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Accounts Senior Eastbourne £35,000 £45,000 Client ownership from day one, not in three years' time. A well-established Eastbourne practice is looking for an Accounts Senior to take on their own portfolio. The firm sits within a wider UK and Ireland accountancy group, so you get the technical resource and career structure of a large organisation while working in an office that has genuine local roots and knows its clients properly. The client base is mostly owner-managed businesses and SMEs across a good spread of sectors. Relationship-led work rather than a production line. What you'll be doing: - Running your own portfolio, from preparation through to review standard - Sole trader, partnership and limited company accounts - Year end accounts and VAT returns - Acting as the day-to-day contact for your clients, including closing meetings - Supporting and training junior members of the team What you'll need: - ACCA, ACA or AAT qualified, part qualified, or qualified by experience - Solid current practice experience - Confident on Xero, QuickBooks or Sage What's on offer: - £32,000 £45,000 depending on experience and qualification - Study support where relevant - Clear route through to Assistant Manager - A varied portfolio with real ownership - Local firm feel, national group behind it If you're a practice accountant in East Sussex who wants your own clients rather than a pile of jobs off a queue, this is worth a conversation.

Client Bookkeeper West Sussex £28,000 £35,000 If you like bookkeeping but want more than data entry, this one is worth a look. A highly successful, multi-sited accountancy firm is looking for a Client Bookkeeper to join its outsourcing team in West Sussex. The firm has grown steadily over the years and now has offices across the UK, but this particular team has kept the feel of the local practice it started out as. Partners who live locally, clients they have known for years, and a team that actually knows each other's names. You would look after your own portfolio of owner-managed businesses across Sussex and the wider South East. What you'll be doing: - Running the bookkeeping for your own portfolio of clients - Preparing and submitting VAT returns - Bank reconciliations, purchase and sales ledger, month-end routines - Working in Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, and helping clients get more out of them - Being the first person clients call when they have a question What they're looking for: - Solid bookkeeping experience, ideally gained in practice or a bureau - Confident with cloud software and comfortable picking up new systems - AAT qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience. All three work here - Someone who enjoys client contact rather than hiding behind a screen What's on offer: - £28,000 to £35,000 depending on experience - Hybrid working once you are settled - The backing of a national firm, with the day to day feel of a local team - Study support if you want to keep going with AAT or move towards accounts work - Free parking, and a genuinely nice spot to work Bookkeeping roles in this part of West Sussex do not come up often, particularly with a firm of this size. If you are within reach and want the detail, get in touch.

Senior Accounts Manager Eastbourne Circa £50,000-£60,000 A long-standing and extremely reputable local accountancy practice are looking for a Senior Accounts Manager to take real ownership of a varied client portfolio, and to help shape the team around them. If you want a role where your voice carries weight with the partner and your development matters just as much as client delivery, this is worth a proper look. What you will be doing: - Managing a broad accounts-focused portfolio, with some tax compliance work mixed in - Holding client meetings directly, building relationships that go beyond the numbers - Mentoring and managing a team, helping them grow their own technical skills - Planning and overseeing work in progress across your portfolio - Getting involved in business development, spotting opportunities within existing client relationships What you will need: - Solid experience managing a mixed accounts and tax portfolio within practice - Confidence leading client meetings and building trust quickly - Proven people management skills, whether that is one junior or a small team - A relevant accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) What is in it for you: Circa £50,000 to £60,000, reporting directly to the partner rather than sitting several layers down. That means your ideas get heard and your progression is not stuck behind a queue of other managers. If this sounds like the sort of role where you could actually make an impact rather than just keep the wheels turning, I would like to hear from you. Drop me a line or give me a call and we can talk it through properly, no pressure, just a conversation.

