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  • Audit Senior

    Canterbury
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £45,000 per year

    The role of Audit Senior within the professional services sector requires a keen eye for detail and a strong background in accounting and finance. Based in Canterbury, this permanent position offers an excellent opportunity to develop your auditing expertise in a supportive environment.

    • Audit Senior
    • Large independent firm in Canterbury
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  • Audit & Accounts Senior

    South Croydon
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Audit & Accounts Senior role within the professional services industry offers an exciting opportunity to lead client engagements and deliver high-quality financial services. Based in Croydon, this position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with expertise in accounting and auditing.

    • Well established accountancy firm in Croydon
    • Accounts & Audit Senior role
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  • Accounts & Tax Director

    Sittingbourne
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £110,000 per year

    The role of Accounts & Tax Director requires a professional with expertise in accounting and tax services, capable of leading and managing financial operations. This position is ideal for someone looking to contribute their skills within the professional services industry in Sittingbourne.

    • Accounts & Tax Director
    • Well established accountancy firm near Sittingbourne
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  • Senior Audit Manager

    Maidstone
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £70,000 per year

    The Senior Audit Manager role in the professional services industry is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting and finance professional to lead and oversee high-quality audits. Based in Maidstone, this position requires strong technical expertise and a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

    • Senior Audit Manager
    • Top 20 accountancy practice
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  • Audit Senior

    Worthing
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £45,000 per year

    Join a professional services firm as an Audit Senior, where you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality audit services within the accounting & finance department. This permanent position in Worthing offers an exciting opportunity to contribute your expertise in audits and financial reporting.

    • Large accountancy firm
    • Audit Senior
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  • Accounts - Assistant

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

    This Accounts - Assistant position in Swindon requires a dedicated individual to support the accounting and finance functions within the professional services industry. The role involves assisting with financial operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company standards.

    • Opportunity to join experienced team
    • Excellent career prospects and personal development
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  • Audit Assistant Manager - Gloucester

    Gloucester
    Permanent
    £47,500 - £55,000 per year

    The Audit Assistant Manager role in Gloucester offers an exciting opportunity for a professional to excel within the professional services sector. This position focuses on managing audit engagements and supporting the growth of the accounting and finance department.

    • Opportunity to join leading firm of Accountants
    • Career pathway and development opportunity working in Audit
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  • Head of Finance

    City of London
    Temporary
    £50 - £660 per day

    The Head of Finance will oversee and manage all financial activities within the Council ensuring compliance and efficiency in operations. This temporary role requires a strategic thinker with expertise in accounting and finance.

    • Head of Finance
    • £750 per day
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  • Finance Analyst

    St Albans
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Finance Analyst role in the FMCG industry requires a detail-oriented professional to support financial decision-making through effective analysis and reporting. This position in Slough is ideal for someone with a strong background in accounting and finance.

    • Competitive pay, real progression, and the security of a permanent role!
    • Make a visible impact in a FMCG business, with an easy Slough commute.
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  • Treasury Manager

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

    The Treasury Manager will oversee treasury operations, ensuring effective cash flow management, risk mitigation, and compliance within the Energy & Utilities industry. This role is based in Glasgow and offers a permanent opportunity for a skilled accounting and finance professional.

    • Treasury Manager
    • Treasury Accountant
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  • Senior Finance Business Partner

    Worcestershire
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £85,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Business Partner (FBP) to support strategic decision-making within the technology sector. The role requires expertise in accounting and finance to provide valuable insights and drive financial performance.

    • Innovative growing tech company!
    • Industry heritage, collaborative culture, and clear career progression
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  • Audit Senior -Gloucester

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

    This is an exciting opportunity for an Audit Senior to play a vital role in the delivery of audit services within the professional services sector. Based in Gloucester, this role requires expertise in accounting and finance to support clients effectively.

