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VAT Accountant

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ACCA

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Location:
United Kingdom, East Ham, London

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Category:
Finance

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

35000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

As an Accountant, you will take responsibility for preparing and reviewing VAT returns, maintaining accurate bookkeeping records, and ensuring full compliance with UK VAT, CIS, and tax regulations. You will manage a varied client portfolio, predominantly owner-managed businesses, providing guidance on VAT rules, CIS treatment, and other accounting matters. Your role involves producing year-end accounts, corporation tax returns, self-assessment tax returns, and supporting clients with day-to-day financial queries. You will ensure accurate reporting, effective workflow management, and contribute to the efficient delivery of our accounting and compliance services.

Job Responsibility:

  • Performing bookkeeping for limited companies and sole traders using VT Transactions
  • Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns for clients across sectors such as construction, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, IT, and others
  • Entering purchase and sales invoices and reconciling supplier and customer ledgers
  • Entering bank statements manually or via CSV imports and completing accurate bank reconciliations
  • Applying Domestic Reverse Charge VAT rules confidently
  • Managing Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) processes, including CIS suffered, CIS deductions, and subcontractor payments
  • Calculating CIS refund claims for limited companies and sole traders
  • Preparing year-end accounts for VAT-registered and non-VAT-registered limited companies (preferably using IRIS Accountancy Suite)
  • Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) using IRIS Accountancy Suite, including correct treatment of allowable/disallowable expenses, capital allowances, marginal relief, and other SME tax rules
  • Working effectively with incomplete or missing information when preparing VAT returns and accounts
  • Accurately recording wages, salaries, PAYE, NIC, and pension contributions
  • Entering subcontractor payments, recording CIS deductions, and preparing workings for monthly CIS returns

Requirements:

  • Strong knowledge of accounting and tax rules, with willingness to stay updated on legislation changes
  • Proven experience working within an accountancy practice
  • Experience dealing with owner-managed businesses
  • Practical experience of CIS and VAT Domestic Reverse Charge
  • Strong VAT knowledge with a proven track record of preparing and submitting VAT returns
  • Bookkeeping experience using VT Transaction+ software
  • Be the main point of contact for clients and/or colleagues
  • Strong communication skills and able to build good relationship with the client and become direct point of contact for VAT
  • Holds a accountancy and/or tax qualification or qualified by experience (e.g. ATT/CTA/ACA/ACCA/CA)
What we offer:
  • holidays
  • benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 14, 2025

Expiration:
January 10, 2026

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