Senior Accountant

TC Group; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK accountancy firm is seeking a Senior Accountant in Belfast, offering hybrid work arrangements. The ideal candidate should be a qualified accountant with at least 3 years of relevant experience in accounting. Responsibilities include managing an international team, preparing year-end accounts, and ensuring excellent client service. The firm provides a supportive environment for professional growth and offers a competitive benefits package including pension and flexible working options.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance x 4

Flexible hybrid working

Regular training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in accounting.
• Proven leadership qualities and experience.
• Knowledge of payroll is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and train an international accounting team.
• Prepare and finalize year-end accounts and tax returns.
• Review bookkeeping and VAT returns.
• Deliver excellent client service.
• Assist with workflow management and technology solutions.

Skills

qualified accountant (CAI/ACCA/ICAEW)

excellent written and verbal communication skills

strong experience with Microsoft Office

great attention to detail

strong organisational skills

pro-active, self-starter

leadership qualities

Education

Qualified accountant (CAI/ACCA/ICAEW)

Tools

CCH

Quickbooks

Xero

Sage

Job description

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Salary - Competitive dependent on experience

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

Holiday - 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days)

About the Accountant 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 currently have an exciting opening for a Senior Accountant in our Outsourcing division.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class.

Our Outsourcing division is a key part of that growth and evolution. It consists of a compact team in Northern Ireland, working with a much larger team in India; and in doing so this role provides boundless opportunity and variety. You will be technically strong, an excellent communicator, and have strong people skills.

This role has much crossover with the role of a general practice accountant, but is unique, and offers unrivalled opportunities for progression. It will suit an ambitious, technically skilled all-rounder with strong practice experience, who has excellent communication skills and a desire to lead.

This is a hybrid role, and there will also be occasional international travel.

Key responsibilities of a Senior Accountant will include:

• managing, supporting, and training an international team in providing accounting support to clients within the group
• preparing and finalising year end accounts and corporation tax returns for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs
• reviewing bookkeeping, management accounts and VAT returns
• delivering excellent client service
• involvement with workflow implementation and management
• assisting with driving technological solutions in accounting throughout the office

About you

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

• qualified accountant (CAI/ACCA/ICAEW)
• minimum of 3 years' relevant experience
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• strong experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook
• great attention to detail along with strong organisational skills
• pro‑active, self‑starter, with a positive attitude
• previous experience of CCH, Quickbooks, Xero and Sage would be advantageous
• knowledge of payroll advantageous
• leadership qualities and experience

Full benefits available for the Senior Accountant

• pension scheme
• group life assurance x 4
• 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days)
• flexible hybrid working
• car parking
• 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, SME's 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.