    • Regional firm with good reputation
    • Opportunity to progress
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  • Treasury Finance Manager

    City of London
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £85,000 per year

    This role blends financial accounting expertise with treasury exposure, giving you ownership across key areas like FX, intercompany, and cash management. You'll play a central role in evolving treasury processes, helping move the function towards a more structured, efficient, and scalable model.

    • Act as a key point of contact for group structure within treasury
    • Genuine opportunity to improve and modernise treasury processes
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  • Partner, Director, Associate Director, Associate Partner, Partner Designate

    Exeter
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £90,000 per year

    A growing Exeter based firm of chartered accountants has a requirement for an Accounts and Tax Business Services Director to join their team as a key addition, managing clients alongside growing and developing the accounts, tax and associated business services and team. A superb opportunity for the right professional looking to carve a higher-level position working alongside the wider leadership team.

    • Director level hire to join a growing firm of chartered accountants in Exeter
    • Leading, developing and growing this successful firms accounts/tax service lines
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  • Legal Cashier

    High Wycombe
    Temporary
    £18 - £22 per hour

    We are seeking a meticulous Legal Cashier to join a thriving business services company. This temporary position focuses on accounting and finance functions, ensuring accurate financial management and compliance.

    • Immediate start.
    • Competitive salary.
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  • Client Manager, Business Services Manager, Portfolio Manager, Accounts Manager

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

    A growing & highly successful chartered accountants based in Camborne is searching for a Client Manager to join them managing a wide ranging industry portfolio of clients overseeing the delivery of year end accounts, tax and wider advisory services, being both hands on and reviewing work, developing juniors where you will have opportunity to progress within this team focused and fast growing firm of accountants.

    • Client Manager to join a growing accountancy firm in Camborne
    • Managing provision of accounts/tax services & team management, with progression.
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  • Temporary Finance Administrator

    Southampton
    Temporary
    £12 - £14 per hour

    The Temporary Finance Administrator involves supporting the Accounting & Finance department with administrative tasks and financial processes. This temporary position in Southampton is ideal for detail-oriented individuals looking for flexible work arrangements.

    • The chance to work in for a large business on a hybrid basis.
    • Must have strong administrative skills.
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  • Recruitment Administrator

    Lewes
    Permanent
    £27,000 - £29,000 per year

    This Recruitment Administrator role in a growing sector focuses on supporting accounting and finance functions within the organisation. The position is based in Lewes and offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to meaningful work.

    • Human Resources
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  • Client Manager, Client Portfolio Manager, Accounts Manager

    Wellington
    Permanent
    £38,000 - £48,000 per year

    A successful firm of chartered accountants based in Wellington is searching for a Client Manager to join them managing a wide ranging industry portfolio of clients overseeing the delivery of year end accounts, tax and wider advisory services, alongside managing and developing teams and looking to play a key role in the further growth of the firm. You will have opportunity to progress within this highly regarded and fast growing firm of accountants.

    • Client Manager to join a growing, chartered accountants in Wellington
    • Managing provision of accounts/tax services & team management, with progression.
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  • Client Manager, Business Services Manager, Portfolio Manager, Accounts Manager

    Exeter
    Permanent
    £38,000 - £50,000 per year

    A successful firm of chartered accountants based in Exeter is searching for a Client Manager to join them managing a wide ranging industry portfolio of clients overseeing the delivery of year end accounts, tax and wider advisory services, alongside managing and developing teams and looking to play a key role in the further growth of the firm. You will have opportunity to progress within this highly regarded and fast growing firm of accountants.

    • Client Manager to join a growing accountancy firm in Exeter
    • Career progression, managing client relationships, teams & business development.
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  • Tax Specialist

    Cheshire West and Chester
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £60,000 per year

    The primary objective of this role is to deliver expert financial advice and a high standard of service to a portfolio of accounting clients, primarily consisting of small to medium-sized owner-managed businesses.

