Senior Accountant: Four-Day Week Path to Client Management

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Ltd; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day working week

Modern technology-led practice

CPD and development opportunities

Employee Ownership Trust potential

Job summary

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Ltd in Greater Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a technology-focused UK accountancy practice. You will prepare annual accounts, Corporation Tax Returns and Personal Tax Returns, and provide proactive financial insights to SME clients.

The role offers a four-day working week, strong development toward client management, and a modern cloud-based accounting environment emphasizing Xero and related tools.

Qualifications

• Recent experience within a UK Accountancy Practice
• Strong annual accounts preparation experience
• Practical Corporation Tax and Personal Tax knowledge
• Experience preparing and filing tax returns
• Good VAT knowledge
• Confidence answering client queries
• Experience or strong familiarity with Xero
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Strong organisation and deadline-management skills
• A positive and approachable manner
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of development
• A genuine interest in commercial client advice
• Ambition and capability to progress into Client Management

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships
• Produce accounts from reconciled working papers
• Reconciling Balance Sheet accounts and investigating discrepancies
• Prepare Corporation Tax computations and returns
• Prepare Personal Tax Returns covering salary, dividends and property income
• Preparing more complex Personal Tax work involving Capital Gains Tax or SEIS where experienced
• Answering client queries relating to accounts and tax
• Liaising with HMRC regarding client matters
• Preparing VAT returns and advising on VAT rates, thresholds and recoverability
• Maintaining accurate and complete client records
• Supporting clients with Xero and other cloud-accounting systems
• Assisting with management accounts and reporting
• Identifying accounting or tax issues requiring Manager or Director input
• Managing recurring compliance deadlines
• Supporting junior and overseas colleagues with technical queries
• Developing towards reviewing accounts and tax work
• Building the confidence to participate in annual accounts and tax-review meetings

Skills

Annual accounts preparation

Corporation Tax

Personal Tax

VAT knowledge

Client communication

Xero experience

Deadline management

Independent working

Commercial advisory mindset

Development toward client management

Team collaboration

Education

ACA/ACCA/AAT advantageous

Tools

Xero

Fathom

Job description

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Ltd in Greater Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a technology-focused UK accountancy practice. You will prepare annual accounts, Corporation Tax Returns and Personal Tax Returns, and provide proactive financial insights to SME clients.

The role offers a four-day working week, strong development toward client management, and a modern cloud-based accounting environment emphasizing Xero and related tools.