Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

• Will be responsible for preparing VAT returns and management accounts for a select group of limited company clients
• Ensuring all VAT returns and management accounts are prepared within deadlines
• Assisting the book keeper and other team members where required
• Responding to inbound client queries via telephone/email
• Providing proactive outbound advise to clients both new and existing
• Assistance with limited company payroll where required
• Updating IRIS practice management to ensure that all jobs are allocated to team members
• Dealing with the set up of all new clients including company formation, bank applications, VAT registration and ensuring we have online authority.
• Filing on IRIS Opendocs
• Updating all databases with new client information or a change to client information, the systems commonly used are IRIS opendocs, CRM and IRIS
• Carrying out online filing for company records, including Annual Returns, Company Accounts, Company Tax Returns and VAT Returns
• Contacting clients over the phone to ensure they meet there required deadlines
• Ensuring that the administration process are always being carried out as efficiently as possible and are always documented
• Assisting other team members where required

Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Ideally you will have experience of working in a practice dealing with small businesses or be studying towards your AAT.
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Good computer skills and basic understanding of accounting practice software preferably IRIS and IRIS opendocs not necessary as full training will be provided
• Ability to work as part of a team yet self motivated
• Excellent organisation skills with proven experience of working to deadlines
• Excellent multi'-tasking ability

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities