Semi-Senior/Senior Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a growing and well-established accountancy practice based in North West Leeds, who are looking to recruit a Semi Senior or Senior Accountant due to continued business growth and expansion.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and collaborative practice environment with a varied client portfolio across multiple sectors. The business has built a strong reputation within the local market and offers employees excellent exposure across accounts and tax, alongside genuine long-term development opportunities. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting a broad client base.

What will you be doing?

• Preparing year-end accounts for a range of clients, including Limited Companies, Sole Traders and Partnerships.
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
• Supporting with personal and corporate tax work.
• Assisting with tax compliance and client queries.
• Preparing management accounts and supporting financial reporting.
• Liaising directly with clients and building strong working relationships.
• Using accounting software, including IRIS and Excel.
• Supporting junior team members where appropriate.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience within an accountancy practice environment.
• AAT qualified or currently studying towards a qualification is desirable.
• Experience across accounts preparation and tax work.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience using IRIS would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.

What's on offer?

• Opportunity to join a growing and expanding practice.
• Varied roles across accounts and tax.
• Supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Long-term progression and development opportunities.
• Stable and reputable business environment.

If you are an experienced practice accountant looking for your next opportunity in North West Leeds, please apply below or contact Eleanor Kirk for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.