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  • Accountant

    Park Royal
    Permanent
    £54,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Accountant will support the Accounting & Finance team in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This role requires strong analytical skills and an eye for detail to manage financial data effectively.

    Must be actively towards the end of ACA Qualification

    • Fantastic Opportunity
    • Great Opportunity for getting into Industry
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  • Accountant

    Horsham
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £50,000 per year

    We are looking for a dedicated Accountant to join a professional services team in Horsham. This role requires expertise in accounting and finance to deliver high-quality financial management and reporting.

    • Accountant role in Horsham
    • Well established accountancy firm
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  • Accountant

    Milton Keynes
    Permanent

    As the Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting group level financial activities and ensuring the accuracy of financial records across multiple entities.

    • Accountant Opportunity based in Milton Keynes.
    • Additional language skills in German, Spanish, French, or Italian are required.
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  • Accountant

    Cardiff
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £45,000 per year

    This role is a hands-on accounting position responsible for managing day-to-day financial operations, including ledgers, reconciliations, payments, and reporting across multiple entities. It suits someone with practice or LLP experience who wants ownership of finance processes in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.

    • Move from practice into a more operational, commercial environment
    • road, hands-on exposure across the full finance function
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  • Accountant

    Hailsham
    Permanent

    Are you an experienced Accountant looking for a rewarding role within the professional services industry? This permanent position in Hailsham offers the chance to apply your accounting expertise in a supportive and structured environment.

    • Corporate Accountant role
    • Medium-sized accountancy firm in Hailsham
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  • Commercial/Project Accountant

    Macclesfield
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £58,000 per year

    Commercial Accountant opportunity within a growing international business, partnering closely with operational teams to provide financial insight, project analysis and commercial support. Joining a highly stable and supportive finance team, this role offers excellent exposure and long-term development opportunities.

    • Gain broad exposure within a growing international business
    • A supportive finance team with excellent staff retention
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  • Accountant

    Tiverton
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £42,000 per year

    A growing accountancy practice based in Tiverton has a requirement for a Senior Accountant to join them taking on the hands on delivery and review of accounts, tax and wider all around service provision, working closely with the wider team as a key addition within this successful chartered firm.

    • Accountant to join a growing Tiverton accountancy firm
    • Key support to partners, servicing clients, building relationships.
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  • Accountant

    Farnborough
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £45,000 per year

    A brand new Management Accountant role with a well established global business based in Farnborough.

    • Accountant role based in Farnborough.
    • Hybrid role with excellent benefits.
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  • Accountant

    Chichester
    Permanent
    £33,000 - £45,000 per year

    We are seeking an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Preparer to join a professional team in the accounting & finance department. This role is ideal for someone passionate about accuracy and efficiency in business services.

    • Accountant role
    • Medium-sized independent practice
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  • Accountant

    Rochester
    Permanent
    £32,000 - £45,000 per year

    This role as an Accountant is ideal for an individual with excellent financial acumen and a keen eye for detail. The position requires the candidate to be highly proficient in all aspects of accounting and finance.

    • Accountant to join top 25 accountancy practice in Kent.
    • Career progression & ongoing support, training and development.
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  • Semi - Senior Accountant, Accounts Senior, Senior Accountant

    Plymouth
    Permanent
    £28,000 - £38,000 per year

    A growing and successful accountancy practice based in Plymouth is searching for a Senior Accountant to join their team preparing and reviewing year end accounts, tax compliance across both personal and corporate tax along with overseeing VAT, Bookkeeping and wider all around role, as key right hand support to the firms managers and partners. You will have increasing client management responsibility, develop teams and career progression on offer.

    • Senior Accountant to join a highly regarded, leading Plymouth accountancy firm.
    • Support, training, skill development and progression on offer in a growing firm.
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  • Qualified Accountant, Senior accountant, Client manager

    Plymouth
    Permanent
    £36,000 - £42,000 per year

    A growing firm of chartered accountants based in Plymouth is searching for a Qualified Accountant to join their team providing mixed accounts/tax and wider services to a varied portfolio of clients, with opportunity to progress within a leading firm of accountants.

    • Qualified Accountant to join a leading, chartered accounting firm in Plymouth.
    • Increasing client management responsibility & career progression.
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  • Interim Group Accountant

    Wirral
    Temporary

    Interim Accountant role within a private equity-backed, multi-entity business, supporting month-end, group reporting, and consolidations in a complex finance environment.

