Ellacotts Accountants
Accounts Technician
Banbury
£30k – £36k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Purpose of the Role
To provide a high quality service to clients in the Corporate Team and to contribute to the overall development of the practice.
Responsibilities
- Prepare client accounts (statutory and unincorporated), tax returns (Corporation tax and partnership business tax computations) to meet deadlines
- Identifies points for manager or partner to raise with clients and to raise potential for additional services
- Finalises paperwork for dispatch to client or HMRC
- Liaise with client to obtain relevant information for their accounts, acting in a proactive manner and ensuring attention to detail and effective questioning of client
- Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets
- Record own chargeable time and ensure maximum recovery
- Attend courses that are appropriate to job role
- Assist clients with ad hoc book-keeping queries and other business related matters as required.
- Assist the Department Manager(s) as part of the accounts team, as required
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Critical Skills Required
- Ability to prepare incorporated and unincorporated accounts quickly and efficiently and related tax returns
- Strong computer literacy
- Excellent problem solving skills
Critical Knowledge Required
- In depth accounts preparation knowledge
- Knowledge of accounting systems and their uses and benefits
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Qualifications Required
- AAT or equivalent qualification/experience
Experience Required
- Minimum of 2 years proven accounts preparation experience within a practice environment
- Experience with using cloud accounting software such as Xero
Personal Qualities
- Strong presence
- Excellent communication skills
- Quickly builds rapport and trust
- Highly confidential
- Good team player
- Attention to detail
- Resilient and energetic
- Achiever and self-motivated
- Organised
- Creative
- Analytical - quick thinker
- A positive ‘can do’ attitude
Job Requirements
- Live within commuting distance of Banbury
- Hybrid working
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Skills
Accounts Preparation
Tax Returns
Corporation Tax
Partnership Business Tax
Book-keeping
Xero
Cloud Accounting
Problem Solving
Communication Skills
Attention To Detail
Analytical Thinking
Client Liaison
Location