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Senior Accountant

Job description

​Sharp Consultancy are delighted to be working with a well-established and growing accountancy practice in Sheffield in their search for a Senior Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking firm with a strong reputation for delivering a high-quality service to a varied portfolio of clients.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a portfolio of clients, managing accounts preparation and client relationships while also supporting more junior members of the team. There is plenty of scope to develop your technical knowledge and take on greater responsibility as the firm continues to grow.

This role would suit an experienced Semi Senior or Senior Accountant who is looking for their next step within practice, particularly someone who enjoys working closely with clients and wants to develop their career within a supportive and progressive environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Preparing statutory accounts for a range of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies

  • Preparing corporation tax and personal tax returns

  • Managing your own portfolio of clients and acting as a key point of contact

  • Assisting clients with general accounting and tax queries

  • Supporting clients with bookkeeping and VAT requirements where required

  • Reviewing work completed by more junior members of the team

  • Assisting with year-end and management accounts

  • Identifying opportunities to provide additional advice and services to clients

  • Working closely with managers and partners across the practice

Who you are:

  • ACA/ACCA nearly qualified or qualified

  • Previous experience within an accountancy practice

  • Strong experience across accounts preparation

  • Comfortable managing a portfolio of clients

  • Confident communicating with clients at all levels

  • Able to work independently while also contributing to a wider team

  • Keen to continue developing technically and professionally

Benefits to include:

  • Study support (if applicable)

  • Pension contribution

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

  • Opportunities for progression

  • Exposure to a varied and interesting client portfolio

  • Ongoing training and professional development

For more information, please contact Jordan on 0114 261 1700 regarding this opportunity or your job search.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.