Client Manager

Client Manager up to £60,500 per annum Pension, flexible benefits package (some hybrid working, flexible working hours, flexible public holidays, duvet days, volunteer days, MELP and more!) Working for Stewart & Co, Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, based Camberley Salary & Benefits: Salary range is up to £60,500 per annum (flexible - dependent upon experience); 29 days annual leave including bank holidays, pension and flexible benefits. Core hours 9am to 5.15pm, 1 hour for lunch daily. The Employer: We are a long established, forward thinking, independent firm of Chartered Accountants, acting for 800+ clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals to large corporations is expanding and now looking to appoint a fully qualified ACA/ACCA (or QBE) accountant to the position of Client Manager. The Role: Maintain a portfolio of client accounts across a variety of industries Responsible for start to end process of requesting client records, reviewing junior team members work, issuing draft accounts, finalisation and billing process Preparation of complex accounts and corporation tax returns Assistance with delivery of management accounts Ensuring a commercial view with respect to fees charged versus actual time spent Liaise with other departments, bookkeeping, payroll and personal tax to provide a full range of services Liaise with HMRC Mentoring of junior team members Building relationships with client and reviewing on a regular basis, ensuring they are getting the support they need and point of contact for client queries Report directly to the Partners Assist and implement company procedures and policies Key applicant requirements: Post qualified practice experience, ACA or ACCA or qualified by experience Good general practice and commerciality understanding Experience gained within chartered accounting practice environment Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and tax matters Comfortable client facing Happy to assist, manage and mentor trainees Excellent verbal and written communication skills Able to commute to and work from an office base in Camberley in Surrey, with some home working Driving license Application process: All applications submitted in response to our adverts will be managed by our exclusive and retained recruiter, Lorna Dane for and on behalf of Stewart and Co. Direct applications made to the employer will also be referred to and managed by Lorna Dane. Approaches from recruitment agencies will be forwarded to Lorna Dane who will act as the intermediary on our behalf at this point in time. TPBN1_UKTJ