Senior Accounts Assistant – Walkden – £32k

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller and FD, you will play a key role in managing day-to-day finance operations, supporting month-end reporting and overseeing a small finance and administration team.

Key responsibilities:

• Purchase and sales ledger, invoices, expenses and payment runs
• Bank, credit card and control account reconciliations
• Month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and trial balance
• Payroll support and cover
• VAT returns and audit preparation
• Intercompany recharges and invoicing
• Resolving supplier and customer queries
• Managing and mentoring a small finance/admin team

About you:

• 2–5 years’ accounts/finance experience
• Part-qualified AAT Level 4
• Experience supporting or managing objectives within a team
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables
• Experience with accounting systems such as Xero/Sage 200 and Sage 50 Payroll
• Accurate, organised and proactive with excellent communication skills

Qualified Accountant -West Yorkshire – £45k

About the Role

A growing practise is seeking an organised and detail-oriented Accountant to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual with previous experience in an accountancy practice who is looking to further develop their career in a professional and supportive environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a varied client portfolio, providing bookkeeping and VAT services to sole traders and incorporated businesses across a wide range of industries.

Key Responsibilities
• Manage a portfolio of bookkeeping and VAT clients, including sole traders and limited companies
• Carry out bookkeeping duties using a variety of accounting software, predominantly Xero
• Prepare and submit VAT returns accurately and on time
• Review work completed by junior team members and outsourced staff
• Respond to client queries in a professional and timely manner
• Ensure trial balances are accurate and complete before handover to the accounts department
• Process VAT registrations and de-registrations with HMRC
• Maintain strong client relationships and provide high levels of customer service

Skills & Experience Required

The ideal candidate will have:
• Previous experience working within an accountancy practice
• Strong bookkeeping and VAT knowledge
• Experience managing multiple client deadlines
• Excellent communication skills

Audit Manager – Lancaster -£55,000 DOE

Hours of work : 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, part time also considered

The Opportunity: A Strategic Leadership Role

A growing Accountancy Practice is currently entering an exciting phase of strategic expansion.

With a robust and growing portfolio of audit clients, we are now seeking an ambitious Audit Manager to join us in a key leadership position to help structure and lead our audit function for the next stage of our firm’s growth.

This is a high-visibility role where you will work directly with the partners to shape our audit methodologies and take ownership of a high-quality client portfolio.

The Role:

We are looking for someone who enjoys the technical challenge of leading complex audits in the field while also possessing the leadership skills to manage and develop a talented team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Hands-On Leadership: Lead the planning and execution of complex audit assignments, including group consolidations and OMBs.
• Taking full ownership of audit assignments from initial planning and risk assessment through to final completion.

• Acting as the primary on-site contact for clients, resolving queries independently where

• Reducing Director-level involvement by providing high-quality, “review-ready” audit files

• Flexible Portfolio: We are happy to tailor this role to your expertise—whether you prefer a 100% Audit focus or a Mixed Portfolio including preparation of statutory accounts and

• Department Management: Manage resource allocation and team capacity for our audit department ensuring seamless delivery for our clients.

• Technical Excellence: Act as a key technical point of contact, working with the RI to ensure compliance with UK GAAP.

About you:

• Qualified : ACA/ACCA qualified with proven experience at a manager or assistant manager

• Growth-Minded: You are looking for a role where you can have a real impact on how a department is structured and run.
• Technically Sharp: You have a strong background in auditing owner-managed businesses and are comfortable with the “hands-on” nature of a smaller-sized practice.
• Ability to travel to client premises including some overnight stays where required
• A valid driver’s license is required for client site

Why work for us?

• Direct visibility and working closely with the

• Competitive salary from £55k + a performance-based bonus

• We cover one professional membership per year and provide continuous CPD

• Private health

• Parking provided

• Working from home options

• Additional Christmas Leave: we believe in a proper end of year rest, so we offer fully paid time off between Christmas and New year, in addition to your standard holiday entitlement.

Audit Senior – Lancaster – £35k DOE

Hours of work : 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The Opportunity:

Due to the strategic expansion of their audit department, An Accountancy practice is looking for a technically strong and proactive Audit Senior.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys the variety of working with owner-managed businesses (OMBs) and wants a role where they can take real ownership of their assignments including some planning through to completion.

The Role:

This is a hands-on role where you will be the lead on-site for a variety of audit engagements. We offer the flexibility to make this a Pure Audit role or a Mixed Role including accounts and tax

production.

• Lead the Field: Take ownership of audit assignments, performing fieldwork both remotely and on-site at a diverse range of client premises.

• Complex Assignments: Get involved in high-level technical work, including group consolidations and statutory financial statement preparation.

• Junior Mentorship: Act as a role model and mentor for our junior staff, assisting with their training and development on-site.

• Direct Partner Contact: Work closely with the Audit Manager and Directors (RIs), providing you with high-level exposure and professional development.

About you:

• Qualified: ACA/ACCA qualified

• Experienced: You have 3+ years of experience in audit fieldwork, ideally within a small or medium-sized
• Technically Sharp: You have a solid working knowledge of UK
• Independent: You are comfortable leading an audit on-site and working directly with business
• Ability to travel to client premises including some overnight stays where required
• A valid driver’s license is required for travel to client

Why work for us?

• Career Progression: As we expand our audit department, there are clear opportunities for you to grow into a manager-level role

• Competitive salary from £35k + a performance-based bonus scheme

• We cover one professional membership per year and provide continuous CPD training

• Private health insurance

• Parking provided nearby

• Working from home options available

• Additional Christmas leave : we believe in a proper end-of-year rest, so we offer fully paid time off between Christmas and New Year in addition to your standard holiday entitlement

Accounts Senior – Lancaster – £30k

To join a growing Practice

The position will be varied and we are looking for a AAT qualified above or qualified by experience person

The job role would entail:

• Bookkeeping and VAT Returns for a wide range of clients
• Preparation of financial statements for companies, partnerships and sole traders
• Preparing corporation tax computations
• Preparation of self assessment tax returns
• Assisting with a varied range of services on an ad-hoc basis within the team as and when required
• Payroll assistance The ideal candidate:
• Should have at least 3+ previous experience in a similar role Company benefits:
• Parking provided nearby
• Private medical
• KPI bonus scheme after 6 months
• One professional membership subscription per year
• Continuous CPD training throughout the year
• Working from home available

Salary ranging from £30k – dependent on experience

Hours of work Monday – Friday 8.45am – 5pm (36.25 hours per week) however part time would also be considered