Client Accounts Manager; progressive role in leading independent firm
9 days ago
Colchester
Join a supportive, vibrant, and growing practice where your expertise truly matters. \n Are you a qualified Client /Accounts Manager from practice who wants to be part of a close-knit, high-performing team where your voice is heard and your contribution genuinely valued? \n Are you looking for a role that offers flexibility, balance and a positive working culture — where you can actually enjoy coming to work? \n Do you want a role where your technical prowess will be utilised to review work produced by the team? \n Reed Practice have been engaged by a well-respected and successful accountancy firm who have been serving clients for over 60 years, to recruit a Client Accounts Manager. \n This firm has built an excellent reputation across the region over the years, offering tailored accounting services to a diverse portfolio of clients. With Partners who bring experience from Top 10 firms, local practices, and industry, you’ll benefit working with like-minded high calibre professionals within a collaborative, positive team environment. \n This is a newly created, progressive position in the firm, a reaction to succession planning and organic growth. As Client Accounts Manager you will take ownership of your own portfolio of clients, managing relationships and ensuring the delivery of a high-quality service as well as overseeing juniors. \n Your primary responsibilities include: \n\n • Building strong, trusted client relationships as a go-to advisor\n, • Review the preparation of statutory year-end accounts in line with UK regulations for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies\n, • Assess the quality of the prepared VAT returns and bookkeeping data.\n, • Reviewing and completing corporation tax returns, offering advice where required. \n, • Producing self-assessment tax returns. Checking returns completed by the team. \n, • Supporting clients with general accounting and business queries drawing on your technical expertise to provide sound financial advice.\n\n We’re looking for someone who is: \n\n • ACA, ACCA or AAT qualified \n, • Experienced within an accountancy practice environment including overseeing staff and reviewing work.\n, • Strong in UK statutory and tax compliance\n, • Well versed with systems such as Xero and Quickbooks\n, • Commercially aware with a proactive mindset\n, • A confident communicator with excellent written and verbal skills\n, • Highly organised with strong time management abilities\n\n What’s in It for You? \n\n • Be a key part of a genuinely supportive and down-to-earth team\n, • Flexible working to support your work/life balance\n, • A manageable portfolio – busy but never overloaded\n, • Ongoing mentoring and professional development\n, • The chance to work in a firm where you are valued, trusted, and recognised\n, • Progression opportunities in time to senior leadership role\n, • Attractive salary - flexible to reflect your experience\n\n Contact Natalie Harden at Reed for an initial if you're looking to step into a role where you can grow your career without sacrificing balance, we’d love to hear from you.