Accountant

Smart10Ltd; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in Hatfield seeks an ambitious Accountant - Client Manager. The ideal candidate will have exceptional management experience and be able to work in a fast-paced environment, ensuring client satisfaction through precise and high-quality accounting services. Responsibilities include managing client portfolios, preparing tax returns, and supervising the accounts team, all while maintaining high standards and attention to detail.

Benefits

25 days holiday, plus extra 5 days holiday incentive scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years managing a busy client portfolio.
• Experience in an Accountancy Practice with managerial responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan the workload for the accounts team and contact clients for information.
• Prepare personal tax computations and statutory accounts using IRIS.
• Supervise the preparation of Management Accounts and tailor templates.

Skills

Management experience

Attention to detail

Client communication

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified or Part qualified Accountant

Job description

Job Title: Accountant - Client Manager

Salary: GBP50,000 - GBP55,000

Benefits: 25 days holiday, plus extra 5 days holiday incentive scheme

Location: Hatfield

Hours: Mon-Fri -9.00am - 5.00pm

MUST HAVE - Experience in a Accountancy Practise with Managerial responsibilities

What you want to know about this employer

• Forward thinking Accountancy practise renowned for their ability to help clients plan for the future
• Extremely well organised structured business with a professional yet very down to earth culture

Purpose of role

Ambitious Accountant with exceptional management experience, able to work in a fast moving environment to tight deadlines, as well as a good communicator both internally with Senior Management, and external clients.

Responsibilities:

• Plan the workload for the accounts team using the team planner.
• Contact clients to agree timescales for receiving the information to complete accounts and tax returns.
• Preparing the IRIS accounting records for new clients using opening trial balances, tax computations and other salient information received from previous accountants.
• Preparation of personal tax computations and self-assessment tax returns.
• Preparation of statutory accounts using the IRIS system
• Preparation of management accounts and liaising with clients.
• Preparing larger jobs from SAGE and/or manual records and posting to IRIS, right through to business tax computations.
• Review the bookkeeping, management accounts, annual accounts and tax returns to make sure they are as accurate as possible based upon the information provided by the client, including all notes.
• Prepare the accounts report to be sent to the client upon completion of a job.
• Be the main point of contact for clients within the portfolio.
• Provide necessary support and training to all other team members as required to help them to develop their skills.
• Keeping up to date with relevant legislation and accounting standards
• Supervising the preparation of Management Accounts
• Tailoring the Management Accounts templates to meet individual client needs
• Preparation of budgets and forecasts on behalf of clients
• Preparation of Tax Credit claims and dealing with HMRC queries on behalf of clients
• Attending and running client Board view meetings

Attributes:

Qualified or Part qualified Accountant

• Minimum of 3 years managing a busy client portfolio

Management experience essential

Review more efficient ways of working and implement new processes

Works with precision, good attention to detail and extremely high standards

Driven and motivated to support company growth

Smart10Ltd is a local recruitment consultancy based in Welwyn Garden City. We are working on behalf of our client to find suitable candidates for this opportunity