Building your career at Parsons, Chartered Accountants
People are our biggest asset, that’s why we encourage the perfect mix between ambition, lifestyle and professional development. Our four key values of ambition, clarity, positivity and trust are at the heart of everything we do.
We genuinely care about one another’s success. That’s why we empower each other to be the best that we can be. We believe in investing in your professional development and wellbeing, nurturing you to fulfil your career ambitions. We actively listen to our people and encourage a work-life balance that fulfils both your career ambitions and passions outside of work. After all, a happy team leads to happy clients.
We encourage our collaborative team to continually learn and develop, whether that be training for your next qualification or motivating one another by sharing experiences and knowledge. Our open-door approach to communication allows us to build respect amongst our friendly and supportive team.
With an opportunity for anyone looking to develop or start their career in finance, there has been no better time to join Parsons, Chartered Accountants. We welcome you to enquire about joining our growing and aspirational team!
A career that nurtures your professional development
We are passionate about allowing our colleagues to fulfil their potential and reach their career goals throughout a progressive career at Parsons.
If you are ambitious and want to progress and develop, you will be given every opportunity to do so, whether this is through further education, work experience in other departments or through our fantastic culture of knowledge transfer and mentorship.
Employee Endorsements
Alison
Management Accountant
As with all new jobs I was nervous on my first day at Parsons. Being from a commercial background I haven’t worked in practice before and I was unsure of what my daily tasks would be. However, I needn’t have worried! My colleagues immediately made me feel welcome and everyone was keen to include me (even the younger ones….) My client has been really great to work with, even though they were new to Parsons at the same time, and I couldn’t have had a better year. I really can’t believe that this past year has come and gone so quickly! Here’s to many more!!
BETHANNIE
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT SEMI SENIOR
I have now been working at Parsons for a year and have loved every second of it. Since the first day I joined, I have been welcomed and supported by everyone. I am studying towards becoming a chartered accountant therefore, this support was one of the main things I was looking for in a role. We often plan regular social events and are all really close as a team. At Parsons, I have the freedom to manage my own workload and the ability to work flexibly which I value immensely. I am excited to see what the future holds at Parsons and develop my career with the firm as it continues to grow.
RICHARD
COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
I feel fortunate to work alongside people that I get along with and who are professional in both their work and outlook. Parsons is an exciting place to be because the team and client base are growing so we are always improving the quality of our financial information to assist clients. I really feel a valued member of the team, there are regular social events and activities, we also receive great benefits - I use the Cycle to Work scheme which helps with fitness and reduces the environmental impact of travel.
ALISTAIR
PAYROLL ASSOCIATE
I’ve never worked in a more supportive environment. I’ve been given the freedom to explore improvements to processes and look at ways we can more accurately fulfill client information needs. I genuinely see the company values living in all of the team and I feel proud to be associated with such a group of people.
MAGGIE
AUDIT SEMI SENIOR
Working in a client-facing role with opportunities to visit client sites was high on my list of priorities and this job certainly delivers. I get direct exposure to clients’ plans, aims and challenges – and I can see the real-life impact of the work we do. This is a really fun place to work with opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. I feel challenged in my role and there’s time and encouragement to learn and broaden my skills.
What’s in it for you?
- Work within a progressive firm with a fantastic team culture
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Competitive salary and a transparent annual pay review in line with industry
- Generous annual leave allowances
- Regular company socials
- Death in service benefit
- Up to 5% employers pension contribution
- Cycle to work scheme / free on-site parking at our offices
- Training and experience in using technology for automation and process efficiency. We aspire to use increasingly sophisticated technology and data analytics to further improve service quality, in-line with our ethos to continually identify ways to help our clients to do things better.
- Employee assistance programme: comprehensive telephone helpline available 24/7 offering medical, legal (not work related), financial and emotional support, advice and information.
- Reward and recognition programme: exclusive discounts and offers on thousands of products and services from over 1,500 national and 6,000 local retailers, plus reward credits linked to performance and milestones in your role.
Our current vacancies
Our current vacancies are listed below (click a job title to view full details).
Please complete the form beneath the listings if you are interested in joining us. We’d love to hear from you!
