Accountant
Posted 1 week ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Crawley, Sussex, UK
Summary: The Part-Time Accountant role involves managing the financial records for the UK entities of a company, focusing on VAT compliance and various accounting tasks. The position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong accounts experience, including processing payments, supporting monthly reporting, and liaising with external accountants. The role is hybrid, requiring one day a week in the office in Crawley, with the remainder of the work done remotely. Candidates should have experience with HMRC and UK payroll reconciliation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process payments and invoices.
- Support monthly reporting and VAT submissions.
- Assist with year-end preparation and payroll processing.
- Liaise with external accountants as needed.
- Maintain accurate financial records in QuickBooks Online.
- Support reconciliations, expense tracking, invoice generation, and fixed asset recording.
- Deal directly with HMRC and other tax authorities.
Key Skills:
- Experience as a hands-on SME Accountant, either QBE or Qualified ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
- Experience processing ledgers through to the preparation of monthly accounts.
- Knowledge of VAT returns.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work well with key stakeholders.
Salary (Rate): £30.00 Hourly
City: Crawley
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
Our client is looking for a Part-Time Accountant to look after the UK entities of the company.
Your new role
You will be a detail-oriented and proactive individual with strong all-round accounts experience and a solid understanding of VAT compliance. The role involves processing payments and invoices, supporting monthly reporting, VAT submissions, and year-end preparation. You will also assist with payroll processing and liaise with external accountants as needed. A key part of the role includes maintaining accurate financial records in QuickBooks Online, supporting reconciliations, expense tracking, invoice generation, and fixed asset recording. Experience dealing directly with HMRC and other tax authorities is essential, along with UK payroll reconciliation and reporting.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a hands-on SME Accountant, either QBE or Qualified ACA, CIMA, ACCA, with experience of processing ledgers through to the preparation of monthly accounts. Knowledge of VAT returns is essential. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work well with key stakeholders.
What you'll get in return
This is a hybrid interim part-time Accountant role, ideally 1 day a week in the office in Crawley, the rest remote.
What you need to do now
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