Practice Accountant

SAVANNAH SEARCH LIMITED; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SAVANNAH SEARCH LIMITED is seeking an Experienced Accountant for its Ilkley, West Yorkshire office. You will manage a significant client portfolio, overseeing year-end accounts, tax and commercial advice while mentoring the team and shaping day-to-day operations.

The role is client-facing with flexible hours and the opportunity to contribute to a growing, well-backed practice as it scales across the region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in an accountancy practice.
• Experience leading a portfolio of clients and mentoring staff.
• Strong knowledge of year-end accounts and tax.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact for own portfolio of clients and build long-term relationships.
• Review accounts, tax returns and technical work prepared by the team.
• Provide proactive, commercially-minded advice on tax, accounts and business performance.
• Lead, mentor and develop accounting staff and supervise junior team members.
• Support business development, including meeting prospective clients.

Skills

Client relationships

Leadership

Tax knowledge

Accounts review

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Experienced Accountant Ilkley, West Yorkshire Join a Fast-Growing, Newly Backed Accountancy Practice

Our client is a UK-wide accountancy practice entering an exciting new chapter. Newly rebranded and backed by significant investment, they're building a nationwide presence with a difference one that combines the resources and ambition of a national firm with the warmth of a genuinely personal service, for both companies and individuals. Their Ilkley office serves an important and well-established catchment area, and we're looking for an experienced Accountant, with a minimum of 8 years' experience gained within an accountancy practice, to help lead it.

This is a genuinely client-facing role. You'll take ownership of a significant portfolio of clients, becoming their trusted go-to for everything from year-end accounts and tax to commercial advice that helps their businesses grow. You'll also play a key leadership role mentoring the team, working alongside shared services colleagues, and helping shape how the office runs day to day.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as the primary contact for your own portfolio of clients, building long-term relationships
• Reviewing accounts, tax returns and technical work prepared by the team
• Providing proactive, commercially-minded advice on tax, accounts and business performance
• Leading, mentoring and developing accounting staff
• Supporting business development, including meeting prospective clients

What they're looking for:

• Minimum 8+ years' experience gained within an accountancy practice
• Strong knowledge of year-end accounts and tax
• ACA/ACCA qualified, or qualified by experience they're genuinely open on this
• Confidence building and managing client relationships
• Previous team leadership or supervisory experience
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities

Great accountants come from all sorts of backgrounds, so if you've built your expertise through experience rather than exams and can demonstrate the technical knowledge and client skills required, you'd still be a great fit.

Our client is genuinely flexible on how this role works hours, working pattern, whatever helps secure the right person because they care far more about finding the right fit than filling a seat. In return, you'll get real autonomy, a clear path to progress within a growing, well-backed practice, and the chance to help shape an office as it scales.