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Accounts Manager - £25,000 to £30,000 per year - On-Site - Whitley, Reading
FryerMiles are delighted to be supporting a dynamic and ambitious accountancy firm on their recruitment of an Accounts Manager to join their team in Reading. This is a fantastic opportunity for an AAT or ACCA student to join a progressive, forward-thinking modern practice, working within their client services team in a busy and friendly office environment.
The successful candidate will have 1+ year's experience in an accounting role, ideally within a practice, and be currently studying towards their AAT qualification, with the ambition to progress to ACCA.
Responsibilities Include:
Helping manage a small portfolio of clients
Working mainly on Xero but also occasionally other accounting systems, Quickbooks, Sage etc
Helping with client's bookkeeping and sales and purchase invoice processing
Completion of bank & credit card reconciliations
Posting monthly journals such as payroll, depreciation, accruals and prepayments along with month end procedures and reports
Preparation of VAT calculations for different VAT schemes and submission of VAT returns
Some scope for preparation of monthly management accounts
Helping with preparation of year end accounts for Limited Companies and Sole Traders
Liaising regularly with clients responding to queries and providing general assistance.
Requirements:
Work to established processes and procedures
Have great interpersonal skills
Excellent verbal and numerical reasoning
You should be methodical with an eye for detail
Be familiar with Xero (Xero certification would be a distinct advantage)
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Experience delivering excellent service levels to clients
Ability to work on own initiative unsupervised
Ability to work to strict deadlines
Accounts Manager - £25,000 to £30,000 per year - On-Site - Whitley, Reading
