Job Description

Accounts Assistant in Private Practice

We have an excellent opportunity for a talented person to join our friendly and enthusiastic team working in our Newquay office on the coast of beautiful Cornwall.

About Us

Crane & Johnston (www.craneandj.co.uk) is an award winning, pro-active, forward thinking and established firm of Chartered Certified Accountants who have been offering accounting and taxation services to local and national businesses for many years.

We have gained a reputation throughout the area for being highly professional and modern accountants that deliver a first class service to our clients.

Our ethos is to look after our clients and help them run their businesses successfully. Our work is interesting, varied and very rewarding. This role will give you the opportunity to work with and advise a range of our clients including private clients, business owners and directors.

We are a team of around 20 who are very friendly, supportive, loyal and approachable. We are professionally trained with a wealth of experience and knowledge. We are an ACCA approved employer and we invest in our team's ongoing training and development with a mixture of online and on the job training.

Responsible for providing a high level of service to a broad portfolio of personal, sole traders, partnership and limited company clients to include:

Accounts and tax return preparation Bookkeeping and VAT return preparation Payroll preparation General assistance, advice, help and support to colleagues and clients Attend training courses Adhere to internal systems, processes, procedures, guidelines and standards
The working full time hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with 1/2 hour for lunch. We can accommodate part or full time working hours.

About you

The successful applicant will ideally have:

GCSE (or equivalent) including Maths and English, Grade C / 4 or above 3 A Levels (or equivalent) with grade C or above AAT qualification (or equivalent) or working towards this qualification Experience working in a UK accounting practice Comfortable working with or without supervision as part of a team or independently Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook) Knowledge and experience of accounting software Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure Confident and self motivated who can demonstrate initiative and problem solving skills Ability to suggest new things or go outside of your comfort zone to grow and develop Ambitious, hardworking and passionate about delivering an excellent service to our clients and working within our successful team and the accounting industry

What we offer

Competitive salary

30 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Full training and support

Pension scheme

Healthcare plan

Paid professional subscriptions

Wellbeing resources and support

Life Assurance Scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person