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Salary – Competitive
Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Holiday – 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days)
About the Trainee Accounts/Admin Assistant role
We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Accounts/Admin Assistant in our Stamford office.
A fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual, ideally a school/college leaver, to start your career in accountancy. Joining an apprenticeship scheme, you will be working towards an internationally recognised accountancy qualification (AAT Level 3 with potential to continue to Level 4) and gaining valuable on-the-job experience with a highly respected accountancy firm.
You will join a dynamic accounts team with a high-quality client base and rapidly gain responsibility whilst at the same time completing your accounting qualification with us.
Successful candidates for this role will be personable and hard-working. We will provide you with meaningful support as you undertake your exam training and the exams themselves. Whilst we want you to progress rapidly in your career, equally we will only enter you for exams when you are properly prepared.
Key responsibilities of a Trainee Accounts/Admin Assistant will include:
- Preparing year-end accounts with physical or computer records
- Preparing corporation tax returns alongside the year-end accounts
- Maintaining weekly/monthly bookkeeping for clients
- Preparing VAT returns for clients
- Preparing personal tax returns for clients
- Assisting with office administrative tasks
- Answering phone calls and greeting clients
About you –
We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
- Minimum of Grade 4 (or equivalent) in Maths and English at GCSE
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Self-motivated
- Highly personable with excellent communication skills
- Organised, efficient with attention to detail
- Able to demonstrate drive and initiative
- Able to reliably commute to the Stamford office
Full benefits available for the Trainee Accounts/Admin Assistant –
- Study support package for AAT qualification
- Pension scheme
- Group life assurance 4 x salary
- Private medical insurance after 5 years’ service
- Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
- Employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations
About us
TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SMEs and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.
