Management Accounts Assistant

Area	Surrey, EnglandSurreyEngland
Sector	Accounting - Bookkeeper
Salary	Competitive
Start Date	ASAP
Job Ref	895315

Description

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
WEYBRIDGE
SALARY: £30,000 – £45,000 DOE

Our long established client offers more than most mid-sized accountancy firms. They combine the service and expertise you would expect from a large organisation with the approachability and personal involvement of a mid-sized practice.
They are seeking an experienced Management Accounts Assistant with a background in accountancy practice, used to working across multiple clients. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, client interaction, and being part of a collaborative team.
About the role

Maintain bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients, including sales and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expenses, credit cards and intercompany transactions
Process foreign currency transactions and reconcile multi-currency bank accounts
Provide client services such as raising sales invoices, credit control and handling supplier/employee payments
Prepare management accounts tailored to client needs, including prepayments, accruals, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations
Prepare and submit VAT returns for UK and Non-UK transactions, ensuring compliance with current rules
Assist with VAT registrations, deregistration, and ad hoc client queries
Liaise with clients regularly, providing support, advice and resolving queries
Use cloud-based accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, etc.) and AI tools such as Hubdoc or Dext
Maintain accurate records, timesheets, and ensure work is completed to a high standard and on schedule

Candidate Requirements

AAT qualified, ACCA part-qualified or QBE
Must have practice experience
Not someone who moves roles every few years
At least 5 years’ bookkeeping/accountancy practice experience working across multiple clients
Confident in preparing VAT returns and management accounts
Strong knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and management accounting principles
Proficiency in Xero and QuickBooks Online (Sage experience is an advantage)
Good understanding of UK VAT rules; foreign currency and cross-border VAT knowledge desirable (training can be provided)
Strong Excel skills, including formulas and functions
Excellent attention to detail, organisational and presentational skills
Confident communicator, able to liaise with clients at different levels of accounting knowledge
Self-managing with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines

Please note if you have not been contacted by Plum Personnel within seven days then unfortunately on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. Due to the high level of applications we are receiving at this time, we are unfortunately unable to give individual feedback. Plum Personnel is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Plum Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.

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