Accounts Senior

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd is recruiting an Accounts Senior in Chester on a hybrid, permanent basis. You will manage a portfolio of SME and start-up clients, prepare statutory accounts and tax returns, and provide practical financial guidance as businesses grow.

You will act as the main day-to-day contact for clients, review work, coach junior staff, and liaise with HMRC and advisers as needed. The role offers hybrid working in Chester and a salary up to £55,000.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification is required.
• Minimum three years' experience in an accountancy practice.
• Experience managing a portfolio of SME and start-up clients.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and corporation tax returns.
• Experience producing management accounts and VAT returns.
• Strong communication with business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Experience using accountancy software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of SME and start-up clients.
• Acting as the principal day-to-day contact for clients.
• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders.
• Managing accounts assignments from initial records through to completion.
• Preparing corporation tax computations and company tax returns.
• Producing monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Identifying and resolving errors, discrepancies and accounting queries.
• Supporting clients with budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning.
• Providing clear commentary on financial performance.
• Explaining financial information to business owners from non-finance backgrounds.
• Identifying potential accounting, tax and commercial issues.
• Liaising with HMRC and external advisers when required.
• Reviewing work completed by junior members of the team.
• Providing coaching, feedback and technical support to less experienced colleagues.
• Monitoring client deadlines and ensuring work is completed accurately and efficiently.
• Maintaining accurate working papers in accordance with the practice's quality standards.
• Supporting managers and partners with advisory projects and complex assignments.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

ACCOUNTS SENIOR

CHESTER (HYBRID)

UP TO £55,000

THE OPPORTUNITY

A fast-growing accountancy practice is looking to appoint a qualified Accounts Senior on a permanent, full-time basis. This is a varied, client-facing role involving responsibility for a portfolio consisting primarily of SMEs and start-up businesses. You will prepare statutory accounts, management accounts and corporation tax returns while providing clients with practical financial guidance as their businesses develop.

THE ACCOUNTS SENIOR ROLE

• Managing a portfolio of SME and start-up clients
• Acting as the principal day-to-day contact for clients
• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders
• Managing accounts assignments from initial records through to completion
• Preparing corporation tax computations and company tax returns
• Producing monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns
• Reviewing bookkeeping records and balance-sheet reconciliations
• Identifying and resolving errors, discrepancies and accounting queries
• Supporting clients with budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning
• Providing clear commentary on financial performance
• Explaining financial information to business owners from non-finance backgrounds
• Identifying potential accounting, tax and commercial issues
• Liaising with HMRC and external advisers when required
• Reviewing work completed by junior members of the team
• Providing coaching, feedback and technical support to less experienced colleagues
• Monitoring client deadlines and ensuring work is completed accurately and efficiently
• Maintaining accurate working papers in accordance with the practice's quality standards
• Supporting managers and partners with advisory projects and complex assignments

THE PERSON

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified
• Have at least three years' experience working within an accountancy practice
• Have experience managing or supporting a portfolio of SME and start-up clients
• Be experienced in preparing statutory accounts and corporation tax returns
• Have experience producing management accounts and VAT returns
• Be confident communicating directly with business owners and senior stakeholders
• Be able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance clients
• Have excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Be organised and able to manage competing client deadlines
• Have experience reviewing junior colleagues' work or be comfortable taking on this responsibility
• Be commercially aware, proactive and interested in developing broader advisory experience
• Have experience using accountancy software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage
• Knowledge of accounts production and tax software would be beneficial

We are an equal opportunities employer.