Accountant

Role: Accountant
Location: Elland
Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on experience

A well-established and growing accountancy practice is looking to strengthen its Elland team following continued growth and an increase in new client work.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced practice accountant who is looking for a role where they can take ownership of their work, build strong client relationships and continue to develop within a supportive and forward-thinking firm.

The firm is open-minded on level and is more interested in finding someone with the right experience and attitude who can settle into the team and make a genuine contribution.

Benefits of the Accountant job include:

• Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working of up to 40% following successful completion of probation
• Annual performance bonus
• Birthday day off
• Annual recognition awards
• Quarterly recognition awards
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Company pension scheme
• In-house leadership development programme
• Monthly 1-to-1s focused on development, performance and wellbeing
• Accidental death benefit
• Free on-site parking

Responsibilities of the Accountant job include:

• Preparing full sets of year-end accounts for a varied portfolio of clients
• Preparing corporation tax returns
• Preparing personal tax returns
• Managing your own workload and ensuring work is completed accurately and on time
• Dealing directly with clients and responding to queries
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Taking ownership of client work from start to finish
• Supporting the wider team with general practice accountancy work
• Taking on greater responsibility for a portfolio of clients as your experience develops

Requirements of the Accountant job include:

• Previous experience working within a UK accountancy practice
• Ideally AAT Level 4 qualified, although relevant experience will also be considered
• Experience preparing full sets of accounts independently
• Good knowledge of corporation and personal tax
• Strong general practice accountancy experience
• Experience working with a varied SME client base
• Confident communicating directly with clients
• Able to work independently and take ownership of your workload
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• A proactive approach and genuine desire to develop within practice

The firm is deliberately not overly rigid on title or qualification and would consider candidates from a strong Accounts Senior/Semi Senior background through to more experienced accountants with client management or portfolio responsibility.

For the right individual, there is also scope to develop towards a Client Manager-level position over time.

How to apply for the Accountant job:

If you're an experienced practice accountant looking for a new opportunity in Elland and would like to find out more, please click APPLY or contact Elliot at Castle Accountancy on [email protected] or 01723 347798 for further details.