Assistant Accountant - Cleckheaton



We’re recruiting now for a part-qualified Assistant Accountant to join our Digital Finance Team in our Cleckheaton office.

The Digital Finance Team is based across our Sheffield, Cleckheaton, Leeds and York offices. We offer a total accounting solution to help businesses, which includes:

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Tax & Compliance
• Bookkeeping
• Technology Partnerships

Role objective:
To perform bookkeeping and management accounts services and provide an exceptional service for a variety of clients.

Accountabilities:
• Working to budget on each role
• Supporting more junior colleagues in developing their knowledge and skills
• Seeking opportunities for promotion of other services within BHP

Key Responsibilities:
• Providing a bookkeeping service in house for clients of the firm including processing and maintaining purchase ledger, sales ledger, and nominal ledger
• Bank Reconciliations
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Preparation of management accounts
• Preparation of year end accounts
• Preparation of Corporation Tax returns
• Using technology to streamline the bookkeeping process and liaising with clients
• Manage individual workflow as part of our wider outsourcing team, working closely with clients daily
• Dealing with a varied client portfolio including OMBs, in ecommerce, technology and construction industry

Person Specification:
• AAT Level 4 part-qualified (preferred) or qualified by experience
• Previous experience in Practice (preferred) or Industry
• Effective communication skills, both written and in person, with experience of attending and contributing to (client) meetings
• Good IT skills, including experience of using different accounting packages or systems (ideally Xero) and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Accurate, methodical, and organised
• Personable