Accountancy Practice Partner

An award-winning Accountancy Practice are recruiting for a Partner to join their established team. This is a key leadership position and would suit a confident Manager looking for additional responsibilities. Candidacy will be considered from ACA/ACCA exam qualified Accountants.

This role would be the natural next step for a Manager who feels they have hit that "glass ceiling". The growth potential is unlimited and any personal development and additional duties would be recognised and rewarded. There is substantial earning potential for someone who has already gained their Practicing Certificate.

The Partner will be responsible for a client portfolio incorporating agricultural, corporate and individual clients. The successful candidate will be involved in the management team, attend Partner and Manager meetings to assess the strategic running of the business.

To be considered for this opportunity you do need to have gained previous managerial experience in an Accountancy Practice. Applicants with an existing Practicing Certificate and some experience of meeting clients and signing off accounts will be in a very strong negotiating position.

Partner duties and responsibilities

• Provide expert compliance, tax and management accountancy advice and consultation services to clients, offering professional input to enhance business performance.
• Work closely with clients to develop, implement, and review strategic plans and assist them in setting strategic goals at both a personal and business level and assisting with business expansion and succession planning where relevant.
• Interpret, inform and effectively communicate financial data and implications of business decisions to non-financial managers.
• Maintain strong client relations and proactively seek to establish working relationships with prospective clients.
• Attend networking events and proactively identify and progress business development opportunities.
• Managing an established client portfolio and ensure workflows through the other departments.
• Suggesting and agreeing fees with clients.
• Liaising with clients face to face, via email and telephone and assisting with their accounting queries.
• Managing and mentoring junior members of the team.
• Lead, manage, develop and coach an effective team.
• Providing a superior service at all times.
• Working with Cloud based Accountancy packages.

Applications are welcome from established Partners who possesses a Practicing Certificate as well as someone seeking to join as a Junior Partner who will be developed through the firms Partner programme. You would then receive full support, mentorship and soft skills training to develop and work towards achieving a Practicing Certificate.

An excellent benefits package which includes 33 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), hybrid and flexible working, healthcare package, paid overtime or time off in lieu and free parking.

If this role is not quite right for you but would like to refer a suitable candidate, be sure to make the most of our £250 Candidate referral scheme.

Bowen Eldridge Recruitment is acting as an Accountancy Practice Recruitment Agency to appoint this vacancy on behalf of a client.