Accountant

TC Professional Services; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A top accountancy firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Accountant for its Gateshead office. The role involves managing a portfolio of clients, preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, and sole-traders. Ideal candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in an accountancy practice and be ACA/ACCA qualified. The company offers competitive benefits including a pension scheme, flexible working hours, and continuous training and development.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance 4 x salary

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days

Free car parking

9 day working fortnight – flexi scheme

Access to employee benefits portal

Employee Referral Bonus

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience within an accountancy practice.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Pro-active and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Preparing year end accounts for clients.
• Supporting junior staff in the team.
• Delivering excellent client service.
• Preparing management accounts.
• Assisting with workflow implementation.

Skills

Excellent client service

Good knowledge of Xero

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Pro-active attitude

Education

ACA / ACCA Qualified or qualified by experience

Tools

Xero

Cloud accounting

Job description

Location: Gateshead. Employment type: Full time, Permanent. Hours: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week. Salary: competitive depending on experience. Holiday: 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days).

About The Accountant Role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses. TC Murray and Lamb are looking for an Accountant to join the team in their Gateshead office. We are looking for candidates with previous accountancy practice experience to manage a portfolio of clients and prepare year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs.

Responsibilities

• Preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs
• Supporting junior staff within the team
• Working closely with clients, other members of the accounts team and other departments, including direct contact with the Partners, managers and clients in order to obtain the required information to prepare their accounts
• Delivering excellent client service
• Preparing management accounts
• Involvement with workflow implementation and management
• Assisting with driving technological solutions in accounting throughout the office
• VAT returns
• Bookkeeping for clients
• Assisting with ad-hoc client support

About You

• Ideally at least 5 years’ experience within an accountancy practice
• ACA / ACCA Qualified or qualified by experience
• Good working knowledge of Xero and cloud accounting
• Great attention to detail along with strong organisational skills
• Pro-active and positive attitude

Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Group life assurance 4 x salary
• Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• Free car parking
• 9 day working fortnight – flexi scheme
• Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Regular training and development - continuous development and support for professional qualifications and personal goals

About Us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses. We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.