Accounts Assistant / Semi Senior
Price Bailey Peterborough, United Kingdom
Price Bailey Peterborough, United Kingdom
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At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.
A well-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.
What do the team do?
The Business team provides a mix of accounting services, forecasting, year end accounts preparations and tax returns. We have a relationship centric approach and are trusted advisors to clients of all shapes and sizes, but they are typically owner managed businesses, giving you the opportunity to deal directly with the decision makers and to truly help shape the direction of their firm.
In our Peterborough based Business team you will be responsible for preparing year end accounts and tax computations for clients with turnovers typically up to £2m.
What will I be doing?
As an Accounts Assistant / Semi Senior you will have ownership of the following tasks:
* Undertaking moderate to large accounts preparation assignments, including the accompanying tax computations.
* Preparing monthly management accounts and VAT returns where appropriate.
* Reviewing team members' work and own work before passing to the senior on the job.
* Using initiative to resolve any client queries with minimal input from senior / manager.
* Training / mentoring more junior colleagues.
What experience do I need?
Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:
* AAT part qualified / qualified or ACA / ACCA part qualified (minimum criteria).
* Experience of working in an accountancy practice in the UK preparing sets of accounts (minimum criteria).
* Up to date working knowledge of VAT.
* Experience of using Sage, Xero and Quickbooks Online.
* Client facing experience.
What's on offer?
In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:
* 23 days annual leave (with the option to buy / sell up to 5 days holiday)
* Contributory pension scheme
* 4x life assurance
* All employee share scheme
* Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
* 2 days paid for volunteering
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts
Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves. Should you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in the appropriate section of your application. For candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria of the role, we also offer a guaranteed interview, which you can opt into as part of your application.
A polite note to recruitment agencies
Price Bailey will only accept CV's from recruitment agencies who have been briefed on specific roles by our Resourcing team and where contractual agreement exists already. We do not accept speculative CV's and agency fees will not be owed in these instances. Should you wish to be considered for our approved supplier list please contact recruitment@pricebailey.co.uk
Documents
* Job Description - Accounts Assistant.pdf (1.99 MB)
* Job Description - Accounts Semi Senior.pdf (1.99 MB)
* Candidate Pack.pdf (3.65 MB)
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