Practice Accountant

Location: Greater London

Job Opportunity:
Practice Accountant

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

Requirements

The 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

Benefits What'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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