Senior Client Accountant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Client Accountant for its growing team in Leeds. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the firm’s success while enjoying a supportive work environment that prioritizes staff development. You will be responsible for preparing financial statements, managing client portfolios, and liaising with HMRC, all while working closely with a dedicated leadership team. The firm promotes a hybrid working model and provides a competitive benefits package, ensuring that your professional growth is nurtured. If you are ambitious and detail-oriented, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits package

Ongoing development opportunities

Qualifications

• PQ/Qualified ACCA, ACA, or AAT qualifications are essential.
• Experience in managing a portfolio of clients in Accountancy Practice.

Responsibilities

• Preparing management and statutory accounts for clients.
• Assisting with onboarding new clients and preparing tax returns.
• Building and maintaining client relationships.

Skills

PQ/Qualified ACCA

PQ/Qualified ACA

PQ/Qualified AAT

Experience in Accountancy Practice

Knowledge of Sage 50

Knowledge of Xero

Knowledge of QuickBooks

Strong attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Tools

Sage 50

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a regional firm of Accountants who, due to growth, are looking to recruit a Senior Client Accountant into their Head Office team in Leeds.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm that truly believes in looking after its staff and offers ongoing progression and development opportunities.

What will you be doing?

• Preparing management and statutory accounts for a portfolio of clients.
• Assisting with the onboarding of new clients.
• Preparing corporate and personal tax returns.
• Working closely with the leadership team in helping to drive their continued growth strategy
• Building, developing and maintaining relationships with existing and new clients
• Liaising with HMRC.
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
• Review work completed by junior members of the team.

What skills are we looking for?

• PQ/Qualified ACCA / ACA / AAT qualified.
• Experience working within an Accountancy Practice and managing a portfolio of clients.
• Knowledge of Sage 50, Xero, and QuickBooks is advantageous.
• Ambitious individual, looking to progress.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

What's on offer?

• Onsite parking
• Hybrid working
• Competitive benefits package.
• Ongoing development and progression opportunities.

For further details, please contact Emma Dugdale.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.