Accounts Senior

Michael Page; Paignton; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an Accounts Senior for its Paignton office. You will prepare year end accounts, tax returns and lead VAT compliance for a varied client base.

The role offers long-term career development within a close-knit team and a flexible mix of home and office working after probation. The ideal candidate will have accountancy practice experience, handling year ends, tax work and VAT for sole traders, partnerships and companies up to mid-market turnovers.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing year end accounts, tax returns and VAT for a mixed client base.
• Background in accountancy practice with 1–2+ years' experience.
• AAT qualification or ongoing studies viewed favourably.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year end accounts and tax returns for clients.
• Deliver VAT compliance and related services.
• Support a mixed client base including sole traders and limited companies.

Skills

Year end accounts

Tax returns

VAT compliance

Accountancy practice

Client management

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

TaxCalc

Xero

Job description

A growing and successful accountancy practice has a requirement for an Accounts Senior to join their firm based in their Paignton. You will provide year end accounts, tax, VAT compliance and wider services to a mixed client base across ranging industry sectors and turnovers as a key, long term addition.

Client Details

Based in Paignton this highly successful firm of accountants has grown consistently since inception and acts for a very wide ranging client base across a whole variety of sectors. The firm acts for varied sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, up into the £millions in turnover. TaxCalc and Xero are main accounting software and the firm provides a supportive, team cultured environment with mix of home to office working on offer, once settled into the firm and role post probation.

Description

Joining as an Accounts Senior based in the firms Paignton office you will be prepare year end accounts and tax returns, alongside managing the hands on delivery of VAT compliance and further range of general accountancy practice services, to a mixed and varied client base of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies up to into the £millions of turnover. You will carve a key, highly valued and long term position within this long serving, close knit team and firm environment

Profile

You will have a career background developed in accountancy practice, working for small, medium or larger accountancy firms in your career history preparing year end accounts, tax and providing other associated practice services to sole traders, partnerships and limited companies as an Accounts Senior, or similar level professional with at least one to two years, or considerably more experience developed within an accountancy firm so far.. You may be AAT qualified, or level 3 / 4 etc studying or purely focused on experience only through your career and will be seeking a new career move within a successful, highly regarded firm of accountants, where you can see the potential for a long term career move on offer.

Job Offer

£27,000 - £33,000 dependent on level of experience and background.