Assistant Accountant

Forrest Recruitment

Posted 18 hours ago, valid for a month

Wigan, Lancashire WN1 1AD, England

£30,000 per annum

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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Sonic Summary

The Assistant Accountant position in Wigan offers a salary of up to £30,000 per annum, depending on experience.
This permanent role requires candidates to have practice experience and ideally be part qualified (ACCA or AAT level 4).
The successful applicant will manage monthly and quarterly management accounts, prepare VAT returns, and assist with year-end accounts and corporation tax returns.
Company benefits include study support, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, free parking, and opportunities for hybrid work after six months.
Candidates should possess ambition, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills to effectively engage with clients.

Assistant Accountant - Wigan - Permanent - Upto £30k per annum (DOE)

We are excited to be working with our well-established client who pride themselves on a modern approach. They are based within contemporary offices in Wigan and have exciting growth plans. Due to retirement, they are seeking an Assistant Accountant with practice experience to join their team, they have a varied client based with a turnover of £10 million. This role has great potential and will eventually lead to having your own portfolio of clients to manage.

Duties will include:

Monthly/Quarterly management accounts production - ensuring accuracy and delivering financial insights to help the business owners make decisions
Preparing VAT returns from prime business records
Preparing, finalising and sending out statutory year end accounts
Completing corporation tax returns
May assist other teams with Bookkeeping, self-assessment tax returns and Directors tax returns
Using Sage50
Using CCH system for accounts prep, Dext Prepare and Excel daily. (Ideally you will be advanced on Excel - can do Pivot Tables and Vlook ups)

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday
9am - 5pm

Company Benefits

Study support
20 days holiday + BH (increases when completed for 5 years, extra days a year up to 25)
Free parking
NEST pension scheme
Team lunches and quarterly socials
Will allow hybrid after 6 months - 2 days from home
Progression opportunities

The ideal candidate will have ambition and commercial awareness - part qualified (ACCA or AAT level 4 - must have experience of year end process) will be confident on the phone and proactive when speaking to clients.

For further information about these opportunities, please call Leanne/Rhiannon at Forrest Recruitment for a confidential discussion 01942 825285. Alternatively, please forward your CV for immediate consideration, I look forward to hearing from you.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.

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