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  • Account Reconciliation Specialist (Regular)

    International
    Permanent
    £1,841 - £2,118 per month (£22,101 - £25,416 per year)

    We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Reconciliation Analyst to join our client's newly formed Shared Service Center.

    • Udział w budowie nowego SSC w PL i wpływ na tworzenie procesów finansowych
    • Rozwój kompetencji w obszarze SOX, US GAAP/IFRS i finansów międzynarodowych
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  • Interim Senior Financial Accountant, Manufacturing

    Redditch
    Temporary
    £375 - £425 per day

    This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Interim Senior Financial Accountant to join a reputable organisation in the industrial and manufacturing sector. This role focuses on delivering high-quality financial reporting and supporting key accounting processes.

    • Interim Senior Financial Accountant OUTSIDE IR35
    • 3 - 6 month opportunity
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  • German Speaking Management Accountant

    Uxbridge
    Permanent
    £65,000 - £75,000 per year

    We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant. This is a hands-on role, responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, strong controls, and timely financial insight to support the HQ operations.

    • Europe's leading organisation in their industry with an impressive turnover
    • Excellent development and progression opportunities
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  • Interim Tax Accountant

    Andover
    Temporary
    £350 - £450 per day

    This is an exciting opportunity for an Interim Tax Accountant to contribute to the success of an insurance firm in Andover. The role focuses on tax compliance and advisory within the Accounting & Finance department.

    • 3-6 Month Contract
    • Immediate Start
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  • Finance Analyst

    Liverpool
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    This is a predominantly Management Accountant-led role with growing FP&A responsibility, focused on stabilising numbers, fixing data, and improving processes in an evolving business.

    The role suits a pragmatic, resilient accountant with corporate experience who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and helping shape the journey toward true business partnering.

    • Shape an FP&A function on a journey, not just inherit one
    • Hands‑on role with real impact in a growing, evolving business
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  • Senior Fixed Asset Accountant

    South London
    Temporary
    £400 - £450 per day

    We are seeking a Senior Fixed Asset Accountant to manage fixed asset accounting processes within the Not For Profit sector.

    • Do you have strong experience with large Fixed Asset Registers?
    • Do you have experience working with Agresso and Charity accounts?
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  • Part Qualified Assistant Accountant

    Hove
    Interim
    £33,000 - £36,000 per year

    This role as Part Qualified Assistant Accountant requires an organised individual with a strong background in accounting and finance. The position involves handling key financial operations in Hove.

    • Part Qualified Accountant
    • Finance
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  • Graduate/Junior Accountant - Contract

    London
    Temporary
    £18 - £22 per hour

    Join an exciting role as a Graduate/Junior Accountant in the financial services industry. This temporary position based in London offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your accounting and finance skills.

    • Are you an Accountancy/Finance graduate ready to kick start their career?
    • Are you immediately available to start a new role?
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  • Technical Financial Accountant (Leases)

    Cardiff
    Interim
    £60,000 - £66,000 per year

    We are seeking a Qualified Financial Accountant (leases) for a large organisation based in Cardiff

    • Maternity cover role
    • Amazing organisation based in Cardiff
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  • Interim Assistant Management Accountant

    Exeter
    Temporary
    £15 - £20 per hour

    The Interim Assistant Management Accountant supports month‑end reporting and daily finance operations, including invoicing, reconciliations, payment runs, and handling customer finance queries. They also play a key role in maintaining data accuracy while assisting the team with testing, data checks, and transition activities during the implementation of a new finance system.

    • Help a leading business implement a new ERP System
    • 6 Month Temp Contract
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  • Interim Senior Financial Accountant - International development charity

    London
    Temporary
    £270 - £375 per day

    Interim Senior Financial Accountant - 9 months - International Development charity - London

    • Competitive day rate
    • Chance to work for a brilliant international development charity
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  • Senior Accountant, Client Manager

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

    A growing accountancy practice based in Bristol has a requirement for a Senior Accountant / Client Manager to join them taking on the hands on delivery, review and management of accounts, tax and wider all around service provision, developing client relationships and working closely with the management and director team as a key right hand support and addition to this growing business.

    • Senior Accountant / Client Manager to join a successful Bristol accountants
    • Managing clients & delivery of year end accounts, tax etc, as a key addition
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  • Senior Accountant, Client Manager, Senior, Qualified Accountant, Accounts Senior

    Exeter
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £38,000 per year

    A highly reputable and successful firm of chartered accountants based in Exeter is searching for a Senior Accountant / 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.

    • Senior Accountant / Client Manager to join an Exeter chartered accountants
    • Career progression & increasing client management responsibility on offer
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  • Semi - Senior Accountant, Accounts Senior, Senior Accountant

    Taunton
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £32,000 per year

    A highly successful and growing accountancy practice based inTaunton is looking to recruit an Accountant - Farming Sector Clients addition into their team. The firm provides career progression prospects and you will be focused working on farming and other, rurally related sector clients.

    • Part ACA/ACCA/Qualified AAT accountant to join an accounting firm in Taunton
    • Working on farming and rural related sector clients in a successful growing team
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  • Senior accountant, qualified accountant

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

    A growing and leading firm of chartered accountants based in Exeter undergoing significant growth and expansion within a specific client sector area is looking for a Senior Accountant - Professional Practices to join their team as a key addition to help develop their specific professional practices and legal sector service lines. You will carve a role within this growing sector of their business with excellent career progression prospects on offer.

    • Senior Accountant to join a leading Exeter based firm of chartered accountants
    • Career progression, client management & development on offer in a growing firm
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  • Accountant - Farming Sector Clients

    Taunton
    Permanent
    £28,000 - £34,000 per year

    A highly successful and growing accountancy practice based in Taunton is looking to recruit an Accountant - Farming Sector Clients addition into their team. The firm provides career progression prospects and you will be focused working on farming and other, rurally related sector clients.

