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Head of Accounting - Professional Services

Job description

Sewell Wallis are delighted to be partnering with a Professional Services provider who have recently opened offices in Leeds, and are looking to recruit a Head of Accounting to join their team.

This is a newly created role where you will be working closely with the senior stakeholders, helping to drive the business forward as well as growing your own team.

You will be a fully qualified Accountant, ideally ACA/ACCA with experience of working within Practice / Professional Services and your key responsibilities will include:-

Developing and managing a portfolio of clients
Preparing statutory accounts and financial statements
Balance sheet reconciliations
Bookkeeping support
Dealing with HMRC queries
Preparing corporation tax returns and VAT returns
Providing a payroll service
Mentoring and training new team members

Requirements

Qualified Accountant with experience of managing a portfolio of clients
Strong technical background
Motivated and ambitious as this is a pivotal role within the business
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to manage a team

In return our client is offering a competitive benefits package including bonus.

For further details please contact Emma Dugdale or Lucy Regan.

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.

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