Accounts and Payroll Accountant in Cottingham

Job Description Practice Accountant – Year-End Accounts Yorkshire Accountancy, 123 Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4DA Office based / Fully Remote Hours: Full-time or part-time Full-time: 37.5 hours per week OR Part-time: Approximately 15–22.5 hours per week – flexible working patterns and school hours considered Salary: £27,000–£31,000 FTE, depending on experience (pro-rata for part-time) Contract: Permanent Join a friendly and growing accountancy practice This is primarily a year-end accounts preparation role. You’ll spend most of your time preparing accounts and supporting working papers for review, rather than managing a large portfolio of clients. We are open to both full-time and part-time applicants. For part-time applicants, we can consider different working patterns, including school hours. If you are good at preparing accounts, enjoy getting the detail right and want a role where you can focus on doing good-quality accounts work, we’d like to hear from you. Preparing draft year-end accounts for limited companies and sole traders. Reconciling balance sheet accounts and control accounts. Reviewing bookkeeping records and identifying discrepancies, unusual items or missing information. Preparing or assisting with corporation tax computations and CT600s. Liaising with clients to obtain missing records and resolve routine accounts queries. Assisting with monthly or quarterly management accounts where required. The role is focused on accounts production. It is not primarily a bookkeeping, payroll or client-management position. Previous UK accountancy practice experience is essential. Ideally, you’ll be comfortable taking a job from the underlying bookkeeping records through to a well-organised draft set of accounts for review. AAT qualified (Level 4); part-qualified ACCA or ACA; Good experience preparing year-end accounts for UK businesses. Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail. Confidence using accounting and bookkeeping software. Experience using TaxCalc, Xero and QuickBooks would be particularly useful. Salary of £27,000–£31,000 FTE, depending on experience. Full-time or part-time opportunities. Flexible working patterns for part-time employees, including school hours where practical. Holiday entitlement plus bank holidays. Company pension. Accounts Semi-Senior; Accounts Senior; experienced Accounts Assistant ready for the next step. You might be looking for your next full-time role. Alternatively, you may have several years of practice experience and now want a part-time position that fits better around family or other commitments. What matters is that you understand how year-end accounts should come together, take pride in producing accurate work and can become a dependable member of our team. Please apply with your CV and a short note telling us about your accountancy practice experience and whether you are looking for full-time or part-time hours.