Senior Accountant in City of London

Overview

Position: Senior Practice Accountant

Location: Canary Wharf - Hybrid

Working hours: Full time, Mon-Fri

Package: 55,000 - 60,000, hybrid working

A dynamic and growing accountancy and advisory firm are hiring for a Senior Accountant to deliver high-quality service to a diverse client base across the UK and internationally.

You'll work closely with the operations lead, with clearly defined responsibilities to support both autonomy and team cohesion. Your focus will be on high-value client work, supporting automation, and reducing partner dependency on day-to-day tasks.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative but autonomous setting, takes initiative, and enjoys shaping processes, not just following them.

You'll join a lean, high-trust team where autonomy is valued, quality is everything, and good work speaks for itself.

Responsibilities

Senior Accountant Job Overview

• Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Take ownership of reviewing and finalising client year-end accounts and tax computations across sectors.
• Drafting financial statements (FRS 105/102)
• Preparing payroll journals, prepayments, accruals, depreciation, and manual entries
• Finalising financial statements and year-end adjustments
• Conducting trial balance reviews and variance analysis

• Taxation & Compliance
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns (standard & flat rate)
• Filing to HMRC and Companies House; EC sales/intrastat returns
• Completing CT600s, self-assessment returns, and capital gains planning

• Client Support & Advisory
• Cash flow forecasting and capital allowances reviews
• Lead CIS registrations, verifications, and subcontractor payment queries.

• Team Leadership & Staff Development
• Provide hands-on mentorship to junior accountants and bookkeepers, aligning with firm-specific expectations.

• Client Relationship & Business Engagement
• Attending client meetings and presenting financial insights
• Responding to client queries and maintaining ongoing relationships
• Supporting marketing, networking, and firm representation

• Internal Operations & Process Management
• Managing knowledge base & SOPs
• Supporting internal forecasting, budgeting, and process automation
• Collaborate on internal workflow improvements, including checklist creation and staff-ready documentation to ensure training consistency
• Support transition planning and temporary workload redistribution during team capacity changes (e.g. onboarding, turnover, parental leave).
• Comfortable navigating workflow tools such as IRIS Elements, Xero HQ, and document management systems.

Qualifications

• ACCA qualified (or equivalent, e.g. ACA, CIMA)
• Minimum of 6 years' accounting experience within a UK practice
• Confident with FRS 102/105, VAT, and Corporation Tax
• Strong client-facing skills and the ability to manage deadlines
• Experience with Xero, Dext, and cloud tools
• Speaking Turkish would be a plus!

Salary & Benefits

• Annual salary of 55,000- 60,000
• Flexitime
• In the summer period, hybrid working is available with 2 days a week from home
• Between October and March there is the option to work from home 1 day a week
• Statutory pension and sick pay

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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