Accounts Senior

PKF FRANCIS CLARK; Exeter; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Health cash plan

Mental wellbeing support

Counselling

Virtual GP

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Menopause support

Family benefits

Extra holiday days

Volunteer day

EV lease

Wellbeing webinars

Francis Clark Foundation

Job summary

PKF Francis Clark, a leading independent firm, seeks a Senior in Business Advisory to own accounts, tax returns and VAT for a diverse client base. You will deliver insightful financial information, provide mentoring to junior staff, and continue developing your expertise in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

The role offers real variety, autonomy and a clear career path within a UK-based firm with hybrid working and a strong emphasis on wellbeing and development.

Qualifications

• AAT / ACCA / ACA qualified (or equivalent), or part-qualified with relevant experience.
• Accounting experience in a public practice environment
• Experience using automated accounting software and computer-based accounts and tax software; proficient MS Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to work independently and manage own and others' workloads
• Calm and efficient under pressure; respond to client inquiries promptly and accurately
• Confident, professional and team-oriented

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial information and year-end accounts for a wide range of clients.
• Prepare management accounts, forecasts and projections.
• Prepare personal and company tax computations and VAT returns.
• Provide bookkeeping services including bank reconciliation and summarising expenditure.
• Monitor performance on jobs against budgets.
• Analyse income and expenditure to support decision making.
• Liaise with clients and colleagues across departments to achieve effective outcomes.
• Highlight issues and recommend solutions.
• Supervise and coach junior team members.

Skills

AAT/ACCA/ACA qualified

Public practice accounting

Accounting software proficiency

MS Excel/Word/Outlook

Independent workload management

Client-facing professionalism

Education

AAT/ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

Excel

Tax software

Accounting packages

Job description

In a nutshell

Step into a hands-on and varied accounting role that opens the door to a future brimming with exciting opportunities.

As a Senior in our Business Advisory team, you’ll take ownership of preparing accounts, tax returns, VAT submissions, and delivering insightful financial information to a wide range of clients. This is a hands-on role that offers real variety, autonomy, and the chance to mentor junior team members while continuing to grow your own expertise.

Join us and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial success of our clients while building a rewarding career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

What you’ll be doing day to day

• Prepare financial information and year-end accounts for a wide range of clients, both businesses and individuals
• Prepare management accounts, forecasts and projections
• Prepare personal and company tax computations and VAT returns
• Provide bookkeeping services, including the recording of income and expenditure, matching transactions to bank statements and summarising expenditure types
• Monitor own performance on jobs against set budgets
• Gather information to analyse and report on income and expenditure to support decision making, planning and control
• Liaise with clients and colleagues across different departments in order to influence and achieve an effective outcome
• Highlight technical or client-specific issues and recommend possible solutions
• Supervise, support and coach less experienced team members

About you

• AAT / ACCA / ACA qualified (or equivalent), or part-qualified with relevant experience
• Accounting experience in a public practice environment
• Experience in using automated accounting software and computer-based accounts and tax compilation programmes; plus proficient MS Excel, Word and Outlook skills
• Ability to work independently and take responsibility for managing your own and other team member workloads
• Ability to be calm and efficient under pressure, and respond to client enquires promptly, accurately and efficiently
• Confident, professional and team orientated

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.

We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.

For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations.

We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long-term decisions that balance people and planet.

We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like-minded advisers in 150 countries.

Your core benefits

Financial wellbeing

• Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions
• Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary
• Group income protection available after six months’ service
• Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full-time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse

Mental wellbeing

• Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support

Physical wellbeing

• Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000*
• Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK
• Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan
• Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, as part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support

Additional benefits

• Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network
• The option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part-time colleagues) *
• One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations
• Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply) *
• Gifts to mark key career and family milestones
• Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship

* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage

Additional information

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