Gooding Accounts

**About Gooding Accounts**

Gooding Accounts is a growing accounting and advisory firm based in England. The firm has built a reputation for combining personal, approachable service with the efficiencies of modern cloud-based accounting. Supporting more than 2,500 clients each year, Gooding Accounts provides a full suite of services including accounts, tax, VAT, payroll, and business advisory. With strategic partnerships extending to audit and specialist services, the firm offers clients the reassurance of local expertise backed by scalable support. Gooding Accounts is committed to clear communication, strong relationships, and helping businesses and individuals thrive in today’s fast-changing environment

**Job Purpose**:Working as part of a collaborative team, the accountant will support the Client Portfolio Lead to deliver high-quality financial information to clients through the technical preparation of accounts and tax schedules, ensuring all work meets professional standards

**Reporting To**:Team Leader

**Duties & Responsibilities**

Accounts Preparation:

- Prepare company accounts from client records, including processing invoices, bank statements, and receipts
- Draft financial statements such as profit and loss accounts and balance sheets using accounting software
- Ensure all accounts are accurate, complete, and compliant with relevant accounting standards and regulations
- Submit prepared accounts for review and sign-off by Client Portfolio Lead

Personal Tax Support:

- Assist in preparing personal tax returns, including gathering and organising relevant information from clients
- Draft basic tax calculations, supporting the Client Manager and wider team in meeting personal tax deadlines
- Maintain confidentiality and accuracy when handling sensitive personal data

Team Collaboration:

- Collaborate with other team members, including bookkeepers and tax specialists, to ensure accurate and smooth data flow and service delivery
- Share information and support colleagues to meet collective deadlines.
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to a positive, collaborative working environment

Compliance and Quality Control:

- Stay informed about relevant accounting standards and practice requirements
- Adhere to internal processes for document management and data security

Process Improvement:

- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy in accounts preparation and tax processes
- Support the adoption of new tools and workflows to enhance efficiency

**Reporting:

- Provide regular updates to the Client Portfolio Lead or Client Manager on progress and any issues affecting delivery
- Help manage workload to ensure all tasks are completed within set deadlines

**Key Success Factors:

- Consistently accurate and timely preparation of company accounts and personal tax returns
- Positive feedback from team members regarding reliability and quality of work
- Effective collaboration and communication within the team
- Compliance with all relevant accounting standards and internal processes
- Willingness to learn and contribute to process improvements

**Ideally, you will fit the following requirements/experience**:

- CA Inter, MBA Finance or any accounting degree
- Minimum 3 years of experience in preparing company accounts for UK and 1 year of tax support experience is a must
- Good understanding of accounting principles and compliance requirements
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks) and Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in numerical work

**You Have To Be**:

- Highly organised with a methodical approach to tasks
- Proactive and committed to producing high-quality work
- Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate within a team
- Adaptable to changing priorities and able to manage workload to meet deadlines
- Discreet and reliable with confidential information
- Able to manage multiple client accounts and meet varying deadlines
- Flexible to occasionally work extended hours during peak periods or deadlines

**How to apply?**

To be considered for this role, you must complete 3 steps:
2. Complete the Skills Tests for this role. You must follow the link below and complete the testing assessments. The first assessment is a Skills Test, to assess your technical ability and numerical reasoning

3. Complete the Psychometric Test for this role

If you successfully clear the Skills Test, you will be redirected to a Psychometric Test to assess how you think and make decisions

**If you do not complete the assessments, then you will not be considered for the role.