Accounts Technician

Role: Accounts Technician

Location: Milton Keynes

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:30

Competitive salary

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for an Accounts Technician  to join our client’s successful team in Milton Keynes.

About our client:

Our client is a leading Chartered Accountants & Tax Advisers in London, Watford and Milton Keynes. With 17 Principals and just under 200 staff they are a significant firm in the region. They advise businesses and individuals in the UK and worldwide and are members of TGS - an international network of professional firms.

About the role:

To assist our Milton Keynes team in helping to grow the firm, the duties you will carry out are:

• Client management accounting (Xero, Sage and Quickbooks knowledge).
• Book-keeping and accounts production.
• Preparation of accounts and VAT returns for Sole Traders, Company and Partnerships.
• Maintenance of Sales, Purchase and Nominal Ledgers.
• Processing Journals and finalising Accounts.
• Preparing personal and corporation tax returns.
• Accurate data entry input and updating.
• Managing accounts work by others including outsource providers.

Benefits:

• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme (Employer: 5%; Employee: 3%) subject to eligibility.
• Annual Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 week’s salary.
• Private Medical Insurance following completion of a 3 month probationary period (this is a taxable benefit).
• Death In Service scheme cover (4x salary).
• Group Income Protection Scheme (non-contributory) following completion of a 3 month probationary period.
• Annual Leave will be 23 or 25 days per annum (pro rata). 3 days are normally taken at Christmas/New Year.

What we would like from you:

• Part qualified ACA or ACCA (continuing with studies is not required) or AAT Level 4 or Qualified by experience.
• Educated to BTEC or A’ Level standard.
• Accounts experience in a practice environment.
• IT competent.
• The ability to work on own initiative and be flexible.
• The ability to prioritise and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

If interested in this role, please apply below.

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Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, which is being advertised by Osborne Appointments, who are acting as an employment agency / business. Your application will be considered in competition with others and we will contact you within 3 working days.

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