Senior Practice Accountant

Greater Manchester - Part-Time - School-Term Hours if Required

Salary: £60,000–£65,000 pro rata

Dickson O'Brien Associates is working with an established accountancy practice in Greater Manchester that is looking to recruit an experienced Practice Accountant to take ownership of its day-to-day accounts and tax compliance function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountancy practice professional seeking a senior role with genuine flexibility, working part-time around school-term hours.

The Role

Working closely with the business owners, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day compliance work, freeing up the partners to concentrate on strategic development and specialist advisory services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies.
• Preparing corporation tax computations and returns.
• Preparing personal tax returns.
• Managing VAT returns and associated compliance.
• Dealing with Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements as they develop.
• Managing a varied portfolio of clients and responding to day-to-day queries.
• Ensuring all statutory deadlines and compliance requirements are met.
• Taking ownership of the compliance workload and identifying opportunities to improve processes.

About You

We are looking for someone with substantial experience working within an accountancy practice who can confidently manage the full range of accounts and tax compliance work.

You will ideally have:

• Strong experience preparing limited company accounts.
• Experience with corporation tax and personal tax returns.
• Good knowledge of VAT compliance.
• The ability to manage your own workload and work independently.
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills.
• A proactive, organised and commercially minded approach.

Experience with MTD returns would be advantageous but is not essential.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £60,000–£65,000 pro rata.
• Part-time Role
• Flexibility
• A senior position with genuine responsibility and autonomy.
• The opportunity to take ownership of the practice's compliance function.
• A supportive working relationship with the business owners.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Accounts Manager, Client Manager or Senior Practice Accountant looking for a senior position with greater flexibility and a better work-life balance.