Senior Accountant

Coventry Source: WhatJobs

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Senior Accountant - Firm of Accountants - Coventry

A Senior Accountant position within an modern Accountancy & Business Advisory Practice offering responsibility and excellent long-term career progression .

THE COMPANY

A growing Accountancy & Business Advisory Practice with a modern style and an established presence in Coventry. The firm has a well-earned reputation as an Advisor to Entrepreneurs and Owner-Managed SMEs, and provides its clients with expert Accountancy & Business Advisory, Tax and Outsourced Financial Management solutions using a variety of cloud and digital accounting systems to offer clients full visibility and understanding of their financial performance.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A Senior Accountant position has arisen within the firm which offers responsibility for managing clients, reviewing work completed by junior staff and overseeing delivery of the firm's bespoke solutions.

As a Senior Accountant your role will involve:

Working with clients to fully understand and meet their needs, ensuring client satisfaction and generating more work from existing clients
Preparing management accounts, self assessments, work papers, year end accounts and corporation tax returns for review
Reviewing management accounts, self assessment tax returns and VAT returns prepared by Accounts Assistants and Trainee Client Advisors
Supporting the client onboarding process
Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients to ensure information is collected, and client queries are responded to in a timely manner

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Competitive salary with bonuses and annual reviews
Responsibility and autonomy
Long term career progression

THE PERSON

You will be an Accountancy professional able to demonstrate the following:

ACCA / ACA Qualified/ Qualified by Experience
Background within Accountancy Practice (c.3+ years)
Experience of Bookkeeping, Management Accounts, Statutory Accounts
Experience of working with SME and Owner-Managed businesses
Good working knowledge of Xero and possibly other online / cloud accounting software