Location: Croydon
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
Sector: Accountancy Practice
TPF Recruitment, the leading accountancy practice recruiters in the South, are delighted to be supporting a well established and growing accountancy practice with the recruitment of an experienced Practice Accountant.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounts professional who enjoys working closely with clients and wants to take ownership of a portfolio of predominantly owner managed businesses and small to medium sized companies.
The role would suit someone who is personable, commercially minded and confident dealing directly with clients, whilst also being technically strong across accounts preparation and tax.
The Role
You will manage a varied portfolio of OMB and SME clients, acting as a trusted point of contact and overseeing their accounting and tax requirements.
The role will involve a combination of client management, accounts review, accounts preparation and tax work, with the opportunity to build strong long term relationships with clients.
Key responsibilities will include:
Managing a portfolio of predominantly OMB and SME clients
Acting as a key point of contact and building strong, long term client relationships
Liaising with clients regularly by phone, email and in person
Reviewing accounts preparation work completed by junior members of the team
Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
Preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations and returns
Supporting with personal tax returns and associated tax work
Providing clients with general accounting and tax advice
Reviewing bookkeeping and VAT work where required
Identifying opportunities to provide additional support and advisory services to clients
Working closely with Partners and senior team members on more complex matters
Supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team
Managing your own workload and ensuring client deadlines are met
Keeping up to date with relevant accounting and tax legislation
Assisting with ad hoc advisory and client projects
RequirementsThe Ideal Candidate
AAT, ACCA or ACA qualified, or qualified by experience
Solid experience within an accountancy practice
Strong experience across accounts preparation for OMB and SME clients
Previous experience managing a portfolio of clients
Comfortable reviewing accounts preparation work
Good knowledge of corporation tax and personal tax
Confident dealing directly with clients and building relationships
Personable, approachable and commercially minded
Strong communication and organisational skills
Able to work independently and take ownership of client work
Experience supervising or supporting junior team members would be advantageous
A genuine interest in developing strong client relationships and providing a high quality service
BenefitsWhat's on Offer
Varied portfolio of OMB and SME clients
Client facing role with genuine responsibility and autonomy
Supportive and collaborative working environment
Opportunities for progression and career development
Exposure to accounts, tax and advisory work
Ongoing technical training and professional development
Opportunity to play a key role within a growing practice
If you are an experienced practice accountant who enjoys managing client relationships and wants a role offering a good balance of technical work, client interaction and responsibility, this could be an excellent opportunity.
For more information, please contact Kourtney Luckett at TPF Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email .
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Salary description
£40000.00 - £50000.00 per year