Trainee Accountant

Do you have around 2 years' experience working in an Accountancy Practice?

Would you like to work with high calibre clients in a varied role with no audit? A growing, friendly, accountancy and business advisory firm near Maidstone is hiring a Trainee Accountant to support a varied, high-quality portfolio. This is an office-based role with study support available and the chance to build a long-term career within a business that genuinely invests in development.

The Trainee Accountant will support a diverse client base including owner-managed businesses, and High Net Worth Individuals. Key responsibilities will include:

• Bookkeeping support across a client portfolio
• Monitoring preparation and filing of VAT returns
• Preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and statutory accounts (plus supporting tax computations)
• Preparing personal and corporate tax returns
• Supporting payroll tasks from time to time
• Companies House compliance, including Annual Confirmation Statements

The role offers clearly defined objectives, varied work and the freedom to plan workload effectively, with regular feedback in a collaborative environment. This role will suit someone who is serious about building an accountancy career and wants breadth of exposure early on. The ideal person will be:

• AAT Qualified or studying towards ACA/ACCA
• Curious, analytical and confident with spreadsheets/data analysis
• Detail-focused, deadline-aware and solutions-led
• Confident communicating with both clients and colleagues

In return you will receive a competitive salary, study support as well as generous holiday and onsite parking.