Semi Senior Accountant

Our client, a growing accountancy practice based in Lancashire, is looking for a Semi\-Senior Accountant to join their accounts team. This is a hands\-on practice role with a strong focus on accounts preparation and the bookkeeping that sits behind it. You’ll work across a varied client base, taking ownership of jobs from initial records through to completed accounts, while developing your technical ability and client\-facing experience. **What you’ll be doing:** * Preparing year\-end accounts for a mixed portfolio of clients, including sole traders, partnerships and limited companies * Completing and reviewing bookkeeping records, ensuring transactions are accurate, correctly coded and reconciled * Preparing VAT returns and supporting clients with bookkeeping\-related queries * Preparing supporting schedules, reconciliations and working papers * Liaising with clients to request information, resolve queries and keep work moving * Working closely with senior members of the team and taking on increasing responsibility as you develop * Helping ensure client work is delivered accurately and to deadline **What we’re looking for:** * Experience working within an accountancy practice * Strong accounts preparation experience, ideally across sole traders, partnerships and limited companies * Confident with bookkeeping, reconciliations, VAT and accounting software * Excellent attention to detail and pride in producing accurate work * Able to manage your own workload and meet deadlines * Good communication skills and a practical, client\-focused approach * AAT Level 3 as a minimum **What’s on offer:** * Genuine exposure to both accounts preparation and bookkeeping * A supportive, established practice environment * Clear opportunity to develop technically and progress within the firm * Study support may be available for the right candidate * If you’re an accountant who enjoys owning a job from the bookkeeping through to the finished accounts, we’d love to hear from you.