Senior Client Manager / Accountant

eps.recruitment; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Clear route to progression

Growing firm

Job summary

A senior, client-facing role for a qualified accountant who wants to lead relationships and shape how a portfolio is run. Hemel Hempstead-based practice seeks a Senior Client Manager to be the trusted lead adviser for a portfolio of businesses — overseeing their accounts, tax and advisory needs, reviewing the numbers, and mentoring the team.

You'll bring ACA or ACCA with strong post-qualification practice experience, and have a track record of managing a client portfolio as the lead contact.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with strong post-qualification practice experience.
• Lead client portfolio and oversee accounts, tax and advisory needs.
• Reviewing accounts, corporation tax and personal tax; manage billing and fees.

Responsibilities

• Leading a portfolio of clients and owning the relationship end to end.
• Reviewing and finalising accounts and tax before sign-off.
• Identifying advisory and planning opportunities across your clients.
• Mentoring and developing seniors and semi-seniors.
• Supporting the partners on growth, new work and process improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Mentoring

Strategic advisory

Education

ACA or ACCA

Job description

A senior, client-facing role for a qualified accountant who wants to lead relationships and shape how a portfolio is run. We're working with a well-regarded practice in Hemel Hempstead looking to appoint a Senior Client Manager. You'll be the trusted lead adviser for a portfolio of businesses — overseeing their accounts, tax and advisory needs, reviewing the numbers, and being the senior point of contact clients rely on. You'll also mentor the team and play a part in the practice's continued growth.

What you'll bring

• ACA or ACCA qualified with strong post-qualification practice experience
• A track record managing a client portfolio as the lead contact
• Confident reviewing accounts, corporation tax and personal tax
• Commercial awareness — WIP, recoverability, billing and fee management
• Strong leadership and the credibility to advise business owners directly

What you'll be doing

• Leading a portfolio of clients and owning the relationship end to end
• Reviewing and finalising accounts and tax before sign-off
• Identifying advisory and planning opportunities across your clients
• Mentoring and developing seniors and semi-seniors
• Supporting the partners on growth, new work and process improvement

What's on offer

£52,000 – £62,000 depending on experience, plus 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension and a good benefits scheme, with a clear route to progress in a growing firm.