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We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our Audit and Accounts Team. If you are someone who keeps client service in the heart of what you do, has excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients, then we want to hear from you.

The ideal candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice, have a minimum of 4 years’ experience working primarily in audit, accounts preparation and compliance services, with experience of leading audits.

Ideally, the candidate will be ICAEW or ACCA qualified.

Aside from the technical knowledge, here are a few key expectations of what is required of you:

• A high level of flexibility when organising your workload. Be able to adapt and prioritise work to meet changing demands.
• An ability to delegate appropriate types and levels of work to assistants and trainees and to give them a clear understanding of what is required.
• Experience of reviewing other team members work and being able to feedback in a clear and constructive way as part of the job de-brief process.
• A strong sense of commercial awareness in relation to time costs and budgets when dealing with all types of work.
• The drive to achieve a high level of client satisfaction.
• Be able to demonstrate that you have a balance of politeness; professionalism; encouragement; firmness; and clarity.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary plus pension contributions.
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice.
• Flexi-time.
• Birthday off.
• Modern open plan offices with free refreshments and located near the town centre.

The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.

Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our Outsourced Accounting Services Team. If you are someone who keeps client service in the heart of what you do, has excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients, then we want to hear from you.

Overall purpose of the role:

To assist with external client work in the Outsourced Accounting Services team namely VAT returns, management accounts, payment runs and forecasting.

The position requires an individual whom:

• Has strong experience within the field;
• Is proficient with cloud-based book-keeping software such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks;
• Is familiar with HMRC MTD for VAT requirements; and
• Can work independently and without supervision.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Assist in the preparation of management accounts for clients from their records as delegated.
• Post sales, purchases, bank and journal entries, prepare and reconcile control accounts to produce required reports for management account purposes.
• Assist in the preparation of VAT returns and highlight any unusual items ready for review.
• Reviewing bookkeeping and VAT jobs carried out by other employees.
• Communicating with clients to answer queries and finalise jobs.
• Assist in training clients on accounting software.

You need to be IT literate (e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) a strong team player, organised and have a positive and flexible approach.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary per annum plus pension contributions
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice
• Flexi-time
• Modern open plan offices with free refreshments

The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.

Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk

We are a forward-thinking firm of the future and are currently looking for an individual to support our Directors with managing a portfolio of Personal Tax clients. The role offers good future career opportunities and development. This role has the opportunity for a 30% Accounts split if the candidate also has experience of FRS 105 / FRS 102 1A accounts.

Overall purpose of the role:

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience working primarily in Personal Tax with experience of managing a portfolio. We require good verbal and written communication skills and are looking for someone who keeps client service in the heart of what they do.

Ideally, the candidate will be ICAEW, ACCA, ATT or CTA qualified. Trust tax, Capital Gains tax and Inheritance tax experience is preferred but consideration will be given to candidates who have a desire to train in these areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is a strong team player looking to develop their career within an inclusive and progressive practice.

The role:
• Running a varied portfolio supporting a Client Director including all aspects of client care from adhoc emails, compliance, billing and quoting for new services
• Managing personal tax work including compliance and advisory as required within specified budget timescale

Essential skills:

• A minimum of 3 years managerial experience working in practice under UK Standards or be qualified by experience
• Experience of specialist personal tax advisory
• Good verbal and written skills are essential
• Able to drive and access to a vehicle

Preferred (but not essential):

• Experience of the following software packages: Iris, Sage, Xero and other Cloud packages
• ICAEW, ACCA, ATT or CTA
• Assisting with the training and development of junior team members

The candidate must be IT literate (i.e. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) plus have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients.

The successful candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice. The position comes with full CPD training and we are an approved training practice for ICAEW and ACCA.

Benefits include:

• Ultra-competitive salary per annum plus pension contributions
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice
• Flexi-time
• Great package including private medical insurance
• Modern open plan offices with free refreshments

The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.

Please send your CV with a covering letter in the first instance to recruitment@stca.co.uk

Location: High Wycombe, HP11

Salary: £Competitive

About us

Seymour Taylor is an award winning firm of Accountants. We offer the services of a large corporate accountancy firm with the personal touch normally associated with a smaller accountancy practice. As one of the longest established firms of accountants in High Wycombe and the Thames Valley, our highly experienced team of accountants, tax and business advisers offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.

What we offer

Seymour Taylor operates from a modern, air conditioned, open plan office within walking distance of High Wycombe town centre. This role offers a competitive salary, life insurance, permanent health cover, flexi-time, pension, study package and 20 days holiday.

Our Values

Understanding, Support and Expertise – do you share these values too?
We’d love to hear from you!

The Role

As a well-established, expanding, forward thinking firm we are looking for an Apprentice Accountant to join our team.

The ideal candidate should be a 6^th form school leaver or someone looking for a career change?  No previous accounting experience is necessary as full on the job training will be provided along with a full study package.

The role is a varied accounts and audit role. It will include working at client’s premises and the candidate would need their own car and a valid driving licence.

We are looking for someone who is a good team player, with experience of general office computer packages, such as Word and Excel, as well as good verbal and written communication skills.

The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.

Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk.

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our Outsourced Accounting Services Team. If you are someone who keeps client service at the heart of what you do, have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients, then we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone committed to a long‑term career in practice, with at least four years’ experience in management accounts, VAT returns, digital solutions and team leadership. You’ll be confident using cloud‑based software such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks, understand MTD for VAT, and be comfortable working independently.

You will also need to be IT literate (e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) a strong team player, organised and have a positive and flexible approach.

Ideally, the candidate will be ICAEW or ACCA qualified.

Overall purpose of the role:

To assist with external client work in the Outsourced Accounting Services team namely VAT returns, management accounts, payment runs and forecasting.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Review management accounts prepared by junior members of the team.
• Review VAT returns including cash, standard, flat rate and partial exemption and highlight any unusual items ready for review.
• Reviewing bookkeeping and provide training points for the team as well as for the clients.
• Communicate with clients to answer queries and finalise jobs.
• Set up and train clients on accounting software. As well as identifying digital solutions and transferring clients from one cloud software to another.

In addition to the technical knowledge, here are a few key expectations of what is required of you:

• A high level of flexibility when organising your workload. Be able to adapt and prioritise work to meet changing demands.
• An ability to delegate appropriate types and levels of work to assistants and trainees and to give them a clear understanding of what is required.
• Experience of reviewing other team members work and being able to feedback in a clear and constructive way as part of the job de-brief process.
• A strong sense of commercial awareness in relation to time costs and budgets when dealing with all types of work.
• The drive to achieve a high level of client satisfaction.
• Be able to demonstrate that you have a balance of politeness; professionalism; encouragement; firmness; and clarity.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary per annum plus pension contributions.
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice.
• Flexi-time.
• 25 days holiday and birthday off.
• A modern, open‑plan office offering free refreshments and an easy walk to the town centre.

The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.

Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk