Client Accountant / Accounts Senior (Accountancy Practice)

ProTalent Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing

Private healthcare

Pension

Hybrid after probation

25 days holiday

Study support

Cycle to work

Job summary

ProTalent Limited is recruiting a Client Accountant in Norwich. You will manage your own client portfolio, acting as primary contact, and drive year-end accounts, CT computations, and tax planning.

The role emphasizes client leadership, relationship management, and ownership of delivery. Ideal candidates have UK practice experience, ACA/ACCA/MAAT qualifications or finalist status, and proficiency in Xero/FreeAgent/QuickBooks.

Qualifications

• ACCA, ACA or MAAT qualified, or finalist.
• Solid UK accountancy practice background.
• Confidence with accounts, corporation tax and SA100s.
• Happy leading client meetings and owning the relationship.
• Commercial awareness: time recording, WIP and billing.
• Experience with key accounting software tools (Xero/FreeAgent/QuickBooks).

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of clients and be their main contact.
• Prepare and review year-end accounts under FRS 102 1A and FRS 105.
• Handle corporation tax computations, CT600s and SA returns.
• Maintain client compliance, including MTD for Income Tax.
• Agree annual written tax plans with directors.
• Lead client meetings and provide strategic advice.
• Mentor junior colleagues and review their work.

Skills

Leadership of client relationships

Client portfolio management

Accounts & Tax knowledge

Commercial awareness

Education

ACCA, ACA or MAAT qualified, or finalist

Tools

Xero

FreeAgent

QuickBooks

Job description

Norwich · £38,000 to £44,000 + profit share · Full-time, permanent · Hybrid after probation

Ready to run your own client portfolio? This is a Client Accountant role with an independent Norwich accountancy practice, paying up to £44,000 with profit share, private healthcare and a proper route to Senior Manager.

If you're an Accounts Senior, Senior Accountant or Client Accountant in practice and you want more ownership of your clients, this one is worth a look.

THE PRACTICE

A cloud-based firm with a clear idea of what it's there for. They want accounting to feel like a partnership for small businesses, not a black box. Clients range from owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs to charities and social enterprises, so no two weeks look the same.

They use AI tools sensibly, with a person always checking the output. The leadership team care about training and technical standards. And wellbeing isn't just a poster on the wall: there's private healthcare, an EAP and trained Mental Health First Aiders.

THE ROLE

• Your own portfolio of clients, with you as their main contact


• Preparing and reviewing year-end accounts under FRS 102 1A and FRS 105


• Corporation tax computations, CT600s and self-assessment returns


• Keeping clients compliant, including MTD for Income Tax


• Agreeing a written tax plan with each company and director client every year


• Running client meetings by video and spotting where they need extra advice


• Reviewing junior colleagues' work and helping them develop

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• ACCA, ACA or MAAT qualified, or a finalist


• A solid UK accountancy practice background


• Confidence with accounts, corporation tax and SA100s


• Happy leading client meetings and owning the relationship


• Commercial awareness: time recording, WIP and billing


• Xero, FreeAgent or QuickBooks experience

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• £38,000 to £44,000, depending on experience and qualifications


• Profit-share bonus and pension


• Hybrid working once you've passed probation


• Fully funded private healthcare and an Employee Assistance Programme


• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays


• Study support if you're finishing ACCA or ACA


• A green, easy-to-reach office with a cycle to work scheme


• A clear path from Client Accountant to Senior Manager and into senior leadership