We have an opportunity for an Accountant within a well-established accountancy practice at its offices on the outskirts of Wokingham. This firm enjoys a high staff retention and is recruiting to build the team. The role will be within a friendly team, predominantly working on a mixed portfolio of SME clients. The firm is ideally looking for a qualified, experienced Accountant, however, it would consider applications from Accounts Assistants with a lower level of experience, at the lower end of the salary range advertised. The successful candidate will bring with them, significant experience from a similar role within a practice environment, and whilst the position is advertised as full time, part time would be considered for the right person. As Accountant the main functions of this role will include: * Accounts preparation for SME clients (FRS 102 Section 1a & FRS 105) * Assisting the VAT team with the preparation of quarterly management accounts and VAT returns * Give advice to clients on salary and dividends * Assist with Personal Tax Returns (experience desired but not essential) * Be the first point of contact for allocated clients, responding to various client enquiries in an accurate and timely manner * Develop an ongoing, effective relationship with clients and ensure retention of clients * Working within a team to ensure deadlines are met and be able to work independently The role would suit someone with a solid accounts background from practice and ideally have some experience of VAT and personal tax. The role would ideally be a floating resource, predominantly working in the accounts department and assisting with personal tax and VAT during busy periods. Training in personal tax and VAT can be provided if necessary. To be considered for this position, applicants will satisfy the following: * Be qualified or an exceptional qualified by experience accountant – part qualified would be considered for applicants at Accounts Assistant level * Have significant experience gained within practice * Have a solid experience of accountancy software e.g. Sage, IRIS, FreeAgent, Kashflow and other online bookkeeping software * Be an amiable team player * Have excellent written and verbal communication skills * Be highly organised with attention to detail In return for your skills and commitment, this firm will offer a competitive salary, flexible working, and a friendly and supportive working environment. Submit your CV for this Accountant role Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa. Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful