Client Manager with Great Prospects

Wavelength Professional Recruitment Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wavelength Professional Recruitment Ltd. seeks a General Practice Manager in Milton Keynes to lead client relationships and the team, shaping the future direction of an established independent practice. This is a broad role across accounts, taxation, and business advisory with autonomy and influence.

You will manage owner-managed client portfolios, review work, and mentor junior staff while driving efficiency and service quality in a small firm.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with UK public practice experience.
• Experience managing a portfolio of owner-managed clients.
• Strong accounts preparation and taxation knowledge.
• Ability to review work and develop junior staff.
• Commercial mindset and client advisory skills.
• Interest in technology and improving efficiency.
• Excellent communication with business owners.
• Willingness to contribute beyond defined roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of sole traders, partnerships and owner-managed companies.
• Review accounts and tax work prepared by the team.
• Be senior client contact and provide advice year-round.
• Oversee workflow, deadlines and workload allocation in a small team.
• Support and develop junior colleagues.
• Identify process improvements and service enhancements.
• Advise on business performance, taxation and financial affairs.
• Collaborate with owners on practice's direction and day-to-day management.

Skills

Portfolio management

Client management

Accounts prep

Taxation

Reviewing work

Business advisory

Communication

Technology awareness

Education

ACA or ACCA

Job description

Milton Keynes Area

£60,000–£65,000, potentially higher for the right person

Are you an experienced practice accountant looking for more influence, autonomy and the opportunity to help shape the future of a well-established independent accountancy firm?

The firm primarily advises owner-managed businesses, including sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. Its clients value the accessible, straightforward and commercially practical support they receive, and many have worked with the practice for a considerable number of years.

General Practice Manager – Potential Succession Opportunity

The owners are now looking for a forward-thinking General Practice Manager who can take responsibility for managing client relationships, supporting the team and helping the practice continue to develop.

This is not an audit position. It is a broad general practice role offering genuine involvement across accounts, taxation, business advice and practice management.

The role

• Managing a varied portfolio of sole traders, partnerships and owner-managed limited companies
• Reviewing accounts and tax work prepared by members of the team
• Acting as a senior point of contact for clients and providing practical advice throughout the year
• Overseeing workflow, deadlines and the allocation of work within a small team
• Supporting, developing and reviewing more junior colleagues
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and the service offered to clients
• Advising clients on business performance, taxation and their wider financial affairs
• Working closely with the owners on the continued development and future direction of the practice
• Gradually assuming greater responsibility for the day-to-day management of the firm

The person

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Currently working at Manager, Senior Manager or an experienced Client Manager level within UK public practice
• Experienced in managing a portfolio of owner-managed business clients
• Technically confident across accounts preparation and taxation
• Comfortable reviewing work and supporting the development of other team members
• Commercially aware and able to offer clients advice beyond straightforward compliance
• Interested in technology and ways of improving efficiency and client service
• Approachable, down-to-earth and able to communicate effectively with business owners
• Comfortable working within a small practice where people contribute beyond narrowly defined job descriptions

Why consider it?

• A senior and influential position within a well-established independent firm
• Direct involvement in decisions affecting the development of the practice
• Long-standing client relationships and varied owner-managed business work
• The autonomy to introduce ideas and improve how the practice operates
• A role that can be shaped around the successful person’s strengths and ambitions
• The choice of a long-term management career or the potential to explore future ownership
• A salary in the region of £60,000–£65,000, with flexibility for an exceptional candidate

Important Information

• Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. This firm is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• Relevant experience gained within a UK accountancy practice is required.