Accounts Manager

​Clark Wood is a specialist Recruitment Consultancy operating throughout the United Kingdom within the Public Practice Accountancy & Tax sectors. Our core client base consists of Accountancy Practices ranging from Big 4, Top 10 & Mid-Tier firms through to independent regional firms and sole traders.

Accounts Manager
Coedkernew
Circa £40,000 - £45,000 (Dependent on Experience)

Accountancy Practice recruitment specialists Clark Wood are working with a modern and forward-thinking independent firm of accountants in Coedkernew, South Newport who are looking for a professional and personable Accounts Manager / Client Manager to join their expanding team.

Based in Coedkernew, with easy access from Cardiff, this independent firm are looking for an ambitious Accounts Manager to work underneath the partner and assist with their portfolio of clients. Whilst the partner will focus on the audit side, the successful candidate will play a key role with the general practice portfolio.

You will act as the primary point of contact for your clients and will have responsibility for ensuring that all associated work for them is completed accurately and efficiently.

Aside from the client management aspect of the role, you will be responsible for supervising and assisting in the development of junior staff which will include providing support to them where necessary and reviewing their work.

The ideal candidate will be ACCA / ACA Qualified (or may be Qualified by Experience) with strong and varied general practice experience. Excellent communication skills are imperative for this role as it is key that you can build and maintain a successful working relationship with multiple clients. You must be a self-starter, able to work under your own initiative.

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven individual to join a progressive and well-established firm of chartered accountants in Coedkernew where there will undertake a role with an excellent level of responsibility and autonomy.

The role will offer a good chance to progress into Senior Management/Directorship for the right individual

Duties & Responsibilities:

Preparation and review of Statutory Accounts and Management Accounts

Preparation and review of tax computations and returns

Managing a diverse portfolio of clients from a range of industry sectors

Supporting the partners and clients with any bespoke queries and ad hoc project work as required

Acting as primary point of contact for an array of clients

Take responsibility for your own billing, and managing your own workload and that of the team in a timely and efficient manner, while all the time ensuring we exceed client expectations

Skills:

ACCA / ACA Qualified or Qualified by Experience

Practice experience essential

Client management experience is preferred

Experience of reviewing work prepared by junior members of staff

For further information on this role please contact Jack Wyatt at Clark Wood – jwyatt@clark-wood.co.uk / 07880 255933

If this specific vacancy is not quite what you are looking for please contact us to investigate alternatives; you can send your CV to this job or contact us directly. Refer a friend or colleague to us and receive a minimum of £200 in vouchers if we assist them in securing a permanent role

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