Senior Accountant

Job Title: Client Manager
Location: Chelmsford (1 day a week in office, rest from home)
Package: £50,000-£65,000 FTE (depending on experience), Hybrid working, and more
Working Hours: Part time, circa 3 days a week, 24 hours. Day will be between Monday-Friday

A fantastic vacancy has arisen within a growing and innovative accountancy practice, who are recruiting for a Client Manager. The practice are based in Chelmsford, and service a variety of different clients, in particular, Limited Companies and larger clients. They are experiencing a continued up-take of business, and are keen to onboard a Client Manager, to help manage the businesses growth

This position is suitable for an experienced accountant, seeking a part time opportunity for roughly 3 days a week. This practice work primarily on a remote basis, but do gather in a shared office space once a week. You will be working closely with a portfolio of clients, preparing statutory and management accounts, advising clients, preparing tax returns, and much more

Client Manager Job Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients, acting as their primary point of contact and building strong, long-term relationships through responsive and proactive communication.
• Prepare statutory accounts, management accounts, VAT returns, corporation tax returns, and personal tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant legislation and filing deadlines.
• Support clients with bookkeeping, cloud accounting software, and day-to-day accounting queries, providing practical advice and solutions.
• Prepare financial reports, budgets, cash flow forecasts, and other management information to help clients make informed business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve clients' financial processes, recommend additional services where appropriate, and contribute to business development activities.
• Plan, prioritise, and manage workloads to ensure assignments are completed efficiently, on time, and within budget.
• Liaise with HMRC and other professional advisers on behalf of clients, resolving queries and ensuring effective communication.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of accounting and tax legislation, ensuring work is completed in accordance with professional standards, firm procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Client Manager Job Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualification is advantageous, qualified by experience can also be considered
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Accountancy Practice
• Experience in managing a portfolio of clients, providing compliance and advisory services
• Able to work remotely, and also able to travel to Chelmsford
• Must be a trustworthy, self-motivated, enthusiastic individual
• Should have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills

Client Manager Salary & Benefits

• Salary is dependent on experience, but can range from £50,000-£65,000 full time equivalent
• Hybrid working model, whereby you are required in office once a week
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays
• Standard company pension and sick pay contribution
• Excellent work life balance, and flexibility

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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