Client Accountant

Bennett And Game Recruitment; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

An experienced Senior Accountant / Client Manager is required to join a forward-thinking, Chartered Accountancy Practice based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. This is a client-facing Accounting role as you will be managing your own portfolio of clients with the assistance of a Semi-Senior Accountant, whom you will be closely working with. You will be working with a variety of clients from sole traders to high net worth organizations.

As Portfolio Manager, you will be a qualified or Part ACCA/ACA qualified Chartered Accountant or Client Manager/Accounts Manager with a minimum of 5 years of Practice experience. You must be able to work efficiently within a small accounting team, demonstrating excellent attention to detail and the ability to respond quickly to queries and think on your feet.

Responsibilities:

• Review bookkeeping, management accounts, annual accounts, and tax returns. Prepare the accounts report to be sent to the client upon completion of a job.
• Contact clients to agree on timescales for receiving the information to complete accounts and tax returns.
• Plan the workload for the accounts team using the team planner.
• Liaise with the Office Manager regarding workflow and deadlines for jobs and billing clients.
• Agree fees with clients in advance of commencing work for clients not on an FPA.
• Prepare larger jobs from SAGE and/or manual records and post to IRIS, right through to business tax computations.
• Be the main point of contact for clients within the portfolio.
• Prepare the IRIS accounting records for new clients using opening trial balances, tax computations, and other salient information received from previous accountants.
• Prepare personal tax computations and self-assessment tax returns.
• Prepare statutory accounts using the IRIS system, ensuring all disclosures are correctly included.
• Prepare management accounts and liaise with clients.
• Ensure that we provide all clients with the best possible service and meet their expectations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in practice.
• Client-facing experience.
• Accounts Senior experience - reviewing accounts.
• ACA or ACCA qualified - or remaining few papers to complete.
• Team player with a passion to help clients grow.
• Experience converting prospective clients and promoting services.
• Able to solely review compliance work, deal with sign-offs, filings, and queries.

Salary of £40,000 - £60,000 depending on skills and experience. This is an office-based position with ongoing training and career development opportunities. Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.