Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant required. My client is a well-established firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, based in the centre of Edinburgh. They are seeking an Accounts Assistant who is currently working towards their accountancy qualification and is looking for a new challenge to join their friendly and welcoming team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take your career in accountancy to new heights, with plenty of opportunity to progress internally up the career ladder.

• Prepare year end accounts for a variety of clients
• General bookkeeping duties
• Prepare VAT returns
• Prepare management accounts
• Prepare company tax returns
• Manage a portfolio of clients as your experience builds

The successful applicant will be required to manage various workflows at the same time and be confident in dealing directly with clients.

• 2+ years previous experience working in an accountancy practice environment
• Experience preparing year end accounts with little supervision (essential)
• Knowledge of Quickbooks and Xero (preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confident dealing with clients on a daily basis

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, hard-working and focused individual, with previous experience working in an accountancy practice environment.

• £25,000-£28,000 basic salary (depending on experience)
• 20 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Hybrid working available (3 days in the office/2 days at home)
• Flexi working available (core hours of 10am-4pm)
• Full study support package on offer

Regular staff social events

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.