Accounts Assistant - Honiton, United Kingdom - Avocet Recruitment

Avocet Recruitment

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Honiton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Avocet Commercial Careers are working with one of the South West's leading Professional Services firms who pride themselves on delivering an exceptional level of service to all clients and have a great opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join their expanding, knowledgeable team in Honiton.

As an integral part of the Accountancy Team, you will be responsible for preparing financial statements and providing bookkeeping services for a wide range of clients including limited companies, partnerships, and sole traders.

Duties include:

Preparing financial statements as well as corporate and personal tax returns.
Ensuring that clients' records are maintained and up to date at all times
Carrying out the preparation and completion of quarterly VAT returns.
Issuing HM Revenue and Companies House documents as well as providing bookkeeping services
Carrying out Team admin duties to support the smooth running of the department.
Ensuring a high level of internal and ethical standards, and regulatory requirements is maintained at all times

The successful Accounts Assistant will be able to demonstrate the below skills and attributes

Previous working knowledge of delivering impeccable custiemr service within an office working environrment
Able to use your initiative to priortise and organise your workload to meet set deadlines
Strong eye for accuracy with excellent communication skills
IT proficient with experience using Micro Soft Office, Xero, Quickbooks and Sage
AAT qualified or qualified by relevant experience
Numerical and methodical with the ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly

Salary/ Benefits

Starting salary from £20500 with an annual salary review
36.5 hours / 5 days per week however hybrid working, parttime hours/days can also be considered
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days plus bank holidays after 3 years' service.
Opportunity to carry over 1 week's holiday into the following year.
Death in service 3 x annual salary.
Access to the company's Rewards and Health scheme.
24hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving, and Private Medical Insurance.
Introducing clients and staff commission schemes
Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years' service.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years' service.