Senior Client Manager / Accountant

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

Bank holidays

Company pension

Benefits scheme

Progression route

Job summary

eps.group services in Hemel Hempstead is recruiting a Senior Client Manager to lead a client portfolio, overseeing accounts, tax and advisory needs. You will review numbers and be the senior point of contact for trusted clients while mentoring the team and supporting firm growth.

The role requires ACA/ACCA with post-qualification experience and a track record as lead contact for portfolios. Salary is competitive with broad benefits and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA with strong post-qualification practice experience.
• Led a client portfolio as the lead contact for reviews and sign-off.
• Confident reviewing accounts, corporation tax and personal tax.
• Commercial awareness around WIP, recoverability, billing and fee management.
• Proven leadership with the credibility to advise business owners directly.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of clients and own the relationship end to end.
• Review and finalise accounts and tax before sign-off.
• Identify advisory and planning opportunities across clients.
• Mentor and develop seniors and semi-seniors on the team.
• Support partners on growth, new work and process improvement.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualification

Lead client portfolio

Accounts & tax review

WIP, recoverability, billing

Leadership & advisory credibility

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

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