    • Exposure to a broad range of tax responsibilities
    • Opportunity to work closely with a varied portfolio of SME's and OMB's
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  • Audit Senior, Audit and Accounts Senior

    Exeter
    Permanent
    £34,000 - £40,000 per year

    A leading firm of chartered accountants based in Exeter is searching for an Audit and Accounts Senior to join their team as a key addition. Working on wide ranging clients with excellent career progression on offer.

    • Audit and Accounts Senior to join a growing Exeter chartered accountancy firm
    • Increasing client and portfolio management on offer with career development.
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  • Audit Senior

    Southampton
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £48,000 per year

    We are seeking an experienced Audit Senior to join a professional services firm in Southampton. This role requires strong expertise in accounting and finance to deliver high-quality audit services to a diverse client portfolio.

    • Opportunity to join a business leader
    • Excellent career development working as part of an experienced team
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  • Payroll Officer

    London
    Interim
    £45,000 - £50,000 per year

    This Payroll position in London is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional in the not-for-profit sector to manage payroll operations effectively. The role requires a strong understanding of payroll processes and compliance within the accounting and finance department

    • Known Independent School
    • Commutable setting
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  • Head of Financial Reporting, Group and Investments - Large Public Sector Organisation

    Hampshire
    Permanent
    £64,455 - £74,896 per year

    Based in Hampshire, this is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Financial Reporting, Group and Investments to lead financial reporting and investment activities for this public sector organisation. The role will require a qualified accountant with experience of Group reporting, capital accounting and financial analysis.

    • Producing monthly and annual subsidiary accounts
    • Capital planning, forecasting and reporting
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  • Client Manager, Business Services Manager, Portfolio Manager, Accounts Manager

    Bridgwater
    Permanent
    £42,000 - £50,000 per year

    A growing firm of chartered accountants based in Bridgwater is searching for a Client Manager to join their team with career development prospects on offer and opportunity to take on the management and delivery of accounts, tax and wider services to a wide industry sector ranging portfolio.

    • Client Manager to join a chartered accountants in Bridgwater
    • Career development and progression on offer in a growing firm.
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  • Corporate Tax Director

    Bristol
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £120,000 per year

    A leading and growing firm of chartered accountants based in Bristol is searching for a Corporate Tax Director to join their team as key addition as a result of ongoing positive growth and planning for the future development and success of this firms corporate tax service line.

    • Corporate Tax Director to join a leading Bristol firm of chartered accountants.
    • Career progression, leading client relationships, teams & strategic development.
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  • Client Manager

    Tiverton
    Permanent
    £38,000 - £48,000 per year

    A highly reputable and successful firm of chartered accountants based in Tiverton is searching for a Client Manager to join their team as a key addition in a mixed accounts/tax and wider service support role to the managerial/partner group with opportunity to carve an influential role with a progression and career path on offer.

    • Client Manager to join a growing firm of accountants in Tiverton
    • Managing clients, teams and go to support for Directors as a key addition
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  • Audit RI - Independently owned firm

    Nottingham
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £110,000 per year

    As a result of 18 months of highly targeted business development activities, this firm is set to experience significant growth in the next 3 years and therefore looking to recruit an Audit RI to support with this. The right individual for this role will be signing off reports at a mid-market accounting firm already, or be an aspirational audit leader that is looking for an opportunity to rapidly accelerate their career and earning potential.

    • Lead the audit department through a significant period of growth
    • Equity on offer as part of a 3 year growth plan
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  • Audit and Accounts Senior, Audit Senior

    Bristol
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £55,000 per year

    A highly reputable and growing firm of chartered accountants based in Bristol is searching for a Part Time Audit and Accounts Senior to join their team in a mixed audit, accounts (50/50) and wider all around support role to the managerial/partner group as a key support and addition to the team

    • Part Time Audit & Accounts Senior to join a Bristol accountancy firm.
    • Up to 3 days a week, 50/50 role across audit and accounts delivery
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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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