At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage diverse client portfolios in accounts, audit, and tax while building strong relationships.
- Company: Join a well-established independent accountancy practice in Stanmore, Northwest London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and direct access to experienced Directors.
- Other info: Fully office-based role with clear opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Gain varied experience and broaden your technical expertise in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in UK accountancy practice with strong audit and tax knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
- Accounts, Audit & Tax Senior
- Stanmore, Middlesex
- £45,000 - £55,000
Weston Brook Associates are delighted to be supporting a well-established independent accountancy practice based in Stanmore, Northwest London, in their search for an experienced Accounts, Audit & Tax Senior to join their growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified or qualified-by-experience practice professional looking for a varied role that combines accounts preparation, audit assignments and taxation work.
Working closely with the Directors, you will take responsibility for a diverse portfolio of owner-managed businesses, companies, charities and private individuals, while developing your technical expertise across all areas of general practice.
The Role
As an Accounts, Audit & Tax Senior, you will be responsible for managing a varied portfolio of clients and delivering a high standard of service across accounts, audit and tax.
You will act as a key point of contact with clients, building strong relationships and providing practical, commercially focused support.
- Managing a portfolio of corporate and individual clients as their primary day-to-day contact.
- Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders, partnerships and charities.
- Preparing accounts for rental property businesses and self-employed individuals.
- Preparing and submitting Corporation Tax, Personal Tax and Capital Gains Tax returns.
- Preparing and reviewing VAT returns and assisting clients with Making Tax Digital requirements.
- Planning and undertaking audit assignments for a varied client base.
- Managing audit engagements from the initial planning and risk assessment stage through to completion and final delivery.
- Liaising directly with clients throughout audit assignments and resolving technical and accounting matters as they arise.
- Identifying control weaknesses and preparing recommendations for clients where appropriate.
- Liaising with HMRC regarding client queries, investigations and routine correspondence.
- Advising clients on a range of tax matters, including corporate and personal tax planning opportunities.
- Assisting with more complex tax matters, including areas such as R&D claims, ATED, Capital Gains Tax and remuneration planning.
- Reviewing work in progress and monitoring chargeability across your portfolio.
- Supervising and reviewing work completed by junior staff and outsourced accounting teams where required.
About You
- A minimum of 5 years' experience within a UK accountancy practice.
- Experience in a General Practice Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accounts Senior, Audit Senior or similar position.
- Strong experience preparing statutory accounts for a wide range of clients.
- Experience managing audit assignments from planning through to completion.
- Good working knowledge of both personal and corporate taxation.
- Exposure to higher-level tax matters and the ability to identify planning opportunities for clients.
- Experience preparing medium-sized company accounts, charity accounts and consolidated accounts.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to deal directly with clients and HMRC.
- Experience reviewing the work of junior or outsourced staff.
- Proficiency with Sage, Xero and Quick Books would be advantageous.
What\'s on Offer?
- Salary of £40,000 - £55,000 depending on experience.
- Exposure to a genuinely varied accounts, audit and tax role.
- Direct access to experienced Directors and senior decision-makers.
- Opportunity to broaden your technical expertise across multiple service lines.
- Stable, long-established and highly respected independent practice environment.
- Clear opportunities for professional development and progression.
Please note: This is a fully office-based position with no hybrid working.
Applicants should be within a reasonable commuting distance of Stanmore, ideally no more than 45 minutes each way.
As the firm is unable to offer visa sponsorship, applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK.
If you are looking for a varied and technically interesting role that offers significant exposure to accounts, audit and tax within a supportive and successful practice, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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Accounts, Audit & Tax Senior employer: WestonBrook Associates Limited
WestonBrook Associates is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and dynamic work environment in Stanmore, Middlesex. With a focus on professional development, employees benefit from direct access to experienced Directors and the opportunity to broaden their technical expertise across various service lines. The firm values strong client relationships and provides a varied role that ensures meaningful engagement with a diverse portfolio of clients, making it an attractive place for those seeking rewarding employment in accountancy.
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