Job description
TITLE:              Accounts assistant
Location:     88 Crawford street, london w1 h 2ej.
Hours:           monday to friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
SALARY:          circa £25,000p.a. According to experience.

1.      Company background
Cameron Baum is a two partner West End practice of Chartered Accountants.   We have a wide range of business and personal clients and pride ourselves on superb client service from the time the client calls or enters our office to the time they receive their finished product of accounts or other advice.  The firm’s partners are Daniel Baum and Geoffrey Hollander.
2.      Job background
The company has always maintained technical staff at different levels, abilities and experience to enable the work to be allocated to staff with the right skill set, whilst allowing them the opportunity to gain experience and develop in their careers.
3.      Job Objective
The objective of this role is to assist with bookkeeping, vat and general analysis and accounts work to support our Accounts seniors and managers.
4.      Prime responsibilities
·      Bookkeeping and analysis, vat returns (50%)
·      Assistance on year end accounts (50%)

5.      Technical knowledge
The job holder will require the following technical skills:
·         2 Years minimum bookkeeping experience or be working towards an AAT qualification.
·         Familiarity with final statutory accounts.
·         Working knowledge of vat and online filing.
·         Microsoft Windows platforms
·         Microsoft Office
·         SAGE Line 50/Xero/bookkeeping packages – excellent knowledge.
·         Other accounts packages – working knowledge and ability to extract reports.
·         Working knowledge of other common operating systems and software applications.

6.      Capabilities
The job holder must display the following:
·         Extremely well presented
·         Organised and thorough
·         Good attention to detail
·         See projects through to completion.
·         Be polite and patient with clients at all times.
·         Good written skills for emails and letters.
·         Have excellent interpersonal skills and able to work well with others.
·         A professional demeanour
·         Remain productive and take initiative during slow times.
·         Be able to multitask effectively during busy times.
·         Exercise patience and professionalism during stressful situations.
·         Ability to work responsibly with or without direct supervision.
·         Be enthusiastic and willing to work overtime when required.
7.      Kpis
The success of the job holder will be assessed against the following:
·         File reviews on individual jobs.
·         Job assessments with job manager on all jobs over half a day.
·         Technical accuracy of product output.
·         Personal presentation
·         Quality of emails and written correspondence.
8.      Review
The job holder will be reviewed after 3 months and then every 12 months in terms of their ability to establish and develop in this vital role.