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Are you looking for an Accountancy Job or Career in the UK?
Each year we match hundreds of candidates with the perfect job in accounts.
We’re expert recruiters in both permanent accounts jobs and interim accounts jobs throughout the UK.
Looking for your next career move in Accounts?
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Why choose Public Practice Recruitment Ltd for Accounts Jobs and Careers?
- We’re specialists recruiters, working exclusively for accountancy firms. We also help hundreds of accountants every year to find new accountancy job opportunities.
- Thousands of Accountancy firms from across the UK engage Public Practice Recruitment Ltd. They value our unrivalled ability to source the very best candidates for accountancy practices across the UK.
- Our experience – over 15 years of specialist recruiting for literally hundreds of UK accountancy firms.
- Our unmatched track record of successful appointments demonstrates our dedication to giving candidates the best, most thorough support in attaining their career goals.
- Our team works rigorously. We leave no stone unturned to match the right accountancy skills with the right accountancy job with the right practice.
- Are you an accountant? Then we’ll use all our skill and know-how to help you achieve your long-term career goals.
Latest Accounts Jobs
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Audit & Accounts Semi Senior
We’re on the lookout for a talented Audit & Accounts Semi Senior to work for a thriving, independent firm of accountants in Bradford. This Audit & Accounts Semi Senior Job in Bradford will suit an accountant who has been working at junior level and might have some experience of, or interest in audit and feel it’s time your career progressed. Or maybe you’re already a Semi Senior Accountant with an interest in being more involved in audit who is excited to take on a new position.Bradford -
Audit & Accounts Manager
Looking to join a thriving firm to lead a varied portfolio of clients across an even split of audit and accounts? If so, this Audit & Accounts Manager job in Manchester could be for you. This firm of experienced accountants is looking for a detail-orientated and highly organised professional, with good time management and strong IT skills who can oversee the WIP for a significant client portfolio with large associated turnovers.Manchester -
Payroll Manager
At Public Practice Recruitment Ltd we’re searching for a brilliant Payroll Manager in Middlesex to join the team at a thriving independent practice. Ideally suited towards an experienced and technically competent Payroll Manager who is a confident communicator or perhaps a Payroll Senior with supervisory experience ready to step up to the next level in their career in payroll. The successful candidate for this Payroll Manager job in Middlesex will oversee the payroll for a diverse portfolio of clients.Middlesex -
Client Manager
Looking to join a multi-partner accountancy firm where you can make a real difference and see your career progress from management right through to equity partnership level? If you’re working at supervisory level in audit and accounts, then this Client Manager job in Newcastle under Lyme that we are acting as retained recruiters for, just might be perfect for you. During an exciting period of growth, this firm of experienced accountants is looking for a detail-orientated and highly organised professional, with good time management and strong IT skills.Newcastle Under Lyme -
Audit & Accounts Senior Manager
Looking to join a multi-partner accountancy firm where you can make a real difference and enjoy a management role at a senior level? If you’re working at management level in audit and accounts, then this Audit and Accounts Senior Manager job in Leicester that we are acting as retained recruiters for, just might be perfect for you.Leicester -
Due Diligence Manager
We are delighted to be representing a thriving, national firm of accountants with multiple offices in the Northwest of England tasked with finding a talented Due Diligence Manager in Manchester to join their team. This role will suit an ambitious accountant, working at Senior or Assistant Manager level or above qualified to ACA, ACCA, CA or CTA level.Manchester -
Senior Accountant
Calling all talented Senior Accountants looking for a chance to join a forward-thinking firm during an exciting period of growth. Would you benefit from a role that offers flexible home and office working? Would you love a role with defined career development opportunities? Would you thrive within a dynamic and proactive working environment?Rocheford -
Accountancy Partner
Public Practice Recruitment Ltd are delighted to be representing a well-established and high-profile accountancy firm in London tasked with finding a Partner to join their thriving team. As such, we are inviting any high calibre FCCA/ACCA/ACA qualified accountants with significant practice experience to get in touch for a 100% confidential discussion. This role will be perfect for a confident accountant at the peak of their career looking for a role in which they can make a real difference and lead with integrity.London -
Audit Director
Are you an Audit Senior Manager looking to progress to Audit Director within a highly regarded and growing accountancy firm? Or are you at Director-level looking for a new challenge? If so, this Audit Director role in Blackburn could be for you. ACA or ACCA qualified with significant experience of audit and general accounting and ideally, you’ll have RI status. You will need to have demonstrable know-how of leading a varied client portfolio, as well as driving business growth through scouting new opportunities and networking.Blackburn -
Management Accountant
Calling all Management Accountants looking for a new and exciting challenge. Can you lead a varied portfolio of clients, building trusted and long-lasting relationships? Can you prepare management accounts to an exceptional standard, always striving to deliver excellence? Can you bring an impressive skillset to a modern and forward-thinking firm of chartered accountants and business advisors?Leeds
Audit
We will find the right Audit Job to suit you; from Pure Audit Jobs, to Mixed Audit & Accounts Jobs, Interim Audit Assignments and even Part Time Audit Jobs.
