Job Description

Due to ongoing growth, a new role for a practice accountant has become available. Working with a portfolio of over 250 small businesses across a range of industries with the core of our clients being in the social impact sector, this is a great opportunity to enhance your accounting knowledge while making a difference to the people of Liverpool and our surrounding areas.

About You:

You are a disciplined and highly driven individual who is nearing AAT completion, or you have already completed AAT level 4 and are always looking to continue growing as an individual both personally and professionally. You actively seek out problems to solve and have experience solving problems for clients and helping to improve their business. You have experience within a UK Accountancy Practice working on multiple clients and dealing with different deadlines and priorities. Most of all, you are looking to make a difference in the world in your own way.

Your Responsibilities

- Preparation of Statutory Accounts for Sole Traders, Partnerships, Micro and Small Limited Companies and Charities.

- Liaison with key business stakeholders including clients & HMRC, ensuring key deadlines are met and information provided in a timely manner.

- Corporation Tax computations and Company Tax returns.

- Preparation of Personal Tax returns.

- General Bookkeeping duties and preparation of VAT returns for clients.

- Regular use of cloud-based accounting software such as Xero.

- Other ad-hoc tasks relating to the role.

Your Skills and Experience

- Minimum of 2 years' experience in UK Accountancy Practice.

- Either AAT qualified or late-stage AAT.

- Experience with Xero or similar cloud software packages.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Charity SORP experience preferred but not required.

- Discipline to work autonomously and problem solve.

- Positive attitude, willing to take on new challenges and learn new skills.

Our Business

Adding Value Consultancy Ltd is a financial management consultancy and accountancy practice with a difference. Our purpose is to help the social economy to thrive, and we do this by providing our professional finance skills to charities, social enterprises, and other purpose-led organisations where social impact and environmental sustainability are as valued as financial success. We continue to see strong demand for our services, and we have recently acquired a book of new clients who align with our social goals. We are therefore looking to grow our team of 25 staff.

We operate with a hybrid working model utilising the historic Bluecoat building in central Liverpool for team collaboration in the office and also working from home for focused work. We pride ourselves on being an approachable and flexible employer that supports our collaborative team approach, focused on outputs and outcomes rather than inputs. You can find out more about us at: www.adding-value.org

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00-36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Flexitime Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

School Lane LIVERPOOL, L3 1BX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

working in an accountancy practice: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

AAT Certificate or equivalent (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in School Lane LIVERPOOL, L3 1BX

Application deadline: 27/05/2025
Reference ID: SS25