Senior Accountant in Brighton, East Sussex

Role: Senior Accountant

Location: Brighton, East Sussex
Hours: Full-time
Pay: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant to join one of our longstanding clients, an established practice in Brighton.

This is a senior, hands-on position managing a portfolio of key clients while overseeing workflow, supporting junior team members and providing a high standard of accountancy and tax advice.

Benefits:

• Senior position within an established accountancy practice
• Varied portfolio of clients
• Opportunity to lead and develop junior team members
• Broad exposure across accounts, tax and client advisory work
• Long-term career development

The Requirements:

• Significant previous experience within an accountancy practice
• Relevant accounting/bookkeeping qualification or qualified by experience
• Strong working knowledge of Sage and Xero
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Strong people management and leadership skills
• Confident written and verbal communication
• Ability to analyse financial information accurately
• Excellent attention to detail

The Role:

• Manage a portfolio of key clients and build strong relationships
• Ensure client submissions and deadlines are met
• Advise clients on relevant accountancy and tax changes
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Prepare statutory accounts for partnerships and limited companies
• Prepare Directors' personal tax returns and review dividend positions
• Manage workflow and support the wider accounting team
• Oversee Bookkeepers and Account Juniors
• Train and develop junior staff
• Prepare P11Ds and work towards monthly billing targets

If you're keen to join an established accountancy practice where you can manage your own client portfolio while playing an important role in developing the wider team, then please apply to this Senior Accountant role below or call Jamie Watson on (phone number removed) between 9:00am - 5:30pm.