Account Senior

ProTalent; Uckfield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

No late-hours culture

CPD opportunities

Social club

Job summary

ProTalent Limited in Uckfield, East Sussex, is seeking an Accounts Senior to manage a portfolio of owner-managed and SME clients within a friendly, long-established firm that is part of a larger group.

You will prepare year-end and management accounts, handle corporation tax work, review bookkeeping, and support junior colleagues while developing your own career in a collaborative environment with partners and managers.

Qualifications

• Accounts preparation experience in UK practice, ideally running your own portfolio.
• AAT qualified, part-qualified ACA or ACCA, or equivalent practical experience
• Sound knowledge of UK accounting standards
• Good organisation and confidence dealing with clients

Responsibilities

• Managing your own client portfolio and handling their day-to-day accounting queries
• Preparing year-end and management accounts for owner-managed businesses and SMEs
• Preparing corporation tax computations and returns, with some personal tax work
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and sorting out discrepancies
• Supporting managers and partners on more complex assignments
• Helping to develop junior members of the team

Skills

Client portfolio management

UK accounting standards knowledge

Organisation

Client communication

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA/ACA (part-qualified)

Job description

Accounts Senior | Uckfield, East Sussex | Up to £45,000 | Hybrid

Want your own client portfolio, partners who know you by name, and a firm that doesn't expect you at your desk at 8pm?

A well-established firm of Chartered Accountants in Uckfield is looking for an Accounts Senior to join its accounts team. It still has the personal feel of a long-standing independent practice, but it's now part of a larger, growing group. That means real investment, specialists to lean on and more room to progress than you'd usually find in a firm this size.

You'll look after your own portfolio of owner-managed and SME clients and be their go-to contact day to day. There's plenty of variety, proper client contact, and the chance to get stuck into tax and more complex work alongside managers and partners.

What you'll be doing

• Managing your own client portfolio and handling their day-to-day accounting queries
• Preparing year-end and management accounts for owner-managed businesses and SMEs
• Preparing corporation tax computations and returns, with some personal tax work
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and sorting out discrepancies
• Supporting managers and partners on more complex assignments
• Helping to develop junior members of the team

What you'll need

• Accounts preparation experience in UK practice, ideally running your own portfolio
• AAT qualified, part-qualified ACA or ACCA, or equivalent practical experience
• Sound knowledge of UK accounting standards
• Good organisation and confidence dealing with clients

What's on offer

• Salary up to £45,000
• Hybrid working
• No late-hours culture
• Approachable partners and managers, many of whom started out as trainees themselves
• A development path built around you, backed by the wider group
• CPD throughout the year, and you can put forward courses you'd like to do
• A sociable team with its own social club