Senior Client Manager

Senior Client Manager Accountancy Practice Location: Cross Hills, Keighley Salary: £65,000-£80,000 per annum Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm Working Arrangement: Office-based About the Role An established accountancy practice based in Cross Hills, near Keighley, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Client Manager to join its team. This is a senior role suited to a ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with a strong background in UK accountancy practice and significant experience managing client relationships, reviewing accounts and supervising staff. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 15 years' recent experience within a UK accountancy practice and will be confident dealing directly with business owners and senior-level clients, managing their own portfolio and overseeing the work of other accountants. Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients, acting as a senior point of contact for accounting and tax matters
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, including business owners and senior stakeholders
• Supervise and support a team of at least four accountants
• Review the work of colleagues, ensuring a consistently high standard of accuracy and compliance
• Prepare and review accounts from both incomplete records and computerised accounting records
• Prepare company and personal tax returns
• Prepare accounts for a varied portfolio of businesses, including sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and LLPs
• Prepare and review management accounts
• Liaise with clients regarding accounting, tax and general practice matters
• Attend client meetings and visits where required
• Manage workloads effectively and ensure deadlines are met
• Support the wider practice with ad-hoc accounting and client projects
• Identify issues and use initiative to provide practical solutions to clients and colleagues About You The ideal candidate will have:
• ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification
• A minimum of 15 years' recent experience within a UK-based accountancy practice
• Strong experience in accounts preparation and review
• Proven experience managing and developing client relationships
• Previous experience supervising or managing accounting staff
• Strong management accounts experience
• Excellent knowledge of accounts preparation for sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and LLPs
• The ability to prepare and review accounts to a high professional standard
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines
• A proactive approach with the ability to work independently and use initiative
• Good working knowledge of accounting software; experience with CCH, Sage and/or Xero would be advantageous
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills What's on Offer
• Up to £80,000 per annum (DOE)
• Senior position within an established accountancy practice
• Responsibility for a varied client portfolio
• Team management and client-facing responsibilities
• Monday to Friday, 9:00am5:00pm
• Office-based role in Cross Hills, Keighley LNKD1UKTJ