Senior Accountant

Michael Page (UK); Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Accountant to join a growing chartered accountancy firm in Exeter. The role offers responsibilities such as managing client relationships, preparing accounts, and providing taxation advice. Ideal candidates will have ACA/ACCA qualifications or relevant experience in accountancy practice with a focus on career development. The position includes a competitive salary of £34,000 - £40,000 and benefits, with options for hybrid working.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Full study support packages

Car parking

Qualifications

• Minimum three to four years of experience in accountancy practice.
• Ability to prepare accounts, tax, and provide wider services.
• Willingness to pursue further qualifications and career progression.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of services and client relationships.
• Prepare and review accounts for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.
• Provide taxation and bookkeeping advice to clients.

Skills

Client relationship management

Account preparation

General taxation knowledge

Experience with accounting software

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

AAT qualified

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Overview

• Senior Accountant to join a growing Exeter chartered accountancy firm.
• Increasing client management, responsibility and career progression on offer.

About Our Client

Based in Exeter the firm has been undergoing continued growth, with more recent organic new client growth. The firm acts for wide ranging OMBs up to and over the audit threshold in turnovers across wider ranging industry sectors. Full study support packages are on offer for those pursuing qualifications within a supportive and team focused environment with a good working culture and long serving staff. Car parking on offer, with flexitime benefits and hybrid working arrangements on offer as well with a mix of home to office working viable in the long term.

Job Description

Joining as key addition as a Senior Accountant based in Exeter you will carve a key role within the team undertaking a hands on role, with increasing responsibility to manage the delivery of services and client relationships. You will therefore undertake preparation and review of accounts production for wide ranging sole traders/partnerships, but along with a significant focus on limited companies, along with general taxation work across personal and corporate tax, VAT Returns and bookkeeping help and advice to their clients, using the wide variety of accounting software now widely available, embracing the online accounting side. You will have increasing responsibility and opportunity to develop client relationships, progressing in your career and carving an influential position, as a key addition to this growing firm.

The Successful Applicant

The firm is looking to consider individuals across a range of levels as the role can be moulded accordingly around this. You may be ACA/ACCA qualified as an experienced Senior Accountant within the accountancy practice sector. Alternatively, you may have developed your career entirely through experience to date, or may be AAT qualified and/or studying ACA/ACCA with career experience developed within accountancy practice, with at least three to four years, or considerably more experience within this sector. You will have a background preparing accounts/tax and wider services for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. You will be looking to progress within your career and be seeking an opportunity within a highly successful firm of chartered accountants that offers you a path to develop. Full study packages on offer for those studying qualifications and hybrid mix of office to home working.

What\'s on Offer

£34,000 - £40,000 dependent on the experience and background of the right professional, plus benefits. Please apply on line and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on 01179 271452