Junior Accountant

Job description

Salary - Competitive dependant on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

Holiday - 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 5 days)

About the Junior 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.

We are looking for a Junior Accountant in our Peterborough office, with a September 2026 start.

As a Junior Accountant, you will gain hands-on experience across a wide range of accounting tasks while working towards your professional qualifications. You will assist with bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll processing, and the preparation of financial statements for a diverse client portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to learn from experienced accountants, develop technical skills, and build strong client relationships.

Key responsibilities of a Junior Accountantwill include:

• preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLP's
• preparing management accounts
• corporate tax returns
• personal tax returns
• VAT returns
• bookkeeping for clients
• delivering excelling client service
• 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
• involvement in audit work as and when required

About you

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

• minimum of Grade 4 (or equivalent) in Maths and English at GCSE
• excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel
• self-motivated
• organised, efficient with attention to detail
• able to demonstrate drive and initiative
• able to reliably commute to the Peterborough office
• comfortable in a client facing role
• We are looking for dynamic individuals with a positive 'can do' attitude
• You will be highly personable with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• You will have a logical approach and be good with numbers

Full benefits available for the Junior Accountant

• pension scheme
• Hybrid working after probationary period
• study support
• private medical insurance after 5 years service
• group life assurance x 4 salary
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• cycle to work scheme
• 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 can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Peterborough

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-07-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No