Job Title: Semi-Senior Accountant

Location: Hitchin

Package: -35,000 - -45,000 (dependent on experience), performance-based bonus scheme, Healthcare scheme, and more

Working Hours: Full time, office based, Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm

A new opening is available for a Semi-Senior Accountant to join a thriving mixed practice in Hitchin.

This practice has gained a strong local reputation, managing a diverse portfolio of (Apply online only) clients. As they continue to grow, they are looking for a "hands-on" professional who is ready to roll their sleeves up and get stuck into work ranging from small subcontracts to larger client accounts.

This role is well-suited to an ambitious accountant with solid practice experience and a strong "can-do" attitude. Whether you are part-qualified or qualified by experience, the focus is on your ability to deliver high-quality work and grow within a long-term role.

If you are a hardworking Semi-Senior Accountant looking for genuine progression routes and a collaborative environment, then this is the role for you.

Semi-Senior Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts for small limited companies, LLPs, sole traders, and partnerships.
• Work across a broad range of clients, managing everything from basic bookkeeping to complex year-end accounts.
• Complete planning and completion sections, including budgets and disclosure checklists, in line with practice guidelines.
• Maintain bookkeeping records (cash books, sales/purchase ledgers) and perform bank reconciliations.
• Produce accounts from incomplete records or client trial balances using Iris and other major accounting programs like Sage, Xero, or QuickBooks.
• Liaise with clients to gather information and resolve queries, providing a high level of personal service.
• Support internal and external audits, including fieldwork testing and site visits where required.
• Prepare tax returns including personal, VAT, and corporation tax.
• Review junior work and assist with professional development and advisory tasks.

Semi-Senior Accountant Requirements

• Experience working within an Accountancy Practice is essential.
• Part ACA or ACCA qualified preferred, but those "Qualified by Experience" are also encouraged to apply.
• Strong technical knowledge of basic accounting principles is more critical than high-level tax expertise.
• Proficiency in Iris is highly advantageous, alongside experience in Sage, CCH, or Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to support the wider team.
• Able to comfortably commute to the office in Hitchin.

Semi-Senior Accountant Salary & Benefits

• -35,000 - -45,000 dependent on experience.
• Performance-based bonus scheme.
• Private Healthcare scheme.
• Standard workplace pension and sick pay.
• Statutory holiday plus bank holidays.
• Regular CPD courses to support professional growth.
• Consistent and clear progression routes.
• Excellent office culture with plenty of on-site parking.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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