Client Manager / Senior Accountant

Rise Accounting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm in London is seeking a Client Manager to join their dynamic team. This role involves managing a portfolio of clients, training a team of junior accountants, and delivering high-quality accounting and advisory services. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA preferred) with experience in professional services and cloud-based accounting software. The position offers a competitive salary between £40,000 and £45,000, with the opportunity for career advancement in a fast-growing firm.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines is essential.
• Previous experience working within a practice or professional services organisation is essential.
• Qualified ACCA / ACA / CIMA preferred but not essential.
• Experience with cloud-based Accounting software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Liaising and managing a portfolio of clients.
• Training and managing a team of between 3-4 Junior to Semi-Senior Accountants.
• Reviewing Year-End Accounts, VAT returns, and Payroll Submissions.
• Preparing financial forecasts for clients.
• Looking at how to add further client value through Advisory services.

Skills

Ability to manage multiple deadlines

Previous experience in practice or professional services

Education

Qualified ACCA / ACA / CIMA

Tools

Xero

Quickbooks

Job description

Client Manager / Practice Accountant

Position: Full Time

Location: Office near Moorgate, London

Flexibility: 3 days in office, 2 days work-from-home

Rise Accounting – Who are we?

With an ever-growing client base of innovative tech‑focussed start‑ups, Rise Accounting provides an engaged, informed and high‑quality Accounting & Advisory services to ensure our clients can focus on the job at hand – scaling their business effectively.

Our team of adaptable and highly driven individuals are passionate in helping drive change – now we're looking to expand our young, ambitious team by finding a new Client Manager to further support our growth (225% growth in the past 12‑months!).

With a history of growing and scaling Professional Service businesses, Rise Accounting was set up in September 2021 and is now consistently growing by 30‑40 clients month‑on‑month. This put us on track to double the size of our client base and employee count in the next 12‑months.

Rise Accounting is a part of Rise Group, the UK's leading professional service group supporting over 1,500 startups and SMEs across Accounting, Advisory, Tax, Legal & Software Development.

If you think you have the skill set, attitude and ambition to accelerate your career, please apply and we’d love to meet with you!

The Role

Working with Start‑ups, Scale‑ups and SMEs, you will be a confident client‑facing accountant ensuring the following duties are carried out in a proactive and timely manner :

• Liaising and managing a portfolio of clients
• Training and managing a team of between 3‑4 of Junior to Semi‑Senior Accountants
• Reviewing Year‑End Accounts, VAT returns, Payroll Submissions
• Looking at how you can add further client value through Advisory services
• Preparing financial forecasts for clients
• Promoting the firm’s wider Advisory services such as EIS & SEIS, EMI Schemes.

Skills and attributes required for the role include :

• Qualified ACCA / ACA / CIMA (preferred but not essential)
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines (essential)
• Previous experience working within a practice or professional services organisation (essential)
• Experience working with cloud‑based Accounting softwares including Xero & Quickbooks (preferred)

This role will suit a newly qualified or an individual who is qualified by experience. The role requires individuals who are self‑starters and can make the role into their own.

This truly is an opportunity to take your career to the next level and reap the rewards of your hard work.

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (Dependent on experience and qualification / s)