Accounts Semi-Senior - Haywards Heath

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Competitive, depending on experience
Ref: 2169 Date Posted: Saturday 26 Sep 2026

Accounts Semi-Senior
Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Hybrid

Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex (hybrid)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, full time
Qualification: Part-qualified AAT, ACA or ACCA (or studying)

Part way through your exams and ready for more responsibility? This Haywards Heath role gives you your own clients, a real variety of work and a firm that takes your development seriously.

ABOUT THE FIRM

My client is a well-established local practice that's part of a large UK and Ireland accountancy and business advisory group. It's a friendly, close-knit office, but you've got the training, resources and specialist colleagues of a much bigger organisation behind you, which is a great setup when you're still building your skills.

THE ROLE

You'll prepare year-end accounts and tax computations for a portfolio of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, working closely with the seniors and managers. There's also some audit fieldwork, so you get a broader grounding than a pure accounts role. As you grow, you'll start helping the juniors too.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

  • Preparing year-end accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies
  • Preparing personal and corporation tax computations
  • Helping with corporation tax and VAT returns
  • Supporting audit engagements, including fieldwork
  • Dealing directly with clients by phone and email
  • Helping and guiding junior team members

WHO THIS WILL SUIT

  • Part-qualified AAT, ACA or ACCA, or actively studying
  • Previous experience in an accountancy practice
  • Confident with Excel and Microsoft Office
  • Organised, accurate and happy juggling deadlines
  • Friendly and comfortable talking to clients

WHAT'S ON OFFER

  • Hybrid working
  • Genuine scope for career growth as you progress through your exams
  • Mixed accounts, tax and audit experience
  • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more
  • Office closure over Christmas
  • Life assurance at 4x salary, pension, and enhanced family leave and sick pay

GET IN TOUCH

If you're a semi-senior in Mid Sussex, or an AAT or ACCA student with practice experience looking for the next step, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line for a confidential chat.

Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent
lydia@protalent.co | 01273 491 852 | ProTalent.eu