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Optimise Accountants & Tax Advisors

Semi Senior Accountant / Tax Senior

Crawley
£38k/yr
Posted about 22 hours ago
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Company Description

Optimise Accountants & Tax Advisors is a chartered accountancy firm serving clients across London, Surrey, and the South East of England. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, tax, and final accounts, to support businesses at every stage. With a focus on compliance and simplifying tax season, we allow business owners to concentrate on growth and strategy. Additionally, we provide innovative business insights such as forecasting, visual dashboards, and KPI monitoring to help clients optimize performance. As a forward-thinking firm, we are committed to empowering businesses through expertise and customized solutions.

Role Description

A modern, tech-driven accountancy firm in Crawley is looking for a confident and capable Semi Senior Accountant/Tax Senior to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a key position with real autonomy, flexibility, and room to grow.

The role would be split between 50% accounts and tax compliance/50% personal tax returns. This role is full time, part time opportunities are available for the right individual.

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Key Responsibilities

Accounts & Compliance

  • Prepare year-end statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs, and limited companies
  • Prepare and file corporation tax returns (CT600) and supporting computations
  • Prepare and file self-assessment tax returns for individuals, including sole traders, directors, and landlords
  • Knowledge of share schemes, trust accounts & tax returns advantageous

Tax Advisory & Compliance

  • Assist with CGT computations and reporting, including property disposals and UK Property Return (60-day) filings
  • Assist with employment tax matters: P11D preparation, benefits in kind, PAYE/NIC queries, and Class 1A NIC reporting
  • Help clients navigate HMRC correspondence, enquiries, and payment/penalty matters, including reasonable excuse submissions where relevant
  • Support the delivery of tax planning reviews for individual and small business clients

Client & Practice Support

  • Act as a day-to-day point of contact for an allocated client portfolio, under supervision of senior staff
  • Liaise directly with HMRC on client matters as needed
  • Contribute to internal process improvement and use of practice tools (e.g. Karbon, Cognito Forms) to keep client work on track

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What’s on Offer

  • Full time position 34 hours a week or part time option available. We operate a 4-day week (Mon–Thurs) 08.30am to 18.00pm
  • Salary up to £38,000, depending on experience
  • Subsidised private medical insurance
  • Company bonus plan
  • £100 monthly wellbeing allowance
  • On-site parking
  • Full study support for professional qualifications
  • Regular CPD training and development
  • Exciting progression opportunities as the company expands

You’ll be working closely with the Managing Director in a business where your contribution is genuinely valued. If you're looking for a full-time/part time role with real career potential, this could be the perfect fit.

Benefits

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking
  • Private medical insurance
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Skills

Statutory Accounts Preparation
Corporation Tax Returns
Self-Assessment Tax Returns
CGT Computations
P11D Preparation
Tax Planning
HMRC Correspondence
Bookkeeping
Payroll
VAT
KPI Monitoring
Financial Forecasting

Location

Crawley, England, United Kingdom

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