Accounts
Whether you are a fully qualified accountant or at the very start of your studies, we can advise you on the most suitable career options for you.
Tax
Our aim is always to match you with a Tax Job which suits your long-term objectives, not just to place you in the first role available.
Other
Many Accountancy firms have diversified their revenue streams over recent years, creating a wider range of services and in turn a wealth of specialist roles.
A career in Accountancy
To succeed in Accounts, you need a healthy mix of interpersonal skills and an acute eye for detail. You also need to be reasonably computer literate.
Semi-Senior Accountant
Semi Senior Accountants are employed within accountancy firms otherwise known as public practices or accountancy practices.
Typically, as a Semi Senior, you’ll study towards your professional accountancy exams which you’ll usually sit through the ACCA or ACA. Alternatively, some you might sit your AAT exams before progressing onto your ACCA/ACA studies.
Deciding which professional accountancy examination route to take can be daunting, indeed, occasionally, some Semi Seniors find themselves changing routes part way through their studies.
We work with accountancy firms throughout the UK. Whichever exam route you choose to take, we’ll help you to find the perfect career path.
You’ll often find that Accountancy firms will support their Semi Seniors through their professional accountancy examinations by providing study support or a training contract.
These can vary from one firm to the next. They might include paying for exams, giving time off for study, for sitting the exams or re-sits or even providing in-house training support.
In most cases, Semi Seniors undertake a wide range of general accountancy work. This can include
- accounts preparation
- external audit
- VAT returns
- bookkeeping
- tax computations (both personal tax and corporate tax)
- ad-hoc accounting duties
- providing general support to Senior Accountants
As a Semi Senior, once you become an exam qualified ACCA or ACA Accountant, depending on the accountancy firm you work for, you may be promoted to a Senior Accountant level and enjoy more responsibilities.
Semi Seniors are often the backbone to the ‘engine room’ of an accountancy firm. They are often the ones who put statutory accounts together for a Senior Accountant, Accountancy Manager/Client Manager or Partner to review.
Senior Accountant
As a Senior Accountant, you’ll be employed within accountancy firms otherwise known as public practices or accountancy practices.
Typically, you’ll be qualified to ACCA, ACA or CA level or qualified by experience – you might have no formal accountancy qualification but you will have the practical experience to undertake the role. In this case you would be referred to as a Qualified By Experience Accountant.
Some Senior Accountants complete the AAT examinations before progressing onto their ACCA, ACA or CA professional accountancy exams. Some accountancy firms believe that holding the AAT qualification ensures an accountant has a solid foundation to their general accounting skills.
We’ll help advise you on the employment options available to you in relation to the accountancy qualifications you hold.
In most cases, you’ll undertake a wide range of general accountancy work including
- accounts preparation
- reviewing statutory accounts prepared by less experienced accountants
- external audit
- VAT returns
- bookkeeping
- tax computations (both personal tax and corporate tax)
- ad-hoc accounting duties
- supporting Accountancy Managers/Client Managers and Partners
You may also manage your own client portfolio, consisting of organisations such as
- Limited Companies
- Sole traders
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Charities
- Not for Profit Organisations
- Academies
- High Net Worth Individuals
- Owner Manager Businesses etc
Client Manager
A Client Manager works directly with an accountancy firm’s clients, as the job title suggests, you will manage clients.
As a Client Manager, you will invariably manage your own client portfolio or assist in the management of a large portfolio. Typical duties include
- preparing accounts and tax returns
- reviewing the accounts work of more junior staff
- auditing financial information
- compiling and presenting reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements
- analysing accounts and business plans
- providing tax planning services with reference to current legislation
- financial forecasting and risk analysis
- negotiating the terms of business deals and moves with clients and associated organisations
- meeting and interviewing clients
- managing colleagues, workloads and deadlines
- assisting in the promotion of your firms services to both new and existing clients.
Work is usually office-based, with working hours ocassionally extending beyond the regular nine to five at peak times, especially at the end of the financial year.
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“Garry and Public Practice Recruitment Ltd have great connections and contacts throughout accountancy firms across the UK. This means that they can match the needs of both the firms and candidates rather than just dealing with volumes. Garry is great to discuss matters with and is honest and open with his knowledge and opinions and keeps up to date with developments across the profession. I would highly recommend him and his business to both candidates and firms.”
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