Accounts Senior

This hands on and varied accounting role will open the door to a future of exciting opportunities.

You'll assist with the management of delivery of accounts, tax, and general accountancy practice services with great long term development opportunities!

Our inspirational new office at Royal William Yard has modern facilities and is surrounded by stunning ocean views with ample restaurants and coffee shops for you to enjoy!

What you'll be doing day to day

• You'll be working with entrepreneurial clients who have growing businesses and need guidance and support from trusted advisors


• Dealing with the completion of annual accounts and tax computations, for both incorporated and un-incorporated businesses


• Dealing with the completion and submission of self-assessment tax returns


• Exposure to various capital tax issues e.g. inheritance tax and capital gains tax


• Ensuring that accounting records for clients are maintained and kept up to date


• Dealing with the completion of quarterly VAT returns


• Dealing with the completion of sub-contractors returns and ensuring that CIS requirements are met


• Complying with internal policies and procedures, ethical standards and regulatory requirements


• Drafting correspondence for clients; liaising with HMRC, by telephone and email


• Providing varied administrative and business set-up services for clients


• Supervising, and supporting the work of less experienced team members, including training students
  
  ACA/ ACCA/ AAT qualified or qualified by experience (those in training will also be considered)


• Experienced in accounts preparation for partnerships/LLPs and limited companies


• Familiarisation with personal and business tax regulations, plus VAT and PAYE


• Proficient in Sage, Xero and QBO


• Calm and efficient under pressure, with the ability to respond to client enquires promptly, accurately and efficiently


• Confident, professional and team orientated in approach.
  
  We're the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England. We have nine offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.


The firm, which celebrated its centenary in 2019, has annual revenue of over £65 million and a 900-strong team based across our offices. Our continuing growth offers you the opportunity to expand and develop your career in a direction that interests you.

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. Since September 2022, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work.

We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. We ranked as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in 2023, and again in 2024 when we rose nine places to 24th in the list of the UK's Best Workplaces (Large Organisations).

We've also been ranked 46th out of 89 in the UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2023 (Large Organisations) and 40th out of 79 in the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 (Large Organisations). PKF Francis Clark has been highlighted as a top achiever among the UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we're ranked 28th among England's Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers by the Department of Education and High Fliers Research.

Whilst we're proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms, which together are ranked as the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK by Accountancy Age. As part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries, the opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world are endless.


• Pension


• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary


• Group income protection


• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare


Health & Wellbeing benefits:

• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday


• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family


• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family


• Cycle to work


Other benefits:

• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts


• Gifts for career and family milestones


• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations


• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation


Please note

• These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee's post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.