Accounts Manager / Senior Manager - Clear Partnership Prospects

Exclusive to Michael Page, we're recruiting for an Accounts Manager or Senior Manager on behalf of a fantastic chartered accountancy practice based in Maidstone. Our client is looking for a general practice accounts and tax Manager or Senior Manager to join them and in return are offering very clear progression prospects to become a Director or Partner in the firm within very realistic time frames!!

Client Details

My client is based in Maidstone and are incredibly well regarded in the local market. They have a very loyal client base and benefit from a great deal of client referrals. They have a very well established structure which means that at all levels there is a very good quality of client care which is something that the Directors are very proud of.

They have seen excellent growth over the last 5 years and have done well throughout the recent pandemic. They have excellent ambitions to continue growing their business and are now in a position to offer a very clear and opportunity for a Manager or Senior Manager to join them with a very clear and progressive route to becoming a Director or Partner in the firm.

Description

The successful Accounts Manager/ Senior Manager will report directly in to the Partner and will be responsible for:

Client facing responsibilities:

• Building sold client relationships via various forms of communication, but most importantly regular contact with all clients either by telephone or face to-face meetings.
• Managing a portfolio of sole trade, partnership, limited company and personal tax clients and ensuring all HMRC and Companies House filing deadlines are met.
• Overseeing and ultimately responsible for all aspects of their teams client work, including but not limited to: bookkeeping, regular management accounts and vat return completion. Annual accounts preparation, tax computation and tax return submission. Payroll, P11D and form 42, company secretarial matters.
• Overseeing the transition to cloud accounting for those clients that are undertaking that task.
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence and enquiries.
• Identifying and managing planning opportunities including annual review of basic tax planning and remuneration, and general business support for clients.

Team responsibilities:

• Responsible for staff supervision and training for their team.
• Managing the work flow of the team to ensure the best use of resources.
• Developing and mentoring the team to ensure they progress within the office environment and achieve success in their exams.
• Enabling each member of the team to achieve their potential.

Business Development responsibilities:

• Working with the directors and other managers within the company to look at ways in which to achieve growth targets.
• Regular attendance at local networking events. Establishing your own reputation as a professional adviser within the local business community and building your own network of contacts and referrers of work.
• Meeting potential clients, establishing their business needs and demonstrating how the business can not only assist them but also add value to them.
• Seamless "on-boarding" of new clients.
• Cross selling of additional services to existing clients.

Profile

The successful Accounts Manager/ Senior Manager:

• Will be ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Will relish the prospect of working for a fast growing firm, in a very busy and challenging environment.
• Will have excellent interpersonal skills in order to effectively build and maintain relationships with the team and cross all the departments of the firm, and with clients, contacts and referrers.
• Will aspire to be a Partner or Director within practice

Job Offer

On offer is a very competitive salary and benefits package as well as genuine development opportunities in a great environment.

If you are interested in this role or similar roles within practice please get in contact directly with Tristan Finch on 07717894149.