Senior Practice Accountant

TPF Recruitment; Rochester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Full study support

Career progression

Job summary

TPF Recruitment, Kent's leading accountancy practice recruitment agency, is supporting a fantastic, fast growing firm of Chartered Accountants based in Rochester in their search for a Senior Practice Accountant to join their expanding team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious and progressive accountancy practice that provides a broad range of services to owner managed businesses across a variety of sectors.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience.
• Experience in an accountancy practice.
• Strong accounts preparation and tax experience.
• Excellent communication and client management skills.
• Ambition to develop your own client portfolio.
• Full study support provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts for Ltd, sole traders and partnerships.
• Prepare corporation tax and personal tax returns.
• Manage relationships with owner-managed businesses.
• Liaise with clients and respond to accounting and tax queries.
• Support and review junior team members.
• Assist with bookkeeping, VAT and management accounts.
• Identify opportunities to provide advisory services.
• Work with partners and managers on ad hoc assignments.

Skills

Communication

Client management

Proactive mindset

Attention to detail

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience

Job description

Rochester, United Kingdom

TPF Recruitment, Kent's leading accountancy practice recruitment agency is supporting a fantastic, fast growing firm of Chartered Accountants based in Rochester in their search for a Senior Practice Accountant to join their expanding team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious and progressive accountancy practice that provides a broad range of services to owner managed businesses across a variety of sectors.

You will work in a general practice capacity, providing accounts and tax services to a diverse client base. As your role develops, you will have the opportunity to build and manage your own portfolio while becoming involved in advisory projects and other value added services.

Responsibilities

• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships
• Preparing corporation tax and personal tax returns
• Managing relationships with a varied portfolio of owner managed businesses
• Liaising with clients and responding to accounting and tax queries
• Supporting and reviewing the work of junior team members
• Assisting with bookkeeping, VAT and management accounts where required
• Identifying opportunities to provide additional support and advisory services
• Working closely with the partners and managers on ad hoc assignments

Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience
• Previous experience working within an accountancy practice
• Strong accounts preparation and tax experience
• Excellent communication and client management skills
• A proactive and commercially minded approach
• The ambition to develop your own client portfolio and progress within the firm
• Salary of £45,000 to £55,000, depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Full study support, if required
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Exposure to advisory assignments and a diverse client portfolio
• A supportive environment within a fast growing firm