Senior Accountant; hybrid

Senior Accountant

Permanent

Located in central Brighton

Hybrid working - 3 days in the officer

£50,000 - £65,000 per annum plus other benefits

Tony Alan Recruitment currently has an exciting job opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join a growing SME business based in the Central Brighton (BN1) area on a permanent basis.

While the role sits within practice, it would equally suit a strong industry accountant who enjoys variety, systems work, and hands-on involvement across the full accounting cycle.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in unstructured environments, enjoys problem-solving, and takes ownership of improving systems, controls, and financial information for multiple businesses.

Your duties will include:

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Produce P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reports
• Complete complex balance sheet and control account reconciliations
• Provide clear financial insights and commentary to support decision-making
• Take responsibility for messy, incomplete, or unstructured accounting records and turn them into clean, reliable financial data
• Design, improve, and document accounting systems, processes, and control procedures
• Lead or support accounting software implementations and migrations (e.g. Sage or Quick Books to Xero)
• Review and improve client or internal finance processes
• Assist with the preparation of year-end statutory accounts for limited companies and other entities
• Liaise with clients to resolve year-end queries and adjustments
• Build strong, professional working relationships
• Communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences
• Proactively identify issues and recommend practical solutions

Key requirements:

• 5+ years' experience in an accounting role (practice or industry)
• Qualified in ACA / CIMA / ACCA
• Comfortable working with unstructured, messy, or incomplete data
• Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail
• Experience with cloud accounting software, ideally Xero

If you feel that you would be suitable for this position, then please apply with your CV.

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