PRACTICE BASED ACCOUNTANT FOCUSED ON CLIENT WORK
STAVERTON, CHELTENHAM
No timesheets! No audits!
Harbour Key is an established award-winning firm of accountants, tax and business advisors who are looking for an experienced accountant to join their expanding team. Based in Cheltenham, we provide a range of services to businesses, their owners and high net worth individuals across the UK.
For the role you must be a people person with fantastic interpersonal skills. You must be organised, confident, used to adhering to deadlines and be of a diligent nature. You must have at least five years’ experience in practice and be up to date with all accounting legislation and guidance.
Does this sound like you? Then you could be just the person we are looking for to join our friendly accountancy practice with a growing client base. Now in our twelfth year of trading the business is expanding and with a flourishing network of clients, we have the need to expand our team.
This is an essential role for the firm and will require a self-motivatedand driven candidate, who can really hit the ground running, with proven experience in a professional UK based accounts practice.
Ideally you will be fully ACCA or ACA qualified, however this role is also open to those who are qualified by experience. You will be joining a fantastic team based in our Staverton office.
You will be an experienced practice accountant with excellent technical skills. You will also have the skills to build strong relationships with a broad ranging portfolio of sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies. This role would suit an accomplished Accounts Senior looking for their next step or a fresh challenge. The position offered will be a mixture of ‘hands on’ preparation of client work, reviewing junior and peer files as well as developing dynamic working using our Digita and Xero software packages. Experience of Digita, Xero, QuickBooks, Freeagent and Sage is essential to the role.
Our work is divided equally between compliance services and advisory, including transactional and funding projects.
We offer a competitive salary with 25 days holiday. All professional membership and CPD is paid. Fantastic exposure to clients, with career progression, and an opportunity to take ownership in the business.
Work life balance is a priority, with early close on Friday afternoon, casual dress and social events throughout the year (when permitted).
EXPERIENCE
At least 5 years’ experience working at senior level.
BENEFITS
In return for your commitment, we will offer you:
- Exposure to a wide variety of different tasks and clients, no two days are the same!
- Early finish on a Friday;
- A contributory pension scheme;
- Twenty-five days’ paid holiday, plus bank holidays;
- Onsite parking;
- Christmas office closure;
- Involvement in staff events;
- Salary £ depending on experience.
In the first instance, please apply with your CV and covering letter to Mrs. Helen Hannis
*working hours subject to deadlines.
Mon - 9:00am-5:30pm
Tues - Thurs 8:00am-5:30pm
Fri - 8:30am-2:00pm!
Lunch break is 30 minutes.
