CRA Consulting
Accounts Assistant / Semi Senior
Huddersfield | Competitive Salary + Study Support + Excellent Benefits
Are you an ambitious Semi Senior Accountant looking to develop your career within a progressive and supportive accountancy practice?
Our client is a well-established and growing regional firm of accountants with an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality advice to owner-managed businesses and private clients. As the firm continues to expand, they are looking to appoint a Semi Senior Accountant to join their busy Huddersfield office.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a collaborative team, gain exposure to a varied client portfolio and continue your professional development with full study support and genuine career progression.
The Role
Working closely with Managers and Partners, your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.
- Assisting with the management of a portfolio of clients.
- Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts.
- Completing personal tax returns.
- Preparing partnership accounts and tax returns.
- Preparing quarterly VAT returns.
- Carrying out bookkeeping using a range of cloud accounting software.
- Supporting clients with their accounting systems and software.
- Attending client meetings and building strong working relationships with business owners.
- Assisting in the training and development of junior team members.
- Supporting with company secretarial work, payroll and P11Ds where required.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- A minimum of 2-3 years' experience working within an accountancy practice.
- Experience preparing accounts for a range of business entities.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping, VAT and personal taxation.
- Experience using software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or IRIS would be advantageous.
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise workloads effectively.
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to client service.
- AAT qualified, studying towards ACA or ACCA, or a relevant accounting degree with plans to continue your professional studies.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Full study support for AAT, ACA or ACCA.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Life Assurance (4x salary).
About CRA Consulting
CRA Consulting specialises in recruiting finance professionals for accountancy practices across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. We recruit at every level, from trainee accountants and part-qualified professionals through to experienced Managers, Partners and Directors within Big Four, national, regional and independent accountancy firms.
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, or to find out more about how CRA Consulting can support your next career move, please contact us today
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