Accounts Senior

Job Description

TPF Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a well-established and forward-thinking firm of Chartered Accountants in Wokingham with their search for an Accounts Semi-Senior or Accounts Senior to join their growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a modern, people-focused practice. Whether you're an experienced Semi-Senior working towards your professional qualifications or an established Accounts Senior, you'll join a collaborative team where you'll work closely with a varied portfolio of clients, gain exposure to interesting assignments, and receive ongoing support for your professional development.

The Role

As an Accounts Semi-Senior or Senior, you'll be responsible for supporting a diverse client base, ranging from owner-managed businesses to growing SMEs. Depending on your level of experience, you'll take ownership of your own portfolio while working alongside Managers and Partners to deliver a high-quality service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing statutory accounts for a varied portfolio of clients.
  
• Producing corporation tax returns, VAT returns and, where required, personal tax returns.
  
• Assisting clients with bookkeeping and cloud accounting software queries.
  
• Building strong relationships with clients and becoming a trusted point of contact.
  
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and add value to clients' businesses.
  
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure assignments are delivered accurately and within agreed deadlines.
  
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members where appropriate.
  
• Keeping technical knowledge up to date through ongoing training and professional development.
  

Requirements

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Current or recent experience working within a UK accountancy practice.
  
• ACA or ACCA qualification, or be actively studying towards either qualification (qualified by experience candidates will also be considered).
  
• Experience preparing accounts for a range of business entities.
  
• Good working knowledge of accounting software, with cloud accounting experience beneficial.
  
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
  
• A proactive and personable approach, with the confidence to build lasting client relationships.
  
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  
• Exposure to payroll or company secretarial work would be advantageous but is not essential.
  
  

Benefits

• Salary of approximately £30,000 - £45,000, depending on experience and qualification level.
  
• Study support for ACA or ACCA where applicable.
  
• Clear opportunities for career progression within a growing practice.
  
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
  
• Generous annual leave entitlement, with the option to purchase additional holiday.
  
• Ongoing technical training and professional development within a supportive and collaborative team environment.
  

Please contact Joe Potter on 01882206677 (tel), 07386668225 (mob), joe@tpfrecruitment.com, or via LinkedIn for a confidential conversation.

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Requirements
For this fantastic opportunity, you may be an AAT studying, and/or perhaps studying ACCA or looking to build further on your experience following qualifying AAT, with a background in accountancy practice, with at least 2 - 4 years or more experience within practice, preparing accounts, tax and other responsibilities for a mixed client base of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. You will be looking for a challenging, long term career move, at Accounts Semi Senior level, within a genuinely growing and expanding firm of chartered accountants, offering progression and career development.