    • Accountant (AAT/Part ACCA/ACA etc) to join a Taunton accountancy practice.
    • Study support & career progression focused working on farming client sectors.
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  • Senior Accountant - Professional Practices

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

    A growing and leading firm of chartered accountants based in Bristol undergoing significant growth and expansion within a specific client sector area is looking for a Senior Accountant - Professional Practices to join their team as a key addition to help develop their specific professional practices and legal sector service lines. You will carve a role within this growing sector of their business with excellent career progression prospects on offer.

    • Senior Accountant to join a leading Bristol based firm of chartered accountants
    • Career progression, client management & development on offer in a growing firm
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  • Bookkeeper and Outsourced Accountant

    Paignton
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £32,000 per year

    A successful accountancy practice based in Paignton is searching for a Bookkeeper and Outsourced Accountant to service a wide ranging & varied portfolio of clients with the hands on delivery of bookkeeping to trial balance, VAT returns, management accounts and also including acting as an outsourced accounting function for some clients. You will add value to clients and building relationships as a key addition, within a growing team and firm.

    • Bookkeeper & Outsourced Accountant to join a growing Paignton accountants.
    • Servicing wide ranging industry sector clients, managing clients & relationships
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  • Accounts Assistant, AAT Accounts Technician, Accounts Senior

    Tiverton
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £32,000 per year

    A growing firm of chartered accountants based in Tiverton has a requirement for an Accounts Technician or Assistant Accountant to join their team within a varied role providing services across accounts, tax, VAT, bookkeeping and progressing in this business with increasing responsibility, client contact and development on offer.

    • Accounts Assistant / AAT Technician to join an expanding chartered accountants.
    • Support, training, skill development and progression on offer in a growing firm.
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  • PQ Management Accountant

    Birmingham
    Permanent
    £40,500 - £45,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a PQ Management Accountant to join a professional services organisation in Birmingham. The role involves providing financial insights and support to the Accounting & Finance department to drive informed decision-making.

    • High Visibility & Genuine Business Partnering Exposure
    • Rare Opportunity to Shape a New ERP System
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  • Assistant Accountant - Architecture & Design

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

    This is an excellent opportunity for an experience accountant to join a small, close-knit team in a varied position that focuses on all key aspects of the reporting cycle. In this role, you'll report directly to the Finance Director as a team of two, working across the month-end cycle, as well as managing all key aspects of transactional finance.

    • Work in an all-round role across month-end, AP & AR.
    • Join a close-knit, established design & architecture firm.
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  • Temp to Perm Management Accountant

    Cardiff
    Temporary
    £225 - £275 per day

    Join a growth business in a newly created role.

    • Amazing temp to perm opportunity
    • Private Equity Growth Business
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  • Tax Accountant (VAT)

    Birmingham
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £58,000 per year

    We are seeking a skilled Tax Accountant (VAT) to join a leading in house team working for a established plc. The role is based in the Birmingham region and requires expertise in VAT compliance and advisory work.

    • Newly Created In house Tax Accountant role focusing on VAT
    • Leading Midlands PLC - Birmingham Region
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  • Interim project accountant - charity

    London
    Temporary
    £360 - £440 per day

    Interim Project Accountant - 3 months - Children's charity - London - 3 days per week in office - Day rate

    • Competitive day rate
    • Involvement in an exciting project
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  • Accounting Manager - ACA / ACCA Qualified

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

    This Accounting Manager position requires an ACA or ACCA qualified professional with a background of working in a UK accountancy practice.

    • Independent accountancy practice based in Central London.
    • High and ultra-high net worth clients.
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  • Interim Financial Accountant

    Leeds
    Temporary
    £350 - £400 per day

    Financial Accountant in Leeds city centre. Lead key financial accounting activities including year‑end close, financial reporting, ensuring compliance with accountancy guide lines. You'll strengthen financial controls, support budgeting and work closely with stakeholders across the organisation.

    • 4 month + temporary role
    • Start ASAP
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  • Head of Client Accounting (Property)

    London
    Permanent
    £100,000 - £120,000 per year

    The Head of Client Accounting (Property) will oversee all aspects of client accounting, ensuring accuracy and compliance within the property industry. This role requires expertise in financial management and a strong understanding of property accounting processes in London.

    • Leadership role (15+ client accountants)
    • Growing organisation
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  • Senior Accountant and Audit Manager

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

    This Accounts & Audit Manager role involves overseeing the delivery of statutory accounts, audit, and tax compliance for a varied client portfolio while managing and developing junior team members. The position offers strong client exposure, leadership responsibility, and clear progression within a growing practice.

    • Join a growing firm, that gives you the right tools for success.
    • Clear pathways of progression to management and beyond.
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  • System Accountant - Unit 4

    London
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £60,000 per year

    Seeking a skilled System Accountant with expertise in Unit 4 ERP to join a not-for-profit organisation. This permanent position offers an exciting opportunity to support the Finance department by streamlining and enhancing system processes.

    • Newly created opportunity
    • Collaborate working environment
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  • Group Consolidations - Project Accountant

    Leicester
    Temporary
    £360 - £400 per day

    This temporary role as a Group Consolidations - Project Accountant in the financial services industry requires expertise in managing complex financial consolidations and reporting processes. The position in Leicester offers an opportunity to contribute to a key project within the accounting and finance department.

    • Do you have significant group consolidation accounting experience?
    • Do you have exposure to working in Wealth/Investment Management organistions?
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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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