UK Accountant – Final Accounts & CT600

Description

The Final Accounts and CT600 Specialist works closely with financial data, prepares annual statutory accounts, and submits CT600 corporation tax returns to HMRC. This role demands a practical understanding of year-end accounts preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, and detailed tax computations. The specialist collaborates with various internal processes to ensure timely and precise statutory filings, maintaining smooth communications with regulatory authorities. The position does not involve managing a team but requires independent working and effective deadline management. Candidates must be self-motivated, organized, and able to handle competing priorities in a professional and methodical manner within standard UK working hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review bookkeeping records using Excel and accounting software such as Capium, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Reconcile bank statements with bookkeeping records, investigate discrepancies, and ensure all transactions are accurately posted.
• Prepare year-end accounting schedules and journal entries including accruals, prepayments, fixed asset adjustments, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Compile and produce annual statutory accounts using accounting software like VT Final Accounts and Capium, ensuring compliance with UK accounting standards.
• Aggregate and review quarterly financial data to produce comprehensive annual accounts for statutory reporting.
• Prepare corporation tax computations and accurate CT600 returns in line with HMRC requirements, and submit these returns within prescribed deadlines.
• File statutory accounts with Companies House, maintaining up-to-date and compliant records as per UK legislation.
• Respond professionally to HMRC compliance queries and requests for information via telephone and written communication.
• Identify missing or inconsistent financial data, proactively follow up to resolve issues, and support accurate filing of all statutory documents.
• Organize workload effectively to meet tight deadlines, maintaining prioritization of tasks and ensuring high-quality output.
• Maintain detailed and audit-ready financial records to support internal and external review processes.
• Continuously update knowledge of statutory accounting processes, HMRC systems, and compliance regulations to ensure best practices.

Experience

2 Years

Apply By

Nov 9, 2026

Required Skills

• Companies House Filings
• Corporation Tax Returns
• Excel
• Accounting Spreadsheets
• HMRC Systems
• statutory accounts processes
• Written English
• Spoken English
• Attention to detail
• UK year-end accounts
• Independent Working
• Deadline Management
• Bank Reconciliation
• Financial Journal Entries
• Corporation Tax computation
• Organisation

Nice to Have Skills

• VT Final Accounts
• Capium
• Compliance communication