Accountant / Business Advisor Greater Manchester 4 Day Week Equity Potential Most portfolio roles are compliance with a bit of advisory bolted on. This one flips that round. You'll own your clients, get genuinely involved in their businesses, and have a real say in how the firm grows, with equity on the table further down the line. A modern, commercially minded boutique practice in Greater Manchester is looking for a qualified accountant to take on a varied portfolio of owner-managed and limited company clients. The firm has built a smart structure with offshore support handling much of the prep, which frees you up to focus on review, advice and building relationships with business owners. What you'll be doing: - Owning a portfolio of limited company clients from year-end accounts through to filing - Reviewing corporation tax and personal tax returns, spotting and correcting issues - Handling client tax queries and giving clear, practical advice in meetings - Preparing management accounts and talking clients through their numbers - Getting stuck into business advisory work that genuinely helps clients grow - Reviewing work prepared by the offshore team to keep standards high About you: - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT qualified (or finalist), trained in UK practice - Solid grounding in corporate and personal tax, confident reviewing returns and advising clients directly - Good working knowledge of VAT - Strong on management accounts and making sense of performance - Commercially switched-on, the sort who spots ways to help a client - Looking for a firm to grow with for the long term What's on offer: - Four day working week (Tuesday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) - Competitive salary, depending on experience - A genuine route to equity as the firm grows - Advisory-led work with real client contact - Full support for professional development - On-site parking If you want to move past pure compliance into a role where your judgement and commercial thinking really count, let's have a confidential chat.

Accounts Semi-Senior / Senior Greater Manchester 4 Day Week A four day week, proper client work, and a firm that actually invests in you. If that's the kind of move you've been holding out for, keep reading. A forward-thinking boutique practice in Greater Manchester is growing and looking for an Accounts Semi-Senior or Senior to join them. This is hands-on practice work with a modern firm that's left the timesheet-heavy grind behind. You'll get real exposure across accounts, tax and bookkeeping, with the support to build your technical skills and push on with your studies. What you'll be doing: - Preparing year-end accounts for a range of limited company clients - Bookkeeping and VAT returns - Preparing corporation tax and personal tax returns - Helping pull together management accounts - Working alongside the senior team and getting involved in client queries About you: - Some practice experience behind you, ideally across accounts prep and tax - Studying towards AAT, ACCA or ACA, or qualified by experience - Comfortable with cloud software such as Xero or QuickBooks - Keen to learn, ask questions and take on more over time What's on offer: - Four day working week (Tuesday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) - Competitive salary, depending on experience - Full study support - On-site parking - A genuine path to progress as the firm grows If you want to develop in a modern, friendly firm without giving up your work-life balance, I'd love to tell you more. Get in touch for a confidential chat.

Accounts & Tax Manager / Senior Manager Brighton £50,000 to £80,000 Full-time A genuine route to Director and equity About the firm One of the longest-standing independent chartered firms in Brighton, with a friendly, partner-led feel and a client base that runs from retail and construction to property, legal and healthcare. Established and well-run, cloud-led on the software side, but small enough that the partners know every client and every member of the team. The role You'd take on a substantial and varied portfolio, mainly accounts and tax, as the main point of contact for your clients. There's a healthy mix of compliance and advisory, plenty of client contact, and room to shape how the work gets done rather than just process it. You'll also review work and help bring on the more junior members of the team. Who this will suit A qualified accountant, ACA or ACCA, who has built their career in practice and knows their way around a mixed portfolio. Maybe you're a manager or assistant manager ready to step up, or a senior manager who wants somewhere the next move is real. The key thing: you want to work towards directorship, and in time, equity. What's on offer - Salary of £50,000 to £80,000, depending on your level and experience - A clear, realistic path to director and a genuine equity opportunity - A varied portfolio you can properly get your teeth into - A settled, friendly team in a central Brighton office - A firm where good work gets noticed and progression actually happens If you're a qualified practice accountant in or around Brighton with an eye on directorship, this is one worth a conversation.

Want to build your accounts skills and get real audit exposure at the same time? A well-established firm of Chartered Accountants in Fareham is looking for an Accounts and Audit Assistant, with your time split roughly 50/50 between the two. You'll support the Portfolio Managers with a busy client base and work alongside the Audit Manager on the audit side. It comes with an internal training programme and ongoing development, so it's a strong fit if you're studying or want to grow into a well-rounded practice accountant. What you'll be doing: - Preparing year-end accounts for limited companies, LLPs, sole traders and partnerships - Processing client data on Xero, Dext, Sage and QuickBooks - Preparing corporation tax and personal tax returns under supervision - Working through file review points and preparing accounts packs - Liaising with clients to gather information for accounts and audits - Supporting statutory audits, including testing and fieldwork - Ad hoc work through the year, including P11Ds and ATED Why join: - A structured training programme and real development - A genuine mix of accounts and audit work - A varied client base to learn from - A supportive team that will bring you on If you want breadth in your training rather than being boxed into one area, this is well worth a conversation.

