Accounting Manager - Pencoed

Xeinadin Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as an Accounting Manager, where you'll lead a dynamic team and grow a diverse client portfolio. This role is pivotal in delivering exceptional service and industry-leading insights, ensuring compliance, and fostering a high-performance culture. You will be instrumental in strategic planning and building long-lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders. If you're passionate about accountancy and ready to inspire a team while navigating market trends, this opportunity offers a platform for your growth and success within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Life Assurance x4 annual salary

Enhanced family leave policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Corporate Discounts Platform

Flexible Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing a client portfolio.
• Strong experience in client-facing meetings and tax planning.

Responsibilities

• Win and grow a portfolio of clients while providing industry-leading insights.
• Recruit and develop a high-performing team to meet billing targets.

Skills

Client Management

Tax Planning

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Education

ACA / ACCA Qualified

Job description

Vacancy Name
Accounting Manager - Pencoed

Vacancy No
VN963

Employment Type
Permanent

Duration
N/A

Location City
Bridgend

Location Country
United Kingdom

Company Description
Xeinadin was established in 2019 when more than 100 successful, independent, business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It is our people who help drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting the individual specialisms. Our regional offices of over 1800 colleagues operate in collaboration across the Group, combining collective expertise to maximise our people's potential. As part of one Xeinadin, our colleagues are able to draw on expertise and support from across our UK, Ireland and central teams, as well as benefitting from being a part of their local communities.

Description
The role of an Accounts Manager is to grow the client base. They are responsible for the delivery of an outstanding service to clients. This means winning business, providing industry leading advice and creating an organisational culture where people are strongly connected to Xeinadin vision, mission and values.
The role requires an influential leader who can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and who can deliver for the business and for clients.

Key Responsibilities
• Win, manage and grow own portfolio of clients.
• Provide industry leading insights, solutions and advice to build the firm's reputation and client base.
• Promote the products, services and image of the firm to generate new business opportunities and enhance the reputation of the firm.
• Create and maintain strong and long-lasting relationships with clients, Directors and staff.
• Contribute to strategic and business planning to deliver an increase in revenue and profits.
• Recruit, develop and manage a high performing team who deliver a great service to clients and meet their billing targets.
• Create a high performing culture where people live the vision, mission and values and take action to improve if not.
• Ensure client work complies with all legal and ethical standards and statutory regulations.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team to help motivate and inspire people to higher performance.
• Set performance measures, review performance and take effective action to improve when off track.
• Develop people, processes, systems and practices to raise productivity and the quality of outputs.
• Be a strong role model for the long-lasting values and standards to develop a high-performance culture.
• Measure the service provided to clients and implement improvements to deliver industry leading service to clients.
• Deliver an excellent level of service to a portfolio of clients, ensuring their expectations are met or exceeded.
• Ensure that the team and colleagues live the Xeinadin Values.

Key Requirements
• Qualified ACA / ACCA with 5 years plus experience in managing a client portfolio.
• Strong experience in client facing meetings.
• Experience in company tax planning.

Additional Requirements
• Ability to work with a professional team and manage trainees.
• A forward-thinking mindset to navigate market trends and drive long-term growth.
• Proven ability to inspire, manage, and develop high-performing teams.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Deep understanding of market dynamics and business opportunities.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities to address complex challenges.
• Uphold the highest ethical standards, ensuring compliance and accountability.
• Clear and effective communicator, adept at aligning teams with organisational goals.
• Stay informed of industry advancements and emerging technologies.

Model
Office Based

Salary
Competitive

Benefits
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority
• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum
• Business closure over Christmas*
• Life Assurance x4 annual salary
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, free and confidential
• Corporate Discounts Platform

Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:
• PMI single or family
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Eye care
• Dental
*subject to exceptions and business needs