Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant - Newport, Lincoln

Salary: Competitive Depending on Experience.



The Company

Our client is a renowned accountancy firm that specialises in the provision of accountancy services, tax returns, payroll, bookkeeping, tax savings and tax advice to small businesses which include Sole Traders, Partnerships, Limited Companies and Personal Tax Payers.



The Role

The Role of Senior Accountant is required in the team based in Lincoln.

It is suitable for a part/fully qualified person with recent practice experience to join an established, growing firm.

It is a busy and varied role.

This role is a permanent position with a Competitive salary dependent on experience.

Working in a Modern cloud based and paperless working environment' the role will also benefit from an In-house training programme and ongoing CPD available

Role Responsibilities:

? Looking after limited company, partnership and sole trader clients
? Managing the preparation and filing of VAT returns, annual accounts and corporation tax returns
? Preparing and filing personal tax returns
? Other duties as required to support the team and clients; dealing with enquiries and responding to queries in a timely, courteous and efficient manner and accurately logging information.


Essential Skills & Requirements:

? Solid, relevant and recent experience in a practice environment
? Qualified or part-qualified
? The ability to take ownership of your work and see things through to completion, including working unsupervised and to constant reporting deadlines
? Working current knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards applicable to small business
? Strong knowledge of computerised accounting systems and IT proficient - ideally in TaxCalc, QuickBooks, Receipt Bank, Virtual Cabinet and, of course Microsoft Office
? Working knowledge of payroll and pensions
? Genuine desire to be a trusted advisor to small business clients
? Good people skills and a confident an