Client Accountant

JDR Admin; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

JDR Admin in Birmingham is expanding and seeks a capable accountant to own the day-to-day client relationship and manage work from bookkeeping through draft accounts, tax and compliance, with technical review before finalisation.

This hands-on role is ideal for someone who wants to broaden technical experience across a real variety of small-business clients, with support and review rather than being left to sink or swim.

Qualifications

• Handle bookkeeping, VAT, year-end accounts, and tax work.
• Own day-to-day client relationship with the portfolio.
• Work to a review standard with sign-off before finalisation.
• Assist onboarding of new clients as we grow.
• Manage deadlines across multiple clients using cloud workflows.

Responsibilities

• Process client work start to finish - bookkeeping, VAT returns, year-end accounts, corporation tax, self-assessment tax returns and confirmation statements
• Own the relationship day to day - day-to-day client contact for queries, information requests and routine compliance
• Work to a review standard - your work is reviewed and signed off before it's finalised
• Support onboarding - help bring new clients on board smoothly as we grow
• Keep work moving - manage deadlines through our cloud workflow

Skills

AAT qualified

Xero

Cloud accounting

Client relations

Education

AAT or ACCA/ACA

Tools

Xero

Job description

JDR Admin is a fast-growing, cloud-based accountancy practice supporting ambitious

businesses across a wide range of industries - from TV producers and jewellery brands to

leading consultants in the AI space. We pride ourselves on providing a proactive, personal

service that goes beyond traditional compliance.

As a boutique firm, we're able to move quickly, embrace new technology and build genuine

relationships with both our clients and our team. With rapid growth over the last two years, we're

building a high-performing Birmingham-based team to take us further.

The role

We’re looking for a capable accountant to own the day-to-day client relationship and preparation

of work across a portfolio of clients, from bookkeeping through to draft accounts, tax and

compliance, with technical review and sign-off before anything is finalised.

This is a genuine hands-on practice role, not a supervisory one - ideal for someone who wants

to build their technical experience across a real variety of clients, with support and review rather

than being left to sink or swim.

What you'll do

• Process client work start to finish - bookkeeping, VAT returns, year-end accounts, corporation tax, self-assessment tax returns and confirmation statements
• Own the relationship day to day - day-to-day client contact for queries, information requests and routine compliance
• Work to a review standard - your work is reviewed and signed off before it's finalised
• Support onboarding - help bring new clients on board smoothly as we grow
• Keep work moving - manage deadlines through our cloud workflow

About you

• AAT qualified and/or part-qualified (ACCA / ACA) - or qualified by experience
• Comfortable handling a portfolio of small-company clients independently (accounts, VAT,
• Confident and personable with clients - happy being their day-to-day point of contact
• Organised and reliable, able to manage your own deadlines across multiple clients
• Strong on cloud accounting software (Xero especially; other platforms are a plus)
• Based in or around Birmingham

Nice to have

• Experience across a broad range of small-business and limited-company clients
• An interest in developing junior staff and progressing further as the practice grows

What we offer

• Salary up to £45,000
• Hybrid working with 2 days a week in office, and plans to expand to 3
• A real part in a growing Birmingham practice, with clear progression as we scale
• Modern, paperless, cloud-first ways of working

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Birmingham B2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work

(required)

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in Birmingham B2