Senior Accountant / Client Manager DOE Amazing Firm, Desirable Job!

Reed; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable accounting firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant or Client Manager to assist with accounts and tax returns. This role includes client contact opportunities, bookkeeping, and mentoring of trainees. The firm offers a flexible working policy, generous holidays, and a supportive environment for progression based on merit.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Company sick pay

Pension

Subsidised parking

Qualifications

• Experience working in an accountancy firm is required.
• Must be producing work to UK regulations.
• Preference for fully qualified applicants but will consider experienced ones.

Responsibilities

• Assist the senior partner with accounts and tax returns.
• Handle bookkeeping and taxation queries.
• Act as a mentor to trainees if desired.

Skills

Accountancy experience

Client management

UK tax regulations

Experience with accounting software (Sage, Xero, etc.)

Education

ACA, ACCA, AAT qualification

Tools

Sage

Xero

Quickbooks

FreshBooks

FreeAgent

CCH

Job description

Are you an experienced Accountant, developing your career in an accountancy practice? Do you want to work for a firm that can offer progression based on merit, will listen to your needs and do what they can to meet them, not make empty promises?

Our client is a highly reputable accounting firm in the heart of Suffolk who have engaged our services to recruit a new team member, as Senior Accountant or Client Manager. The level of the role will reflect your experience and what you seek in terms of responsibility.

The senior partner currently oversees a growing portfolio of c90 clients – no audits – and a similar number of unincorporated clients. They have come to us to recruit an additional member to supplement the existing team, allowing for the senior management to continue to focus on growing the firm without overloading the existing team.

The role of Senior Accountant / Client Manager will assist the senior partner and other senior management with creating accounts and tax returns, either from scratch or first review to completion.

If you wish, you will have immediate and considerable client contact or slowly work up to this, starting with minimal liaison.

Other aspects will include handling general bookkeeping, taxation and accounting queries, occasional CGT submissions, and other general practice responsibilities.

If you seek more responsibilities, you will act as mentor to the trainees on the team, sharing your knowledge for their and the team's benefit.

As well – again this will be entirely upon your preferences – the firm has a growing number of service charge clients of which you are able to work with.

The benefits the firm can offer match that of the big nationals; an attractive flexible working policy (varied start/finish times and working from home), generous holiday allowance (option to buy more days), subsidised parking, as well as other benefits such as company sick pay, pension and more. On top of all that, they provide their team with a warm, encouraging, motivating and supportive environment. Progression is very much available to those who strive to develop to senior level and demonstrate the capabilities.

Requirements

In return we require specific experience; you must have trained and be experienced in working in an accountancy firm, producing work to UK regulations.

We are open to speaking to those who have trained/qualified in practice, then tried your hand at industry but are now looking to return to the profession (but still current with all the latest rules and regulations).

We would prefer applicants to be fully qualified (ie ACA, ACCA, AAT) but we will consider those with a successful career in practice but not qualified.

Experience with Sage, Xero, Quickbooks, FreshBooks, FreeAgent, CCH will be an added advantage.

How to Apply

Contact Natalie Harden at Reed now for an initial discussion and learn more about this exceptional firm and progressive role.