Accountant

Lochead Sandford Recruitment Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Hybrid working

Central Glasgow location

Health care insurance

Staff social events

Job summary

Lochead Sandford Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Chartered Accountant to join a well-established Scottish accountancy firm in Glasgow. The role suits a CA/ACCA with 4–5 years experience from another UK practice, comfortable with FRS 102 and client-facing advisory.

You will lead year-end work, prepare management accounts, and contribute to tax duties while mentoring junior staff. The firm offers full ACCA study support, a competitive salary, 35-hour week, hybrid working, and a central

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/ACCA or finalist with minimum 4–5 years' UK accountancy firm experience.
• Familiar with FRS 102 and client-facing roles.
• Experience in year-end, management accounts, and basic tax work.
• Ability to coach junior staff and mentor the team.
• Hybrid working and ACCA study support are available.

Responsibilities

• Year end preparation and possible review.
• Use of FRS 102 for varied client portfolio (Ltd companies).
• Management accounts preparation.
• Basic tax work.
• Ad hoc business advisory work.
• Use of Iris, Sage and cloud accounting tools.
• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff.
• Key role assisting the management team.
• Strong client interaction.

Skills

CA/ACCA

Year-end accounting

Client interaction

Mentoring juniors

FRS 102 knowledge

Education

ACCA/CA finalist

Tools

IRIS

Sage

Cloud accounting

Job description

Excellent new opportunity- with this most well established, expanding and progressive medium sized Accountancy Firm, for a qualified, qualified by experience or finalist CA/ACCA with minimum 4/5 years experience gained working within a similar role in another UK Accountancy Firm.

You will be used to using FRS 102, able to demonstrate good client skills with a 'can do' flexible, commercial approach to your work and interaction with clients. Keen to work more as a Business advisor to clients and ambitious to further progress and learn.

Main duties:

• You will be mainly responsible for year end preparation and some review- dependent on your level, this can be worked up to with relevant support
• Use of FRS 102 for a varied client portfolio- mainly Ltd companies, from a wide range of sectors.
• Management accounts preparation
• Basic tax work
• Ad hoc business advisory work
• Use of various IT accounts systems ie Iris, Sage and cloud packages
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior individuals in the team
• Key role assisting the management team
• Strong client interaction

**Full study support and training to complete ACCA Exams if not already qualified.

**Competitive salary and benefits package including:

Real scope to develop

35 hour week

Hybrid working

Central location in Glasgow

Good social events for staff

Study support

Health care insurance

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