    • Broad finance role, offering hybrid working
    • Opportunity to work in a fast growing private equity-backed business
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  • Managment accountant

    Royston
    Permanent

    The role of a Management Accountant involves preparing and analysing financial reports to support business decision-making. Based in Hertfordshire this position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong technical accounting skills and a focus on delivering accurate financial insights.

    • Newly Qualified
    • Career Development
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  • Senior Accountant

    Lincoln
    Permanent
    £38,000 - £45,000 per year

    An excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a well-established accountancy practice in Lincoln, working with a diverse client base. This role offers strong exposure to complex work, client interaction and clear progression within a growing team.

    • A great opportunity to develop strong client relationships.
    • Join a friendly, forward-thinking team with a flexible work culture.
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  • Management Accountant

    Sutton-In-Ashfield
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £55,000 per year

    The Management Accountant will oversee financial operations and provide insightful analysis to support business decisions within the industrial/manufacturing sector.

    This role is based in Sutton-in-Ashfield and requires a proactive individual with a strong background in accounting and finance.

    This is an office based role in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

    • Permanent Management Accountant opportunity.
    • Opportunity to join a growing business in the area.
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  • Financial Accountant

    Stone
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    This Financial Accountant role in the manufacturing industry involves preparing financial reports, analysing data, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

    Based in Stone, this position requires strong technical accounting skills and attention to detail.

    This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a progressive role and is a first time mover from practice.

    • Permanent opportunity paying up to £50,000
    • Opportunity to join a fantastic and growing business.
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  • Group Accountant

    Park Royal
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is a broad and challenging role that offers the opportunity to gain valuable business partnering experience while utilizing your accounting expertise. As a Group Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial information, as well as providing strategic financial guidance to support our company's growth objectives.

    • A highly successful and growing group of companies within the energy sector
    • Offering business partnering experience while using accounting expertise
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  • Management Accountant - Manufacturing

    Tonbridge
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    This opportunity is within a well-established organisation in the industrial/manufacturing sector. The company operates as part of a medium-sized enterprise, offering a stable and professional work environment.

    • Progressive environment
    • Commercial exposure and true business partnering
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  • Management accountant

    Sutton-In-Ashfield
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    As the business continues to expand, we are seeking a commercially focused Management Accountant to strengthen financial control, improve project visibility, and support operational decision-making across multiple entities and projects in the UK and Europe

    • business partnering, analysis, stakeholder management
    • Management accounts, controls, partnering
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  • Senior Accountant

    Leicester
    Permanent
    £38,000 - £45,000 per year

    This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded Senior Accountant to join a growing professional services firm, taking ownership of a varied portfolio while supporting junior team members. The role offers strong exposure to client advisory work, alongside the chance to contribute to process improvement and future growth.

    • Senior Accountant to join regional firm in Leicestershire area.
    • Strong performance provides a pathway to Assistant Manager / Manager
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  • Group Accountant

    Greater Manchester
    Permanent

    We are looking for a skilled Group Accountant to join a PE backed business based in the Greater Manchester area. The ideal candidate will be an ACA qualified accountant who is looking to make their first move into industry,

    • Opportunity to join a fast-paced PE backed business.
    • Growing team with excellent career progression.
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  • Senior Manager

    Verwood
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    We're seeking a highly organised Senior Manager to oversee our Accounting & Finance office in the Chartered Accountants. The ideal candidate will be ACA Qualified with several years experience of working in accountancy practice. You will have a desire to run your own practice within a 5 year period allowing the currently owner to sell up and retire.

    • Opportunity to own and run your own Chartered Accountancy practice
    • Established portfolio of clients to manage and develop.
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  • Financial Accountant

    Nottingham
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    Newly created position is a growing Finance function, we're looking for a Financial Accountant to support the Financial Control function and contribute to the ongoing development of accounting processes.

    • Reporting, process improvement, Audit, SAP
    • Month end, Controls,
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  • Financial Accountant

    Llandudno
    Permanent

    Michael Page are partnering with a well-established and growing business to recruit a Financial Accountant for their finance team based in Llandudno. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant to join a high-performing finance function and play a key role in statutory reporting, compliance and technical accounting projects across a multi-entity business.

