Semi Senior Accountant / Tax Senior

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About the job

Company Description

Optimise Accountants & Tax Advisors is a chartered accountancy firm serving clients across London, Surrey, and the South East of England. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, tax, and final accounts, to support businesses at every stage. With a focus on compliance and simplifying tax season, we allow business owners to concentrate on growth and strategy. Additionally, we provide innovative business insights such as forecasting, visual dashboards, and KPI monitoring to help clients optimize performance. As a forward-thinking firm, we are committed to empowering businesses through expertise and customized solutions.

Role Description

A modern, tech-driven accountancy firm in Crawley is looking for a confident and capable Semi Senior Accountant/Tax Senior to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a key position with real autonomy, flexibility, and room to grow.

The role would be split between 50% accounts and tax compliance/50% personal tax returns.

This role is full time, part time opportunities are available for the right individual.

Key responsibilities:

Accounts & Compliance

• Prepare year-end statutory accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs and limited companies
• Prepare and file corporation tax returns (CT600) and supporting computations
• Prepare and file self-assessment tax returns for individuals, including sole traders, directors, and landlords
• Knowledge of share schemes, trust accounts & tax returns advantageous

Tax Advisory & Compliance

• Assist with CGT computations and reporting, including property disposals and UK Property Return (60-day) filings
• Assist with employment tax matters: P11D preparation, benefits in kind, PAYE/NIC queries, and Class 1A NIC reporting
• Help clients navigate HMRC correspondence, enquiries, and payment/penalty matters, including reasonable excuse submissions where relevant
• Support the delivery of tax planning reviews for individual and small business clients

Client & Practice Support

• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for an allocated client portfolio, under supervision of senior staff
• Liaise directly with HMRC on client matters as needed
• Contribute to internal process improvement and use of practice tools (e.g. Karbon, Cognito Forms) to keep client work on track

What’s on offer:

• Full time position 34 hours a week or part time option available. We operate a 4-day week (Mon–Thurs) 08.30am to 18.00pm
• Salary up to £38,000, depending on experience
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Company bonus plan
• £100 monthly wellbeing allowance
• On-site parking
• Full study support for professional qualifications
• Regular CPD training and development
• Exciting progression opportunities as the company expands

You’ll be working closely with the Managing Director in a business where your contribution is genuinely valued. If you're looking for a full-time/part time role with real career potential, this could be the perfect fit.

Pay: £32,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

crawley

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

11-08-2026

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

Languages

English