Practice Accountant

Experienced Practice Accountant

Crawley Area | Part-Time (3 or 4 Days per Week) | Permanent

We're looking for an experienced Practice Accountant to join a growing accountancy practice supporting a diverse portfolio of SME clients across a range of industries.

This is a varied, client-facing role suited to someone who enjoys managing their own portfolio, building strong client relationships and supporting businesses with their accounting, tax and compliance requirements. The successful candidate will be a proactive team player with solid technical knowledge and previous experience within an accountancy practice environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
• Managing a portfolio of SME clients and acting as their day-to-day point of contact
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns, including clients operating within the CIS scheme
• Preparing corporation tax returns and assisting with tax planning opportunities
• Preparing self-assessment tax returns for directors and individuals
• Producing management accounts and providing financial insights to clients
• Reviewing client bookkeeping records and advising on improvements where required
• Supporting clients with Xero, QuickBooks and cloud accounting solutions
• Liaising with HMRC and Companies House on behalf of clients
• Ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines and regulatory requirements
• Assisting Partners and senior team members with ad hoc advisory projects

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working within an accountancy practice
• AAT qualified, ACA/ACCA part-qualified, qualified, or qualified by experience
• Experience preparing accounts for owner-managed businesses
• Good understanding of VAT, corporation tax and self-assessment
• CIS experience desirable
• Strong working knowledge of Xero, QuickBooks and/or Sage
• Ability to manage multiple client assignments and deadlines
• Excellent communication and client relationship management skills

If you're an experienced Practice Accountant looking for a flexible role where you can take ownership of a varied client portfolio and contribute to a growing firm, we'd love to hear from you.

This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is a leading recruiter across Finance and Accountancy, recruiting roles from part-qualified through to senior leadership positions across Surrey, Sussex, London and Kent.

Due to the high volume of applications received, we regret that we cannot respond to every applicant individually. If you do not hear from one of our consultants, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please visit (url removed) for details of other opportunities that may be of interest.