Goldhawk Associates are working with a Top 20 firm of accountants who are looking to appoint an accounts assistant to their team. This role can be based in Canterbury, and they are looking for a qualified AAT accountant or part qualified AAT accountant with previous experience of working within practice or industry. You will be friendly and have a proactive approach and work well within a team to support in delivering accounts services to their clients.

Ideally you will have a minimum of 2 years previous accounting experience and have strong IT skills and it would be beneficial if you have experience of using Xero, QuickBooks and Excel, This is a team-based role so it is essential that you can communicate well with both internal and external stakeholders and be able to work independently. You will be supported

Responsibilities
- Prepare statutory accounts in both FRS 105 and FRS 102 1(a) format.
- Prepare Corporation Tax returns.
- Bookkeeping and VAT return preparation, including working with our outsourcing teams.
- Daily use of online accounting packages and ensuring knowledge of these products remains up to date.
- Liaising with clients and dealing with ad hoc accounting and software queries.
- Managing own workload and prioritising effectively.
- Reporting to managers and partners and taking responsibility for completing tasks accurately, to deadline and liaise effectively.
- Maintaining technical expertise and asking for training as needed.

The firm offers a flexible benefits package, hybrid working, 25 days annual leave, and pension. There are development prospects, and they support and encourage this with ongoing training.

Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications currently being received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.