Accounts Senior

We are recruiting for an Accounts Senior for a well-established, independent accountancy practice. The firm would consider an Accounts Semi Senior candidate and would offer a slightly lower than advertised salary. This is an approved training practice for both ICAEW an ACCA and the firm is happy to sign off training records. The successful candidate will receive 4% employers pension contribution and 28 days annual holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to five working weeks after three continuous years, and then an additional day for each complete year, up to maximum of six weeks. This Accounts Senior vacancy offers excellent prospects and will be perfect for a motivated, driven individual with a strong desire to progress and utilize their knowledge and skills. You will be working on a varied and interesting client portfolio including some motor-racing related clients. Reporting to the partners and/or client portfolio managers, as Accounts Senior your responsibilities will include: * Producing accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, preparing accounts using IRIS * Corporation and personal tax returns on IRIS * Assisting with audits if desired to assist with audit clients * You will also get involved in VAT, all tax returns and other accountancy duties on an ad-hoc basis * Assisting with ad hoc duties as required to ensure the smooth running of the practice Please do apply if you can satisfy the following: * Ideally be qualified or part qualified ACA or ACCA - exceptional qualified by experience candidates will be considered * Previous experience gained in a practice environment – minimum four years (slightly less if Semi Senior) * Ideally you will have some audit experience * Be IT literate with sound MS Office and accounting software experience, ie Sage and Xero * Hardworking, showing initiative and must be self-motivated * Organised approach and ability to cope with repetitive tasks * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Detail-orientated, accurate and diligent * Works well under pressure and tight timelines and meet deadlines Submit your CV for this Accounts Senior role Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa. Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK. 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