Senior Accountant - East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - FIRE

Description

Senior Accountant/ Manager– Practice – Hertfordshire

About the Company:

Our client is a firm of Chartered Accountants who blend traditional values with a modern approach who have been trading for over 20 years.

About the Opportunity:

Our client is looking for a Senior Accountant/ Manager to join their team who will be offered a variety of work.

About the Responsibilities:

This role will involve:

• Experience at Manager/ Senior level.
• Audit Experience.
• Managing a team of 6 staff members.
• Effectively managing practice client portfolio including everything from staff planning, management of WIP and billing.
• Building and further developing client relationships with existing and new clients.
• Displaying a strong commercial awareness in fee development.
• Displaying pro-active awareness of current relevant legislation, compliance standards
• Raising high quality business correspondence.
• Acting as the main point of contact for compliance queries from clients within portfolio.
• Quoting and estimating fees within your level of authority.
• Meeting clients to pitch and tender for new work and putting together associated documents.
• Business development – attending new client meetings and networking events.
• Effectively delegating work to, and mentoring, the team.
• Providing feedback to junior and senior team members about quality of work/performance.

• Confident, articulate and an effective communicator at all levels
• Well-presented and professional
• Patience in training colleagues
• ACA/ACCA Fully Qualified with 3+ years post qualification experience
• Up to date knowledge of corporate and personal taxes
• Strong time management skills
• Previous management experience
• Commercial and proactive approach to client development

• Friendly office environment
• 9-5.30 office hours
• Parking available onsite.
• Standard holiday allowance plus Bank holidays
• Pension scheme