Senior Accountant/Manager

Blackburn, Lancashire
Square Peg Associates Ltd

Our client is an Accountancy Practice based in Blackburn Town Centre with a solid reputation for providing customer excellence and a very personal service for their clients.

You need to have a confident and engaging manner and able to handle your client queries with confidence. You will manage a portfolio of accounts with turnover ranging between £3million – £15million.

Salary: £30,000.00 to £37,000.00 /year

Job Description

The role of a senior accountant will involve:

• preparing statutory accounts for limited companies and corporate tax computations, as well as having the opportunity to be involved in some more specialist advisory projects for the client base on an ad-hoc basis.
• being responsible for supervising junior staff, assisting in their training and development as required.
• Managing a portfolio of Clients
• Assist with the implementation of updates on accounting standards
• Preparation of accounts for sole-traders, partnerships, charities
• Preparation & Submission of Individual Tax Returns, Company Tax Returns & Vat Returns
• Management Accounts on a monthly/quarterly basis on site with key clients
• Dealing with HMRC for any Income Tax/Corp Tax/VAT / PAYE & NI enquiries/issues and investigations
• Providing Tax Advice to clients ad-hoc

Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer service & friendly approach
• Experience within an accountancy practice
• Experience with Microsoft Office/Word/Excel/SAGE
• Experience with cloud accounting software would be useful
• Experience with Digita accounts software would be desirable

Desirable Qualifications

• Part qualified / Fully qualified ACCA, ACA, or qualified by experience
• Full UK Driving Licence

Please apply online today or contact Olivia at Square Peg Associates for immediate consideration.