Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 (dependent on experience)
Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Job Type: Full-time
Overview:
We are working with a highly regarded accountancy practice in Banbury that is seeking a qualified Accounts Senior to join their growing team. This role is ideal for someone looking to build strong client relationships and deliver a high-quality service across accounts and tax work, while also contributing to the wider development of the practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare statutory accounts and tax returns from client records, advising on tax liabilities and payment deadlines
- Liaise directly with clients to gather financial information, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
- Build a working knowledge of clients and their businesses to become a key day-to-day contact
- Support managers and partners on advisory and tax planning assignments, adding value to client relationships
- Identify business and personal tax planning opportunities and prepare relevant reports and computations
- Monitor workload against budgets and targets, maintaining high standards of quality and recovery
- Accurately record chargeable time and contribute to the overall efficiency of the team
- Provide on-the-job coaching and support to junior team members
- Assist clients with software queries and bookkeeping issues when required
- Attend training and CPD courses relevant to the role and utilise support networks to resolve technical queries
- Take part in client seminars and marketing initiatives as required
- ACA or ACCA qualified
- At least 2 years of accounts experience within a practice environment
- Strong technical knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and personal tax returns
- Proficient in accounting software including CCH, Xero, Sage Line 50, and ideally Farmplan
- Excellent communication and active listening skills
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and analytical thinking
- Organised, proactive, and confident in working independently or as part of a team
- Experience working with rural or agricultural clients
- Familiarity with cloud accounting systems such as Xero
