Practice Accountant

**Practice Accountant (Operational Delivery)** **Spondoo Accountants x Gent \& Fell Accountants** 📍 Predominantly office\-based with some flexibility 💰 £36,000–£40,000 depending on experience and study stage 📚 Funded professional study support (ACCA / ICAEW / CIMA / Tax) **The Reality of the Opportunity** Most growing businesses do not struggle because they lack ambition. They struggle because operational complexity starts growing faster than the systems holding everything together. Processes lag behind growth. Founders become bottlenecks. Knowledge lives in people’s heads. The same issues repeat because nobody has had the time to stabilise delivery properly and honestly, that is the reality of a lot of founder\-led SMEs.Spondoo and Gent \& Fell are no different. This is a growing accountancy practice mid\-merger, supporting ambitious SMEs while still building parts of its operational infrastructure in real time. **For the right candidate, that is exactly what makes this role interesting.** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Why This Role Exists** The business has already built strong junior delivery capacity. What it now needs is someone dependable in the middle. Someone who can strengthen: * review discipline * workflow coordination * quality control * client communication * operational consistency Particularly as the firm supports a major new outsourced finance relationship with a Premiership rugby club. This role exists to help delivery become calmer, more repeatable and less dependent on senior bottlenecks. **What You’ll Actually Be Doing** * **Monthly Management Accounts Delivery** \- producing and reviewing management accounts across multiple clients and accounting systems. * **Review \& Quality Control \- c** hecking reconciliations, spotting errors early and improving consistency before work reaches clients. * **Workflow Coordination \- h** elping coordinate workflow across junior delivery staff, mainly remotely over Teams, while keeping deadlines and priorities moving. * **Client Communication \-** Acting as a dependable day\-to\-day contact for clients and explaining financial information in plain English * **Operational Improvement \-** helping create practical procedures, checklists and working rhythms that make delivery more resilient over time. **What Kind of Person Will Thrive Here?** This probably is not the right role for someone who needs a highly structured corporate environment with everything already built. **But it could be a genuinely strong fit for someone who:** * enjoys improving messy processes rather than complaining about them * can operate calmly across competing priorities * notices where work breaks down and instinctively strengthens it * communicates clearly and practically * understands how operational discipline helps businesses scale safely * likes autonomy, accountability and visible impact Some of the strongest candidates for this role may not come from perfectly polished environments themselves. In fact, people who have learned to navigate ambiguity, adapt quickly and carry responsibility early often bring exactly the steadiness growing firms need. **What You’ll Get** * £36,000–£40,000 salary depending on experience and study stage * Funded professional study support (ACCA / ICAEW / CIMA / Tax) * Genuine operational visibility and responsibility * Direct exposure to leadership and client delivery * The opportunity to help shape how a growing business operates as it scales **Our Recruitment Process** We are intentionally keeping the shortlist small. We expect to work closely with no more than six strong candidates. Those candidates will work directly with Em at B\-Radical to: * properly qualify and unpack their experience * strengthen and tailor their CV * prepare properly for assessment and interview We do not think recruitment should simply reward the people who already know how to perform confidence in an interview room. We want our Radicals (that's what we call our candidates) to understand the process, know what good looks like and feel able to put their best foot forward. Shortlisted candidates will also be expected to attend a structured interview preparation session before assessment. **A Final Note** As part of B\-Radical’s commitment to fair and inclusive recruitment, we operate a “No Salary History” policy. We will never ask for your previous salary. We also believe candidate experience matters. Every applicant will receive a response, regardless of outcome. Thanks for reading and we hope t hear from lots of brilliant candidates soon. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **Have you heard about the Radical Social Value Playbook yet?** Every placement we make is supported for a minimum of six months to maximise long\-term success for both the Radical and the employer. Because we work specifically with candidates facing systemic barriers to work, every Radical sustained in employment generates more than £20,000 in measurable social value through reduced pressure on public services, increased economic participation and improved long\-term stability. That is not just a recruitment outcome. It is money saved to the taxpayer, poverty addressed closer to its root cause, and a human regaining the dignity that work offers: moving from survival towards stability, opportunity and contribution. For more on the Radical Social Value Playbook and our joint offering with social value charity, Radical Recruit \- get in touch with emma@radicalrecruit.co.uk \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_