Payroll and VAT Accountant Vacancy

The Business

Goddard Solutions is a small but growing chartered accountancy business with around 200 customers based mainly in Central Scotland and the Lothian area. The practice makes full use of online technology to support both its customers and the running of our business. We are a small friendly team: director and founder, Dawn Goddard; one permanent accountant; an admin assistant; and some long-standing support from qualified sub-contractors. The business runs a Virtual Office, paperless, fully digital, with everyone all working from own homes. Our practice expects to continue to grow, both in terms of new clients and through increasing needs of our existing customers. A new book-keeper/accountant in the team will help us do this.

Summary of Role

The position of Payroll and VAT Accountant will support our limited company, partnership and sole trader clients. The role covers VAT returns, payroll running, and bookkeeping.
VAT and Payroll is a very changing environment in terms of HMRC and other rules. This new role will take the lead for our small team in staying up to date with all relevant VAT and Payroll legislation, and applying this to our clients.
Almost all our clients use Cloud software for their book-keeping, but from time to time, we need to create accounting records from source documents. This new role will cover a mix of regular book-keeping support for clients with Cloud accounting, plus ad hoc manual projects.
Excellent individual customer service is at the heart of everything we do, and our new team member should reflect these values.
Finally, we are involved in many aspects of accounting and tax support to our clients, so the role has the opportunity to develop into these areas.
This is a permanent role, preferably 3 to 4 days a week, but with scope for flexible working.

The Perks

Virtually all the work can be carried out from own home.
FTE Salary of £24,000 to £30,000, depending on experience.
Mobile phone and laptop provided. 5 weeks’ holiday.

Detailed Job Description

1. VAT returns. Reviewing, challenging and processing of automatically produced client VAT returns, in light of current VAT legislation.
2. Payroll. Running payrolls using payroll software. Updating of client pension systems. Liaising with clients, HMRC and Pensions Regulator. Calculating pension contributions and gross pay from hours and rates. Preparing P11ds.
3. Book-keeping. Assisting clients with Cloud software packages. Correcting and supporting on their book-keeping. Some processing of receipts and raising of Client invoices on a monthly basis.

Your skills and experience

Goddard Solutions are looking for an experienced, suitably qualified person who can work unsupervised, with good experience of accounting software technology and confidence in communicating with customers through email and over the phone. As an ideal candidate, you will have the following skills/experience:

• Qualified Book-keeper or Part Qualified Accountant
• Solid book-keeping abilities – able to prepare accounting records from source documentation to trial balance
• Experience of running payrolls and full knowledge of auto-enrolment, tax codings and benefits in kind
• VAT return experience and full understanding of current VAT rules and legislation
• Ability to confidently manage multiple activities and clients
• Clear communicator, with a focus on customer service and client activities/business
• Personally motivated with the ability to work unsupervised