Accounts Assistant

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Are you a part qualified or recently fully qualified AAT Accounts Assistant looking for your next challenge? Are you looking to work in a varied and challenging new position working for a Top 60 accountancy firm based in a prime location in Central London? Reporting to, and working closely with the Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include a combination of higher and lower level duties: 20% of your time will be spent assisting the financial controller with the production of statutory and management accounts for the practice, preparation of budgets etc, and 80% of your time will be spent in typical accounts assistant / bookkeeper duties: Vat returns, petty cash, processing expense claims, journal entries, sales and purchase ledger, credit control, accruals and prepayments, ad hoc projects and any other duties required. Training will be provided where necessary and this firm is happy to look at someone with experience of the above duties or a more junior level candidate with potential who can grow into the position. You will liaise with all the departments within the firm and learn a number of great transferable skills which will benefit you in your future career. Future progression to the number 2 in the department will happen in the near future. To be considered for this interesting and varied new position you will be a part qualified AAT or recently qualified AAT ideally with between one and three years of experience acting as an Accounts Assistant, ideally within an accountancy firm or a professional practice firm although candidates from other sectors will still be considered. Qualified by experience candidates will also be considered. You must work to high standards, be able to meet tight deadlines, have a sense of humour and be a team player. Experience of a range of software packages (particularly sageline 50) would be an advantage. This growing entrepreneurial Top 60 Accountancy practice firm with very high standards and a great client base, will offer you a challenging role with the potential to learn new skills and really make your mark on a rapidly growing accountancy practice firm. There is also genuine opportunity to progress to a higher level in the future. The firm is known for being a friendly place to work, with a good work life balance and a sociable office environment to work in. Overall this is an excellent new opportunity for a good quality and ambitious Accounts Assistant to join a growing and entrepreneurial accountancy firm and continue your career in a rewarding and challenging new position.