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We are seeking an experienced and talented technical director to join our growing dynamic team. The individual will play a key leadership role within the Audit and Accounts (A&A) team. The role holder will be responsible for leading the technical offering of PEM and ensuring the highest quality standards across the department.

If you are passionate about maintaining and enhancing audit quality and have a proven track record in both UK GAAP and IFRS accounting standards, we would love to hear from you!

As a Director and Responsible Individual (RI), this role is pivotal to the Audit team.  Thinking like a partner, with a passion for innovation and new initiatives to drive continuous improvement and growth of the Audit department. The role owns a portfolio of clients and manages that alongside signing audits as an RI, and developing colleagues by sharing knowledge and technical direction.

Are you passionate about making a difference and looking for a challenging yet rewarding role? We’re seeking an Audit Manager to join our dedicated team specialising in charities and not for profit.

As an Audit Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to manage a diverse portfolio of clients with turnovers typically from £1 million up to £20 million. You’ll lead audits from planning to completion, working closely with senior managers and trustees. Our team provides specialist audit and business advisory services to more than 250 charities and non-profits in the UK. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the sector.

We’re looking for a strategic thinker and a proactive problem solver. Someone who excels at portfolio and client management, team oversight, and business development. If you’re someone that staff feel comfortable approaching for guidance, then you’re the leader we’re looking for. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to use your skills in a meaningful way, contribute to a sector that makes a real difference, and grow professionally. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a significant impact, we want to hear from you.

As a Manager, you will oversee the efficient operation of client portfolios, ensuring technical tasks align with our firm’s standards and procedures. Your role involves supporting the firm’s strategic goals, marketing initiatives, and commercial objectives, while enhancing the performance of your group. You will be instrumental in implementing change and fostering continuous improvement.

You may be an existing Manager or an ambitious Assistant Manager looking for your next step up.

We are seeking an experienced and talented audit manager to join our growing dynamic team. Responsible for the smooth running of your varied and challenging client portfolio you will help initiate change, continuous improvement and motivate and develop less experienced members of the team. You will be responsible for dealing with a mixed portfolio in a variety of sectors including non-profit, professional services, OMB’s and technology.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and exciting firm that recognises individual contribution and provides development and progression whilst offering an excellent work life balance and enjoyable working culture. We are currently expanding our audit team and welcome applications from talented auditors of all levels.

We are seeking an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant (or finalist) who can demonstrate an in-depth understanding of all parts of the audit process from planning through to completion. The successful candidate will be commercially astute, demonstrate excellent communication skills and enjoy working with a diverse and interesting client base.

If you are looking for excellent development and career progression whilst enjoying a great work life balance, we look forward to hearing from you. We are currently expanding our audit team and welcome applications from talented auditors of all levels.

Due to the Firm’s growth, we are now looking for a standalone Company Secretary Administrator to join the Firm. Working within our highly regarded Accounts team, the role provides support on the administration of company secretarial work for clients and colleagues, as well as providing advice on company law questions.

We are looking for someone who has worked in professional services previously and has a very high standard of accuracy and attention to detail, together with an interest in technology and passion for continuous improvement. Training can be provided to the right candidate, to enable them to succeed in the role.

Are you ready to take your corporate finance career to the next level? We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious Manager to join our fast-paced and innovative Corporate Finance team. You’ll be assisting in all aspects of technical transaction work. Strategically developing, marketing, and growing the business in line with agreed strategy. Helping to initiate change and continuous improvement.

If you’re ready to elevate your career and be part of something extraordinary, we want to hear from you!

Our Employment Tax team is growing, and we are looking for an experienced manager to join our team.

Your responsibilities will include providing expert advice and guidance to our clients on employee share incentives, designing and implementing share option schemes, advising on employment related securities, agreeing share valuations with HMRC, assisting clients with HMRC share scheme compliance as well as general employment tax matters.

Working for existing Employment Tax clients and new clients on advisory and compliance matters with the ability to convert referral opportunities (both internally and externally from a strong network) into fees for the team. The role involves a great deal of client contact. External/internal promotion of employment tax services is required to generate new opportunities including presentations and networking.

Our Employment Tax team is growing and we are looking for a full or part-qualified CTA to join our team. Ideally you will have employment tax experience but we would be pleased to speak with you if you have been working in other areas of tax and would like a change in direction.

You will play a crucial role in our close-knit team providing expert advice and guidance to our clients on all aspects of the team’s work including employee share incentives, international employments, and general employment tax matters.

The role is outward facing with significant contact with clients, referrers, other departments within PEM and HMRC. You will be an excellent communicator who enjoys working within a team who is looking for a varied and dynamic career.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and reliable individual to join our team in Cambridge as Office Manager. This is a varied but rewarding role; ideal for someone who enjoys management, multitasking and delivering exceptional service.

This key role will be responsible for our first class team of Administrators and Receptionists, as well as managing all aspects of our two offices across Cambridge.  This is a brand new role, so the successful candidate will have the opportunity to make it their own.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Assistant to join the Payroll team. You will work closely with the team, supporting with tasks to ensure the smooth running of the payroll each month. Alongside the role once settled in the role, the individual will have the opportunity to work towards a recognised qualification. This role is perfect for someone looking to kickstart their career in payroll.

Are you an experienced personal tax Director looking for a new challenge, or looking for that next step up with a clear path to Partner? If this sounds like you, please get in touch as we would love to speak to you.

The successful PCS Tax Director will have a passion for working with complex individuals and an ambitious team, and will be able to build great relationships, drive forward business development opportunities and provide strong technical advice to colleagues and clients.

Our prestigious and ambitious team continues to attract high quality work and is looking for a new Director as part of our ongoing succession-planning.

As a tax assistant, you will be responsible for processing our clients tax return data for our compliance team. You will work closely with managers and tax advisers to generate tax returns, request client information and assist with the preparation of client bills. This is an excellent opportunity for applicants who have a good eye for detail, work accurately and enjoy working in a busy team environment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Trust Manager to expand our dedicated and dynamic Private Client Tax team. This is a unique opportunity for individuals who are passionate about providing top-tier services to Trusts, Estates, and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) and their families.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Recovery and Insolvency Manager to join our dynamic team.

The individual will play a key part in the smooth running of the team, ensuring that technical work is carried out in accordance with the firm’s standards and procedures and that work is completed to a high standard.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Recovery and Insolvency Assistant Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in insolvency and recovery procedures, exceptional organisational skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment.

You will ensure statutory and procedural compliance is undertaken; supervision of junior staff, with particular emphasis on case progression and ‘on the job’ training.

We’re seeking a dynamic Account Manager to manage their own portfolio of client accounts and deliver exceptional service using the latest cloud accounting technology. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, management reporting, credit control, and general business support. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in cloud-based accounting software. You should be able to work independently, manage multiple clients simultaneously, and adapt to evolving technological solutions in the accounting field.

If you’re proactive and client-focused, apply now and take the next step in your career!

To apply, please send a covering letter and CV to our recruitment team at recruitment@pem.co.uk.

As Trainee Accountant, you will be a key and integral team member working closely with the team to assist with day-to-day operations of client work such as cloud accounting technology, payments, bank reconciliations, process improvement, and support Account Manager (AM).

You will enjoy working as part of a busy team and whilst we expect you to work hard, we also expect you to have lots of fun along the way! Alongside your work, you will receive first-class professional training as you study for the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification, followed by the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) qualification.