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Senior Accountant - Firm of Accountants - Oldbury
A Senior Accountant position within an modern Accountancy & Business Advisory Practice offering responsibility and long-term career progression .
THE COMPANY
A growing Accountancy & Business Advisory Practice with a modern style and an established presence nr Oldbury. The firm has a well-earned reputation as an Advisor to Entrepreneurs and Owner-Managed SMEs, and provides its clients with expert Accountancy & Business Advisory, Tax and Outsourced Financial Management solutions using a variety of cloud and digital accounting systems to offer clients full visibility and understanding of their financial performance.
THE OPPORTUNITY
A Senior Accountant position has arisen within the firm which offers responsibility for managing clients, reviewing work completed by junior staff and overseeing delivery of the firm's bespoke solutions.
As a Senior Accountant your role will involve:
- Responsible for a team of 6 staff - 4 experienced and 2 junior
- Reviewing work performed by other team members
- Appraising your team and feeding back into the director team
- Managing the workflow and portfolio of bookkeeping. VAT and management accounts clients
- Liaison with other departments to support with year end work/corporation tax/personal tax/audits
- Portfolio of your own clients with some management accounts, VAT returns and attendance at client board meetings to support with advice
- Learning and development on complex VAT areas such as retail scheme, partial exemption, margin scheme, group VAT, duty and export rules
- Liaison with outsourcing team currently in pilot
- Looking at technology and ways of improving the processes - use of AI
Benefits will include:
- Competitive salary with bonuses and annual reviews
- Responsibility and autonomy
- Long term career progression
THE PERSON
You will be an Accountancy professional able to demonstrate the following:
- AAT Qualified or ACCA Part-Qualified / ACCA / ACA Qualified
- Background within Accountancy Practice (c.5+ years)
- Experience of preparing Year-End Accounts and Tax Computations
- Experience of working with SME and Owner-Managed businesses
- Good working knowledge of Xero and possibly other online / cloud accounting software
If you are an ambitious, experienced Part or Fully Qualified/ Qualified by Experience Accountant keen to progress within a modern and forward thinking Accountancy Practice please contact Jo Wain at Rekroot to discuss this position.
