Semi-Senior Accountant

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd.; Cottingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave allowance

Pension scheme

Study support

Job summary

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd. in Cottingham, near Beverley, East Yorkshire, is seeking a Semi-Senior Accountant to join our close-knit practice. You will help manage client relationships and review work between senior management and junior staff.

You will oversee a portfolio of about 40 clients across various industries, preparing year-end accounts, VAT/CIS/payroll, and forms for tax returns. Hybrid working and study support are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accountancy practice.
• Strong knowledge of year-end accounts, VAT, CIS, payroll, corporation tax and personal tax.
• Experience managing client relationships and reviewing work is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of approximately 40 clients across a range of industries.
• Preparing and reviewing year-end accounts, corporation tax returns, personal tax returns, VAT returns, CIS submissions, and payroll.
• Reviewing work completed by junior staff and trainees, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients and handling day-to-day queries.

Skills

Client relationship management

Reviewing accounts & tax

Mentoring juniors

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/AAT or QBE

Job description

Job title

Semi-Senior Accountant

Location

Cottingham, near Beverley (East Yorkshire)

About the role

This is an opportunity to join a well-established and friendly accountancy practice of approximately 15 staff, providing tailored services to a wide range of small business clients. The role is ideal for an experienced practice accountant looking to step into a varied position, combining client management, technical work, and mentoring responsibilities. Sitting between the senior leadership team and junior staff, you will play a key role in reviewing work, managing client relationships, and supporting the development of trainees.

Key responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of approximately 40 clients across a range of industries.
• Preparing and reviewing year-end accounts, corporation tax returns, personal tax returns, VAT returns, CIS submissions, and payroll.
• Reviewing work completed by junior staff and AAT trainees, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients, dealing with day-to-day queries and providing ongoing support.
• Assisting with the training and development of junior team members.
• Supporting clients with Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements and accounting software implementation.

Requirements

• Experience: previous experience working within an accountancy practice.
• Strong knowledge of year-end accounts, VAT, CIS, payroll, corporation tax, and personal tax.
• Experience managing client relationships and reviewing work is advantageous.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, or AAT part-qualified, fully qualified, or qualified by experience (QBE).
• Study support is available for candidates continuing professional qualifications.

Personal attributes

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently while supporting and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Client-focused approach with the ability to build strong relationships with owner-managed businesses and SMEs.

Working pattern & flexibility

Standard hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm with a one-hour lunch break.
Core hours: 10:30am - 2:30pm.
Flexitime scheme allowing employees to accrue up to five additional flexi-days each year.
Primarily office-based to encourage collaboration and support junior staff, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements available depending on workload and individual circumstances.
Hybrid working can be considered from the outset for candidates with longer commutes.

Salary & benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to earn additional leave through the flexitime scheme.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Full financial and practical support for professional qualifications, including ACA, ACCA, and CTA.