Junior Accountant Harrow, England
Job description
Junior Accountant – Full Time (9–5.30 Mon–Fri) – Salary negotiable depending on experience/qualifications (£20-£25k).
A growing practice based in Harrow is seeking a talented Accounts Assistant. The successful candidate should be able to operate well in a small team and will assist the Directors in enabling the company to grow through good accounting procedures.
We expect the Company to grow substantially over the next few years so this is a position with real opportunity. In addition to a strong background in finance, the individual will have strong organisational skills, be flexible and have a strong eye for detail.
The successful candidate will be someone who has excellent customer service skills with a can do attitude, who is focused and ready to enjoy a challenge. They will have good interpersonal skills, flexibility and enthusiasm. It is essential that the individual be articulate, focussed, and excellent at multi-tasking. They must be able to work under pressure and meet challenging deadline dates.
Key Tasks
· Book-keeping in Xero, Sage 50 & SageOne to trial balance
· Bank reconciliations, VAT Returns, Maintaining Ledger Accounts
· Assisting in monthly CIS returns
· Payroll using Sage 50 Payroll and SageOne
· Assisting in completing client personal tax returns
· Assisting in completing annual accounts for Ltd company clients
· General administration (filing, post and maintaining office supplies)
· Assisting in any ad-hoc task as and when required
Key Skills/Experience
· Xero - advantageous
· Sage 50 Accounts - advantageous
· Sage 50 Payroll – advantageous
· Quickbooks - advantageous
· SageOne - advantageous
· Strong Excel skills – advantageous
· Previous experience in a similar position – advantageous
· Previous experience working in a Public Practice environment - advantageous
· Excellent organisational skills, the ability to work to tight deadlines, self-motivated with a can do attitude
*** NO AGENCIES ***
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Harrow, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Xero: 1 year (preferred)
- Sage50: 1 year (preferred)
- working in public practice: 1 year (preferred)
- accounting: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
