Our client, a growing accountancy practice based in Lancashire, is looking for a Semi-Senior Accountant to join their accounts team.
This is a hands-on practice role with a strong focus on accounts preparation and the bookkeeping that sits behind it. You’ll work across a varied client base, taking ownership of jobs from initial records through to completed accounts, while developing your technical ability and client-facing experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Preparing year-end accounts for a mixed portfolio of clients, including sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
- Completing and reviewing bookkeeping records, ensuring transactions are accurate, correctly coded and reconciled
- Preparing VAT returns and supporting clients with bookkeeping-related queries
- Preparing supporting schedules, reconciliations and working papers
- Liaising with clients to request information, resolve queries and keep work moving
- Working closely with senior members of the team and taking on increasing responsibility as you develop
- Helping ensure client work is delivered accurately and to deadline
What we’re looking for:
- Experience working within an accountancy practice
- Strong accounts preparation experience, ideally across sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
- Confident with bookkeeping, reconciliations, VAT and accounting software
- Excellent attention to detail and pride in producing accurate work
- Able to manage your own workload and meet deadlines
- Good communication skills and a practical, client-focused approach
- AAT Level 3 as a minimum
What’s on offer:
- Genuine exposure to both accounts preparation and bookkeeping
- Clear opportunity to develop technically and progress within the firm
- Study support may be available for the right candidate
- If you’re an accountant who enjoys owning a job from the bookkeeping through to the finished accounts, we’d love to hear from you.
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