Hays is recruiting an Accounts and Audit Senior for a forward-thinking accountancy practice with offices across the UK and growing. Our clientbines the expertise of a national firm with the collaborative, people-first culture of a close-knit practice. The team supports an impressive variety of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to establishedpanies, charities, and family businesses.This is your chance to join a progressive firm where audit, accounts, and taxe together, giving you a truly rounded technical experience and a platform for fast career development.Job Purpose:As an Audit & Accounts Senior, you’ll be a key member of the Peterborough team, helping deliver a seamless, high-quality service across accounts preparation, audit, and tax. You’ll work closely with managers, partners, and clients, taking ownership of your work while supporting the development of junior colleagues.
If you’re looking for a role that’s varied, client-facing, technically challenging and genuinely career-enhancing, this is it!What you’ll be doing:
1. Prepare financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, charities and limitedpanies
2. Prepare independent examinations for charity clients to be signed off by a partner.
3. Assist manager with client audit function
4. Assist in the preparation of cash flows
5. Liaise with clients to resolve any queries
6. Produce draftputations for clients
7. Produce year-end accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limitedpanies in accordance with the relevant accounting standards.
8. Review work undertaken by junior staff
9. Provide assistance in the development of junior staff
10. Prepare schedules for tax returns
What you’ll bring:
11. ACA/ACCA qualified or currently studying toward qualification
12. Solid general practice experience
13. Strong IT skills and familiarity with CCH, SAPA, CaseWare and Alphatax
14. Excellentmunication skills both written and verbal
15. Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
16. Ability to manage your own workload and work effectively as part of a team
17. Willingness to travel to clients and other offices as required
18. Highly organised, proactive, andmitted to delivering quality work
You will be
19. Relationship-driven – trusted by clients and colleagues
20. Forward-thinking – excited by improvement and innovation
21. Accountable – takes pride in accuracy and high standards
22. Collaborative – shares knowledge and contributes to team success
23. Growth-minded – eager to broaden expertise and mentor others
24. Organised and proactive – able to juggle multiple priorities
25. Clear and confident inmunication – able to explain financials simply
26. Resilient and adaptable – stays calm under pressure
27. Client-focused – invested in delivering excellent service and oues
What you will be offered
28. Workplace pension
29. Employee benefits scheme with discounts at hundreds of retailers
30. Life insurance
31. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
32. A genuinely supportive and progressive environment where your career can flourish