Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant, Accountancy Practice

Alton, East Hampshire
£60,000 - £75,000

Butler Rose are now representing a modern, contemporary accountancy practice who, through growth, are looking to hire a Senior Accountant into their general accounts department.

This is a brand new role which will oversee a small team of Accounts Seniors, whilst also being responsible for a portfolio of diverse clients. This is a consultative position which requires excellent communication skills to deal with all client interactions, advisory work, and on-boarding. You will be responsible for on-going staff training and mentoring within your team.

The ideal candidate will be fully ACCA / ACA qualified and will have a minimum of 5 years' experience working for an accountancy practice. They will be confident interacting with clients and will have broad experience covering general accounting for Ltd.'s, partnerships, sole traders, and LLP's.

This is a hands on role which will include a supervisory element of overseeing 5 Accounts Seniors / Junior Client Managers.

• Statutory accounts preparation for a diverse range of clients.
• Preparation of corporation tax and submission of CT600's to the HMRC.
• Experience in completing and submitting quarterly VAT returns.
• Attend client meeting and liaise with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Effectively manage time to ensure work is completed within agreed time and budget.
• Oversee the work of 5 junior accounts team members.
• Ensuring the team workflow runs smoothly and that all deadlines are met.

• At least 5 years' experience working in a UK based accountancy practice.
• ACA/ACCA Qualified.
• Current knowledge of statutory accounting, corporation/personal tax and VAT.
• Excellent communication skills and adept and developing and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Experience running your own portfolio of LTD's, Sole traders, LLP's and partnerships.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to work for a highly reputable firm where strong career prospects and an excellent work life balance are offered.

Please apply now if your skills and experience meet the necessary criteria and we will be in contact.

This role is advertised by Fay Jones at Butler Rose Public Practice -

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.