Accountant / Client Manager

Job Description:

A job opportunity has arisen, for an Accountant, ideally at a Client Manager level to join a Chartered Accountants, based within an easy commute of Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Burton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, Loughborough, Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby.

The salary is negotiable, dependent on your experience and qualifications. The firm would like to see applications anywhere from experience Semi-Senior through to Manager grade and can craft the job role to suit the right person.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary in line with market rate
• Company Pension
• 25 days of annual leave bank holidays
• Business closure over Christmas
• Life Assurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Corporate Discounts
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cycle to work Scheme

As Client Manager, your role will be to develop long-term relationships with a varied portfolio of clients, dealing with their accounting and business advisory needs. You will engage with a wide range of clients, including small, and limited companies, partnerships, sole traders, property landlords, and individuals requiring personal tax support. This role offers flexibility and can be tailored to the right candidate, making it an excellent opportunity for someone who can step in and make an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing client relationships, which will include regular touch points with your clients, both online and in-person
• Explore development opportunities with existing relationships to increase portfolio sizes
• Managing finances of portfolio, including driving monthly billing targets, monitoring and improving recoveries, debt recovery and forecasting
• Reviewing VAT returns, personal tax returns and partnership returns, limited company and sole trader accounts 
• Assisting in the management of the office and developing junior members of staff and proactively look to develop a culture on continuous improvement and best practice
• Identifying training and development needs and ensuring these are facilitated
• Escalating development issues and progression requirements to senior management team

Requirements:

• A proactive, self-motivated accountant with a passion for client engagement.