Senior Accountant

Michael Page; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing firm of chartered accountants in Taunton seeks a Senior Accountant to manage service delivery and client relationships. The ideal candidate will prepare both personal and corporate tax accounts for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies, with opportunities for career progression and professional qualifications. The role offers a salary range of £30,000 - £36,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Flexitime benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Full study support packages

Qualifications

• 3-4 years experience within accountancy practice or relevant sector.
• Ability to undertake accounts production for limited companies.
• Computer literate and experienced with online accounting tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of services and client relationships.
• Prepare and review accounts for sole traders and limited companies.
• Perform general taxation work including VAT Returns.

Skills

Preparation of accounts

General taxation knowledge

Client relationship management

Experience with accounting software

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or AAT qualified

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Overview

A growing firm of chartered accountants based in Taunton is searching for a Senior Accountant to join their team in a role with increasing responsibility, client contact and management as you develop within this successful team, managing the delivery of year end accounts, tax and wider services to a varied client base.

Client Details

Based in Taunton the firm has been undergoing continued positive growth and acts for wide ranging OMBs up to and well into the £millions in turnovers on larger clients 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. Flexitime benefits and hybrid working arrangements on offer with competitive salary and benefit packages.

Description

Joining as key addition as a Senior Accountant based in Taunton you will undertake 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.

Responsibilities

• Undertake preparation and review of accounts production for wide ranging sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, with a significant focus on limited companies.
• Perform general taxation work across personal and corporate tax, VAT Returns and provide bookkeeping help and advice to clients.
• Work with a wide variety of accounting software and embrace online accounting.
• Develop client relationships and manage delivery of services to a varied client base.

Profile

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.

Job Offer

£30,000 - £36,000 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