Accounts Assistant/Trainee Accountant in Northampton - Butler Rose

Accounts Assistant/Trainee Accountant - Growing accounting firm
Northampton
£28,000 to £32,000

Butler Rose Public Practice is delighted to be partnering with an expanding accountancy firm based in Northamptonshire, in their search for an Accounts Assistant/Trainee Accountant to support management with their outsourcing client portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and detail-oriented individual seeking to progress their accounting career. You will work as part of a growing and collaborative team, ensuring clients receive a high level of service while developing your own technical and professional skills within practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of a dedicated client portfolio
• Assist with the preparation of monthly accounts, payroll, and VAT returns for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.
• Support the preparation of management accounts and other ad hoc reports as required by clients.
• Assist with bookkeeping and client financial record keeping, increasingly through cloud-based software.
• Provide administrative support and help ensure the smooth running of client workflows.
• Visit clients on-site as required.
• With training, assist in preparing year-end working papers and accounts from client records.
• Contribute to providing excellent client service and timely completion of work.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in an accountancy practice environment.
• AAT Level 3 + qualified or near completion
• Competent using accounting packages such as Sage, QuickBooks, or Xero.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Google Suite skills.
• An interest or background in the agricultural/rural or sustainability sector is desirable but not essential.
• Strong academic background (minimum B grade or equivalent in Maths and English).
• Organised, proactive, and eager to grow in a client-facing accounting role.

What's on Offer:

• Competitive salary (£28,000-£32,000 DOE).
• 22 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• 3% pension (NEST) contribution
• Medicash health cover.
• Free parking on site.
• Study support
• Mentoring and clear career development pathway.
• Friendly, close-knit working environment with hybrid flexibility.

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a key role in supporting a growing portfolio of outsourced accounting clients while developing your technical and professional skills in a collaborative and progressive firm.

Interested?

If this sounds like the next step in your career, get in touch with Demetria Petropoulos to find out more - /d . petropoulos @ butlerrose . com

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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.