Accountants - All levels

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd is representing a UK-based accountancy practice seeking a Senior Client Manager. You will manage your own portfolio, oversee a team of at least four accountants, and act as a key contact for clients at senior partner level.

The role combines technical accounting with client management and staff leadership, requiring ACA/ACCA and at least 15 years' UK practice experience. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification is essential.
• At least 15 years' UK-based practice experience.
• Strong management accounts experience.
• Experience preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs and companies.
• Ability to manage staff and client relationships at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients at senior partner level and build long-term relationships.
• Supervise a team of accountants and manage your own client portfolio.
• Prepare accounts from incomplete or computerised records and file tax returns.
• Review colleagues' work and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Deliver management accounts and assist ad-hoc projects as required.

Skills

Senior leadership

Client management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Sage

Xero

CCH

Excel

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with substantial experience gained within a UK accountancy practice. The successful candidate will play a senior role within the business, managing their own portfolio of clients, overseeing a team of accountants and acting as a key point of contact for clients at senior partner level.

The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years' recent experience within a UK-based accountancy practice, together with strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills and the confidence to manage both clients and staff at a senior level.

The Role

As Senior Client Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with clients at senior partner level and building strong, long-term relationships
• Supervising and supporting a team of at least four accountants
• Managing your own portfolio of clients
• Preparing accounts from both incomplete records and computerised records
• Preparing company and personal tax returns
• Reviewing the work of other members of the team
• Liaising with clients on a wide range of accounting matters
• Preparing management accounts
• Carrying out client visits where required
• Ensuring accounts and other work are completed accurately and to a high standard
• Supporting the wider practice with ad-hoc projects as they arise

About You

We are looking for an experienced practice accountant who is confident operating at a senior level and enjoys combining technical accounting work with client management and team leadership.

You will ideally have:

• ACA or ACCA qualification (or equivalent)
• A minimum of 15 years' recent experience within a UK-based qualified accountancy practice – essential
• Strong management accounts experience
• Extensive experience preparing accounts for a range of businesses, including sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and LLPs
• The ability to prepare accounts to a consistently high standard
• Strong knowledge of company and personal taxation
• Experience reviewing the work of other accountants
• Previous experience supervising and organising staff
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills
• The ability to use own initiative and work effectively under pressure
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines - a gig ??
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of accounting software, ideally including CCH, Sage and Xero
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

Please note that our client is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK and must not require sponsorship now or at any point in the future