Client Manager & Business Advisor - Accountancy

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k–£50k

25 days + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited in Bath is seeking an experienced Client Manager / Accounts Manager to oversee a mixed portfolio of incorporated and unincorporated businesses, delivering statutory and management accounts and proactive business advice.

You will cultivate strong client relationships, manage workloads to deadlines and budgets, and lead projects such as forecasting, valuations and cloud accounting reviews, collaborating with tax and specialist teams.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualification or equivalent technical knowledge and experience.
• Around 2–3 years post-qualified experience or equivalent capability.
• Experience dealing directly with clients and managing your own workload.
• Good knowledge of management accounts, forecasting, VAT and corporation tax.
• Confidence reviewing work and supporting less experienced colleagues.
• Commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities to add value.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of business clients and oversee accounts assignments.
• Plan work effectively to ensure assignments are completed on time and budget.
• Prepare and review statutory and management accounts.
• Support corporation tax computations, VAT and wider business tax matters.
• Build strong relationships and act as a key day-to-day contact for clients.
• Lead project work including forecasting, valuations and systems reviews.
• Support clients moving towards cloud accounting and improved finance systems.
• Identify opportunities where clients would benefit from additional advice.
• Work closely with tax and other specialist colleagues across the practice.
• Monitor assignment budgets, WIP and potential additional fee opportunities.
• Provide technical support to colleagues and junior members of the team.
• Coach and develop trainees, helping them progress within the practice.

Skills

Client relationship management

Accounting & reporting

Forecasting & valuations

Communication skills

Cloud accounting experience

Project coordination

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Xero

Cloud accounting platforms

Job description

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited in Bath is seeking an experienced Client Manager / Accounts Manager to oversee a mixed portfolio of incorporated and unincorporated businesses, delivering statutory and management accounts and proactive business advice.

You will cultivate strong client relationships, manage workloads to deadlines and budgets, and lead projects such as forecasting, valuations and cloud accounting reviews, collaborating with tax and specialist teams.