Are you looking for a career in Accountancy?
We pride ourselves on how our team continues to develop within our business, and believe that great people are key to our success and what makes Seymour Taylor a fantastic place to work. We are based in High Wycombe, close to the town centre. If you’d like to be a part of our dynamic, expanding company then we would love to hear from you: please send your current CV and a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk.
Why choose a career in accountancy?
Accountants working within accountancy practices work with and advise businesses of all sizes on a wide range of matter. The career path can be varied and is not limited to accountants in practice. Accountants can be found on the boards of some of the world’s largest companies as Finance Directors, Chief Finance Officers and even as Chief Executive Officers.
A job in accountancy is varied
No two days in accountancy are ever the same. One day you could be advising an entrepreneur on what they need to be aware of when launching a new business, the next you could be helping charity staff get to grips with managing their finances, while another day you could be presenting to businesses on the latest tax changes. With the rapid development of technology within the accountancy world, our team are using and learning about new technology all the time and training clients on these exciting new areas.
It’s about building long term relationships
You need to be able to work with people as it’s a key part of the role. As you develop you will be working with clients as well as networking with peers and other businesses.
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Career progression
We pride ourselves on how our team continues to develop within our business, and believe that great people
are key to our success and what makes Seymour Taylor a fantastic place to work.
I started my career in the financial services sector straight from school after my A-Levels as I wanted to experience…
I joined Seymour Taylor in January 2006 as a trainee accountant and in that time have qualified as an Accounting…
Having studied Accounting and Economics at University I wanted to head into the world of accountancy. Initially I joined a…
I chose to apply for a trainee role at Seymour Taylor in 2014 as a school leaver and became AAT…
Before joining Seymour Taylor, I had worked in Retail Management. I felt I needed a change of direction in my…
I joined Seymour Taylor as a trainee straight from school in 2015 after completing my A levels and started on…
I joined Seymour Taylor as an apprentice back in 2017 initially on the AAT programme, which is a recognised qualification…
I joined Seymour Taylor in August 2021 after completing my A levels. I am now working in the audit and…
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Current vacancies
Whilst we may not have a current role available that you are interested in we are always open to receiving CV’s. Please send them to recruitment@stca.co.uk with details of the type of role you would be interested in.
Location: High Wycombe, HP11
Salary: £Competitive
About us
Seymour Taylor is an award winning firm of Accountants operating as part of the Hampden Group. We offer the services of a large corporate accountancy firm with the personal touch normally associated with a smaller accountancy practice. As one of the longest established firms of accountants in High Wycombe and the Thames Valley, our highly experienced team of accountants, tax and business advisers offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.
What we offer
Our modern, air conditioned office in High Wycombe is near to the town centre. This role offers a competitive salary, life insurance, permanent health cover, flexi-time, pension and other perks.
Our Values
Understanding, Support and Expertise – do you share these values too?
We’d love to hear from you!
The Role
As a well-established, expanding, forward thinking firm, we are looking for an Audit and Accounts Senior to join our team, supporting our client managers with the preparation of work and the effective delegation of work to more junior members of the team.
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working primarily in audit, accounts preparation and compliance services, with experience of leading audits. We require good verbal and written communication skills.
Ideally, the candidate will be ICAEW or ACCA qualified, although we would consider candidates who have only a small number of exams left to complete for these qualifications.
We are looking for someone who is a good team player and the successful candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice. The position comes with full CPD training and we are an approved training practice for ICAEW and ACCA.
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk.
Location: High Wycombe, HP11
Salary: £Competitive
About us
Seymour Taylor is an award winning firm of Accountants operating as part of the Hampden Group. We offer the services of a large corporate accountancy firm with the personal touch normally associated with a smaller accountancy practice. As one of the longest established firms of accountants in High Wycombe and the Thames Valley, our highly experienced team of accountants, tax and business advisers offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.
What we offer
Our modern, air conditioned office in High Wycombe is near to the town centre. This role offers a competitive salary, life insurance, flexi-time and other perks.
Our Values
Understanding, Support and Expertise – do you share these values too?
We’d love to hear from you!
The Role
As a well-established, expanding, forward thinking firm we are looking for an Apprentice Accountant to join our team.
The ideal candidate should be a University graduate. No previous accounting experience is necessary as full on the job training will be provided along with a full study package.
The role is a varied accounts and audit role, working for external clients and within the Hampden Group. This would involve working at clients premises and the candidate would need their own car and a valid driving licence.
We are looking for someone who is a good team player, with experience of general office computer packages, such as Word and Excel, as well as good verbal and written communication skills.
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk.
Location: High Wycombe, HP11
Salary: £Competitive
About us
Seymour Taylor is an award winning firm of Accountants operating as part of the Hampden Group. We offer the services of a large corporate accountancy firm with the personal touch normally associated with a smaller accountancy practice. As one of the longest established firms of accountants in High Wycombe and the Thames Valley, our highly experienced team of accountants, tax and business advisers offer a wealth of expertise to our clients.
