We are recruiting an experienced Practice Accounts Manager to join our client in Grantham on a Permanent basis, working part-time during School Hours from their office. Your hours would be 9:30 to 3:00 pm four days a week and those days can be flexible.
Are you working in an Accounts Practice but seeking progression? Perhaps you work full-time and you cannot find pick up or drop off your kids from School. If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
This is very much a hands-on role where you’ll oversee the progress and quality of client and dealing with any challenges that arise.
The role is very diverse and you’ll work with a wide range of accountancy functions, from VAT/Personal tax returns right up to being an advisory point of contact for clients but also mentoring more junior colleagues.
Day-to-day, you will be:
– Managing the automated VAT & Bookkeeping process, ensuring legal and company deadlines are being met at all times and overseeing team members working in this function
– Acting as a point of advice for clients, working with integrity and empathy at all times and with a high degree of accuracy
– Preparing and submitting Personal Tax / Self Assessment / Sole Trader returns
– Providing training and guidance to junior staff using own knowledge
To be the right person for the role, you will have:
– A positive and approachable attitude with a down-to-earth nature
– Excellent communication skills to be able to work with colleagues and clients of all levels
– Customer Service at the heart of everything you do!
– Excellent organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changes in systems/software and regulations
– Strong IT skills and competent in working with different software
Qualifications & Experience:
– AAT, ATT or equivalent qualification, or be qualified by experience
– Minimum of 3 years’ practice experience in Bookkeeping, VAT, Self Assessment & Sole Trader accounts
– VAT process experience ideally, or solid organisational skills and an ability to learn
– Knowledge of UK VAT regulations / compliance
– Excellent Microsoft Office (Excel) skills and accounts software, such as Xero, QuickBooks and Dext
– Confidence over the phone and face-to-face
The offer:
– £28-35k salary pro-rata depending on experience
– Smart Pension scheme
– 22 days’ holiday plus bank holidays for full time equivalent
– Training & Development
– 24/7 employee assistance
If interested please call Sarah Woulds on a confidential basis on 01476 567111 to discuss your interest or apply with your CV to sarah.woulds@rrgroup.co.uk quoting J10313.
Reflect Recruitment Group is operating as Employment Agency under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.