Description
Senior Client Manager
Keighley
Up to £80K (DOE)
Salary & Benefits
- 28 days annual holiday, plus statutory bank holidays.
- Monday to Friday 9am-5pm working week.
- Progression opportunities
The Opportunity
An established and well-regarded accountancy practice is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Client Manager to join its team.
This is a senior-level position suited to an accomplished, technically strong accountant who enjoys managing client relationships, overseeing a team and taking responsibility for a varied portfolio of clients.
The successful individual will play an important role in the day-to-day running of the practice, providing technical guidance, supporting and developing colleagues, and acting as a key point of contact for established clients.
You will need to be confident operating at senior level, comfortable dealing directly with business owners and senior decision-makers, and capable of managing competing priorities in a busy practice environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing and developing relationships with a portfolio of clients, acting as a senior point of contact for all accounting and taxation matters.
- Supervising, supporting and coordinating a team of at least four accounting professionals.
- Reviewing accounts and tax work prepared by colleagues, ensuring accuracy and maintaining high technical standards.
- Preparing statutory accounts for a diverse range of businesses, including sole traders, partnerships, LLPs and limited companies.
- Working with both complete and incomplete accounting records.
- Preparing personal and corporate tax returns.
- Producing and reviewing management accounts.
- Managing your own client portfolio, ensuring work is completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Attending client meetings and undertaking client visits where required.
- Providing technical support and guidance to colleagues across the practice.
- Assisting with additional projects and wider practice requirements as they arise.
Candidate Requirements
- ACA or ACCA qualified, or an equivalent recognised professional accountancy qualification.
- At least 15 years' recent experience working within a UK-based accountancy practice.
- A strong background in managing client relationships and supervising accounting teams.
- Extensive technical knowledge of accounts preparation across a varied client base.
- Experience preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs and limited companies.
- Good knowledge of personal and corporate taxation.
- Previous management accounts experience.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to liaise with clients at senior level.
Please note: This is a fully office-based position. Hybrid or home-working arrangements are not available.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, then I would love to hear from you!
Click to apply with your CV or contact Olivia Bell on 01904 571 760.
