Accounts Senior

TC Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group life assurance 4 x salary

Birthday day off

Hybrid working between office and home

Social functions and events

Employee benefits portal – cashback

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Regular training and development

Job summary

TC Group in Manchester is seeking an ambitious Accounts Senior to lead review work and support the management of our busy workflow within a growing top 20 UK accountancy firm.

This hybrid role offers 37.5 hours per week with flexible working after probation, and 20 days of annual leave increasing with service.

You will build trusted client relationships, oversee end-to-end portfolios, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business development and service delivery.

Qualifications

• ACCA or ACCA qualification or part-qualified
• Experience within a UK accountancy practice
• Experience with and understanding of CCH and Xero
• Good understanding of practice accounting
• Strong communication skills with regular client contact
• Organised and diligent, processing jobs in a timely way
• Interest in sector software and cloud accounting tools

Responsibilities

• End to end portfolio management, providing services and client relationship management
• Identify opportunities to upsell services to clients
• Support marketing activities, pitches, campaigns and articles
• Help manage daily workflow through planning, allocation and review
• Train and develop team members in processes and technical matters
• Adopt a hands-on approach to support the team
• Identify and mitigate risks to the business and clients
• Improve processes through best-practice review or implementation
• Ensure performance, industry and compliance standards are met or exceeded

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualified

UK practice experience

CCH familiarity

Xero experience

communication skills

organisation

sector software

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification or part-qualified

Tools

CCH

Xero

Fathom

Job description

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working (after successful completion of probationary period)

Holiday– 20 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days)

About the Accounts Senior 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.

Due to growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Senior in our Manchesteroffice. We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced team player looking to take the lead with reviewing work produced by colleagues and supporting the management of our workflow.

This opportunity is an important appointment within our Business and would suit someone looking to progress their career within a forward thinking and supportive environment.

Key responsibilities of an Accounts Senior will include:

• End to end portfolio management, providing accountancy services, building trusted client relationships, and managing expectations accordingly through regular contact via calls, face to face and virtual meetings
• Maintain awareness to spot opportunities to sell new services to the Business’ clients
• Engage with the Business’ marketing activity including supporting with pitches, campaigns, and articles
• Support with the management of the Business’ daily workflow through work planning, allocation and review, eventually assuming some responsibility for these elements
• Train team members in processes and technical matters to aid their development
• Adopt a hands‑on approach as necessary to support the team and get the job done
• Identify and mitigate any obvious risks to both the Business and the Business’ clients
• Continually look to eradicate inefficiencies and improve processes through review and/or implementation of best practice
• Ensure that all performance, industry and compliance standards are met or exceeded

About you

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

• Ideally ACA or ACCA qualified or part qualified
• Experience within a UK accountancy practice
• Experience with and a good understanding of CCH and Xero
• A good understanding of practice accounting
• Solid communication skills, with experience of regular, in‑person or telephone client contact
• Organised and diligent, ensuring that jobs are processed in a timely way and that client requests are dealt with
• An interest in sector software’s and applications (cloud accounting) to support our clients with their requirements

Desirable but not essential:

• Experience of producing/reviewing residential service charge accounts
• Experience of hosting year end meetings or monthly management meetings
• Delivery of an outsourced finance service – regularly taking clients through their numbers, providing commentary and reporting, answering questions and queries etc.
• Experience of using Fathom software

Full benefits available for the Accounts Senior

• Group life assurance 4 x salary
• Birthday day off
• Hybrid working between office and home
• Social functions and events
• Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

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

Hours

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working (after successful completion of probationary period)

Standard benefits across all offices. Please refer to the advert for the full benefits available.

• Holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Group life assurance
• Access to our corporate reward scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the firm
• Regular training and development