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
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