Executive Accountant - Service Charge

TC Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Executive Accountant to join their Southampton office. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within one of the UK's largest residential service charge accounting firms. You will be responsible for executing audit assignments, reviewing junior team work, and delivering exceptional client service. The firm prides itself on its collaborative culture and commitment to professional development. If you are detail-oriented, solution-focused, and ready to contribute to a growing team, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Additional Holiday Purchase

Birthday Day Off

Health Cash Plan

Quarterly Functions and Events

Employee Benefits Portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Regular Training and Development

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting and double entry bookkeeping is essential.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Execute ISA800 audit assignments and service charge accounts.
• Review work of junior team members and handle client queries.

Skills

Accounting

Double Entry Bookkeeping

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Salary - Competitive dependant on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday - 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Executive Accountant - Service Charge 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Executive Accountant in our Southampton office.

Our award-winning service charge team is one of the UK's largest residential service charge accounting firms, and our company values and strong collaborative culture are at the forefront of everything we do.

Key responsibilities of an Executive Accountant will include:

• Undertaking the execution of ISA800 audit assignments and Factual Findings Reports for our client's service charge accounts in accordance with best practice.
• Reviewing the work performed by more junior members of the team, and dealing with queries and client questions.
• Aiding in the overall delivery of exceptional client service to our market-leading clients.

The ideal candidate will have an exploratory approach to working in order to identify and solve problems efficiently. The role will require skills to work on large numbers of accounts, following our methodology and flagging any issues to the client and the manager. A key focus on working in an efficient and quality environment is a must.

About you

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

• A background and exposure to accounting and/or double entry bookkeeping.
• Ideally have experience of working within an accountancy practice.
• Ability and confidence to deal with multiple sets of accounts, with a high level of attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills - written and verbal.
• Ability to confidently work alone but also be a team player.
• Organised and methodical approach to handling workload of both self and others.
• Proficient in mainline MS Office products, with in-depth experience and knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of service charge accounting would be an advantage.

Full benefits available for the Executive Accountant:

• Pension scheme.
• Group life assurance x 4.
• Group income protection.
• 23 days annual leave excluding bank holidays.
• Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days.
• Birthday day off.
• Health cash plan.
• Quarterly 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.

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SMEs and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

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