Careers

Accounts Assistant

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:	Accounts Assistant
Purpose:	To provide core accounting activities across our expanding client base
Reports to:	Director

Main Responsibilities:
1.	Help in preparation of Year-end Accounts and Management Accounts
2.	Sending communication to clients including management of IRIS and client onboarding
3.	Bookkeeping to include adding receipts, generating invoices, reconciling accounts for clients
4.	Payroll including entering information from emails and spreadsheets, checking information and generating payslips
5.	Pensions – auto-enrolment tasks including setting clients upon systems, calculating required information and entering into payroll
6.	Quarterly VAT Returns – requesting information, compiling returns, obtaining client authorisation and entering onto HMRC online.
7.	Also, require making supplier payment runs.
8.	Helping clients with VAT and PAYE Registrations
9	Liaising with HMRC on client’s behalf

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge:
1.	Understanding of Double Entry bookkeeping (essential)
2.	Understanding of Payroll processes (preferred)
3.	Good spoken and written English (essential)
4.	Knowledge of systems (IRIS and Xero – preferred)
Skills/attributes:
1	Organised
2	Ability to work independently and as part of a team
3	Good written and verbal communication skills
4	Attention to detail
Qualifications:
1.	AAT qualified or equivalent (essential)
2.	Working towards ACCA (preferred and will be supported by company)
Experience:
1.	Previous experience of working in an accountancy practice (beneficial)
2.	IRIS (beneficial)
3.	Xero (beneficial)
4.	Payroll experience (beneficial)

Location: Future Business Center, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, CB4 2HY

A great working environment in a state of art building. Yearly bonus, study support and other benefits.

If interested please send your CV to da@watermillaccounting.co.uk