Management Accounts Assistant | Weybridge | Full Time | £30,000 – £45,000 DOE
Our client, established in 1925, offers more than most mid-sized accountancy firms. They combine the service and expertise you would expect from a large organisation with the approachability and personal involvement of a mid-sized practice.
They are seeking an experienced Management Accounts Assistant with a background in accountancy practice, used to working across multiple clients. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, client interaction, and being part of a collaborative team.
Are you the right person for the job?
· AAT qualified, ACCA part-qualified or QBE
· Must have practice experience
· Not someone who moves roles every few years
· At least 4 years’ bookkeeping/accountancy practice experience working across multiple clients
· Confident in preparing VAT returns and management accounts
· Strong knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and management accounting principles
· Proficiency in Xero and QuickBooks Online (Sage experience is an advantage)
· Good understanding of UK VAT rules; foreign currency and cross-border VAT knowledge desirable (training can be provided)
· Strong Excel skills, including formulas and functions
· Excellent attention to detail, organisational and presentational skills
· Confident communicator, able to liaise with clients at different levels of accounting knowledge
· Self-managing with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
What will your role look like?
· Maintain bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients, including sales and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expenses, credit cards and intercompany transactions
· Process foreign currency transactions and reconcile multi-currency bank accounts
· Provide client services such as raising sales invoices, credit control and handling supplier/employee payments
· Prepare management accounts tailored to client needs, including prepayments, accruals, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations
· Prepare and submit VAT returns for UK and Non-UK transactions, ensuring compliance with current rules
· Assist with VAT registrations, deregistration, and ad hoc client queries
· Liaise with clients regularly, providing support, advice and resolving queries
· Use cloud-based accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, etc.) and AI tools such as Hubdoc or Dext
· Maintain accurate records, timesheets, and ensure work is completed to a high standard and on schedule