Semi Senior Accountant

DOT Partners; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Company pension

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

DOT Partners in Leeds is seeking a Semi Senior Accountant to join its expanding Accounts team. You will work with owner-managed businesses, gaining responsibility and exposure to accounts, tax and cloud accounting.

You'll develop under Seniors and Managers, prepare statutory accounts and tax computations, with training support toward ACA/ACCA or AAT and hybrid working.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience within a UK accountancy practice.
• Studying towards ACA or ACCA, or have completed AAT.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and tax computations.
• Experience with owner-managed businesses.
• Good knowledge of Xero or similar cloud software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders.
• Prepare corporation tax computations and assist with personal tax returns.
• Produce management accounts and VAT returns.
• Complete bookkeeping assignments and resolve client queries.
• Support clients with Xero and cloud accounting platforms.
• Build strong relationships with business owners.
• Collaborate with Seniors and Managers on complex tasks.
• Support junior trainees as experience develops.
• Ensure assignments are completed accurately and on time.

Skills

UK accountancy practice experience

Client communication

Cloud accounting software

Education

ACA or ACCA in progress or completed AAT

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

The Opportunity

A growing accountancy and business advisory firm in Leeds is looking to appoint an ambitious Semi Senior Accountant to join its expanding Accounts team.

This is a great opportunity for someone already working within accountancy practice who wants more responsibility, better client exposure and support towards becoming fully qualified.

You'll work with a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses, developing experience across accounts, tax and cloud accounting while working closely with experienced Seniors and Managers.

The Role

You'll gradually take greater ownership of client work as your experience develops, including:

• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders


• Preparing corporation tax computations


• Assisting with personal tax returns where required


• Producing management accounts


• Preparing VAT returns


• Completing bookkeeping assignments


• Working directly with clients to resolve queries


• Supporting clients with Xero and other cloud accounting platforms


• Building strong relationships with business owners


• Working alongside Senior Accountants and Managers on more complex assignments


• Supporting junior trainees as your experience develops


• Ensuring assignments are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines

The role offers the opportunity to become a well-rounded accountant rather than simply focusing on year-end accounts preparation.

The Candidate

You'll ideally have:

• 2+ years' experience within a UK accountancy practice


• Be studying towards ACA or ACCA, or have completed AAT


• Experience preparing statutory accounts


• Some exposure to corporation tax


• Experience working with owner-managed businesses


• Knowledge of Xero, QuickBooks or similar cloud accounting software


• Good communication and organisational skills


• Confidence communicating directly with clients


• A desire to continue developing technically and professionally

You don't need to be the finished article. The firm is looking for someone with a solid grounding in practice who is ready to step up, take on more responsibility and continue progressing.

What's On Offer

• Full ACA/ACCA study support


• Paid study and exam leave


• Hybrid working


• Flexible working arrangements


• Generous annual leave


• Company pension


• Professional subscriptions


• Ongoing technical training and CPD


• Exposure to a broad range of clients


• Increasing client responsibility as you develop


• Clear progression to Senior Accountant and beyond