Practice Accountant - Swindon

Recruiter
Artemis Clarke
Location
Swindon, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Salary
GBP 16.82 - 21.63 per hour
Posted
01 Mar 2021
Closes
03 Mar 2021
Ref
32185
Job role
Accountant
Experience level
Part qualified
Job title: Practice Accountant (Manager or senior level)

Package: £35-45k pa depending on experience and qualifications

Location: Swindon

Reporting to: Partners

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: Full orPart time, flexible hours

About our Client

Our client is a successful, well established accountancy practice based in Swindon, whose client portfolio comprises of growing SMEs throughout the UK.

They have a strong emphasis on flexible working - this is becoming the norm rather than the exception and as such they offer an excellent opportunity for someone who prefers to flex their work around outside commitments.

Job Description

This is an exciting role for an experienced practice accountant to manage a portfolio of clients, working closely with the partners in the firm.

Specifically, you will:

  • Provide excellent customer services to all clients within the portfolio, developing these relationships over time and responding to their accountancy needs within agreed timeframes;
  • Act as the right-hand person to the partners;
  • Ensure that the statutory returns are completed in a timely manner;
  • Assist with / complete the preparation of more complex accounts work where necessary (dependent upon experience);
  • Undertake ad-hoc project work;
  • Provide support and mentoring to more junior members of staff;
  • Cross-sell other service lines where appropriate;


The Successful Applicant

You will be an experienced practice accountant with a wide range of general practice experience for owner managed businesses, including personal tax. You will bring excellent interpersonal skills to bear and enjoy getting involved in other aspects of the business such as business development.

Requirements include:

  • Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA) or QBE
  • Wide range of general practice experience for owner managed businesses, including personal/business tax knowledge
  • Strong team management experience and mentoring experience
  • Proactive approach to problem solving with the ability to analyse client situations
  • Strong communication skills to a range of audiences and an eye for detail
  • Excellent organisational skills including the ability to multitask and manage deadlines
  • Ability to set up and maintain departmental systems
  • ICT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Five years' practice experience preferred (industry candidates will be considered)
  • Business development experience preferred


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