Practice Accounts Assistant

£26500 / year

About Candidate

Education/Qualification

  • 2023 Macclesfield College – Advanced Diploma in Accounting Level 3
  • 2020 Tytherington Sixth Form – Health and Social Care Level 3
  • 2019 Tytherington School – GCSEs including Mathematics and English

Systems used

  • Xero
  • Dext
  • Sage Online
  • Sage Desktop
  • Quickbooks
  • Free Agent
  • CCH Digita Accounts Production
  • CaseWare
  • MyWork Papers
  • Word
  • Excel

Career Summary

Current Employer – Accountancy and Business Advisory Service

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – February 2024 – Present

  • Working within the SME department preparing accounts using both My Workpapers and Digita Accounts Production for Sole Traders/Partnerships/Charities/Companies
  • General client bookkeeping alongside training clients to use the software independently
  • Tailoring each job to meet varied criteria for different manager.
  • Attending training to stay up to date on accounting policies and new legislation
  • Ensuring any information received is filed correctly according to GDPR
  • Using Excel to analyse data from Sage/Xero/QuickBooks

Previous Employer – Accountancy and Business Advisory Service

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – November 2020 – February 2024

  • Bookkeeping/preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns for clients using Sage online as well as Sage desktop
  • General communication with clients both over the phone as well as email and written correspondence.
  • Preparing and submitting annual confirmation statements with Companies House
  • Preparing iXBRLs to be submitted with HM Revenue & Customs
  • Communicating with colleagues to ensure every member of the team is aware of the current work in progress.

Previous Employer – Restaurant

Position – Crew Member

Dates – October 2019 – November 2020 

Previous Employer – Coffee Shop

Position – Barista / Waitress

Dates – October 2019 – November 2020 

Previous Employer – Restaurant  

Position – Waitress

Dates – November 2017 – September 2019