Accountancy Practice Senior Manager

TPF Recruitment; Wells; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice recruitment agency seeks an Accountancy Practice Senior Manager for a top-tier firm in Tunbridge Wells. This role involves client relationship management, team workflow oversight, and ensuring compliance and accuracy in accounts. Candidates must be ACA or ACCA qualified and possess strong technical accounting knowledge. Competitive benefits include private medical insurance, hybrid working options, and fully funded training towards professional qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Hybrid working model

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) or qualified by experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to assess situations.
• Proven ability to build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Manage preparation of accounts, VAT returns, and schedules.
• Review and finalize management accounts and compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client relationship management

Technical accounting knowledge

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Tools

Sage

QuickBooks Online

Xero

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description
TPF Recruitment , Kent's leading accountancy practice recruitment agency is looking for an Accountancy Practice Senior Manager to join a highly reputable top tier firm of Chartered Accountants, based in Tunbridge Wells.

As an Accountancy Practice Senior Manager, your main duties will include:

• Maintaining regular communication with clients, internal teams and senior stakeholders to ensure everyone is informed of key updates and relevant matters.
• Managing the preparation of management and statutory accounts, VAT returns and related services. This includes setting budgets, planning and scheduling staff, and overseeing the full delivery cycle.
• Taking a commercial view of clients' businesses to ensure services are tailored and relevant to their needs.
• Preparing proposals for new work and identifying opportunities to expand services with existing clients. You'll also play a key role in onboarding new clients and integrating them into your team's workflow.
• Drafting fee notes and cover letters in line with internal billing policies, ready for review by senior leadership.
• Supporting the team with debt collection efforts, in line with company cash collection processes.
• Reviewing and finalising monthly and quarterly management accounts, VAT returns and unaudited statutory accounts. You'll also review iXBRL tagged accounts prepared by the team to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Requirements

Accountancy Practice Senior Manager Tunbridge Wells

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) or qualified by experience, with strong attention to detail and the ability to assess situations and reach sound conclusions when dealing with both clients and internal teams.
• Proven ability to build client relationships, manage workflows, and ensure all work is delivered on time while consistently exceeding client expectations.
• Solid technical knowledge to produce compliant statutory accounts, address VAT-related issues, respond to technical queries from clients and staff, and make informed technical decisions.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to monitor work against budgets and evaluate overall effectiveness. Proficient in Sage, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Microsoft Office.

Benefits

Accountancy Practice Senior Manager Tunbridge Wells

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support
• Please apply or contact Tristan Finch for a confidential conversation.
• 01227 533 007
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