Average Accountant Partner salary in Harrogate

Accounts Senior, Otley, £34-£36,000An established chartered accountancy practice in Otley is recruiting for an accounts senior.Reporting to the Associate Partner, you will be responsible for the preparation of financial accounts for a variety of clients, including sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.To be considered, you must have experience of working for an accountancy firm and live commutable distance to Otley. It is an office based position working 34 hours over 4 days. Main Duties Review financial information to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Manage a portfolio of clients, acting as the primary point of contact. Preparation of management accounts, tax computations, and VAT returns. Liaise with auditors and tax advisers to ensure deadlines are met. Provide financial advice and support to clients, contributing to business development. Ensure that all statutory deadlines are met. Requirements ACCA qualified or part-qualified, or equivalent professional qualification. Minimum of four years of experience in a similar role within an accountancy firm. Proven experience in preparing financial statements and management accounts. Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and relevant tax legislation. Strong knowledge of accounting software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Sage) and Microsoft Excel. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients and provide excellent customer service. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial clients.

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with this successful growth business based on the outskirts of Leeds who are looking to appoint an additional Finance Business Partner to the team. You will be responsible for providing financial support, insight and analysis to help drive the performance of a number of the business units within the organisation. A blended role within a clear supporting line into the operational business, you must have the ability to commercially support. You will be responsible for: Analysis of customer pricing and profitability, review of the cost base and process profitability.Providing support to the commercial and operational leaderships teams.Providing support to bids, tenders and projects.Performing post project appraisals.Reviewing cost allocations in the management accounts.Production of weekly flash and KPIs.Production of monthly management accounts, annual business plan and quarterly forecasts.Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.Reconciliation between standard costs and management accounts. As the successful candidate you have demonstrable management accounting experience and ideally with some exposure to commercial accounting activity. The client is flexible around professional qualifications. You must however be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Building relationships with a wide-range of stakeholders.Challenging and influencing stakeholders.Strong analytical experience. Manipulation of large datasets to produce clear and concise conclusions.An understanding of processes and controls and the ability to identify and implement improvements.The ability to solve problems, reach logical conclusions and make recommendations.Consistently work to deadlines in a disciplined manner to produce high quality outputs.Preparation of management accounts, business plans and forecasts. This role is perfect for someone who is looking to take on a more commercial role. The role will involve some travel to the sites you support across the region on a quarterly basis. Salary up to £55k (depending on skills and experience) plus a generous benefits package. Defined hybrid working environment.

Up to £42K per annum depending on experienceFull time hoursParking onsite, hybrid working, 25 days holiday, regular social eventsBrilliant company, lots of progression opportunities Are you AAT Qualified or Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA or ACA? Do you have experience of managing/mentoring a team or are you looking to gain that experience in a new role? Do you want to be part of a supportive and friendly team within a business that offers unrivalled progression along with a structured training and development path? Our client is one of the regions fastest growing businesses and due to this continued growth, they are looking for a Management Accountant to join them on a permanent basis at their Harrogate based office. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a fast paced, growing business where you will be responsible for the full end to end management accounts process and will be supported by a very experienced and approachable Finance Manager. You will oversee and support a small finance team and will join a business that values giving back to the local community through incentive and employee volunteer days. You will be rewarded with study support, 25 days holiday, the opportunity to have flexibility around start and finish times and access to a host of high street discounts. This role is easily commutable from Harrogate, North Leeds, West Leeds, Leeds City Centre and the area to the West of York. There is also free car parking on-site and it is very accessible via public transport. Duties and responsibilities will include: Supporting the Finance Manager and the wider team with the month end management accounts processAssisting with the production of the financial packs and providing commentary and variance analysisPreparing monthly and quarterly forecastsBusiness partnering with stakeholders and presenting financial information to non-financial individuals/teamsDeveloping and guiding the existing team and supporting with any training needsAssisting with the statutory audit processWorking with the Finance Manager around the budgeting processPreparing and presenting internal financial reportsCalculating and posting prepaymentS, accruals and rebatesProducing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations Identifying and implementing process improvement changes To be considered for this Management Accountant role you will ideally: Be AAT Qualified or will be Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA, Qualified by Experienced candidates will also be consideredEnjoy developing people through coaching and mentoring, prior experience of this isn’t requiredHave excellent communication skills, will be organised and will enjoy stakeholder managementBe able to work towards deadlines in a fast-paced environment and will always be looking to develop yourself and the role For further details please apply or get in touch!