Shoreham Accountants

Salary: £18,525 - £25,000 depending on experience

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Location: Shoreham By Sea

 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

 

Intro

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We’re delighted to offer the opportunity for a vacancy for a ACCA trainee accountant. If you like our company vibe and feel like you would be a good fit then we invite you to apply for this vacancy.

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We act for a wide range of businesses and individuals in a variety of industries providing services such as company accounts, sole trade accounts, tax returns, bookkeeping, VAT returns, CIS returns, payroll and most importantly business advice.

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The role

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This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a desire for a career in accountancy and wants to gain exposure to ‘real’ work and responsibilities from day one. 

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Whilst in the role you will also study towards your ACCA qualification, with all training, exams, study leave and professional subscriptions fully funded by us.

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You will get first hand exposure to all the fundamental elements of accountancy such as self assessment tax returns, payroll, pensions, CIS, VAT and company accounts.

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You will carry out bookkeeping on a variety of cloud based software such as QuickBooks and Xero and be responsible for the implementation and integration of various ‘bolt-on’ Apps, all with a view to making the bookkeeping process as efficient and concise as possible.

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You will receive hands-on training from a Chartered Accountant which will allow you to develop your knowledge and skills quickly within the role. You will be given the responsibility to design your own processes with a view to creating efficiencies within the practice. 

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What we’re looking for

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Our company ethos centres around customer service and therefore you must be confident and personable. You must also be articulate with good verbal and written communication skills.

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We work with various accountancy software and Apps, so you will need to be highly computer literate and tech/App savvy.

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You must be driven and motivated to continuously enhance your knowledge and be committed to studying the ACCA course.

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Typical personality traits of a good accountant are someone that enjoys problem solving, is meticulous and methodical, is highly organised and it goes without saying good at maths.

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Entry level requirements

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University graduate, AAT qualified or experience working within an accountancy practice.

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This role is predominately office based whilst you are training, so you will need to be based within half an hour of Shoreham to be considered for this role.

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Benefits

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• Highly flexible working & occasional remote working.

• Employee carbon footprint offset.

• Fully funded ACCA qualification training (course cost £21,000).

• One week paid study leave for each exam.

• ACCA membership and exam fees fully funded.

• One-to-one training with a chartered accountant.

• Regular, incremental pay rises based on exam passes.

• Casual workplace environment.

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