Semi Senior Accountant

Semi-Senior Accountant Sheffield £28,000-£33,000

Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant or Semi-Senior Accountant looking to take the next step in your accountancy career?

We are working with a well established, independent accountancy practice in Sheffield who are looking to recruit a motivated Semi-Senior Accountant to join their friendly and sociable team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a modern practice offering a varied client portfolio and exposure to a wide range of accounting work. The practice works with businesses of different sizes and operates across some interesting and specialist sectors, meaning no two days are the same.

You will take responsibility for a portfolio of clients, supporting them with their day-to-day bookkeeping, VAT returns and year-end accounts preparation, with guidance and support from experienced managers.

• Maintaining bookkeeping records for a portfolio of small and larger business clients.
• Processing purchase and sales invoices.
• Reconciling supplier and customer accounts against statements.
• Posting bank transactions and completing bank reconciliations.
• Working with multiple bank accounts and foreign currency transactions where required.
• Communicating with clients to obtain information and resolve queries.
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns for manager review.
• Preparing year-end accounts for manager review.
• Preparing personal tax returns for manager review.
• Assisting with additional client accounting and tax requirements as they arise.

You will manage your own portfolio of recurring client work, with support and guidance from the wider team.

• AAT Qualification or working towards
• Minimum of 2-3 years within an accountancy practice setting
• Experience in bookkeeping and general accounts preparation.
• Good knowledge of purchase and sales ledger processes.
• Experience completing bank and control account reconciliations.
• Exposure to VAT return preparation.
• Some experience preparing year-end accounts and working papers.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Experience using accounting software such as Sage, Xero or Quick Books is essential. Knowledge of IRIS or similar accounts preparation software would be advantageous.
• You should also be confident using Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets.