Position: Senior Practice Accountant\n\nLocation: Canary Wharf - Hybrid\n\nWorking hours: Full time, Mon-Fri\n\nPackage: £55,000 - £60,000 , hybrid working\n\nA dynamic and growing accountancy and advisory firm are hiring for a Senior Accountant to deliver high-quality service to a diverse client base across the UK and internationally.\n\nYou'll work closely with the operations lead, with clearly defined responsibilities to support both autonomy and team cohesion. Your focus will be on high-value client work, supporting automation, and reducing partner dependency on day-to-day tasks.\n\nThis role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative but autonomous setting, takes initiative, and enjoys shaping processes, not just following them.\n\nYou'll join a lean, high-trust team where autonomy is valued, quality is everything, and good work speaks for itself.\n\nSenior Accountant Job Overview\n\nFinancial Accounting & Reporting\n\nTake ownership of reviewing and finalising client year-end accounts and tax computations across sectors.\nDrafting financial statements (FRS 105/102)\nPreparing payroll journals, prepayments, accruals, depreciation, and manual entries\nFinalising financial statements and year-end adjustments\nConducting trial balance reviews and variance analysis \n\nTaxation & Compliance\n\nPreparing and reviewing VAT returns (standard & flat rate)\nFiling to HMRC and Companies House; EC sales/intrastat returns\nCompleting CT600s, self-assessment returns, and capital gains planning \n\nClient Support & Advisory\n\nCash flow forecasting and capital allowances reviews\nLead CIS registrations, verifications, and subcontractor payment queries. \n\nTeam Leadership & Staff Development\n\nProvide hands-on mentorship to junior accountants and bookkeepers, aligning with firm-specific expectations.

\n\nClient Relationship & Business Engagement\n\nAttending client meetings and presenting financial insights\nResponding to client queries and maintaining ongoing relationships\nSupporting marketing, networking, and firm representation \n\nInternal Operations & Process Management\n\nManaging knowledge base & SOPs\nSupporting internal forecasting, budgeting, and process automation\nCollaborate on internal workflow improvements, including checklist creation and staff-ready documentation to ensure training consistency\nSupport transition planning and temporary workload redistribution during team capacity changes (e.g. onboarding, turnover, parental leave).\nComfortable navigating workflow tools such as IRIS Elements, Xero HQ, and document management systems. \n\nSenior Accountant Job Requirements\n\nACCA qualified (or equivalent, e.g.

ACA, CIMA)\nMinimum of 6 years' accounting experience within a UK practice\nConfident with FRS 102/105, VAT, and Corporation Tax\nStrong client-facing skills and the ability to manage deadlines\nExperience with Xero, Dext, and cloud tools\nSpeaking Turkish would be a plus! \n\nSenior Accountant Salary & Benefits\n\nAnnual salary of £55,000-£60,000\nFlexitime\nIn the summer period, hybrid working is available with 2 days a week from home\nBetween October and March there is the option to work from home 1 day a week\nStatutory pension and sick pay \n\nBennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.\n\nBennett 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.\n\nWe are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for