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Assistant accountant
Accounting assistants play an essential role in the smooth running of a company’s finances. By taking part in entering, checking and monitoring accounting transactions, they contribute to the reliability of the accounts and compliance with tax obligations. This is an excellent entry point into the accounting profession, offering varied tasks and real prospects for advancement to positions of responsibility.
The business
What is an Accounts Assistant?
Its role
Accounting assistants play an active role in ensuring that the company’s accounts are properly kept, thanks to their specialist accounting skills. You are an essential link in the financial team. Your role: to enter, check and monitor daily accounting transactions with rigour and precision.
Its field of action
As an accounting assistant, you will work for accountancy firms, companies of all sizes or public administrations. You will work closely with accountants and finance managers and interact regularly with customers, suppliers and social security bodies to deal with their requests.
Your professional environment will require you to master specialist accounting software and to meet tax and social security deadlines. This versatility will enable you to acquire a global vision of the management professions and gradually develop your expertise in the accounting field.
The functions
What are the duties of an Accounts Assistant?
Your day-to-day work is punctuated by a variety of tasks that contribute to the smooth running of the company’s finances.
You enter accounting entries in the purchase, sales and bank journals
You carry out bank reconciliations and check the consistency of accounts
You prepare VAT returns and send them to the relevant bodies
You manage customer and supplier invoices, checking that they are in order
You take part in the monthly and annual closing of accounts
You archive and file accounting documents in accordance with current regulations
You will assist in drawing up balance sheets and income statements
You respond to customer enquiries about their accounting situation
Qualifications
Qualities and skills needed to be a good Accounts Assistant
Rigour and precision
Your ability to process financial data without error is fundamental. You pay close attention to detail to detect anomalies and ensure the reliability of the accounting information processed on a daily basis.
Computer skills
You excel in the use of accounting and spreadsheet software. This technical expertise will enable you to become more efficient and adapt to technological developments in the accounting sector.
Organisation and communication
You manage multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines. Your interpersonal skills make it easy to communicate with the various people you deal with and enable you to explain accounting procedures clearly.
The benefits
What are the advantages of working as an Accounts Assistant?
Working as an accounting assistant gives you the satisfaction of contributing directly to the financial health of companies. You’ll be involved in essential tasks that have an impact on the economic sustainability of organisations. This dynamic sector offers a wide range of job opportunities and guarantees long-term employability in a constantly evolving field.
Your accounting expertise will give you increasing autonomy and attractive career prospects. You can progress to the role of accountant, then head accountant in a company, or even assistant accountant in a firm. This natural progression enhances your experience and opens the way to managerial responsibilities.
Remuneration
Accounting assistant: salary and career development
The job of assistant accountant offers attractive remuneration with good prospects for career development. At the start of your career, you can expect to earn €22,000 gross per year. After a few years’ experience, this salary rises to €28,000 gross per annum, rising to €35,000 gross per annum for experienced candidates.
Depending on the type of employer, there are often significant additional benefits, such as bonuses for working in an accountancy firm, luncheon vouchers, a company health insurance scheme and extra time off work. Your career prospects will take you from accountant to accounting manager, providing a solid foundation for a lasting career.
Up to
35 000€
Salary per year
Training courses
How do I become an assistant accountant?
Our training courses
To become an assistant accountant, join a recognised school like INSEEC. Our teaching combines academic excellence and professional immersion. We train operational professionals who are sought after by companies and accountancy firms for their expertise and adaptability to contemporary accounting issues.
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