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Salary – competitive depending on experience
Hours - Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working
Holiday – 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days)

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• ACA / ACCA part or fully qualified
• minimum of 3 years audit experience in an accountancy practice
• up to date with current auditing and accounting issues and conversant with relevant auditing and accounting standards, company law etc.
• good tax knowledge, in particular corporation tax. An awareness of VAT and payroll taxes advantageous.
• Experience with CCH an advantage
• confident with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• analytical skills and attention to detail and ability to think laterally to be capable of identifying potential problems and providing solutions
• show initiative, exercise judgement and take ownership of issues from start to finish
• experience of working on a wide range of clients
• computer literate including good Excel experience. A working knowledge of CCH would also be helpful.

Full benefits available for the Audit & Accounts Senior:

• study support package if required
• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• free car parking
• 9 day working fortnight – flexi scheme
• access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• employee Assistance Programme
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

ABOUT US

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
Due to growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Audit & Accounts Senior for TC Murray & Lamb based in either our Consett or Gateshead offices.
The role is split approximately 60/40 between audit and non-audit assignments.
Reporting either to a manager or directly to a Partner, you will either be solely responsible for the audit work including planning and completion, or responsible for leading a team of up to 3 on larger audits, including assisting juniors and reviewing their work, you will be involved with a varied client case of SMEs in various industries.

Key responsibilities of an Audit & Accounts Senior will include:

• working as a team and independently on the firm’s larger audits for both corporate and not-for-profit clients
• dealing with client queries and overseeing the work of junior colleagues
• overseeing smaller audits reporting directly to audit partner
• preparation of financial statements, both for audit and non-audit clients