Accountancy Practice - Accounts and Audit Senior
Salary/Rate:£40000 - £50000 per annum
Sector:Accountancy: Practice
Location:West Kent
Job type:Permanent
Job ref:RE30035
Post Date:February 2, 2026
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Meet Our Recruiter
Robin Eades
Business Director - Accountancy Practice
About the Role
As a specialist recruiter working closely with high-quality independent accountancy practices, I am currently representing a thriving, well-established firm seeking to appoint an Accounts & Audit Senior as part of their continued growth.
This is a genuinely attractive opportunity for a technically strong professional who also enjoys building relationships and contributing commercially. The firm offers breadth of work, real client exposure, and a clear long-term career path.
The role
For further details on this or indeed any other Practice role then please do not hesitate to contact Robin at Farrer Barnes.
Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
This is a genuinely attractive opportunity for a technically strong professional who also enjoys building relationships and contributing commercially. The firm offers breadth of work, real client exposure, and a clear long-term career path.
The role
- Preparation and review of statutory accounts for a varied owner-managed business client base
- Approximately 20–30% audit work, at a comparable technical level
- Involvement in audit planning, fieldwork, and completion
- Direct client contact, including explaining accounts, audit findings, and value-added advice
- Opportunity to support partners with client development and fee growth
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounts production and review within practice
- Solid audit exposure (around 20% of current or recent workload)
- Strong technical grounding combined with clear, confident communication skills
- Commercially aware, with the ability to spot opportunities and build trusted client relationships
- Ambitious, personable, and keen to progress within an independent firm environment
- Supportive, partner-led culture with real visibility and influence
- Broad, interesting client work rather than siloed roles
- Tremendous long-term opportunity for progression into management and beyond
- A firm that values both technical excellence and relationship-driven professionals
For further details on this or indeed any other Practice role then please do not hesitate to contact Robin at Farrer Barnes.
Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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