Senior/Semi-Senior Accountant
We are seeking a Senior/Semi-Senior Accountant to join our team in Exeter. This position is ideal for someone who is both technically strong and passionate about client service. You will deliver accounting services, ensuring compliance and high-quality outputs.
Main job tasks and responsibilities
- Financial reporting and compliance: Prepare and review financial statements, annual accounts, tax returns, bookkeeping, VAT, and periodic management reports for your clients. Ensure accuracy in all deliverables and compliance with relevant accounting standards and UK tax regulations. You will also make sure all reporting deadlines are met.
- Client relationship management: Serve as a trusted adviser for clients, handling day-to-day queries and proactively addressing their accounting and business needs. You will assist clients with their accounting software, including Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks, ensuring client satisfaction is kept at the forefront.
- Team leadership and mentoring: Supervise and mentor junior accountants and trainees. You will review their work, provide guidance and training, and foster their professional development.
- Quality control and compliance: Take responsibility for the quality of work produced, implementing review processes to ensure compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS and the latest tax legislation. You will stay up to date with any changes in accounting standards or tax law and ensure the firm’s services adapt accordingly.
- Continuous improvement: Work with your team to identify opportunities to improve internal processes or enhance the client service experience.
An ideal candidate will possess the following:
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AAT/ACA/ACCA qualified or part-qualified: This is an essential requirement, ensuring you have a solid technical foundation in accounting standards.
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Practice experience: You have previous experience in accounts preparation work, including knowledge of accounting principles and practices. You have experience in basic tax return preparation, bookkeeping, and VAT.
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Technical skills: Strong knowledge of UK accounting standards (UK GAAP and/or IFRS) and a good understanding of tax compliance. You stay current with regulatory changes and can ensure compliance in all client work.
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Software proficiency: You have experience of using accounting software including Xero, Sage, and/or QuickBooks.
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Client-focused communication: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. You are confident in liaising with clients and explaining complex financial information in clear terms.
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Analytical and organised: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail. You are well organised, able to manage deadlines and priorities, and you take a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
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IT skils: Intermediate knowledge of Excel spreadsheet development is key to this role. Experience of using CCH is a plus.
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Details
- Full-time office-based role
What we can offer
- Salary dependent on experience, plus annual bonus
- Study support for AAT/ACA/ACCA
- Continuous training in soft skills, technical knowledge, and professional development
- Minimum 20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 25 (depending on grade and position)
- One day of annual leave for birthdays
- Death in service cover
- Agile working
- Company pension scheme
- NHS top-up personal health cash plan