Senior Client Accountant

Salary/Rate:£40000 - £50000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Leeds, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a regional firm of Accountants who, due to growth, are looking to recruit a Senior Client Accountant into their Head Office team in Leeds.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm that truly believes in looking after its staff and offers ongoing progression and development opportunities.

What will you be doing?

  • Preparing management and statutory accounts for a portfolio of clients.
  • Assisting with the onboarding of new clients.
  • Preparing corporate and personal tax returns.
  • Working closely with the leadership team in helping to drive their continued growth strategy
  • Building, developing and maintaining relationships with existing and new clients
  • Liaising with HMRC.
  • Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
  • Review work completed by junior members of the team.


What skills are we looking for?

  • PQ/Qualified ACCA / ACA / AAT qualified.
  • Experience working within an Accountancy Practice and managing a portfolio of clients.
  • Knowledge of Sage 50, Xero, and QuickBooks is advantageous.
  • Ambitious individual, looking to progress.
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

What's on offer?

  • Onsite parking
  • Hybrid working
  • Competitive benefits package.
  • Ongoing development and progression opportunities.

For further details, please contact Emma Dugdale.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: ED/5634Post Date: 17.02.25

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