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 skillsClient 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 flexibilityBennett 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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Salary description
£50000.00 - £65000.00 per year