Accountant in Brackley - CV-Library

Are you an Accountant with experience gained in practice, looking for a new role? We may have an excellent opportunity for you. This independent accountancy firm has a fantastic reputation for delivering high quality accounts and tax services to a varied portfolio of clients.

Whilst advertised as Accountant, this role is essentially a Client Manager position which means taking care of the day to day needs of clients within your own portfolio.

You will take full responsibility for delivering accounts and tax services for these clients helping them to cut through the complex world of accounting and tax to achieve their long-term financial goals with simplicity and prosperity.

This well-established firm is committed to making the workplace an outstanding place for all colleagues to reach their full potential and this is accompanied with team socials and activities throughout the year.

As Accountant your key responsibilities will include:

* Proactive and regular communication with clients in your portfolio being the primary point of contact

* Overseeing the accurate production of accounts and tax returns with a focus on quality and client satisfaction

* Key supporting role in tax planning activities with the aim of providing a first-class client experience and expanding your knowledge and confidence in more complex taxation and accounting issues

* Dealing with any queries as they arrive in a professional and timely manner

* Opportunity to directly manage junior team members in their career progression

We welcome application from candidate with the following skills, experience and attributes:

* Ideally be ACCA or ACA qualified, although, exceptional qualified by experience candidates will be considered

* Considerable experience gained within a UK accountancy practice environment

* Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge in the context of SMEs and personal tax – some knowledge in CGT and IHT would be an advantage

* Good general IT skills, ideally with strong Excel skills and experience with IRIS accounts and tax software

* Confident in reviewing the work of others and familiar with accounts preparation procedures and documentation

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Submit your CV for this Accountant 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