LOCATION
York
HOURS
Part-time (18-20 hours per week) – ideally Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays and/or Thursdays and Fridays
CONTRACT
Permanent
DEPARTMENT
Commercial – reporting to the Commercial Financial Controller
THE ROLE
Are you an experienced Management Accountant with strong analytical skills and solid accounting skills and experience? Are you passionate about providing excellent client care? Would you like to work in a supportive environment that gives its people autonomy and the opportunity to develop and grow within a collaborative team environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an experienced part-time Management Accountant to support our Financial Controller in working with our client.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- AAT qualified or working towards the final stages of AAT Level 4 (or equivalent)
- An experienced, commercially aware Management Accountant with a background of demonstrating strong analytical skills and solid accounting skills and experience.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
- Highly organised and able to prioritise own workload
- Adaptable and comfortable with change
- Clear written and verbal communicator
- Fantastic team player
- Commercially aware – able to identify business issues apparent in financial information and add value
- Confident user of Excel formula and functions
- Existing knowledge of Xero accounts is desirable but not essential.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working with the HR team and Operational team to prepare payroll information for the payroll team
- Checking the payroll
- Processing journals
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparation of the management accounts pack
- Assisting with the budgeting and forecasting process
- Covering for the Bookkeeper when required
- Deputising for the Financial Controller when necessary
- Dealing with ad hoc requests or other administrative duties
- Processing improvements, e.g. streamlining the management accounts pack, potentially through the implementation of Spotlight reporting.
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Death in service benefit
- Up to 5% employers pension contribution
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Training and experience in using technology for automation and process efficiency. We aspire to use increasingly sophisticated technology and data analytics to further improve service quality, in-line with our ethos to continually identify ways to help our clients to do things better.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking at Parsons offices
- Employee assistance programme: comprehensive telephone helpline available 24/7 offering medical, legal (not work-related), financial and emotional support, advice and information
- Reward and recognition programme: exclusive discounts and offers on thousands of products and services from over 1,500 national and 6,000 local retailers, plus reward credits linked to performance in your role, on your birthday and for other worthy reasons such as long service.
LOCATION
Wakefield
HOURS
Part-time (<21 hours per week)
CONTRACT
Permanent
DEPARTMENT
Support – reporting to the Managing Partner
THE ROLE
Are you a confident and enthusiastic marketing professional who thrives in an autonomous yet collaborative role? Do you have a background in successfully supporting a business in their marketing, client communications and business development activity? Would you like to work in a supportive environment that gives its people autonomy and the opportunity to develop and grow within a friendly team environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a Marketing Manager to join us in a varied and integral role aimed at supporting colleagues with business development and the delivery of a first-class client service in line with wider company strategy. You will be working across all levels of the firm to create, manage and evaluate the effectiveness of engaging marketing activity and public-facing/client communications.
EXPERIENCE
- You will be an experienced marketing professional who thrives in an autonomous yet collaborative environment and is passionate about your work
- You’ll have experience in supporting colleagues with business development, developing engaging and cost-effective marketing activity, and driving prospect-client engagement, ideally from within a similar professional services environment.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Excellent interpersonal and team skills, you’ll be experienced in managing and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of colleagues and stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Innovative and creative, whilst being commercial and organised in approach
- Strong IT skills – experienced in MS Office and ideally in a range of marketing software and tools.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promoting brand awareness in the Yorkshire region and beyond by developing and managing the firm’s marketing activity and public-facing communications
- Identifying and connecting with potential clients for the firm, actively managing prospects to ensure the firm has regular touch points
- Managing the firm’s connections with other business professionals ensuring important contacts and business introducers have interaction with the firm on a regular basis
- Managing a marketing budget to create a range of engaging marketing and client communications content (e.g. managing social media, website activity, awards opportunities, employer branding, etc), liaising with external agencies where appropriate
- Maintaining an understanding of the local business environment and identifying client trends
- Supporting the business in the creation and editing of branded client documents
- Identifying the effectiveness and impact of current and future marketing initiatives and optimising accordingly.
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (FTE)
- Death in service benefit
- Up to 5% employers pension contribution
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking at Parsons offices
- Employee assistance programme: comprehensive telephone helpline available 24/7 offering medical, legal (not work-related), financial and emotional support, advice and information
- Reward and recognition programme: exclusive discounts and offers on thousands of products and services from over 1,500 national and 6,000 local retailers, plus reward credits linked to performance in your role, on your birthday and for other worthy reasons such as long service.