Accounts Manager (0452)

Price Bailey LLP; Norwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Contributory pension scheme

4x life assurance

All employee share scheme

Company car and fuel card

Family friendly policies

2 days volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Price Bailey LLP in Norwich is seeking an Accounts Manager to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of clients and deliver high-quality accounting and tax support. You will work closely with business owners and Partners, guiding assignments from planning through to completion and mentoring junior staff.

We value forward-thinking professionals who embrace technology, automation, and AI to drive efficiency and accuracy, with a focus on client development and excellent service.

Qualifications

• A professional accounting qualification – ACA or ACCA (minimum criteria).
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients requiring statutory accounts preparations and tax computations in a UK accountancy practice (minimum criteria).
• Experience of directly managing and developing junior team members.
• Applies a forward-thinking approach to technology, leveraging automation and AI to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multi task.
• Commercial and proactive approach to client development.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own portfolio of clients, developing strong relationships and identifying opportunities to add further value.
• Working directly with business owners and decision-makers, becoming a trusted point of contact for their accounting and business needs.
• Managing assignments from planning through to completion, including budgets, WIP and billing.
• Reviewing and signing off work prepared by junior team members ahead of final Partner review.
• Leading, supporting and developing junior colleagues through effective delegation, coaching and feedback.
• Working closely with the Partner to plan workloads, manage team capacity and maintain excellent client service.
• Taking a proactive, commercial approach to the development of existing and new client relationships.

Skills

Portfolio management

People management

Time management

Commercial awareness

Tech-savvy accounting

Client development

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Automation/AI in accounting

Job description

Make your career count At Price Bailey, we provide opportunities for personal growth and career development while recognising that life extends beyond the workplace. Our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility around when and where you work, while maintaining excellent client service.

We are an independently owned firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, supporting a diverse range of entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses across the UK and internationally.

What do the team do?

Our Business team works closely with owner-managed businesses, providing accounting and tax support alongside the insight and advice they need to make informed decisions.

Based from our Norwich office, you'll take ownership of your own client portfolio, work directly with business owners and closely with Partners, while continuing to develop your commercial and leadership skills.

Please note this role is open to direct applicants only and is not available via recruitment agencies.

What will I be doing?

As an Accounts Manager, you'll take ownership of a varied client portfolio and be responsible for:

• Managing your own portfolio of clients, developing strong relationships and identifying opportunities to add further value.
• Working directly with business owners and decision-makers, becoming a trusted point of contact for their accounting and business needs.
• Managing assignments from planning through to completion, including budgets, WIP and billing.
• Reviewing and signing off work prepared by junior team members ahead of final Partner review.
• Leading, supporting and developing junior colleagues through effective delegation, coaching and feedback.
• Working closely with the Partner to plan workloads, manage team capacity and maintain excellent client service.
• Taking a proactive, commercial approach to the development of existing and new client relationships.

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• A professional accounting qualification – ACA or ACCA (minimum criteria).
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients requiring statutory accounts preparations and tax computations in a UK accountancy practice (minimum criteria).
• Experience of directly managing and developing junior team members.
• Applies a forward-thinking approach to technology, leveraging automation and AI to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multi task.
• Commercial and proactive approach to client development.

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Company car and fuel card via salary sacrifice
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in the appropriate section of your application. For candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria of the role, we also offer a guaranteed interview, which you can opt into as part of your application.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

Price Bailey will only accept CV's from recruitment agencies who have been briefed on specific roles by our Resourcing team and where contractual agreement exists already. We do not accept speculative CV's and agency fees will not be owed in these instances. Should you wish to be considered for our approved supplier list please contact [e-mail]