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Maynard Johns is a modern, fast growing, and progressive accountancy practice with a friendly and supportive team. 

Due to continued expansion, we are currently looking for the right candidates for the following vacancies:

We're Hiring

Trainee Manager/ Accounts Senior

Full Time

 Due to continued expansion, we have an exciting role assisting our accountants in managing their client portfolio, working for our fast growing and progressive accountancy practice. The role is ideal for people looking to progress their career with excellent support and training opportunities to gain wider and relevant experience in all areas of accountancy, taxation and business advice that could lead onto management roles.

The Candidate:

  • Part or fully qualified, or qualified by experience
  • Extensive experience of preparing accounts for Sole Trades, Partnerships and Limited Companies
  • A basic knowledge of personal and corporate tax (full training will be given to expand this)
  • A good working knowledge of VAT
  • The ability to work both as part of a team and using your own initiative
  • Excellent communication skills with both colleagues and clients
  • Excellent IT skills and a good working knowledge of digital accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage, QuickBooks)

The Role:

  • Reviewing and finalising accounts prepared by junior staff members and providing feedback for improvement and staff development
  • Reviewing digital data entry and VAT returns and preparing management information for clients
  • Liaising with clients over the phone, by email and by post
  • Correspondence with HMRC, Companies House and other relevant organisations
  • Preparation of personal and partnership tax returns and computations
  • Preparation of corporation tax returns and computations for Limited Companies
  • Managing workflow to ensure deadlines are met
  • Assisting with a wide variety of tax issues (e.g. IHT, CGT etc)

Salary range: £25,000-£30,000

Closing date: Friday 19 May

Junior Accounts Preparation Team Member

Full Time

Due to continued growth we have another vacancy in our accounts preparation team. This is an excellent opportunity for you to join a modern, fast growing and progessive accountancy practice and work in a friendly and supportive environment.

We are keen to invest in the right candidate and provide study support and other benefits where required.

This role is deally suited for someone just leaving full time education and looking for a career within an accountancy practice.

The position involves working closely with the accounts preparation team and senior accountants within the firm and will involve bookkeeping, preparing accounts to draft stage and preparation of VAT returns.  Training within our Payroll Department may also be offered for the right candidate.

The ability to work as a team member is an essential part of this role. Due to the increasingly digital nature of accountancy, the ideal candidate will have a good grasp of I.T. and a willingness to learn.

Accounts Preparation Team Member

Full Time

The right candidate will be someone with a good working knowledge of accounts preparation with experience in an accountancy practice.

The position involves working closely with the accounts preparation team and senior accountants within the firm and will involve bookkeeping, preparing accounts to draft stage and preparation of VAT returns.  The ability to work as a team member is an essential part of this role. Due to the increasingly digital nature of accountancy, the ideal candidate will have a good grasp of I.T. and a willingness to learn.

Further details and how to apply

To apply for any position at Maynard Johns please send your CV with a covering letter explaining why you think you are suitable for the position to:

Ann Holland,
Maynard Johns Chartered Accountants,
37 Mill Street,
Bideford,
EX39 2JJ

or email [email protected]

NO AGENCIES – Direct applicants only.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Maynard Johns by any means. For any CVs which are submitted without instruction from the Maynard Johns Recruitment team, Maynard Johns reserves the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of any agency fee.

Please note that we may not be able to respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, or, in the case of open ended vacancies, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of submitting your CV, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

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Telephone 01237 472071

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