If you know payroll inside out and like the idea of running your own portfolio without being buried in red tape, this one's worth a look. A well-established, ACCA-registered accountancy firm in Sussex is looking for a Payroll Administrator to join their friendly team of 20-plus. They look after a broad mix of owner-managed businesses, so no two payrolls are quite the same, and you'll be given real responsibility from day one. This is an established role with a settled client portfolio ready for you to take over, so you're stepping into something that already works rather than starting from scratch. Happy to hear from both practice and industry payroll people. If you've run payroll in-house and fancy the variety that comes with a client-facing role, don't rule yourself out. What you'll be doing: - Running up to around 150 client payrolls of varying sizes, start to finish - Handling starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPP and auto-enrolment pension contributions - Managing year-end processes - Calculating holiday entitlement and pay - Liaising directly with clients, answering queries and offering practical advice - Completing BACS and pension submissions, and filing everything HMRC needs What they're looking for: - Solid, hands-on payroll experience (practice or industry both welcome) - Confidence processing payroll and auto-enrolment from start to finish - Someone comfortable dealing with clients directly - Good with numbers, organised, and able to keep several things moving at once - Sage Payroll experience is a real plus, though not essential if you pick things up quickly A note on hours and flexibility: This is a full-time, office-based role, so no hybrid or home working. What you do get is proper flexi-time, which gives you genuine control over your day. Core hours are 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 16:30. Around those, you can work your remaining hours flexibly between 08:00 and 10:00, 12:30 and 14:30, and 16:30 and 18:30. Handy if you want to start early, beat the traffic, or work around the school run. Also on offer: - Salary of £28,000 to £31,000, depending on experience - 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with length of service - Health insurance benefits - Regular team socials through the year - A supportive team that genuinely enjoys working together If you're a payroll person after a stable role with variety, real responsibility, and flexibility around your hours, let's have a chat.

If you like bookkeeping that goes beyond data entry, this one is worth a look. A well-established firm of Chartered Accountants in Chichester is looking for a Bookkeeper to run a full service for their practice clients. You would own the process from start to finish, from processing the data through to management accounts, so it suits someone who enjoys seeing a client's numbers all the way through rather than just one piece of it. What you'll be doing: - Processing client data using Dext, Xero, Sage and QuickBooks - Matching, batching and coding client documentation - Bank reconciliations - Preparing and submitting VAT and CIS returns to deadline - Preparing management accounts and adding useful commentary - Sorting out queries, corrections and adjustments alongside senior staff What's on offer: - A competitive salary - A friendly, supportive team - Varied client work across different sectors - Modern, cloud-based systems - Room to develop within a growing practice If you know your way around VAT, CIS and management accounts and want to be trusted to get on with it, let's have a chat. Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent (phone number removed)

Fast, accurate, good with detail? This could be a strong fit. A respected Chichester firm of Chartered Accountants needs a Bookkeeping Assistant to help process high volumes of client work and keep everything running to time. You'll be part of a supportive bookkeeping team, with real client contact and the chance to build your skills as you go. The role: - Processing high volumes of client data on Dext, Xero, Sage and QuickBooks - Matching, batching and coding documentation - Bank reconciliations - Preparing and submitting VAT and CIS returns to deadline - Helping clients with software queries and basic training Why join: - A busy, friendly team environment - Genuine variety in the client base - Cloud-based tools and clear processes - Support to grow into more senior bookkeeping work If you enjoy getting through the work well and want a firm that will back your development, this is one to explore.

