Senior Accountant & Client Manager — 4-Day Week

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Workplace Pension

Death in Service

Employee Assistance Programme

4-day workweek

Generous holiday (24 days + holidays)

Job summary

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd in Altrincham is seeking a Senior Accountant / Client Manager to join a growing practice. You will support a wide range of accounting and advisory activities, with a focus on commercial performance and client service.

The role offers a 4-day week, a competitive GBP35k-GBP40k salary aligned to experience, private health insurance after probation, pension, and career progression within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Experience handling accounts production workflows and year-end work.
• Ability to prepare/self-review self-assessment and corporation tax returns.
• Comfort with HMRC queries and advising on financial hygiene.
• Experience leading a small accounts team and coordinating with overseas production.

Responsibilities

• Review accounts produced by the team for technical accuracy.
• Prepare and review basic tax returns and oversee overseas tax filings.
• Lead Xero implementations and platform integrations (Shopify/Square).
• Handle HMRC queries and advise clients on financial hygiene and invoicing.
• Provide client advisory support including profitability analyses and reporting.
• Provide light leadership to the accounts production team.

Skills

Accounts production

Tax returns

HMRC queries

Team leadership

Financial analysis

Education

AAT or equivalent

Part ACCA or qualified-by-experience

Tools

Xero

Shopify

Square

Job description

Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd in Altrincham is seeking a Senior Accountant / Client Manager to join a growing practice. You will support a wide range of accounting and advisory activities, with a focus on commercial performance and client service.

The role offers a 4-day week, a competitive GBP35k-GBP40k salary aligned to experience, private health insurance after probation, pension, and career progression within a dynamic team.