At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare financial statements, assist with audits, and support junior colleagues.
- Company: Forward-thinking accountancy practice with a people-first culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, employee discounts, and life insurance.
- Other info: Supportive environment with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a progressive firm for varied, client-facing, and career-enhancing experiences.
- Qualifications: ACA/ACCA qualified or studying, strong IT skills, and excellent communication.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Hays is recruiting an Accounts and Audit Senior for a forward-thinking accountancy practice with offices across the UK and growing.
Our client combines the expertise of a national firm with the collaborative, people-first culture of a close-knit practice.
The team supports an impressive variety of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to established companies, charities, and family businesses.
This is your chance to join a progressive firm where audit, accounts, and tax come together, giving you a truly rounded technical experience and a platform for fast career development.
Job Purpose
As an Audit & Accounts Senior, you'll be a key member of the Peterborough team, helping deliver a seamless, high-quality service across accounts preparation, audit, and tax.
You'll work closely with managers, partners, and clients, taking ownership of your work while supporting the development of junior colleagues.
If you're looking for a role that's varied, client-facing, technically challenging and genuinely career-enhancing, this is it!
What you'll be doing
- Prepare financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, charities and limited companies
- Prepare independent examinations for charity clients to be signed off by a partner.
- Assist manager with client audit function
- Assist in the preparation of cash flows
- Liaise with clients to resolve any queries
- Complete all assignments within the allocated budget and on time
- Produce draft computations for clients
- Produce year-end accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies in accordance with the relevant accounting standards.
- Review work undertaken by junior staff
- Provide assistance in the development of junior staff
- Prepare schedules for tax returns
- Complete VAT returns
What you'll bring
- ACA/ACCA qualified or currently studying toward qualification
- Strong IT skills and familiarity with CCH, SAPA, Case Ware and Alpha tax
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
- Ability to manage your own workload and work effectively as part of a team
- Willingness to travel to clients and other offices as required
- Highly organised, proactive, and committed to delivering quality work
- You will be
- Relationship-driven - trusted by clients and colleagues
- Forward-thinking - excited by improvement and innovation
- Accountable - takes pride in accuracy and high standards
- Collaborative - shares knowledge and contributes to team success
- Growth-minded - eager to broaden expertise and mentor others
- Organised and proactive - able to juggle multiple priorities
- Clear and confident in communication - able to explain financials simply
- Resilient and adaptable - stays calm under pressure
- Client-focused - invested in delivering excellent service and outcomes
- What you will be offered
- Competitive salary and pension
- Employee benefits scheme with discounts at hundreds of retailers
- Life insurance
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- A genuinely supportive and progressive environment where your career can flourish
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