Accounts & Tax Manager

Curtis Recruitment Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An independently owned accountancy practice in the UK is seeking an Accounts & Tax Manager to join their team at the Ruislip office.

The ideal candidate is ACCA/ACA qualified or equivalent with extensive accounts and tax experience gained within a UK practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACCA/ACA or equivalent with extensive accounts and tax experience in a UK accountancy firm.
• Experience with a range of clients from sole traders to medium-sized groups.
• Ability to supervise and train junior staff and review work.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts, Corporation Tax and Personal Tax returns for clients.
• Manage portfolio of clients and report to directors.
• Be a primary point of contact for clients.
• Assist in workflow management with directors and support staff.
• Review junior staff work and provide training as needed.

Skills

ACCA/ACA

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

We are seeking an Accounts & Tax Manager on behalf of an independent firm of accountants at its office in Ruislip. The ideal candidate will be qualified ACCA/ ACA or equivalent with extensive accounts and tax experience gained within a UK accountancy firm environment.

This firm will offer a competitive salary, depending upon experience easy access to the office with excellent public transport links and parking is available. This is predominantly an office-based role, however, flexibility with occasional hybrid working could be available.

The Accounts & Tax Manager will report directly to directors and manage a portfolio of tax and accounts clients across a range of industries, from sole traders through to groups of medium sized companies requiring statutory audit.

As Accounts & Tax Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing accounts, corporation tax and personal tax returns for clients
• Reporting directly to the directors, managing a portfolio of clients
• Dealing with clients and being a first point of contact
• Working alongside the directors to manage the workflow of staff
• Reviewing accounts and tax work performed by more junior members of staff and provision of training as necessary

This role would equally suit an Accounts and Tax Senior looking for the first step into a management role, or someone currently at Manager level looking for a new challenge. The role offers career progression potential for a motivated individual.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.