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Accounts & Audit Assistant

TPF Recruitment

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 2+ years practice experience dealing with accounts preparation and assisting with audits
  • AAT qualified/ ACCA/ ACA studying
  • Well organised and able to work autonomously
  • Experience of dealing with clients face to face

Responsibilities

  • Preparation of company accounts and corporation tax returns
  • Preparation of accounts for sole traders, Ltd companies, and partnerships
  • Assist in the preparation of the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives
  • Oversee all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion

Key facts

Hard skills

Auditing Tax Returns Client Services Organizational Structure Empowerment

Other skills

  • Teamwork
  • Social Skills

About the company

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TPF Recruitment

Staffing & Recruiting

TPF Recruitment is a leading accountancy and public practice recruitment agency and trusted service provider to a variety of organisations in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London. We specialise in public practice, tax and newly qualified Industry & Commerce recruitment, where we have extensive experience and a proven track record. Adopting a dynamic, personal and highly tailored approach with an emphasis on customer service, we always put our clients and candidates first.   We have an abundance of specialist accountancy and public practice recruitment experience. Our Director has been the largest provider of accountancy practice and tax professionals in the South East for the last 6 years and we've built our business by taking the time to understand our clients’ recruitment needs, and building our services around them. We’re dedicated to connecting the right professionals with the right careers, ensuring organisational fit, reducing staff attrition and helping businesses achieve their strategic objectives, whilst creating the opportunity for jobseekers to maximise their potential.   Our clients range from Big 4, mid-tier and independent accountancy practices through to insolvency and corporate finance boutiques, national law firms and a wide array of industry and commerce, and not for profit organisations in the South East. At TPF Recruitment, we look after vacancies at all levels, helping candidates from Trainee and Graduate level through to Partners and Directors. Our specialism covers all finance positions relevant to an accountancy or public practice professional including: - Audit , Advisory & Corporate Finance - Bookkeeping, Accounts & Outsourcing - Tax – Public Practice and In House - Insolvency - Payroll - Newly Qualified Analyst, Financial and Management Accounting in Industry & Commerce

Company details

IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of Hampshire's leading Chartered Accountancy Practices. The successful candidate with find themselves working in a friendly and supportive environment with full study support and excellent progression opportunities at one of the UK's leading chartered accountancy practices in Southampton.

Their clients are predominantly UK based owner managed businesses, but they operate in a national marketplace and can draw on the expertise and local knowledge of their experienced team members. They are one of the largest Firms of Chartered Accountants in the local area, as well as across the UK and they boast an enviable working culture and client base. This position will offer you amazing large client exposure, but with the benefit of a relaxed and supportive working environment.

As an Audit and Accounts Assistant or even Semi Senior, you will be responsible for:

  • Preparation of company accounts and corporation tax returns
  • Preparation of accounts for sole traders, Ltd companies, and partnerships
  • Assist in the preparation of the audit plan and ensures it appropriately addresses audit objectives
  • Take an active part in the audit planning and fraud discussion to identify audit risks and appropriate audit strategy
  • Oversee all aspects of audit fieldwork and completion
  • Ensure planned audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives
  • You will get exposure of both small and large companies, as well as some not-for-profit organisations too.


Requirements

The successful candidate will have /be:

  • At least 2+ years practice experience dealing with accounts preparation and assisting with audits, particularly with fieldwork.
  • AAT qualified/ ACCA/ ACA studying.
  • Well organised and able to work autonomously.
  • Experience of dealing with clients face to face.
  • A team player and happy to offer help to others.


Benefits

  • Competititve salary dependent on experience and background, negotiable.
  • 24 days annual leave + 8 days for bank holidays
  • Company pension
  • Remote working schedule
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Group income protection
  • Retail discount scheme
  • Dress for your diary
  • + many more benefits
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Please contact Joe Potter on 01882206677 (tel), 07386668225 (mob), joe@tpfrecruitment.com, or via LinkedIn for a confidential conversation. 

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We’re keen to remain the leading provider of the best accountancy talent in the South-East. We are continually exploring ways to expand our network and we know that great candidates like you can introduce us to other equally brilliant people. We’re looking to work with the best accountancy practice and tax staff in the South-East so if your friends, family, or colleagues are considering a new opportunity and can demonstrate relevant experience, we'd love to speak to them.

For every candidate you refer and we subsequently place into a permanent position, we will give you up to £500 of Love2Shop vouchers. (Terms & Conditions apply).
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