Client Accountant

Client Accountant

📍 Leeds | Office-based | Full-time | Permanent

💰 £28,000 – £33,000

🕘 Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm

Office requirement:

• 5 days per week in the office during the 6-month probation period

• 3 days per week in the office after probation

⚠️ Important: This role does not offer visa sponsorship of any kind. Please do not apply if you require sponsorship.

The Opportunity

An established professional services firm is seeking a Client Accountant to manage a busy client portfolio and deliver high-quality accounting and advisory services. This is not an entry-level role and is best suited to someone with prior finance or accounting experience who is confident working with clients.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing a portfolio of approximately 180–200 clients

• Acting as a key point of contact via phone and email

• Supporting and training clients on an online bookkeeping portal

• Providing tax planning and ad-hoc accounting advice

• Reviewing and approving financial accounts prior to submission

• Preparing self-assessment tax returns for client approval

• Delivering consistently high levels of customer service

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 6 months’ experience in a finance or accounting role

• Experience managing or supporting a client portfolio

• Strong accounting knowledge, including limited companies

• Experience using accounting software

• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills

• Ability to manage workload effectively and work methodically

• Confident communicator with strong client-facing skills

• Proactive, ambitious, and career-focused

• IT-savvy and committed to ongoing personal development

• A collaborative team player

What’s On Offer

• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service) + bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Health and wellbeing support

• Life assurance

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Annual pay review

• Employee referral scheme

• Long-service recognition and awards