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Systems Architect & Future ACA/CTA

A dual-threat professional bridging production-grade software architecture with rigorous financial accounting. Currently seeking a hands-on PER role to execute core accounting tasks—bringing extreme efficiency and systems-level thinking to double-entry bookkeeping, reconciliations, and tax prep.

Part-time Accounts Assistant£15–20 / hrLuton / Bedfordshire · hybrid-friendly
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Rate expectation

£15–20 / hr

Part-time accounts assistant — supervised bookkeeping, reconciliations, and practice support.

Ambition (not the current ask)

Dual ACA / CTA

Long-term: complex corporate tax architecture blended with automated ledger technology.

Experience & tech fluency

Tech skills, translated into finance value.

Software infrastructure

Complex systems, shipped

Built Modex Ventures (16+ AI/SaaS engines). Shows I understand complex systems, databases, and APIs — the same discipline that keeps ledgers clean and processes auditable.

Financial tech fluency

Xero · QuickBooks · Excel — and the data layer

Deeply familiar with Xero, QuickBooks, and advanced Excel logic. I don't just use accounting software; I understand how it connects at the database level, allowing for fast data processing and anomaly detection.

The ACA & CTA track

ACA + CTA — the joint roadmap

A clear commitment to the joint programme: ACA for practice-aligned chartered status, CTA for tax adviser depth. Day-to-day ask is a hands-on Accounts Assistant PER role at £15–20/hr.

  1. Current

    PER / training agreement

    Actively seeking an ACA/CTA training agreement or part-time PER role (Accounts Assistant) to begin logging practical hours in audit, tax, and financial accounting.

  2. In role

    Core accounting execution

    Double-entry bookkeeping, bank and ledger reconciliations, client files, year-end support, and tax-prep assistance under a qualified supervisor.

  3. Goal

    Dual qualification

    Achieving dual ACA/CTA qualification to specialise in complex corporate tax architecture — blending financial compliance with automated ledger technologies.

ACA · ICAEW

  1. 1

    Certificate Level

    • Accounting
    • Assurance
    • Business, Technology & Finance
    • Law · Management Information
  2. 2

    Professional Level

    • Financial Accounting & Reporting
    • Audit & Assurance
    • Tax Compliance
    • Business Strategy & Technology
  3. 3

    Advanced Level

    • Corporate Reporting
    • Strategic Business Management
    • Case Study
    • Ethics & professional scepticism
  4. 4

    Practical experience

    • Supervised accounts / audit / tax hours
    • Competency sign-off by qualified supervisor
    • Client files, reconciliations, year-end support

CTA · CIOT

  1. 1

    CTA foundation

    • UK tax framework & HMRC interfaces
    • Corporation tax & R&D relief awareness
    • Payroll / CIS / VAT operational literacy
  2. 2

    CTA application

    • Advisory case studies (SME)
    • Compliance calendars & filings awareness
    • Tax technology & practice tooling

Why PER matters here

ACA/CTA practical experience must be supervised and mapped to competencies. Part-time accounts assistant work — bookkeeping, reconciliations, client admin, tax prep support — is exactly the hours I need documented and signed off.

Desk-ready skills

  • Double-entry bookkeeping & reconciliations
  • Xero / QuickBooks fluency
  • Advanced Excel for accounts work
  • Client file & practice admin
  • Systems thinking (APIs, databases, audit trails)
  • ACA pathway · CTA track

“I execute core accounting tasks with systems-level discipline — accurate books first, then efficiency. Seeking a part-time Accounts Assistant PER role while progressing ACA/CTA.”

Hire brief
Email · Accounts Assistant · £15–20/hr

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