    • Fantastic role in a growing business
    • Hybrid working & loads of progression
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  • Management Accountant

    Wirral
    Permanent

    This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and expanding organisation that has seen significant investment and growth in recent years. The role offers broad exposure across multiple entities, regular interaction with senior stakeholders and genuine opportunities for career progression.

    • Very exciting private equity-backed business
    • Huge profession opportunities
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  • Management Accountant

    Newcastle upon Tyne
    Temporary
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    Our client operates within the Manufacturing industry and the interim Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in providing financial insights and supporting decision-making processes in this fixed contract.

    • Interim Management Accountant fixed term contract position.
    • Immediate Start available.
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  • Management Accountant

    Cardiff
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £44,000 per year

    The role of Management Accountant within the Not For Profit sector involves overseeing financial records, preparing reports, and providing insights to support decision-making. Based in Cardiff, this permanent position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with experience in accounting and finance.

    • 1 Day Office - 4 Days Working From Home
    • Great personal development opportunity
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  • Financial Accountant

    Cheltenham
    Permanent

    The Financial Accountant will lead financial reporting, compliance, and statutory processes within a fast-paced, growing business services environment. Based in Cheltenham, this role requires a technically strong, detail-focused accountant to deliver high-quality financial information.

    • Financial Accountant
    • Hybrid Working
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  • External Management Accountant

    Chippenham
    Permanent
    £53,000 - £55,000 per year

    The role of Management Accountant in Chippenham offers an exciting opportunity to manage financial reporting and analysis within the professional services industry. This position is ideal for someone with strong accounting skills and the ability to liaise effectively with external stakeholders.

    • Supporting senior management, by delivering high-quality financial reporting,
    • Experienced Management Accountant , responsible for timely management accounts
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The role of an Accountant

An accountant is a professional who is charged with the critical business function of maintaining and interpreting financial records. However, accountant jobs can vary wildly, with some in the role tasked purely with the above responsibilities, while others lead on a variety of finance-related and problem solving tasks.

Expected job role tasks

Accountant jobs incorporate many possible expected tasks, depending on the size and type of organisation the individual works for. However, some of the most common accountant tasks include preparing and maintaining financial reports that are essential to the smooth running of the business. These financial reports must be accurate and compliant with the relevant regulations and legislation. Accountants must also prepare tax returns and make sure that taxes are paid correctly and by the deadline. Furthermore, companies traditionally lean on accountants to perform forecasting exercises and risk analysis assessments. A large part of accountant jobs also includes evaluating the company’s financial operations to unearth any potential compliance issues within them, and producing solutions. These professionals will also be responsible for ensuring the business is run in a financially compliant manner, and will most likely need to offer guidance on revenue enhancement, profit maximisation, and cost reduction.

Primary function

As a critical business function, accounting requires its professionals to perform functions regarding the collection, accuracy, recording, analysis, presentation, and compliance of a company’s financial operations. They are also tasked with financial problem solving. This is a wide ranging role, and the specifics of any accountancy job will depend on factors such as seniority, company size, and industry.

Key hard/soft skills

Mathematical skills are extremely useful for Accountants, as they enable them to analyse, compare, and interpret data and figures. It is important to note, however, that complex mathematical skills are not vital for every accounting role. Meanwhile, analytical skills are vital, as analysing financial data to discover patterns and potential issues tends to be a huge part of the role. As with many jobs, computer literacy is essential for accountants, as they must be able to operate advanced accounting software, as well as other digital tools. In order to be a successful accountant, strong business acumen is also required: accountants must understand the basic functions of a business in order to contextualise their data, and problem solve effectively. 

They may also be called on to provide financial advice to businesses, which makes understanding how business and economics works vital. In terms of soft skills, attention to detail is high on the list, as accounting professionals are tasked with maintaining accurate and organised records. Communication skills are also vital for the many presentations and interviews they must conduct with senior stakeholders, while relationship building and customer service skills are certainly a plus. A strong sense of integrity and ethics should be second nature for accountants, as they have a legal obligation to act honestly and avoid negligence within their work.

Qualifications required

There are three core accountancy qualifications: ACA, ACCA, and CIMA. Once a professional has gained such a qualification, there is an expectation from employers that accountants will continue to train and upskill as part of continuing professional development. There are also specialist qualifications that may be required for specific roles. For example, the Association of Taxation Technicians or the Chartered Tax Adviser qualifications.

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