Job Vacancy: VAT MANAGER

 

Our VAT Manager has one huge responsibility - to make sure all our Clients' VAT returns are filed on time, every time.

 

It's a big job: we file anywhere between 40 and 60 returns each and every month.

 

Our VAT Manager will do two things to make sure we are filing the returns we need to file. First of all they manage our VAT process using a team of people based both here in the office and remotely, too. They will also complete some of our more complex (and therefore interesting) VAT returns themselves.

 

We use as much technology as we possibly can to make the VAT return process as smooth as possible for both us and our clients. As such our VAT Manager will not only have two years experience 'in VAT' they will also be able to use a variety of online bookkeeping systems.

 

Our preferred package is QuickBooks but our clients (and we have portals for) a variety of software such as Xero, FreeAgent and even Coconut.

 

We are looking for a well organised and outgoing VAT Manager who will be an important and long-term member of our team.

 

I'll not deny, it's a busy role... but surely that's a good thing!

 

In return we offer an open, focused and fun place to work. The office is open plan and the environment is supportive... if there's a question to be asked, it gets asked!

 

All of us are focused on our clients - they are central to everything we do. We actively encourage our clients to pop in and see us and they do; sometimes to ask questions or bring us docs but often with the biscuits!

 

Although we're busy we do stop for the occasional chat and Richard has been known to pop to Costa once in a while. We don't live in each other's pockets but we do enjoy the occasional night out together.

 

The role is office based but there is the opportunity to work from home every so often.

 

Finally, we actively encourage development and will support anybody who wishes to learn, take exams and generally improve their knowledge of accounts.

Job Vacancy: Self Assessment Manager

 TaxAssist Accountants is a busy accountancy practice based in Corstorphine, Edinburgh...

 

The working environment is fast paced but fun, the office is open plan and the team very friendly.

 

The work is rewarding - helping people file their tax returns, giving advice and helping the team develop their knowledge too - and there's lots of it. We file more than 1,000 returns a year.

 

Although we are office based we're pretty flexible and working from home at least some of the time is entirely possible.

 

In return for all the fun (and salary) we are looking for an experienced tax return person who has worked in practice and so knows what it's like during tax return season!

 

Our new person will be able to produce tax returns for sole traders, landlords, company directors, high earners. They will be able to complete Capital Gains Tax calculations and be able to explain PAYE Coding notices too.

 

We are very much focused on customer service so communication with clients by 'phone, email and face to face, well, mask to mask, is part of the job.

 

Oh, and if the successful candidate knows the CCH IT system all the better. IT skills generally are really important - Excel particularly and knowledge of QuickBooks would be an advantage.

 

So, busy environment, fun team, salary and rewarding work in exchange for knowledge and skills.

 

Fair Deal?

The New Digital Package

As a business we've learned some things during lockdown.

First of all, the importance of communication.  We've been sending out info pretty regularly and some of you have been kind enough to say that you found our emails useful.

Of course, it's a balancing act - we didn't want to bombard our clients with a million emails but at the same time there was a lot of info to share!

Secondly, we've learned that no matter how much we thought we used technology there was always more we could do.

So, Zoom came into our lives and we've been having a lot of Zoom meetings both with the team (who are still working from home) and with new and existing clients too.

But even more than Zoom, QuickBooks and Dext (which used to be known as ReceiptBank) have been phenomenal for us.

And it's the simple things that have been most useful.

So, for example, Dext allows you to take photos of your receipts (or email invoices if received electronically) and then submit them using an app on your smartphone.  The software then extracts the data from the receipt: date, amount, VAT and even how it was paid (cash, card and so on).

That's clever but the really clever bit is that info can then be posted directly into bookkeeping software - whatever software you use.  If you don't use software we can still see everything you've added to Dext and download is as a spreadsheet.

It's brilliant.

And we've learned a thing about QuickBooks, too.  QuickBooks is our preferred bookkeeping package but we can work with any software.

So, one of the really neat things is this... when we need info from you (let's say we ask for a missing invoice).  You download it from Amazon (say), attach it to an email and send off to us.

Instead, with QuickBooks you can simply drag and drop it into a documents section of the software.  We can see it and it's available for you too.

And that's just one of the time saving features we've learned about... there are literally hundreds more.

So, now that we (seem to be) are coming out of the pandemic and the restrictions we'll soon be back in the office.  But we are going to keep the lessons we've learned and move to an even more tech focus.

We've created out Digital Package.  We’ll provide both QuickBooks and Dext for a monthly fee of £18 including the VAT.  This is a one off deal which we will leave in place for the next month or so.

If you’d like us to set you up on our Digital Package please just get in touch via westedinburgh@taxassist.co.uk and we'll start the process.