Accounts Senior/Assistant Manager: Fully Remote (UK Based) or Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Accounts Senior/Assistant Manager – Bury St Edmunds

Location: Fully remote (UK based) or Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Contract: Full‑time, permanent (part time will be considered)

 

A technically focused role working with larger, more complex businesses

Are you an experienced accounts professional looking to step into a role where your technical skills really matter? We’re recruiting an Accounts Senior/Assistant Manager to join our Corporate Services team, working with medium‑sized and larger entities and providing high‑quality financial reporting and advisory support.

This is a non‑audit role, ideal for someone who enjoys getting into the detail of accounts, corporation tax and special projects. If you’re technically strong, enjoy problem‑solving and like variety in your work, this could be a great fit.

 

A bit about us

Whitings LLP is a long‑established firm with strong client relationships across East Anglia. We support growing and established businesses with far more than day‑to‑day compliance. Our clients value us for clear advice, technical confidence and a collaborative, down‑to‑earth approach.

You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive team who work closely together and take real pride in the quality of their work. There’s a strong culture of learning, development and doing things properly.

 

What you’ll be doing day‑to‑day

In this role, you’ll work closely with audit leads and the partners to deliver high‑quality services to our larger corporate clients.

Your work will include:

• Preparation and review of statutory accounts for medium-sized and larger entities and groups (note some smaller FRS102 1A accounts will also be included)
• Preparation of multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations
• Dealing with complex technical accounting issues, including research and documenting conclusions
• Contributing towards client satisfaction via regular communication, maintaining strong ongoing relationships
• Liaising with the audit team to ensure alignment across assignments
• Managing and supporting corporation tax and VAT compliance and related submissions, with support from our specialists
• Assisting with specialist and ad hoc assignments
• Reviewing work and supporting more junior team members across the firm

 

While this role does not include audit, prior audit experience is welcomed and can be helpful – but is certainly not essential.

Although fully remote, the role requires someone comfortable with client interaction, including virtual meetings and ongoing correspondence.

 

Who we’re looking for

You’ll be well suited to this role if you:

• Are ACCA/ACA qualified with at least 2 years’ post‑qualification experience (or newly qualified with strong relevant experience)
• Have experience working at Senior or Assistant Manager level within practice
• Essential: Strong working knowledge of CCH Accounts Production software
• Proven experience working with medium sized entities and complex groups
• Are technically strong, particularly in financial reporting and corporation tax
• Enjoy working on complex or unusual matters and getting into the detail
• Confident communicator, comfortable dealing with clients and colleagues remotely
• Well organised, dependable and comfortable managing deadlines
• Enjoy developing others and contributing to a positive team culture
• Like working as part of a collaborative team while also taking ownership of your work

 

What you’ll get from us

• Fully remote working (candidates must be UK-based)
• A technically interesting role with variety and responsibility
• Exposure to larger and more complex businesses, including specialist projects
• Clear support, development and progression opportunities
• A friendly, inclusive workplace where quality and balance both matter
• Competitive salary and benefits, reflecting your experience and contribution

 

Core benefits:

• Generous annual leave (25 days per annum plus Bank Holidays – if studying this will be reduced to 20 days per annum with one additional day every 2 completed holiday years)
• Continued development including attending training courses, webinars, leadership, management development and continuing professional development programmes
• Flexible working is encouraged and regularly reviewed
• Enhanced Maternity Pay Policy
• Enhanced Paternity Pay
• In case of long-term sickness or incapacity, income protection is provided
• Life assurance
• Paid study leave
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Health Shield cash back plan – for treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy etc (a more extensive list is available)
• Flu vaccinations
• Enhanced sick pay
• Tax efficient pension (salary sacrifice)
• We have a wellbeing programme, which includes counselling and mental health support and legal advice
• Team social events, fundraising and activities with other local offices.

 

Interested?

If you’re looking for a role where your technical skills are valued, your work is varied, and your development is supported, we’d love to hear from you.

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Please email your CV and a covering email to janetfrostick@whitingsllp.co.uk