Senior Practice Accountant

TPF Recruitment is supporting a friendly and highly regarded independent accountancy practice in Sevenoaks with the recruitment of a Senior Practice Accountant to join their growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a genuinely lovely firm that has built an outstanding reputation for delivering a personal and proactive service to a broad portfolio of owner managed businesses, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals across Kent and the South East.

The firm offers a supportive and collaborative environment, excellent work life balance and clear opportunities for progression as the business continues to grow.

The Role

As a Senior Practice Accountant, you will manage a varied portfolio of clients and be responsible for:

• Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships
  
• Preparing corporation tax returns and supporting personal tax compliance work
  
• Managing client relationships and acting as a key point of contact
  
• Reviewing work prepared by junior members of the team and providing support and mentoring
  
• Assisting with management accounts and bookkeeping assignments where required
  
• Supporting managers and partners with advisory projects and business development activities
  
• Liaising directly with clients to provide practical and commercial advice
  
• Working closely with cloud accounting software including Xero and QuickBooks
  

Requirements

• Be ACA or ACCA qualified, or qualified by experience
  
• Have at least 4 years' experience working within an accountancy practice environment
  
• Have strong experience preparing statutory accounts and tax returns
  
• Be confident managing client relationships independently
  
• Have experience reviewing junior staff work or mentoring colleagues
  
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Have experience using cloud accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage
  

Benefits

• £50,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience and background, negotiable
  
• A competitive benefits package is also on offer, including parking
  
• Please apply for the vacancy or contact Tristan Finch for more information
  
• tristan@tpfrecuritment.com
  
• 01227 533 007