ACA Qualified General Practice Senior

BV Recruitment Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable London-based accountancy firm is seeking a fully ACA qualified Accounts & Audit Senior. The position involves preparing statutory accounts, leading audits, and managing client relationships in a friendly, supportive environment. This role offers excellent opportunities for progression to managerial level in a dynamic and varied practice.

Qualifications

• At least three years experience in an accountancy firm.
• Fully ACA qualified, ideally with first time passes.
• Experience in preparing accounts and leading audits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts and draft corporation tax computations.
• Lead small to medium size audit assignments from planning to completion.
• Supervise juniors and review their work.

Skills

Preparation of statutory accounts

Leading audits

Client management

Team collaboration

Education

ACA qualification

Tools

Caseware

Job description

Are you a fully ACA qualified Accounts & Audit Senior / General Practice Senior from an independent practice firm looking to upgrade to a very good quality, traditional medium size London based accountancy firm and carry out a varied role consisting of accounts preparation work, tax returns audit assignments and various advisory based projects? Are you keen to work in a very good quality firm with excellent progression to manager grade on offer? Your role will be split 50% statutory accounts preparation and tax returns with 40% spent on audit assignments and 10% spent on ad hoc projects such as management accounts, business valuations, cashflows, budgets, forecasts, due diligence etc. Based in a general practice role in a good quality ACA training firm with 50 staff, you will be responsible for preparing statutory accounts for a wide range of clients, most being Limited Companies and FRS 102 accounts, drafting corporation tax computations and leading small and medium size audit assignments from planning to completion. You will deal with client queries, technical research, HMRC queries and also be responsible for supervising juniors and reviewing their work. Your role will be varied, challenging and hugely enjoyable with great progression prospects to manager grade on offer. In this new role, you will gain exposure to a wide range of UK and international clients, including groups, from sectors including media and entertainment, property, legal, technology, renewable energy, retail and other interesting sectors. The firm would look at a recently qualified ACA, someone with some post qualification experience, and also an ACA finalist with one or two exams remaining and a strong exam history (no more than 2 resits in total). This firm has had great success with people who have trained outside of London and want to relocate to a London firm for the exposure and opportunities on offer.

To be considered for this new role (May 2025) you must have at least three years experience, probably in a small or medium size accountancy firm and be fully ACA qualified (either newly qualified or with a few years post qualification experience). First time passes are highly desirable. You must have experience of preparing statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, leading small to medium size audits from planning to completion, supervising juniors and ideally managing clients. Experience of a wide range of software packages, including Caseware would be an advantage as is a desire to work in a mixed general practice role. You must be professional, be a team player, and be looking to progress at a rapid pace. The firm welcomes applications from candidates looking to relocate to London from another UK based practice firm.

This growing accountancy firm has a great reputation for being a friendly and supportive place to work and providing their staff with challenging and varied roles. You will work in a friendly and growing team, and you can expect to work on an interesting array of high profile and growing London based clients as well as international clients. The firm is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms. This is a unique opportunity for a small or medium firm ACA qualified Accounts & Audit Senior / General Practice Senior to join an entrepreneurial and forward thinking practice and play a role of great importance to the continued growth of the firm. It is also a great opportunity to progress to Manager level in a short space of time.