Ready to take on your own mixed portfolio in a firm that will keep pushing you on? A well-established firm of Chartered Accountants in Fareham is looking for an Accountant to join their team. It's an office-based role, ideal for someone who is AAT4 qualified with 2 to 3 years of practice experience behind them. After a proper induction, you'll take responsibility for a mixed portfolio and work closely with the Portfolio Managers, while also helping the more junior members of the team coming up behind you. What you'll be doing: - Preparing year-end accounts for limited companies, LLPs, sole traders and partnerships - Calculating business and personal tax using the CCH suite - Preparing accounts packs and working through file review points - Advising on and filing personal tax returns under supervision - Ad hoc work through the year, including P11Ds and ATED - Working to client budgets - Mentoring and coaching less experienced colleagues Why consider this role: - A varied and interesting client base - Clear support and structure from the Portfolio Managers - A firm that invests in developing its people - The chance to build towards a more senior role If you want more responsibility and a genuine mix of work, this is a solid next step. Get in touch and I'll tell you more. Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent (phone number removed)

Looking for part-time hours that actually flex around your life? A well-regarded Chichester firm of Chartered Accountants is looking for a part-time Bookkeeping Assistant to join their team. It's 22.5 hours a week, and you can spread those across 3, 4 or 5 days, so it works well if you want good practice experience without a full-time commitment. This one suits someone who likes working with data, has a sharp eye for detail, and wants to build their experience inside a practice. What you'll be doing: - Processing client documentation accurately, mainly on Sage - Matching, batching and coding - Applying the correct VAT treatment - Processing client expenses - Inputting and reconciling bank transactions - Supporting the wider team to hit client deadlines What we're looking for: - Strong attention to detail - Good organisation and the ability to manage your own workload - A basic grasp of bookkeeping, or the willingness to learn - Experience with Xero, Sage, Dext or QuickBooks is a bonus, not a must Why join: - Flexible part-time hours - A friendly, supportive team - Exposure to a wide range of clients - Modern, cloud-based systems A good option if you want to keep your hand in, or get a proper foot in the door of practice. Happy to talk it through.

Payroll Administrator Eastbourne Full-time, office-based with flexi-time £28,000 to £32,000 depending on experience Are you a payroll person who likes getting it right, enjoys the variety of running lots of different payrolls, and wants to deal with clients directly rather than being stuck at the back of a big team? This one's worth a look. A well-established, independent accountancy firm in Eastbourne is looking for a Payroll Administrator to join their friendly team. It's a proper end-to-end payroll role with real responsibility from day one, and plenty of client contact. What you'll be doing - Running up to around 150 client payrolls, all shapes and sizes. - Handling starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPP, pension auto-enrolment and other deductions as they come up. - Year-end processes, and calculating holiday entitlement and pay. - Liaising directly with clients to gather information and offer advice and solutions. - Completing and submitting BACS and pension enrolment forms, and everything HMRC needs. What they're looking for - Someone confident processing payroll and auto-enrolment from start to finish. - Comfortable dealing with clients directly, and a genuinely good communicator. - Organised, accurate, and happy juggling a few things at once. - Experience with Sage Payroll is a plus, but not essential. - Payroll experience from a practice or bureau is ideal, but strong in-house payroll people are very welcome too. What's on offer - £28,000 to £31,000, depending on experience. - Flexi-time. It's office-based, but you choose your start and finish around fixed core hours of 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 16:30, working the rest flexibly anywhere between 08:00 and 18:30. Real control over your day. - 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with length of service. - Health insurance, and team socials through the year. - A supportive team where you're trusted to get on with it. For a confidential chat, get in touch with Lydia at ProTalent.

We're working on a confidential basis with a well-established business to find an Accounts Assistant who enjoys getting the detail right and wants a proper say in how the finance function runs. This is a hands-on role in a busy team. You'll share responsibility for accounts payable, keep the records clean and accurate, and get genuinely involved in month-end. It suits someone who likes owning their work, tends to spot the discrepancies before anyone else does, and prefers variety over one narrow lane. What you'll be doing - Running the accounts payable function alongside a colleague, including preparing and processing payment runs - Processing supplier invoices accurately and making sure creditors are paid on time - Keeping financial spreadsheets and accounting records up to date - Reviewing and reconciling employee expense claims in line with company policy - Supporting month-end, including reconciliations and reporting - Administering company fuel card records and transactions - Providing finance and admin support to the wider team, and picking up ad hoc tasks as they arise Who this will suit - Someone with experience in accounts payable, finance or a similar accounting role - Ideally AAT qualified or studying towards it, or with equivalent experience, and confident with double-entry, accruals and prepayments - Strong on Excel, including Pivot Tables and SUMIFS - Comfortable with accounting software, ideally Sage - Organised, accurate and calm under a deadline, with a good eye for numbers that don't quite add up - Happy working independently, but a real team player when it counts