Senior Accountant

Do you have experience in Practice accounts?

Do you want to enjoy working with a diverse range of clientele in a fast paced and professional environment?

We have an excellent opening for a senior accountant to join our team at our Grimsby office.

This is a full time role which offers flexibility, a great work life balance, great job satisfaction and the opportunity to become part of the Forrester Boyd team.

We support

we're happy to discuss flexible and home working options to support a healthy work and life balance.

We recognise

we celebrate and reward long service awards and promotions.

We socialise

we hold regular social events and offer plenty of networking opportunities.

We care

we give you access to our wellbeing programme offering confidential advice and support.

We develop

we ensure staff have a wealth of technical and soft skill courses at their fingertips to enable ongoing learning and personal development.

What does the job involve?

A typical working day could include:

Ownership and management of a portfolio of clients, predominantly owner managed businesses.
Client facing role – being the main point of contact for these clients to resolve queries and assist with accounting matters.
Accounts preparation for clients – planning, reviewing and finalisation. Working knowledge of FRS102 1A and FRS105, desirable.
Ad hoc bookkeeping including overview of VAT returns / payroll / management accounts / advising on cloud accounting systems such as Xero.
Corporation tax and personal tax compliance and planning services and review of these returns / computations
Assisting in the training / support of trainees
Supporting the partners with more technical tasks

What do you need to bring to the table?

To be successful, you should be ACA or ACCA qualified with experience in practice. You must also possess the following skills:

Able to work well in a team, assisting and developing trainees and reporting to the relevant partner.
Able to work unaided to strict deadlines and understand commercial viability.
Apply theory and practice and reach logical conclusions.
Build constructive relationships with other team members.

To be part of our team, we want someone who is organised, friendly, reliable, have great communication skills and a willingness to learn.

30

days annual leave - increasing with service (inc. bank holidays)

3

Life assurance worth three time salary

5

Purchase up to 5 days additional holidays per year

In return.....

You will benefit from a competitive salary, commensurate to experience, flexible working arrangements (hours and workplace) and not forgetting some great perks, benefits and a great team alongside you.

To Apply

It's really easy.

Simply send your current CV along with a covering letter.

Apply Today

Need to know more about Forrester Boyd?

Forrester Boyd is one of the largest independent chartered accountancy practices with offices in Grimsby, Louth, Scunthorpe, Skegness, Beverley and Lincoln.

We offer a full spectrum of accountancy, audit, tax and business advisory services to a wide and diverse client base. We have a pro-active and forward thinking partnership, who are driven to deliver continual growth and development of the practice. We have 16 partners with an average age of 40 who are very focussed on continual improvement and development of the firm, its services, its efficiency and its teams

This provides a really great place to work. We support our people by nurturing talent, providing opportunities for progression and career development, and recruiting the best people to join our firm.

Location: Grimsby

Hours: Full time