Account Manager (Accountancy Practice)

Pro Talent; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders trained

Profit-sharing bonus

Job summary

Pro Talent is hiring an accounts-focused Account Manager in Norwich. You will manage your own client portfolio, handle year-end accounts and corporation tax work, and drive compliant tax planning and client meetings.

The role offers a clear path to senior management within a modern Norwich practice and includes hybrid working after probation.

Qualifications

• ACCA, ACA or MAAT qualified, or a finalist.
• Solid UK accountancy practice background.
• Confident with accounts, corporation tax and SA100s.
• Comfortable leading client meetings and owning relationships.
• Commercially aware: time recording, WIP and billing.
• Happy using FreeAgent, Xero or QuickBooks.

Responsibilities

• Look after your own portfolio of clients as their main point of contact.
• Prepare and review year-end accounts under FRS 102 1A and FRS 105.
• Prepare corporation tax computations, CT600s and self-assessment returns.
• Keep clients compliant, including MTD for Income Tax.
• Agree a written tax plan with each company and director client every year.
• Run client meetings by video and spot where clients need extra advice.
• Review junior colleagues' work and help them develop.

Skills

Client relationship management

Accounts & tax knowledge

People leadership

Billing & WIP management

Education

ACCA/ACA/MAAT finalist

Tools

FreeAgent

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Norwich £38,000 to £44,000 Full-time, permanent Hybrid after probation

If you're a qualified or finalist accountant who loves the accounts and tax side of practice, and you'd like your own clients in a firm that actually knows what it stands for, read on.

This is an accounts-focused Account Manager role with a modern Norwich practice, and it comes with a real route into senior management.

THE FIRM

An independent, cloud-based accountancy practice in Norwich with a clear purpose: to make accounting a genuine partnership for small businesses, not a black box. The client base is varied and interesting, from owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs to charities and social enterprises.

They use AI tools properly (with a human always checking the output), the leadership team are serious about training and technical standards, and the culture puts wellbeing and development front and centre.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Looking after your own portfolio of clients as their main point of contact
• Preparing and reviewing year-end accounts under FRS 102 1A and FRS 105
• Preparing corporation tax computations, CT600s and self-assessment returns
• Keeping clients compliant, including MTD for Income Tax
• Agreeing a written tax plan with each company and director client every year
• Running client meetings by video and spotting where clients need extra advice
• Reviewing junior colleagues' work and helping them develop

WHO THIS WILL SUIT

• ACCA, ACA or MAAT qualified, or a finalist
• A solid UK accountancy practice background
• Confident with accounts, corporation tax and SA100s
• Comfortable leading client meetings and owning relationships
• Commercially aware: time recording, WIP and billing
• Happy working in FreeAgent, Xero or QuickBooks

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• £38,000 to £44,000, depending on experience and qualifications
• Hybrid working once you've passed probation
• Fully funded private healthcare, an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Profit-share bonus and pension
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Study support if you're finishing ACCA or ACA
• A green, easy-to-reach office with a cycle to work scheme
• A clear route from Account Manager to Senior Manager and into senior leadership