Senior Accountant - independent firm where your career matters

• Are you working in an accountancy firm and feel like just another number, or static in your career?
• Do you want to be part of team where your opinions and ideas are actually taken on board?
• Tired of fighting traffic, vying for parking, and all the other joys of city commuting?
• Would you like to have real flexible remote working, not just “when we can allow it”?

We at Reed Practice have just the opportunity as a Senior Accountant within a small but mighty accountancy firm located away from the hustle and bustle of the city - a stone's throw from Colchester - who genuinely involve their staff in their business.

Your role as Senior Accountant will give you the chance to work with an interesting range of clients and due to their size, you’ll liaise directly with inspiring business leaders, using all the latest technology, have a real impact on the development of their companies.

Your tasks will include:

• Preparation of annual accounts, management accounts and personal tax returns
• Manage staff and workloads to ensure internal deadlines are met
• Reviewing team members work – company accounts, partnership, sole traders, personal tax returns and VAT returns
• Support the training of junior team members, act as their mentor

As Senior Accountant and a key part of a close team, you will be commercially minded and actively seek new opportunities for the firm, promoting the business when appropriate.

You benefit from being supported by the senior leadership team as your progress your career, completing your ACCA qualifications with full support (where necessary), develop your range of IT skills and business acumen.

All we need to be able to discuss this with you is:

• Experience in providing accounting services within another practice firm
• Working towards, or completed, ACCA studiers. Those AAT qualified with appropriate experience should also apply

Contact Natalie Harden at Reed to discuss how you can get back to enjoying your chosen profession through working for our client.