Christopher Brian Recruitment Limited
Accountant

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Flexible Working | Career Progression | Varied Client Portfolio
You'll be preparing management accounts, year-end accounts and corporation tax returns for a varied portfolio of clients, alongside supporting them with their ongoing accounting requirements.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Flexible working options
- Supportive and approachable team environment
- Clear opportunities to progress your career
- Regular training and technical development
- Exposure to clients across a variety of sectors
- Opportunity to develop your client management skills
Monday to Friday
About the Role
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established accountancy practice in Portsmouth that's looking to strengthen its accounts team with an experienced Accounts Senior.
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The firm offers a friendly working environment where you'll have plenty of support, but also the freedom to take ownership of your work and gradually increase your responsibilities.
What You'll Be Doing
Working with a portfolio of the practice's clients, you'll be involved in:
- Preparing year-end statutory accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders
- Preparing corporation tax computations and returns
- Producing management accounts and VAT returns where required
- Dealing with client queries and providing day-to-day accounting support
- Reviewing bookkeeping and accounts work completed by junior staff
- Supporting and mentoring less experienced members of the team
- Working closely with managers and partners on more technical assignments


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What We're Looking For
You'll need previous experience within a UK accountancy practice, with a good grounding in accounts preparation.
You could be ACA/ACCA qualified, part-qualified or QBE – our client is more interested in finding someone with the right practice experience and attitude than ticking every possible box.
If you don't meet every requirement, still apply. We recruit for accountancy practices across Portsmouth and the surrounding area and regularly have opportunities at different experience levels.
Apply now for a confidential conversation. Your application won't automatically be sent to the employer – we'll speak with you first, run through the opportunity and only submit your CV once you're happy to proceed.
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