What we offer
Our modern, air conditioned office in High Wycombe is near to the town centre. This role offers a competitive salary, life insurance, flexi-time and other perks.
Our Values
Understanding, Support and Expertise – do you share these values too?
We’d love to hear from you!
The Role
As a well-established, expanding, forward thinking firm we are looking for an Apprentice Accountant to join our team.
The ideal candidate should be a 6th form school leaver or someone looking for a career change? No previous accounting experience is necessary as full on the job training will be provided along with a full study package.
The role is a varied accounts and audit role, working for external clients and within the Hampden Group. This would involve working at clients premises and the candidate would need their own car and a valid driving licence.
We are looking for someone who is a good team player, with experience of general office computer packages, such as Word and Excel, as well as good verbal and written communication skills.
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@stca.co.uk.
We are a forward-thinking firm of the future and are currently looking for an individual to work within our Outsourced Accounting Services Team. The role offers good future career opportunities and development.
Overall purpose of the role:
To assist with external client work in the Outsourced Accounting Services team namely Bookkeeping, VAT Returns, management accounts, payment runs and forecasting.
The position requires an individual whom:
• Has experience within the field;
• Is proficient with cloud-based book-keeping software such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks;
• Is familiar with HMRC MTD for VAT requirements; and
• Can work independently and without supervision.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Assist in the preparation of management accounts for clients from their records as delegated.
• Post sales, purchases, bank and journal entries, prepare and reconcile control accounts to produce required reports for management account purposes.
• Write up clients’ cashbooks on whichever software systems they use.
• Bookkeeping at client’s premises.
• Assist in the preparation of VAT returns and highlight any unusual items ready for review.
• Prepare sensible analysis, summaries and basic working papers.
• Reviewing bookkeeping and VAT jobs carried out by other employees.
• Communicating with clients to answer queries and finalise jobs.
You need to be IT literate (e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) plus have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients.
Benefits include:
• Ultra-competitive salary per annum plus pension contributions
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice
• Flexi-time
• Modern open plan offices with free refreshments
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter in the first instance to recruitment@stca.co.uk
We are a forward-thinking firm of the future and are currently looking for an individual to work within our Payroll Team. The role offers good future career opportunities and development.
Overall purpose of the role:
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 4 years’ experience working primarily in payroll services, with experience of managing a portfolio. We require good verbal and written communication skills and are looking for someone who keeps client service in the heart of what they do.
Experience using Sage payroll or IRIS payroll professional is advantageous although not essential.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Manage and review Junior team members’ work assigned to payroll clients
• Have experience of auto enrolment and pension uploads
You need to be IT literate (e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) plus have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients.
We are looking for someone who is a good team player and the successful candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice. The position comes with full CPD training and we are an approved training practice for ICAEW and ACCA.
Benefits include:
• Ultra-competitive salary plus pension contributions
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice
• Flexi-time
• Modern open-plan offices with free refreshments
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter in the first instance to recruitment@stca.co.uk
We are a forward-thinking firm of the future and are currently looking for an individual to support our Directors with managing a portfolio of Personal Tax clients. The role offers good future career opportunities and development. This role has the opportunity for a 30% Accounts split if the candidate also has experience of FRS 105 / FRS 102 1A accounts.
Overall purpose of the role:
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience working primarily in Personal Tax with experience of managing a portfolio. We require good verbal and written communication skills and are looking for someone who keeps client service in the heart of what they do.
Ideally, the candidate will be ICAEW, ACCA, ATT or CTA qualified. Trust tax, Capital Gains tax and Inheritance tax experience is preferred but consideration will be given to candidates who have a desire to train in these areas.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is a strong team player looking to develop their career within an inclusive and progressive practice.
The role:
• Running a varied portfolio supporting a Client Director including all aspects of client care from adhoc emails, compliance, billing and quoting for new services
• Managing personal tax work including compliance and advisory as required within specified budget timescale
Essential skills:
• A minimum of 3 years managerial experience working in practice under UK Standards or be qualified by experience
• Experience of specialist personal tax advisory
• Good verbal and written skills are essential
• Able to drive and access to a vehicle
Preferred (but not essential):
• Experience of the following software packages: Iris, Sage, Xero and other Cloud packages
• ICAEW, ACCA, ATT or CTA
• Assisting with the training and development of junior team members
The candidate must be IT literate (i.e. Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word) plus have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients.
The successful candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice. The position comes with full CPD training and we are an approved training practice for ICAEW and ACCA.
Benefits include:
• Ultra-competitive salary per annum plus pension contributions
• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice
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• Flexi-time
• Great package including private medical insurance
• Modern open plan offices with free refreshments
The Seymour Taylor recruitment process will be conducted on the basis of merit and ability without discrimination of but not limited to race, religion, colour, gender, age, national origin, disability or veteran status to ensure all applicants are treated equally.
Please send your CV with a covering letter in the first instance to recruitment@stca.co.uk