Practice - Assistant/ Semi-Senior Accountant

Location Mexborough
Discipline: Accounting
Contact name: Carly Dunn

Contact email: carly@supreme-ss.com
Job ref: 5258

Assistant / Semi-Senior Accountant – Doncaster (South Yorkshire)

Location: Doncaster (South Yorkshire)
Position Type: Permanent, Full-time | Assistant / Semi-Senior Accountant
Industry: Chartered Accountancy / Business & Tax Advisory
Salary: £24,000 – £30,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)

About the Role

We’re collaborating with a long-established chartered certified accountancy firm based in Mexborough with a broad client base across Yorkshire and beyond. They now seek an Assistant / Semi-Senior Accountant to join their Doncaster operation. You will support a varied portfolio of clients, handling bookkeeping, accounts drafting, and tax-related tasks, while working alongside senior staff in a practice environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform bookkeeping tasks: post purchase & sales invoices, reconcile supplier and customer accounts, and ensure full bank reconciliations

  • Prepare monthly / quarterly management accounts and meaningful commentary for client portfolios

  • Drive VAT compliance: prepare and submit VAT returns under supervision

  • Assist with drafting year-end accounts and financial statements for manager review

  • Support with personal tax / self-assessment return preparation

  • Handle routine client queries by phone and email, maintaining a professional client interface

  • Work with senior staff to improve workflow, processes, and client service

  • Mentor and support junior bookkeeping/admin staff as required

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • AAT qualified, or part-qualified ACCA/ACA, or equivalent by experience

  • Minimum 1–2 years’ experience in an accountancy practice environment

  • Strong technical base in bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT, and accounts drafting

  • Confidence using accounting software (e.g. Sage, Xero) and advanced Excel skills

  • Good communication skills with ability to interact professionally with clients

  • Proactive, organised, and able to prioritise work under competing deadlines

  • A team player with a willingness to learn and develop in practice

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • Competitive salary of £24,000 – £30,000, aligned with Assistant / Semi-Senior level in South Yorkshire

  • Exposure to a varied client portfolio across multiple sectors—SMEs, charities, owner-managed businesses

  • Supportive practice culture with scope for progression

  • Working in the Doncaster area, part of a practice with strong reputation and local roots

  • Opportunity to expand into advisory work as experience grows

For more information please contact the recruiter below:

Liam Daly
Lead Associate Recruitment Consultant
T: 07548 836700
E: liam@supreme-ss.com