Senior Accountant & Practice Manager

Senior Accountant & Practice Manager (Part Time)

Location: Kingswood, BS15 4EP, Bristol.
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (full time equivalent) - dependent upon experience.
Contract: Part time, over 3 full days each week, ideally Monday, Tuesday & Thursday.
Benefits: Company pension scheme in place
In-house training programme and ongoing CPD available
Modern working environment
Free onsite parking

Tax Assist Accountants is the largest small-business accountancy group in the UK, with over 200 branches looking after over 70,000 clients. This is a great chance to be part of a very successful, award-winning brand and business model.

We use the latest cloud-based technology available in the UK with full support and training available.

We're looking for an experienced part time Practice Manager & Senior Accountant to join our team in Kingswood Bristol. Located in our out of town shop front offices, this is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with extensive & recent practice experience to join an ambitious, growing firm.

Senior Accountant & Practice Manager - Responsibilities:

Managing the practice in the director's absence
Looking after all limited companies.
Preparing and filing VAT returns, annual accounts and corporation tax returns
Reviewing personal tax returns, VAT returns, annual accounts and sole trader tax returns prepared by junior team members.
Training & supervising junior staff
Other duties as required to support management and the team, eg: answering telephone calls, dealing with enquiries and responding to queries in a timely, courteous and efficient manner and accurately logging information.

Candidate requirements

Solid, relevant and recent experience in a practice environment of at least 2 years.
Qualified AAT or ACCA
The ability to take ownership of your work and see things through to completion, including working unsupervised and to constant reporting deadlines.
Evidence of supervising junior staff and practice management.
Working current knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards applicable to small business
Strong knowledge of computerised accounting systems and IT proficient - ideally in TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Receipt Bank, Virtual Cabinet and, of course Microsoft Office
Genuine desire to be a trusted advisor to small business clients
Good people skills and a confident and friendly personality to help build strong relationships both within the team and with clients

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then click Apply and submit your CV!