Accounts Senior

Location: Newton Abbot, Devon
Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £26,500 to £30,000 Dependant on experience and qualifications
Closing Date: 31st March 2025

Job Description

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Accounts Senior to join us!

Within this role you will work on a portfolio of clients to provide a high-quality tax, accountancy and VAT service with a high degree of accuracy. You will be responsible for the preparation of accounts and tax returns for a variety of clients including Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies.

Role & Responsibilities

• Planning and preparing accounts for a variety of clients (e.g. Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies) from client records for review by manager or reporting partner
• Sending final accounts to clients
• Assist staff with accounts completion
• Preparing and reviewing Tax Returns
• Calculating income tax liabilities and advising clients
• Preparing and reviewing Corporation Tax Returns
• Calculating corporation tax liabilities and advising clients
• Dealing with everyday correspondence and emails in a timely manner
• Tax enquiry work as it arises
• Preparation of management and financial accounts
• Assisting with coaching and developing junior members of the team, including on-the-job training
• Provide software training to clients
• Daily completion of your timesheet
• Continuous professional development to deepen own knowledge and understanding and keep up to date with any changes within the industry

Required Experience

• At least 1 year recent post qualification experience
• Or at least 3-4 years working in practice, with experience of accounts preparation, business and corporate tax and ideally personal tax
• Accounts preparation experience gained from within a fast-paced accountancy practice environment

Desired Skills

• Good knowledge of tax
• Strong computer and spreadsheet skills
• Knowledge of accounting software such as Sage, Quickbooks or Xero, as well as accounts production software such as CCH
• Ability to supervise and support more junior members of the team
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team
• Ability to build good client relationships
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at various levels
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage own workload in a timely manner while ensuring we exceed client expectations

Qualifications

We offer the following benefits:

• 1 extra holiday day for Christmas
• An additional 0.5 days holiday after each year
• Flexi time
• Access to a 24-hour employee helpline
• 1 day working from home
• Payment of 1 professional subscription per year
• Fully funded training qualifications
• Training bonuses for AAT, ACA and ACCA students
• Parking permit salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonus of up to £1500
• Dress down Friday
• Wellbeing team
• Life assurance after 1 year for Senior Managers