Junior Accountant

We are a fast-growing online ICAEW accountancy firm which focuses on ecommerce businesses. Those businesses which sell on Etsy, Amazon, eBay, Shopify etc...

We are the leading ecommerce accountancy practice that provide a complete service to SME ecommerce business owners from bookkeeping to tax returns.

We are a remote first business and always will be, so this will suit someone who has a good work from home environment.

Not only are we an accountancy firm but we have a team of in house developers who develop ecommerce accountancy tools to constantly improve how service to clients and internal efficiency.

We are looking for an experienced accountant to join our friendly team. This role will be delivering Bookkeeping, VAT returns, accounts, tax returns and self assessments.

Role Description:

· General bookkeeping duties to prepare VAT returns

· VAT Returns review

· Bring accounts up to TB level ready for accounts preparation

· Liaising with clients and the team

· Assist with training trainees

· Accounts Productions (limited company and Sole Trader)

· Tax Return (Corporation tax and self assessment)

· Continually developing internal processes

· Engage with clients

Required Skills:

· VAT returns preparation experience

· At least 2 years of experience working in a UK accounting practice

· Experience with accounts to TB level

· Experience using both Quickbooks and Xero

· Studying or complete a finance qualification (e.g. AAT)

· Accounts preparation experience

· Good knowledge of Microsoft office incl. Excel

· Strong written and verbal communication skills is essential

The Junior Accountant will be managing service delivery and relationships for a portfolio of SME businesses for a fast-growing ecommerce focused accountancy.

We are looking for someone that can confidently take ownership of service delivery for our client base. We are continuously growing and are looking for an individual keen to be part of maintaining both rapid growth and consistently high service level.

These are the values we look for in all our team members at YEA

Trust - Trust is the most important aspect we have at YEA, this is especially true because we are a remote business. Our customers trust us with their businesses and YEA trusts you to treat the remote working and flexibility with respect.

Empowered - Everyone is important, everyone has suggestions and everyone will be listened to. Everyone who works here has a valid opinion on how we should improve processes and make things better. The best ideas are generated by the people who actually do the work

See it, fix it - If a problem arises, you deal with it. If you need someone else to help on the problem, then the problem is still yours to follow up on and ensure that it is fixed.

Imagine there is no review – Everything you send either internally or externally needs to have been checked. Do not settle for good enough or assume someone else will pick it up.

Respect and Kindness - On a personal and business level we should be kind to each other. We want a to grow a team which helps each other.

Collaboration – We cannot work alone to solve problems, we need to work together to solve problems and deliver great customer service.

Continuous Improvement - Change can be assumed to be constant. There is no perfect process. We will always be changing process to improve customer service, and operational efficiency.

Efficiency - We are a business which is built on operational efficiency. We will look to automate where we can, use software to save time and review our processes.

Working at Your Ecommerce Accountant:Clients: We specialise in working with ecommerce businesses, so you can expect to have a varied and interesting workload. On top of this, many of our clients are small owner-managed businesses, so you can expect to have close and personal relationships with the people you are working with.

Working at Your Ecommerce Accountant Mindset:

We are a forward-thinking and modern firm. We are always looking for ways to improve the experience for our clients and for our team.

Be treated right - We understand that the most refined work is completed in a respectful and collaborative environment. Negativity has no place here.

Remote friendly - So long as you are able to stay connected to the team and be on top of your workload

Growth mindset - we want people who want to push themselves to grow the business and themselves