Spencer & Trent Recruitment is working with a leading accountancy practice seeking a Junior Accountant to join the business on a  fixed-term 12-month contract  (covering MAT leave). You will be working from their office in Marylebone 4 days a week and 1 days from home. 

Duties include: 

• Supporting with account preparation 
• Carrying out general bookkeeping duties 
• Preparing client financial statements 
• Completing VAT returns 
• Assisting with Adhoc self-assessment tax returns 
• Admin duties as and when they arrive 

Experience needed: 

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably inclusive of accounting modules. 
• AAT qualified/part-qualified or early stages of ACCA. 
• Intermediate Excel knowledge (V Lookups, pivot tables, sumif, index, data manipulation) 
• Proven experience working in an accountancy practice environment. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
• Strong organisational and time management abilities. 
• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

Salary and Benefits: 

• £30,000 – £35,000 DOE 
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Day off on your birthday 
• Performance-based bonus
• Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm – 40 hours per week 

 For further details on this new and exciting opportunity, please apply today  

At Spencer & Trent, we value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We want to assure you that the language used in this advert is not intended to exclude or discriminate against anyone, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We warmly welcome applications from all parts of society and are happy to discuss any adjustments or additional support you might need throughout the application process. 

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact applicants successful in being shortlisted. If you do not hear within 7 days, you have unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. However, your application for this or any further roles may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes. 

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies Spencer & Trent is acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.