Accounting Technician

Accounts Technician - Weston-super-Mare

We’re Westcotts – a Top 50+50 Accountancy Practice and Real Living Wage Employer, with over 290 team members based across in Devon and Somerset.

We’re looking for an Accounts Technician to join our Weston-super-Mare office on a permanent basis. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a progressive and people-focused accountancy practice.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a varied portfolio of clients, develop your technical expertise, and play an important role in delivering exceptional service to businesses and individuals across the South West.

Why Westcotts?

At Westcotts, we believe our people are our greatest asset. When you join us, you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive firm where your development is genuinely encouraged.

You’ll benefit from:

• A friendly and collaborative team environment
• Varied and meaningful work that helps you develop your skills
• A genuine focus on wellbeing and work/life balance
• The opportunity to grow your career within an established and respected firm

Main Duties

This is a varied role where you’ll work closely with clients and colleagues, providing high-quality accounting and taxation support. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing financial statements for limited companies, partnerships, and sole traders
• Preparing personal and corporate tax computations and returns
• Providing bookkeeping and management accounting services across a range of clients
• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns and supporting clients with their VAT obligations
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date accounting records for clients
• iling Companies House and HM Revenue & Customs documentation on behalf of clients
• Supporting clients with day-to-day accounting queries and helping build strong working relationships
• Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with internal procedures, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements
• Providing general administrative support to Partners, Managers, and the wider office team as required

This list summarises the main duties of the role but is not exhaustive — you may be asked to support with additional tasks and projects at a similar level as required.

Main Duties

As a Marketing Coordinator, you’ll provide day-to-day support to the marketing team, helping ensure our activity runs efficiently and to a high standard. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing administrative support across marketing projects, campaigns and events
• Maintaining and updating marketing databases and mailing lists
• Supporting and manage the planning and delivery of client events, seminars and webinars, including logistics and attendee lists
• Assisting with website updates and basic content uploads using the CMS
• Supporting social media scheduling and monitoring under guidance from the wider team
• Helping to organise and track marketing budgets, invoices and supplier orders
• Liaising with external suppliers and agencies such as venues
• Supporting the firm’s sponsorship, community engagement, CSR and wider sustainability initiatives.
• Occasionally travelling to our offices across Devon and Somerset to support events

Attributes, Skills, Experience and Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who is organised, client-focused, and keen to continue developing their career in practice. Ideally, you’ll have:

• Experience working at Accounts Technician or Accounts Assistant level within an accountancy practice
• AAT qualified however part-qualified or qualified by experience is also considered.
• Previous experience preparing accounts for limited companies and unincorporated businesses
• A positive, friendly, and approachable manner
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• A proactive approach and the ability to work independently when required
• A professional, discreet, and team-oriented attitude
• Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, Xero and Quickbooks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to present information clearly and professionally in emails, reports, and client correspondence

Terms / Benefits

• Up to 36.25 hours / 5 days per week ideally though part-time would also be considered.
• Flexible and hybrid working is available is available after an initial office-based period to learn new systems etc..
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days plus bank holidays after 3 years’ service.
• Annual salary review.
• Death in service 3 x annual salary.
• Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme.
• 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
• Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
• Introducing clients and team member commission schemes.
• Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6% after 4 years’ service).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years’ service.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please upload your CV along with a covering letter providing information on why you feel you would be suitable for the role in particular in regards to the desired attributes, skills, experience and qualifications. Please also state your current salary (if applicable), salary expectations and available start date.

Pay: £26,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sabbatical
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Weston-super-Mare BS23 1LP