Accountant
Employer Location Guildford, England, Surrey / England, Surrey, Godalming / Surrey, England, Farnham Salary - per annum + £40-60,000 Closing date 20 Feb 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band,, Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Your new company
This is an accountancy firm. They've got clients. Lots of them. SMEs, Ltds, groups. Manufacturing, media, IT, property-you name it. They're growing fast, which is why they need someone who knows their way around a set of accounts and doesn't need hand-holding.
Your new role
You'll be doing :
1. Year-end accounts
2. Management accounts.
3. VAT returns.
4. Mentoring junior staff (if you're the mentoring type).
5. Talking to clients like a human being, not a spreadsheet.
What you'll need to succeed
6. ACA/ACCA qualified, part-qualified, or just really good at what you do.
7. You know UK accounting regs.
8. You can use Xero, Sage, QuickBooks.
9. You manage your time.
10. You can explain numbers to people who don't like numbers.
What you'll get in return
11. Hybrid working (because it's 2025, not 1995).
12. 25 days' holiday + your birthday off + a day to go be a good person (volunteering).
13. Healthcare, pension, study support if you need it.
14. Free parking. Decent transport links. No dress code nonsense.
15. A team that actually gets along.
16. If you're tired of job ads that sound like they were written by ChatGPT, and you want to work somewhere that values people over buzzwords, hit don't. But if you're still reading, you probably should.