Client Manager Accountant

TC Group; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A top accounting firm based in Gateshead is looking for a Client Manager Accountant with at least 5 years' experience in accountancy practice. The ideal candidate will manage a client portfolio, prepare year-end accounts, and support junior staff. You should be ACA/ACCA qualified, knowledgeable in Xero, and possess strong organisational skills. This role offers competitive salary, benefits like a pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance 4 × salary

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days

Free car parking

9-day working fortnight – flexi scheme

Employee benefits portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• Ideally at least 5 years' experience within an accountancy practice.
• Proven qualifications like ACA or ACCA.
• Good working knowledge of Xero and cloud accounting.

Responsibilities

• Preparing year end accounts for various entity types.
• Supporting junior staff within the team.
• Delivering excellent client service.

Skills

Accountancy practice experience

Knowledge of Xero

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Pro‑active attitude

Education

ACA / ACCA Qualified or qualified by experience

Job description

Salary – competitive depending on experience

Hours – Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Holiday – 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing by one day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days)

Location – Office based in Gateshead

About the Client Manager Accountant role We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

TC Murray and Lamb are looking for an Accountant to join the team in their Gateshead office. We are looking for candidates with previous accountancy practice experience to manage a portfolio of clients and prepare year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs.

Key responsibilities of a Client Manager Accountant will include:

• preparing year end accounts for limited companies, partnerships, sole-traders and LLPs
• supporting junior staff within the team
• working closely with clients, other members of the accounts team and other departments, including direct contact with the Partners, managers and clients in order to obtain the required information to prepare their accounts
• delivering excellent client service
• preparing management accounts
• involvement with workflow implementation and management
• assisting with driving technological solutions in accounting throughout the office
• VAT returns
• bookkeeping for clients
• assisting with ad-hoc client support

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• ideally at least 5 years' experience within an accountancy practice
• ACA / ACCA Qualified or qualified by experience
• good working knowledge of Xero and cloud accounting
• great attention to detail along with strong organisational skills
• pro‑active and positive attitude

Full benefits available for the Client Manager Accountant

• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 × salary
• opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• free car parking
• 9 day working fortnight – flexi scheme
• access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Assistance Programme
• employee Referral Bonus – we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• regular training and development – continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high‑quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.