New Job Opening: Senior Accountant in York

Job Description

Role: Senior Accountant
Location: York 
Salary: Up to £45,000 depending on experience

An established and growing accountancy practice in York is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Accountant to join its team.

This is a varied general practice role, working with a portfolio of SME and owner-managed business clients across accounts, tax and wider advisory work. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take ownership of client relationships, manage assignments independently and provide practical advice to help businesses grow.

The firm is looking for someone technically strong, proactive and confident dealing directly with clients, with the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and progress towards a management level position over time.

Benefits of the Senior Accountant job include:

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  Salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience

  
  


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  Hybrid working, with one day per week from home following probation

  
  


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  37.5-hour working week

  
  


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  Company pension

  
  


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  Ongoing professional development

  
  


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  Flexible Working 

  
  


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  Potential to develop reviewing and supervisory responsibilities

  
  


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  Longer-term progression opportunities, potentially towards a management or Partner-level position

  
  

Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant job include:

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  Managing a portfolio of small and medium-sized business clients

  
  


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  Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies

  
  


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  Preparing business and personal tax computations and returns

  
  


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  Dealing with bookkeeping, VAT returns and management accounts where required

  
  


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  Providing practical accounting and tax guidance to business owners

  
  


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  Ensuring assignments are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines

  
  


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  Identifying opportunities to provide additional advice and support to clients

  
  

Requirements of the Senior Accountant job include:

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  ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally, or an equivalent professional qualification

  
  


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  Multiple years' experience working within a UK accountancy practice

  
  

How to apply for the Senior Accountant job:

If you’d like to find out more, please click APPLY or contact Elliot on [email protected] or 01723 347798 for further details.