Senior Accountant

Curtis Recruitment; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Death in service (4x salary)

GP access (24-hour)

Professional subscription paid for

EV and Cycle to Work Schemes

Discount platform

EAP system

Employee Referral Scheme

Job summary

Curtis Recruitment is seeking a Senior Accountant in Wokingham to join a friendly accountancy practice. Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified with UK practice experience, managing 40–50 client portfolios. The role offers office-based work with hybrid options after probation and settling in.

A competitive salary and benefits are included. Responsibilities include statutory accounts, personal and corporation tax returns, VAT, bookkeeping and ad hoc duties to support the team.

Qualifications

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified, or exceptional part qualified or by experience considered
• Significant accounts and tax experience within a UK accountancy firm
• Experience independently managing a client portfolio
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with Sage, Xero, IRIS, CCH, TaxCalc, FreeAgent and Excel beneficial
• Live within a reasonable commuting distance of Wokingham

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of 40–50 clients (small business and sole traders)
• Provide ongoing support and advice to clients
• Statutory accounts preparation and review
• Prepare personal and corporation tax returns
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Bookkeeping and reconciliations
• Ad hoc duties to support the team

Skills

ACCA/ACA

Portfolio management

Communication skills

UK practice experience

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

Sage

Xero

IRIS

CCH

TaxCalc

FreeAgent

Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced Senior Accountant looking for a new role within practice? We are seeking an Accountant to work for a friendly, accountancy practice based in Wokingham. The ideal candidate with be qualified ACCA/ACA with extensive accounts experience gained within a UK accountancy firm.

This is essentially a Client Manager role, and the firm may consider exceptional candidates who are seeking a role with reduced hours. Initially this role will be office based with hybrid working offered after the probation and settling in period.

In addition to a competitive salary, benefits include death in service (4x salary), 24-hour access to a GP, x1 professional subscription paid for, access to an EV and Cycle to Work Schemes, discount platform, access to an EAP system and an Employee Referral Scheme.

As Senior Accountant within this well-established practice, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of 40-50 clients comprising small business and sole traders
• Provide ongoing support and advice to clients and advising as appropriate
• Statutory accounts preparation and review
• Preparing personal and corporation tax returns
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Bookkeeping and reconciliations
• Ad hoc duties to support the smooth running of the team

To be considered for this Senior Accountant position, you will satisfy the following:

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified, although, an exceptional part qualified or qualified by experience accountant may be considered
• Have significant accounts and tax experience within a UK accountancy firm
• Experience of independently managing a portfolio of clients
• Able to prioritise and manage workload to meet deadlines
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be flexible in your approach, self-motivated and diligent
• Experience of a range of accountancy packages such as Sage, Xero, IRIS, CCH, TaxCalc, FreeAgent and Excel would be beneficial
• Whilst this role will offer an element of hybrid working after probation, applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance of Wokingham

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.