Qualified Accounts Senior

Job Title: Accounts Senior / Senior Accountant
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Salary: £35k + (DOE)
Location: Bridgend

About the role:

At Autograph Recruitment, we are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing South Wales accountancy practice in Bridgend. As the firm enters an exciting phase of growth and transformation, they are seeking an experienced Accounts Senior to play a key role in supporting clients, mentoring junior staff, and working closely with senior leadership. This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, delivering high-quality work, and contributing to the continuous improvement of a close-knit, professional team.

• Managing a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses and clients

• Preparing and reviewing year-end accounts, corporation tax, and personal tax returns

• Providing accurate, timely, and proactive advice to clients

• Responding to client queries across bookkeeping, tax, and accounting software

• Supporting and mentoring a junior team member to aid their development

• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards (AML, QA, etc.)

• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes, and efficiencies across the practice

• Minimum 5 years' experience within an accountancy practice

• ACCA / ACA qualified (or equivalent)

• Confident using Sage, Xero, and QuickBooks

• Comfortable in a client-facing role with excellent communication skills

• Proactive, dependable, and motivated to take ownership of their work

• Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members

• Highly competitive salary

• Pension scheme

• Guaranteed time off over the Christmas closure

• Hybrid working available after initial onboarding period

Next Steps:

If this sounds like a great opportunity and you can demonstrate a proven track record in initiating and delivering the above, with solid results, then please click apply to upload your CV for consideration. Alternatively contact Clarissa Hough on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

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