Accountant / Client Manager

ACCA Careers; Newquay; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

35 days holiday

Full training

Pension scheme

Healthcare plan

Paid professional subscriptions

Wellbeing resources

Life Assurance Scheme

Job summary

Crane & Johnston, a friendly chartered practice in Newquay, seeks an Accountant / Client Manager to work with private clients, sole traders and SMEs. You will manage portfolios, supervise staff, develop junior team members and maintain client relationships while preparing accounts and tax returns.

The role emphasizes proactive client service, collaboration, and ongoing professional development within a supportive team in Cornwall.

Qualifications

• UK accounting practice experience preferred with relevant qualifications.
• Strong communication, organisation and team-working abilities required.
• Ambitious and motivated to develop in private practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of clients and department.
• Supervise and review work of other staff.
• Coach and develop junior team members.
• Develop and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Accounts and tax return preparation.
• Bookkeeping and VAT return preparation.
• Provide general support to colleagues and clients.
• Attend training courses and adhere to KPI guidelines.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Team working

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/4+)

3 A Levels (C+)

AAT/ATT qualification

ACCA/ACA/CTA or working towards

Experience in UK accounting practice

Tools

MS Office

Accounting software

Job description

Accountant / Client Manager in Private Practice

We have an excellent opportunity for a talented person to join our friendly and enthusiastic team working in our Newquay office on the coast of beautiful Cornwall.

About Us

Crane & Johnston (www.craneandj.co.uk) is an award winning, pro-active, forward thinking and established firm of Chartered Certified Accountants who have been offering accounting and taxation services to local and national businesses for many years.

We have gained a reputation throughout the area for being highly professional and modern accountants that deliver a first class service to our clients.

Our ethos is to look after our clients and help them run their businesses successfully. Our work is interesting, varied and very rewarding. This role will give you the opportunity to work with and advise a range of our clients including private clients, business owners and directors.

We are a team of around 20 who are very friendly, supportive, loyal and approachable. We are professionally trained with a wealth of experience and knowledge. We are an ACCA approved employer and we invest in our team’s ongoing training and development with a mixture of online and on the job training.

Job Description

Responsible for providing a high level of service to a broad portfolio of personal, sole traders, partnership and limited company clients to include:

• Manage portfolio of clients and department
• Supervise and review work of other staff
• Coach and develop junior members of our team
• Develop and maintain relationships with colleagues and clients
• Accounts and tax return preparation
• Bookkeeping and VAT return preparation
• General assistance, advice, help and support to colleagues and clients
• Attend training courses
• Adhere to internal systems, processes, procedures, guidelines and standards including monthly and annual KPI’s

The working hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with 1/2 hour for lunch.

About You

The successful applicant will ideally have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) including Maths and English, Grade C / 4 or above
• 3 A Levels (or equivalent) with grade C or above
• AAT/ATT qualification (or equivalent)
• ACCA/ACA/CTA qualification (or equivalent/QBE) or working towards this qualification
• Experience working in a UK accounting practice
• Proven track management record or an assistant/senior looking to make the step up into a client manager role
• Comfortable working as part of a team or independently
• Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Knowledge and experience accounting software.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure
• Confident and self motivated who can demonstrate initiative and problem solving skills
• Ability to suggest new things or go outside of your comfort zone to grow and develop
• Ambitious, hardworking and passionate about delivering an excellent service to our clients and working within our successful team and the accounting industry

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Full training and support
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare plan
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing resources and support
• Life Assurance Scheme