Senior Accountant

Shenward LLP; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic firm of Chartered Accountants in Cleckheaton is seeking a qualified Accountant for an exciting role involving accounts preparation and client interaction. Candidates should have ACA, CA, or ACCA qualifications and a passion for accountancy. Experience in audit is a plus but not required. Join a team that values passion and quality in financial services.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with general practice background.
• Good technical skills in accounts preparation and taxation.
• Audit experience desired but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year end accounts for clients.
• Prepare personal and corporation tax computations.
• Assist with ad hoc project work for clients.
• Liaise with clients over accounts and queries.

Skills

Technical skills in accounts preparation

Strong attention to detail

Communication with clients

Education

ACA, CA, ACCA or equivalent

Job description

This role gives you the opportunity to join our dynamic and passionate firm of Chartered Accountants in Cleckheaton at a senior level.

We are seeking a qualified Accountant who’s looking for an accounts preparation role, with opportunities in audit to join our team!

You will be working with a varied client base across a range of exciting sectors. We’d like you to have a passion for working within a practice, to be driven and forward thinking, to be meticulous and accurate and most of all genuinely enjoy the process of accountancy work.

Who are we looking for?

• Ideally, you will be fully (ACA, CA, ACCA or equivalent).
• You’ll have a general practice background with good technical skills in the areas of accounts preparation and taxation.
• Audit experience is desirable but not essential.
• We will also consider applications from strongly qualified by experience (QBE) candidates.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Preparing year end accounts for both limited companies, LLPs, partnerships and sole traders (mainly limited companies).
• Preparing personal and corporation tax computations and returns.
• Assisting the Partners or Senior managers with ad hoc project work for clients.
• Liaising with clients over their accounts and queries.

You’d be reporting on each assignment directly to a partner or senior manager and we have a team of accounts employees available to assist on assignments. Wherever possible we encourage the delegation of work to provide valuable practical training.

We are always looking for inspiring, passionate individuals to join our ever-growing team. We welcome the submission of speculative applications – please send your CV to [e-mail] for this job or contact us directly.