Senior Associate, Accounts in Brentwood

We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world. We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster. Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting.

The Role

As an Accounts Senior Associate, you are responsible for preparing advanced statutory financial statements, corporation tax computations, and other compliance deliverables for a portfolio of clients, under the supervision of managers, demonstrating strong technical knowledge. Senior Associates are expected to support Associates and other junior staff through coaching and review, contribute to process improvements, and maintain high standards of accuracy and client service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client / Technical Delivery
• Prepare complex accounts and tax returns accurately for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs, and limited companies in accordance with UK GAAP, requiring minimal supervision and with few review points.
• Develop a thorough understanding of each client’s business to provide tailored service and begin identifying potential value-added opportunities for manager consideration.
• Draft proposed resolutions for non-complex technical issues using self-directed research and available tools, submitting these for manager review.
• Complete all work within allocated time frames and budgets, proactively flagging any issues that may affect timelines. Ensure system workflows are updated at every stage of the process.
• Seek and act on feedback, aiming to minimise technical review points on non-complex accounts and continuously improve quality.
• Conduct initial reviews of simpler accounts and tax files prepared by Associates and offshore teams to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Liaise with clients to secure timely receipt of information necessary for preparing complex accounts and provide support during client meetings when needed.
• Contribute to business development by engaging with company marketing activities (e.g. proposals, newsletters, LinkedIn posts) and identify potential cross-selling referral opportunities to discuss with relevant managers/teams.
• Begin to build a professional network through relevant professional activities such as attending occasional external events and developing a LinkedIn presence.
• Act as a positive representative of Gravita, consistently demonstrating company values in your work, communication, and interactions with others.
• People / Team Management
• Support the training and development of Associates as required to build team capability.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience working in an accounting practice environment.
• Qualified ACA / ACCA or qualified by experience.
• Proficient in Xero, Sage 50 Accounts, QuickBooks, Excel, and other accounting and tax software.
• Complete all relevant CPD requirements to maintain professional competence and stay up to date with legislation, industry standards, and best practice.
• Communicates verbally with confidence, adapting style appropriately to suit different audiences.
• Writes clearly and effectively, distinguishing between internal communication and client-facing language.
• Enjoys problem-solving, capable of independently resolving moderate issues using logical and established approaches.
• Adapts professionally and flexibly to change.
• Maintains an organised and thorough approach to managing your own workload.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Your Career with Gravita

When you join Gravita, we’ll support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential. We’ll work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development, to help you focus on your future.

The Nitty Gritty

Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis. Core working hours are 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday. Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast-paced changes. Your development won’t be forgotten, our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size. It's a busy, fast-paced environment here at Gravita.