With long standing foundations, Williams Denton is a leading supplier of accountancy and tax support solutions in North Wales. Focused on providing a first-class service to companies and personal clients, the professional and proactive team of over 40 staff, working from two North Wales based offices, have gained the business an enviable reputation, with a well-established and ever-growing client base.
Due to continued growth, the firm has a superb opportunity available for a Trainee Accountant to join the expanding team.
The Role
As an ambitious and driven Trainee Accountant, you’ll be assisting our experienced accounting team in delivering outstanding levels of service to a diverse portfolio of accounts, audit, and taxation clients.
You’ll be joining our successful AAT Training Programme, helping you navigate your AAT exams whilst gaining valuable real-life experiences to complement your studies.
Your duties will include, although will not be limited to:
- Processing financial information in Xero, and other accounting software
- Making year/period end adjustments in accounting software
- Preparing accounts for review using our internal work programmes
- Liaising with clients on accounting queries
- Assisting with business and personal tax computations
- Assisting with VAT Returns, CIS Returns, and payroll processing
- Carrying out audit testing as part of an audit team
- Supporting the directors and other team members, as required
Our Requirements
To be considered for this Trainee Accountant role, you must:
- have a high level of attention to detail, with accurate data entry skills
- have excellent numeracy skills
- be able to communicate effectively, written and verbally
- have solid IT literacy, with a working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- understand the importance of providing outstanding levels of customer service, and be willing to go above and beyond to deliver
Although not essential, the ability to communicate in Welsh would be advantageous for this role.
What you would get
You’ll be joining a successful, well established, company where your efforts and results as a Trainee Accountant will be recognised and rewarded.
You’ll also benefit from:
- A training contract, typically working 37 hours a week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Flexibility will be required to meet business and client needs
- A fully funded study support package, with paid study leave
- Monthly company performance-based bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Generous employer pension scheme (no obligation for employee contributions)
- 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), rising with length of service after 5 years to a maximum of 35 days (including bank holidays)
- Excellent progression opportunities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bangor LL57 4FE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person
