Trainee Accountant
$23,000–$23,000 year
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Prepare draft accounts, reconciliations, and cash flows to assist senior staff while managing double-entry bookkeeping, client entry reviews, and invoice creation. Liaise with clients to follow up on business leads, administer payroll, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and ensure all records remain accurate. Research tax legislation updates and present findings to colleagues, checking data entries for accuracy and identifying errors in large datasets. Schedule runs Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm, with Saturdays from 9am to 2pm. Flexible working arrangements may be considered. This trainee role offers regular in-person or video training with the director, covering accounting software, client liaison, and commercial awareness, alongside one-to-one support for individual development and attendance at topical tax sessions.
Required Qualifications
- strong numerical and communication skills with outstanding academic achievements
- excellent attention to detail
- an excellent ability to analyse and process large amounts of data for inaccuracies and errors
- enhanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including the ability to work with and create formulae with ease
- an ability to take ownership of particular tasks and processes, looking for ways to improve efficiencies and streamline current processes and practices
- a proactive ability to prioritise and organise given unpredictable nature of work flow
Desired Qualifications
- ideally, the candidate should also have an ability to use accounting software, as well as general computer software, to input and amend data and records
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