Senior Accountant / Manager

Salary: £44,400 – £51,600 per year

We are recruiting for a Senior Accountant/Manager to join a fantastic accountancy practice to join the team at the firm’s Swindon office. This is a varied role that will offer the opportunity to work with a range of limited companies, partnerships and sole traders, delivering exceptional accounting and audit services to these clients. The firm will offer an exceptional working environment with great benefits.

The role will be split approximately 75:25 accounts to audit and will include assisting with the development of trainees and junior staff as appropriate.

Reporting to the Department Director, your responsibilities will include:

* Review annual accounts for companies, partnerships and sole tradersand review company tax returns

* Prepare personal tax returns and advise clients of tax positions

* Oversee workflow management, ensure deadlines are met

* Lead audit assignments and review trainee audit work

* Monitor WIP recover, budget setting, commercial awareness

* Respond to client queries, advising on accounting and taxation matters, business improvement and growth, exit strategies and provide cloud software support

* Meet with clients for pre and post year end reviews and tax planning

* Manage client satisfaction and dispute resolution

* Draft client bills, WIP and fee management

* Mentor and support the development of Trainees in a clear and concise manner, identify and solve knowledge gaps, develop their understanding of rules and regulations

* Manage staff development and support appraisal process

* Attend and contribute to department and operations meetings and contribute to the company’s business development and strategic growth plans

* Keep up to date with CPD requirements and developments in standards, regulation and legislation

* Share knowledge on technical updates and regulatory changes

Please do apply for this role if the following describes your skills and experience:

* ACA or ACCA qualified with a minimum of 2 years post qualified experience within practice

* Ability to lead audits

* Understanding of accounting standards, VAT rules and legislation, basic personal tax knowledge

* A background working in a corporate environment would be desirable

* Experience of mentoring and supervising juniors and trainees would be an advantage

* Strong IT skills; MS Office and accounting software such as Digita Suite, SAGE, QuickBooks, Xero, Virtual Cabinet

* Excellent attention to detail

* Be proactive with good time management and organisation skills

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This dynamic firm will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary and good benefits package including:

* Potential for enhanced holiday and ability to purchase extra holiday

* Life assurance (4 x salary) and pension

* Private healthcare, wellbeing programme, optical and health services

* Hybrid working patterns

* Enhanced sick pay and maternity/paternity leave

* Cycle to work scheme

* Payment of up to two professional subscription and contribution towards social events

We can only accept applications from candidates that have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Submit your CV for this Senior Accountant/Manager role

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.