Client Manager

Client Manager

Camberley, Surrey

Salary & Benefits:

Salary range is up to 60,500 per annum (flexible - dependent upon experience); 29 days annual leave including bank holidays, pension and flexible benefits (some hybrid working, flexible working hours, flexible public holidays, duvet days, volunteer days, MELP and more!)

Core hours 9am to 5.15pm, 1 hour for lunch daily.

The Employer:

A long established, forward thinking, independent firm of Chartered Accountants, acting for 800+ clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals to large corporations is expanding and now looking to appoint a fully qualified ACA/ACCA (or QBE) accountant to the position of Client Manager.

The Role:

• Maintain a portfolio of client accounts across a variety of industries
• Responsible for start to end process of requesting client records, reviewing junior team members work, issuing draft accounts, finalisation and billing process
• Preparation of complex accounts and corporation tax returns
• Assistance with delivery of management accounts
• Ensuring a commercial view with respect to fees charged versus actual time spent
• Liaise with other departments, bookkeeping, payroll and personal tax to provide a full range of services
• Liaise with HMRC
• Mentoring of junior team members
• Building relationships with client and reviewing on a regular basis, ensuring they are getting the support they need and point of contact for client queries
• Report directly to the Partners
• Assist and implement company procedures and policies

Key applicant requirements:

• Minimum 2 years post qualified practice experience, ACA or ACCA or qualified by experience
• Good general practice and commercial understanding
• Experience gained within chartered accounting practice environment
• Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and tax matters
• Comfortable client facing
• Happy to assist, manage and mentor trainees
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to commute to and work from an office base in Camberley in Surrey, with some home working
• Driving license