Accountant
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pension |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | SE London, London |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Best Option Konsult Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
As an Accountant in Practice, the ideal candidate 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, Making Tax Digital (MTD), 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.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
• Performing bookkeeping for limited companies and sole traders using QuickBooks
• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns for clients across sectors such as construction, retail, property, hospitality, manufacturing, IT, and others
• Preparing quarterly bookkeeping for sole traders and property investment sole traders and submitting Making Tax Digital (MTD) returns to HM Revenue and Customs
• 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
• 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 Elements)
• Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) using IRIS Elements, including correct treatment of allowable/disallowable expenses, capital allowances, marginal relief, and other Small and Medium Enterprise tax rules
• Working effectively with incomplete or missing information when preparing VAT returns and accounts.
• Accurately recording wages, salaries, PAYE, NIC, and pension contributions using Payroll Manager software
• Entering subcontractor payments, recording CIS deductions, and preparing workings for monthly CIS returns
• Preparing and filing clients’ annual confirmation statements with Companies House
Candidate requirement
• 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 QuickBooks and IRIS Elements software
• Strong communication skills and able to build good relationship with the client and become direct point of contact for VAT and MTD
Qualifications:
BSc Accounting
ACA/ACCA/CIMA or any Equivalent
2 Years' experience required
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
• Performing bookkeeping for limited companies and sole traders using QuickBooks
• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns for clients across sectors such as construction, retail, property, hospitality, manufacturing, IT, and others
• Preparing quarterly bookkeeping for sole traders and property investment sole traders and submitting Making Tax Digital (MTD) returns to HM Revenue and Customs
• 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
• 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 Elements)
• Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) using IRIS Elements, including correct treatment of allowable/disallowable expenses, capital allowances, marginal relief, and other Small and Medium Enterprise tax rules
• Working effectively with incomplete or missing information when preparing VAT returns and accounts.
• Accurately recording wages, salaries, PAYE, NIC, and pension contributions using Payroll Manager software
• Entering subcontractor payments, recording CIS deductions, and preparing workings for monthly CIS returns
• Preparing and filing clients’ annual confirmation statements with Companies House
Candidate requirement
• 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 QuickBooks and IRIS Elements software
• Strong communication skills and able to build good relationship with the client and become direct point of contact for VAT and MTD
Qualifications:
BSc Accounting
ACA/ACCA/CIMA or any Equivalent
2 Years' experience required