{"id":3675967,"url":"https://alion.io/job/macleod-accounting-accountant","title":"Accountant","company":{"id":4503997,"name":"Macleod Accounting","domain":"macleodaccounting.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/macleod-accounting","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Altrincham, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":30000,"max":60000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":80491},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T12:35:44Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T12:35:44Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"Join our fold!\nThis role is a rare opportunity for an experienced qualified accountant to take up a senior technical role in a business that stands for accounting being done properly, with decency and foresight.\nAbout The Role\nThe main body of the role will involve reviewing the following, all of which will have been prepared by a more junior member of the team:\nBookkeeping and working papers prepared by junior members\nStatutory accounts\nCorporation tax returns\nVAT returns\nPersonal tax returns\nYou’ll also be involved in:\nSupporting the preparation and review of monthly management accounts and client reporting/financial insights\nSpotting technical issues and tax planning opportunities\nMentoring and supporting junior team members\nDealing directly with clients and helping to resolve queries\nContributing ideas to improve systems, processes and efficiency across the firm\nThis role would suit someone who enjoys working closely with owner-managed businesses, who takes pride in producing high-quality work and likes being part of a dynamic, collaborative team environment.\nAbout You\nWe’re looking for someone who shares the way we work and the values that matter to us:\nAccounting Done Properly: you care about getting things right and delivering work to professional standards.\nACA or ACCA qualified\nIdeally with 10+ years’ post-qualification experience in a UK accountancy practice, including substantial experience reviewing statutory accounts and tax work.\nTechnically strong across UK accounts and UK tax\nConfident using professional judgement\nOrganised, reliable and able to manage deadlines effectively\nProactive and happy to take ownership of your work\nDone with Decency: you treat clients and colleagues with respect, honesty and empathy\nExperienced working with owner-managed businesses\nComfortable reviewing work and giving constructive feedback\nA strong communicator with both clients and colleagues\nDone with Foresight: you look beyond the numbers and think proactively about how to help clients Get Money Sorted and help Macleod meet our strategic goals.\nComfortable using cloud-based software and modern technology\nCommitted to continuous learning – including keeping up to speed with whatever HMRC decides to do next!\nInterested in improving systems, processes and ways of working\nSoftware Experience\nEssential\nXero\nTaxCalc\nMicrosoft Excel\nApron or other receipt scanning software\nDesirable\nEngager\nWhy join Macleod Accounting?\nWe’re a modern, ambitious and growing practice, fully chartered & ICAEW affiliated, offering a professional career opportunity within a flexible, family-friendly environment. We’ll value your experience, welcome your ideas and give you the opportunity to genuinely shape the future of our firm.\nWorking Pattern\nWhen we say ‘flexible’, we mean it – we’re open to a range of flexible working arrangements, including:\nPart-time\nSchool hours\nTerm-time only\nHybrid working (80% of the time in our Altrincham office)\nOne important point: this is an office-based role with some flexibility to work from home. You’ll need to spend at least 80% of your agreed working hours in our Altrincham office. This applies whether you’re working full-time, part-time or school hours.\nWe’re a small, collaborative team, and being together matters to how we work, support one another and look after our clients.\nFor us, it’s about finding the right person – someone who fits with our values and vibe and wants to be part of what we’re building.\nInterested? Here’s how to apply.\nAlongside your CV, please answer these three questions:\n1. Why us?\nYou’ve read a bit about Macleod and how we do things. What caught your eye, and why do you think we’d be a good fit for each other?\n2. Tell us something good!\nWhat’s something you’ve done in your career that you’re particularly proud of? It could be solving a tricky technical problem, making a client’s life easier, improving how things are done or something else entirely. We’d love to hear about it.\n3. What would work for you?\nTell us your preferred working pattern (days and hours), current remuneration and salary expectations.\nWe’re much more interested in hearing what you actually think than reading a perfectly polished, AI-generated covering letter. Just be yourself!\nPlease also confirm that you’re able to work from our Altrincham office for at least 80% of your agreed working hours.\nKeep it brief – no more than 150 words per answer. We’re interested in your experience, your thinking and what makes you tick.\nPlease note: We will only consider applications that include both a CV and answers to all three questions. Applications containing a CV alone will not be progressed.\nWe look forward to hearing from you!","description_format":"text","description_chars":4702,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-03T10:51:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["seen:6","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":80491,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/macleod-accounting-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/macleod-accounting-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T23:32:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4844,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4503997},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4503997"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmacleod-accounting-accountant"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmacleod-accounting-accountant"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmacleod-accounting-accountant"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/macleod-accounting-accountant\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmacleod-accounting-accountant"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3675967}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"macleodaccounting.co.uk","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3675967},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}