Accountant

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

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Plymouth is seeking an experienced Accountant. The role involves preparing accounts and tax returns, and candidates should have a minimum of 2 years' experience in an accountancy practice. The firm offers study support for AAT or ACA qualifications, along with competitive benefits including a pension scheme and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance

Study support for AAT or ACA

Employee referral bonus

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an accountancy practice.
• Ideally AAT qualified.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Preparing year-end accounts for various business types.
• Preparing management accounts.
• Handling corporate and personal tax returns.
• Managing VAT returns.
• Bookkeeping for clients.
• Delivering excellent client service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Team player

Proficiency in MS Excel

Strong communication skills

Education

AAT qualified or equivalent

Job description

Plymouth

Accounts

Full time

Permanent

Salary – Competitive dependant on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Holiday – 28 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holiday allowance, to be booked when you like) allowance increases by one day per each year of service following 5 years’ service (up to a maximum of 33 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join the team in our Plymouth office.

We are looking for candidates with previous accountancy practice experience to support a range of accounts, tax and audit processes. In return we can offer study support for the ACA qualification or AAT if not yet qualified – please note this is optional but if desired a pre-xmas (2025) start date must be agreed.

Key Responsibilities Of An Accountant Will Include

• preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLP’s
• preparing management accounts
• corporate tax returns
• personal tax returns
• VAT returns
• bookkeeping for clients
• delivering excelling client service
• 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
• involvement in audit work as and when required

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• minimum 2 years’ experience within an accountancy practice
• ideally AAT qualified
• proficient in MS office, especially Excel
• great attention to detail along with strong organisational skills
• pro-active and positive attitude
• strong communication and interpersonal skills – written and verbal
• be able to confidently work alone but also be a team player

Full Benefits Available For The Accountant

• study support package for AAT or ACA qualification (optional)
• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• option to purchase additional holiday available
• car parking
• office functions & events
• access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee referral bonus – were always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• employee assistance programme
• regular training and development – continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

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.