Accountant - TC Group : Job Details

Salary – competitive depending on experience 

Hours - Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week 

Holiday – 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days)

Location – Office based in Gateshead 

About the Accountant role

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. 

TC Murray and Lamb are looking for an Accountant to join the team in their Gateshead office. We are looking for candidates with previous accountancy practice experience to manage a portfolio of clients and prepare year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs. 

Key responsibilities of an Accountant will include:

• preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs
• supporting junior staff within the team 
• working closely with clients, other members of the accounts team and other departments, including direct contact with the Partners, managers and clients in order to obtain the required information to prepare their accounts
• delivering excellent client service
• preparing management accounts 
• involvement with workflow implementation and management 
• assisting with driving technological solutions in accounting throughout the office
• VAT returns
• bookkeeping for clients 
• assisting with ad-hoc client support

About you 

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

• ideally at least 5 years’ experience within an accountancy practice 
• ACA / ACCA Qualified or qualified by experience 
• good working knowledge of Xero and cloud accounting 
• great attention to detail along with strong organisational skills 
• pro-active and positive attitude

Full benefits available for the Accountant 

• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days 
• free car parking
• 9 day working fortnight – flexi scheme 
• access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases 
• employee Assistance Programme
• employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• 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 can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.