Senior Accountant
Full time (37.5 hours)
Office based in Wells (hybrid considered)
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
Are you ready to take the next step in your accountancy career? Our client, based in Wells, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their dedicated team. The team pride themselves on delivering accounting and financial solutions that help their clients to achieve their goals. If you're passionate about finance, driven by results, and eager to make a meaningful impact, our client wants to hear from you.
About Our Client:
With over 30 years' accounting experience, you can rely on them for the highest levels of expertise. Their excellent reputation for value for money, combined with a personal approach means that you can be confident in joining a team known for their outstanding services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee monthly workflow planning, allocating jobs to the team, ensuring targets are met
- Help team to monitor monthly KPIs
- Support and train the team as necessary
- Completion of client billing
- Liaising with clients in relation to scope of work changes and effect on fees
- Become main point of contact for clients
- Review team members work and give feedback
- Work closely with the principle to assist with the delegation of work down through the team
Work with the principle to grow the client base within advisory services, these include:
- Management accounts
- Cashflow forecasting
- Budgets
- Financial management
- Business development
What's in it For You?
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday increasing with service
- Private health care
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working considered
To Be Our Client's Senior Accountant You Will Likely:
- Can-do attitude - someone who is willing to keep themselves up to date, not only with legislation but also with technological advances (AI)
- Able to produce accounts for limited companies and charities may also be required to produce accounts for partnerships or sole traders
- Audit knowledge beneficial but not essential
- Able to produce personal and corporate tax returns
- Experience of dealing with clients in relation to periodic management information
- Comprehensive knowledge of IT software (i.e. MS Office, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Dext etc.)
- General bookkeeping, payroll and VAT knowledge desired to advance their advisory service offering
- ACA/ACCA/AAT qualified/part qualified or qualified by experience
- Must have at least 3 years experience working within a UK Accountancy Practice environment
Skills:
- Team leadership and management
- Team player
- Good customer service skills
- Good communication with team members and customers
- Highly adaptable
- Good accuracy and attention to detail
- Good at listening to team and client requirements
- Ability to manage time efficiently
Other suitable skills and experience include Business Services Senior, Assistant Manager, Client Manager, Accountant.