Audit, Accounts & Tax Senior (PQ) in London)

General Practice Senior Accountant | 15 Partner Firm | Central London

Are you an ambitious part-qualified accountant looking to accelerate your career within a dynamic, open-plan practice where you gain client management exposure far earlier than at traditional firms?

About the Firm

This 15 Partner Firm has built over 75 years of accounting excellence and continues to expand rapidly across London and Oxfordshire. Operating with an informal, open-plan, and highly collaborative floor culture, the practice gives team members direct daily access to Partners and early portfolio autonomy. Specialising in growing businesses predominantly in the Professional Services, Creative, and Hospitality sectors+mdash;ranging from +pound;1m to +pound;100m turnover+mdash;the firm focuses on creating well-rounded general practice professionals across audit, accounts, and tax.

As a General Practice Senior Accountant you will:

Act as the primary day-to-day contact for an emerging client portfolio across creative, hospitality, and professional services sectors.

Conduct audit testing, section planning, and analytical reviews independently, ensuring fully documented files and mitigated risks.

Produce fully reconciled draft management accounts with commercial commentary and process improvement recommendations.

Prepare statutory accounts, corporation tax calculations, personal/partnership tax, and VAT returns across various schemes.

Lead on-site engagement teams by training, directing, and reviewing the work of junior trainees to ensure clean manager reviews.

As the successful candidate you will:

Be an ACCA or ACA studier, with a strong exam record.

Experience as the acting Senior on audit engagements.

Possess demonstrable recent experience gained within a UK accountancy practice managing varied client portfolios.

Have proven proficiency in cloud accounting platforms and software tools including Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, and Excel.

Demonstrate active WIP budget management, flagging potential project overruns early to maintain commercial profitability.

What You’ll Receive

+pound;500 welcome bonus upon completion of probation

35-hour working week with flexible working hours between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm

50:50 hybrid working model following probation

2 weeks per year working from anywhere in the world via the Digital Nomad policy

20 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional volunteering days), rising to 25 days upon qualification

Comprehensive study support package including paid time off for tuition and exams

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