportunities within a growing practice
  
• Office-based role within a collaborative team environment
  

For a confidential conversation about this opportunity or other accountancy practice roles please reach out to Kourtney Luckett on 0 or via Kourtney Luckett LinkedIn.

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