Accounts and Tax Senior

Bennett and Game Recruitment has the pleasure of representing a close-knit Accountancy Practice located in South West London, who are seeking an Accounts and Tax Senior to join their expanding accounts team on a full time, permanent basis. The role of the Accounts Senior will be to run a portfolio of accountancy and tax clients. They are offering a competitive salary of up to £55,000, 22 days holiday + bank holidays, and a range of progression and development opportunities.

This role is well suited to a qualified accountant, looking to progress their career further. With the opportunity to manage a portfolio of varied clients, across accounts, corporate tax, and personal tax. The role also provides the opportunity to gain some management experience, whilst overseeing and supervising a team of 5 trainees when required. If you are an ambitious accountant looking to grow your experience in a reputable setting, this is a great opportunity for you.

The suitable candidate will be based locally to Barnes (must be within 40 minutes) and have a minimum of 4 years' experience within an accountancy practice.

• Running a portfolio of accountancy and tax clients. The practice has circa 500 personal tax clients, and 250 corporate tax clients
• Preparation of personal tax returns for a portfolio of clients
• Preparation of financial statements and regularly prepare financial statements in accordance with FRS105 and FRS102.
• Preparation, review & submission of corporation tax returns.
• Advising individuals and companies of their tax liabilities.
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Assisting with HMRC enquiries into personal and corporate tax returns.
• Identifying tax-planning opportunities within individual and corporate client portfolios.
• Supervising staff, some of which will be qualified and they will be responsible for running a portfolio

• 4+ years' experience working within an accountancy practice
• Good knowledge of corporation tax and personal tax
• Have a good understanding of all different types of tax
• Proficient in Sage, Xero and Quickbooks
• ACCA or ACA qualified
• Live locally to Barnes, within a 40 minute commute
• Must have experience within a client facing position
• Must possess excellent communication skills and be well spoken

• Offering a competitive salary in the region of £45,000-£55,000
• 9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, and paid Christmas shutdown
• Standard workplace pension and sick pay
• Clear progression routes

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Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.