Client Manager – Growing Digital Practice – Hertfordshire
About the Company:
Established in the 1980s our client has found a new growth spurt and advancement in technology since their change in ownership in 2020, from a Partner leaving a top accountancy firm in Canary Wharf and are looking to build a team to join this growth and grow with them.
Our client are a friendly, young, fun driven team. They are proactive, with a supportive atmosphere with strong career progression and future goals.
About the Opportunity:
As they continue to grow, they want someone to get the work done whilst embracing technology and efficiencies that this brings to the accountancy world. They want someone to help propel this growth, a self-starter, someone that is passionate, dedicated, and motivated, who will strive to want more and progress their career even further.
About the Responsibilities:
You will be providing accountancy services to a portfolio of clients, operating across various industries.
This role will involve:
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients to ensure the client experience is outstanding
- Preparation and review of management accounts and management reporting for a portfolio of clients
- Self-Assessment preparation & submission for more complex clients
- Undertake year-end review and preparation of workpapers
- Maintain and review regular cashflow, budgeting and forecasts
- Initial review of VAT returns
- Tax planning with clients
- Review and perform the newly introduced mid-year review service
- Developing and managing financial systems and identifying areas for improvement
- Overseeing client deadlines to ensure junior team members prioritise their workload
- Responding to finance-related queries and providing analysis and insights to clients
- Offering guidance, support and training to junior team members
- Review of junior members performance via annual appraisals
About the Applicant:
You will be provided with transparent future career progression and goals from the start, and as they grow, you’ll grow with them. You will be:
- Always adopts a positive mindset
- Takes a commercial approach, keeping client’s best interests at the forefront
- Enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude
- Possesses excellent attention to detail
- Enjoys and sees the benefit of developing others
- Capable of building strong relationships internally and externally
- Adaptable and keeps on top of new technology advancing the industry
- Able to remain calm under pressure
- Innovative and willing to challenge the status quo
- ACA/ACCA qualified with experience managing junior team members
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to balance workloads to manage the needs of various clients
- Experience in managing a portfolio of clients with bookkeeping knowledge
- Experience with Xero accounting software is advantageous
About the Benefits: - Perkbox/ discounted gym memberships
- Loyalty Bonus
- Annual Pay Review – As guidance, usually above inflation each time. Look to promote every year, or 2 years (max)
- Additional two days annual leave awarded after 5 years of service.
- Office Onsite parking
- Commission for referred clients – 10% of first year fee
- Free fruit – delivered weekly to us on Mondays
- Free Tuck Shop - Kitchen full of Oreo cereal, Chocomel, Beers, Appletizers, Peanut butter pretzels
- Quarterly staff events which can either be focussed around team building or just a social gathering to bring staff together. – usually monthly (sometimes even weekly in summer)
