Senior Client Manager

Location: Cross Hills

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with substantial experience gained within a UK accountancy practice. The successful candidate will play a senior role within the business, managing their own portfolio of clients, overseeing a team of accountants and acting as a key point of contact for clients at senior partner level.
  
The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years' recent experience within a UK-based accountancy practice, together with strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills and the confidence to manage both clients and staff at a senior level.

The Role
As Senior Client Manager, your responsibilities will include:
 
Liaising with clients at senior partner level and building strong, long-term relationships
Supervising and supporting a team of at least four accountants
Managing your own portfolio of clients
Preparing accounts from both incomplete records and computerised records
Preparing company and personal tax returns
Reviewing the work of other members of the team
Liaising with clients on a wide range of accounting matters
Preparing management accounts
Carrying out client visits where required
Ensuring accounts and other work are completed accurately and to a high standard
Supporting the wider practice with ad-hoc projects as they arise    
About You
We are looking for an experienced practice accountant who is confident operating at a senior level and enjoys combining technical accounting work with client management and team leadership.
  
You will ideally have:
 
ACA or ACCA qualification (or equivalent)
A minimum of 15 years' recent experience within a UK-based qualified accountancy practice – essential
Strong management accounts experience
Extensive experience preparing accounts for a range of businesses, including sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and LLPs
The ability to prepare accounts to a consistently high standard
Strong knowledge of company and personal taxation
Experience reviewing the work of other accountants
Previous experience supervising and organising staff
Excellent client-facing and communication skills
The ability to use your own initiative and work effectively under pressure
Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Good working knowledge of accounting software, ideally including CCH, Sage and Xero
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word    
Please note that our client is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK and must not require sponsorship now or at any point in the future