Accounts Assistant
PE2, Peterborough
£28,000 - £32,000 DOE
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Looking for someone to start as soon as possible
Job Purpose
To provide accurate and efficient bookkeeping and payroll services to a portfolio of clients within a busy accountancy practice, ensuring all financial records, payroll processes and VAT returns are completed in line with deadlines and HMRC regulations.
The role also involves handling client queries in a professional manner, maintaining high levels of accuracy, confidentiality and customer service while supporting the smooth running of client accounts.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate bookkeeping records for a portfolio of clients
- Process sales, purchase ledgers, invoices and receipts
- Reconcile bank accounts and client statements
- Prepare and post basic journal entries
- Process weekly and monthly payrolls for multiple clients
- Calculate wages, deductions, statutory pay and overtime
- Manage pension auto enrolment and employee changes
- Handle client queries via phone and email with a professional and polite telephone manner
- Processing VAT returns
- Liaise with HMRC and external bodies when required
- Ensure confidentiality and accuracy of all client data
- Work to deadlines in a busy practice environment
Key skills required
- Bookkeeping accuracy and attention to detail
- Payroll processing knowledge (including HMRC RTI)
- Experience with accounting
- Bank reconciliations and basic accounting skills
- Strong numeracy and organisational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines in a busy practice
- Professional telephone manner and communication skills
- Good client service and query handling
- Confidentiality and data accuracy
- Ability to multitask and work as part of a team
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