Overview

Job Title: Senior Client Manager (Accountant)

Location: Waterlooville

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 DOE

Are you an experienced Accountant, looking to join a growing business where time and talent are respected, there are endless opportunities to develop, and traditional values are combined with modern thinking?

Responsibilities

• To manage the process of preparing, sending and submitting accounts & tax returns for a portfolio of clients, including Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies.
• To supervise a small team of accountants and help them to ensure our client service level agreement is met, managing the workload of the client portfolio to ensure no statutory deadlines are ever missed.
• To provide training, mentorship and technical guidance to your accounting team.
• To check and review accounting and taxation work produced by your team, providing constructive feedback and training.
• To support the Accountancy Managers with planning and monitoring the performance of the accountancy team s key performance measures e.g., weekly stats, timesheets etc.
• To onboard new clients and integrate them into your portfolio this will include bookkeeping, compliance etc to then be handed over to the relevant department.
• To assess and advise clients on their tax position. To optimise and plan the tax efficiency of clients.
• To review and advise clients on advisory level to include cashflow, budgets, pricing etc (further training on our advisory systems will be provided).
• To complete, review and prepare book-keeping, VAT returns and CIS where required.

The ideal candidate

• Must hold a full ACCA qualification or equivalent
• Experienced in overseeing a broad client base
• Must be able to prepare, review and check accounts & tax returns for clients
• IT Literate, specifically able to navigate Microsoft Office packages
• Effective time management skills and highly organised
• Confident in leading a team and providing guidance and advice
• Friendly and professional with the ability to communicate at all levels
• An advocate for continued professional development

What s in it for you?

• Free onsite parking
• Enhanced holiday entitlement, plus birthday and Christmas off as extra
• Private medical insurance
• Wide range of social activities
• Hybrid working 1 day a week at home
• A fun and supportive team in a collaborative environment

If you hold a full membership to a chartered professional body and would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please reach out to Chelsea at Liberty Recruitment.