Senior Practice Accountant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
Preston
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Accounting
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SKILLS

ACA qualified Accountancy practice experience Annual accounts preparation VAT returns Corporation tax Income tax Team management Communication skills

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Practice Accountant

Preston based [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] are a rapidly expanding firm of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers. [Employer hidden] provide bespoke Accountancy and Taxation services to individuals, sole traders, partnerships, Limited Companies and Charities, locally, nationally and internationally! At [Employer hidden] we pride ourselves on our expertise, professionalism, adaptability and dynamism. Our Managing Director, Mark Hall, is now looking for the right person to complement and enhance our existing team.

We will offer you an exciting and broad range of client facing work for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.

The role

We are looking for an ACA qualified (or equivalent) accountant with at least 3 years’ experience in an Accountancy practice.

If you are looking for an exciting next step in your accountancy career and would like to work for an up and coming company who are going places, then continue reading.

Vacancy

Role: Senior Practice AccountantHours: 37.5 hours per weekHolidays: 26 days + bank holidays (including birthday and Christmas closedown)Salary: From £35k per annum depending on experience plus quarterly bonus scheme and comprehensive benefits packageBenefits: Benefits: 5% employer pension, medical insurance, health cashplan and wellbeing portal, death in service life cover (10x salary), extensive CPD and study support, independent financial support, quarterly teambuilding events and salary sacrifice scheme, new client referral scheme, recruitment incentive scheme and rolling TOIL scheme

Location: MJH Offices and at client’s premises when required

Job Description

  • Preparation / review of annual accounts for all sizes of businesses / charities
  • Leading audit assignments including supervising junior auditors’ and semi-seniors’ work
  • Preparation of management accounts at monthly / quarterly intervals for growing clients
  • Preparation of complex VAT returns using the various different scheme available
  • Preparation of Corporation tax and Income tax computations and returns
  • Managing, training and providing support / feedback for junior staff
  • Promotion of the firm’s services where possible including representing the firm at business networking / other events
  • Actively developing and proactively contributing to a professional working environment

Job Specification

Desirable

  • A Level / Degree qualified (or equivalent)

Essential

  • ACA qualified (or equivalent)
  • At least 3 years’ experience in an Accountancy practice
  • 5 GCSEs @ Grades 4 – 9 (or equivalent) including Grade 6 or above in Maths and English
  • Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Xero, Quickbooks,and Practice Accounting software (ideally Digita)
  • The ability to work as part of a team and supervise junior staff and colleagues
  • The ability to work with minimum supervision, using own initiative
  • Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Enthusiasm and adaptability

To take this exciting step forward in your accountancy career, please forward your current C.V. with a covering letter for the attention of Mark James Hall, by email to [contact hidden]

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