At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare accounts, VAT returns, and tax returns for diverse clients while maintaining excellent relationships.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking professional services business in North Wales with solid growth plans.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 24 days leave, birthday off, and wellbeing leave.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and opportunities for career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a supportive team while developing your accounting skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in accountancy, IT literacy, and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 38000 - 48000 £ per year.
Due to recent business expansion, a superb opportunity to join a successful and forward-thinking professional services business in North Wales. We are looking for experienced Accountants to expand our teams in our St Asaph and Llangefni offices.
Who will I be working with? Salisbury & Company provides a chartered accountancy and business advisory service within North Wales. The services are designed to take clients through the whole business life cycle from start-up, fundraising and grants, MTD, bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, and tax advice through to major business transactions and everything in between.
The Role
- As an Accountant you will take a proactive approach to delivering an efficient service for a diverse portfolio of clients, providing outstanding levels of service.
- Primarily your duties will include, although not limited to:
- Preparing statutory accounts for a range of client sizes and types
- Preparing VAT returns for clients ranging from sole traders through to medium sized companies
- Preparing self-assessment tax returns for individuals, sole traders, and partnerships
- Updating records on Xero / Sage / IRIS/FYI accountancy software and maintaining data on Excel spreadsheets
- Taking a proactive approach with contacting clients to gather outstanding information required to meet accounting deadlines.
- Maintaining good working relationships both internally and externally
- Take responsibility for managing your own workload and working with the team in a timely and efficient manner, while all the time ensuring we exceed client expectations.
- Supporting colleagues with tasks as part of a flexible accounts team
Person Specification
- Proven accountancy experience gained within a private practice is desirable.
- Full or part qualified ACA/ACCA and/or at least 3 years practice experience.
- IT literacy with good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accountancy software packages such as Xero, Sage, and IRIS
- Superb numeracy skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Proactive and professional approach to work
- Confident, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
- A positive and “can do” approach to work and willingness to go the extra mile.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and work autonomously.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and remain professional at all times.
- Accurate and timely data entry skills
- Superb communication skills both written and verbal.
What will I receive in return? You will be joining a reputable business with solid foundations and plans for growth where your efforts will be noticed and rewarded.
The benefits you will enjoy as part of our team are:
- Salary: VERY COMPETITIVE, dependent on current experience and qualifications
- Benefits: 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and pension scheme.
- Birthday off each year and 3 days wellbeing leave
- Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Hours of Work: Monday to Thursday 8.30am–5pm, Friday 8.30am-2.30pm
Career Opportunity: Accountant employer: Salisburys
Salisbury & Company is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values professional growth and development. With a focus on work-life balance, employees enjoy a 37.5-hour week, generous leave entitlements, and the opportunity to work with a diverse client portfolio in the beautiful surroundings of North Wales. Join us to be part of a dynamic team where your contributions are recognised and rewarded.
