Senior Accountant | Start-Up Firm | London
Are you a qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with a strong practice background looking to take the next step in your career with a high-growth, B Corp certified business? Are you seeking a commercial, high-volume reviewing role where you can leverage your technical expertise in Xero, manage statutory compliance at pace, and directly influence process development within an expanding practice?
This fast-growing Independent Firm of Accountants forms the dedicated practice arm of a leading UK corporate services group. Having generated over £18m in annual revenue and supported more than 1 million UK businesses, this Certified B Corp and Carbon Neutral business combines modern cloud accounting technologies with integrated compliance support. Operating on a fixed-fee, high-volume model, the practice provides ambitious founders with single-platform bookkeeping, statutory accounts, tax, and payroll services, and is forecast to scale significantly over the next three years.
Responsibilities
- Review and sign off year-end statutory accounts prepared under FRS 105, FRS 102 Section 1A, and FRS 102 alongside related corporation tax computations.
- Manage independent technical review queues across PAYE, RTI submissions, VAT returns, CIS returns, and Self Assessment tax returns for business owners.
- Provide clear, constructive technical feedback to onshore and offshore preparation teams to drive first-time accuracy across high volume client portfolios.
- Oversee and review bookkeeping and bank reconciliations managed within Xero to ensure accuracy and compliance ahead of statutory filings.
- Prepare complex, non-standard accounts and tax returns while identifying out-of-scope work for additional commercial billing.
- Support clients with Making Tax Digital (MTD) compliance and technical queries, escalating high-risk matters to the Accounting Manager.
- Contribute to the development of internal guidance, review checklists, and workflow tools to optimise process efficiency.
What You’ll Receive
- Hybrid working model (explicit mix of remote and office-based flexibility).
- Enhanced continuous learning and professional progression pathway as the practice scales.
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