Accountant at Macleod Accounting, Broadheath, Trafford

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This role is a rare opportunity for an experienced qualified accountant to take up a senior technical role in a business that stands for accounting being done properly, with decency and foresight.

About The Role

The main body of the role will involve reviewing the following, all of which will have been prepared by a more junior member of the team:

• Bookkeeping and working papers prepared by junior members
• Statutory accounts
• Corporation tax returns
• VAT returns
• Personal tax returns

You’ll also be involved in:

• Supporting the preparation and review of monthly management accounts and client reporting/financial insights
• Spotting technical issues and tax planning opportunities
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members
• Dealing directly with clients and helping to resolve queries
• Contributing ideas to improve systems, processes and efficiency across the firm

This role would suit someone who enjoys working closely with owner-managed businesses, who takes pride in producing high-quality work and likes being part of a dynamic, collaborative team environment.

About You

We’re looking for someone who shares the way we work and the values that matter to us:

• Accounting Done Properly: you care about getting things right and delivering work to professional standards.
• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Ideally with 10+ years’ post-qualification experience in a UK accountancy practice, including substantial experience reviewing statutory accounts and tax work.
• Technically strong across UK accounts and UK tax
• Confident using professional judgement
• Organised, reliable and able to manage deadlines effectively
• Proactive and happy to take ownership of your work
• Done with Decency: you treat clients and colleagues with respect, honesty and empathy
• Experienced working with owner-managed businesses
• Comfortable reviewing work and giving constructive feedback
• A strong communicator with both clients and colleagues
• Done with Foresight: you look beyond the numbers and think proactively about how to help clients Get Money Sorted and help Macleod meet our strategic goals.
• Comfortable using cloud-based software and modern technology
• Committed to continuous learning – including keeping up to speed with whatever HMRC decides to do next!
• Interested in improving systems, processes and ways of working

Software Experience

Essential

• Xero
• TaxCalc
• Microsoft Excel
• Apron or other receipt scanning software

Desirable

• Engager

Why join Macleod Accounting?

We’re a modern, ambitious and growing practice, fully chartered & ICAEW affiliated, offering a professional career opportunity within a flexible, family-friendly environment. We’ll value your experience, welcome your ideas and give you the opportunity to genuinely shape the future of our firm.

Working Pattern

When we say ‘flexible’, we mean it – we’re open to a range of flexible working arrangements, including:

Part-time

School hours

Term-time only

Hybrid working (80% of the time in our Altrincham office)

One important point: this is an office-based role with some flexibility to work from home. You’ll need to spend at least 80% of your agreed working hours in our Altrincham office. This applies whether you’re working full-time, part-time or school hours.

We’re a small, collaborative team, and being together matters to how we work, support one another and look after our clients.

For us, it’s about finding the right person – someone who fits with our values and vibe and wants to be part of what we’re building.

Interested? Here’s how to apply.

Alongside your CV, please answer these three questions:

1. Why us?

You’ve read a bit about Macleod and how we do things. What caught your eye, and why do you think we’d be a good fit for each other?

2. Tell us something good!

What’s something you’ve done in your career that you’re particularly proud of? It could be solving a tricky technical problem, making a client’s life easier, improving how things are done or something else entirely. We’d love to hear about it.

3. What would work for you?

Tell us your preferred working pattern (days and hours), current remuneration and salary expectations.

We’re much more interested in hearing what you actually think than reading a perfectly polished, AI-generated covering letter. Just be yourself!

Please also confirm that you’re able to work from our Altrincham office for at least 80% of your agreed working hours.

Keep it brief – no more than 150 words per answer. We’re interested in your experience, your thinking and what makes you tick.

Please note: We will only consider applications that include both a CV and answers to all three questions. Applications containing a CV alone will not be progressed.

We look forward to hearing from you!