Senior Client Services Manager - Practice

Senior Client Services Manager - Practice - Salary to £60,000 - Reading (flexible & hybrid working solutions)

A highly successful, dynamic and fast-growing firm of Accountants, this role provides an opportunity for an individual to progress their career within Practice, the client believes the role would be suitable for a newly qualified accountant or an individual that is "qualified by experience" if they demonstratable practice experience coaching junior members of staff.

The role....

* Managing work-flows of a small team, ensuring prompt delivery of work accurately and in budget.
* Management, development and coaching of junior staff within your team.
* Manage your own portfolio of clients ensuring quality of service and expert advice.
* Preparation of accounts for limited companies, LLPs, CICs, charities, partnerships and sole traders.
* Preparation of corporation and personal tax returns.
* Undertake initial file reviews for your team for technical accuracy and completeness prior to being reviewed by the Client Services Director.
* Carrying out reviews for clients and conduct client review meetings to assist clients to
interpreting and making sense of their financial data.
* Promote the Practice and recommend additional value-added services to clients.
* Manage own daily workloads.

Desired experience/skills....

* Previous experience working in a Practice environment.
* Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA - QBE candidates will also be considered foer this role if they hold the relevant experience
* Excellent technical knowledge of current Financial Reporting Standards
* Ability to work on own initiative unsupervised.
* Ability to work to strict deadlines.
* Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
* Strong knowledge of accounting/tax systems; specifically, Xero would be an advantage, along with a prerequisite for excellent Excel and IT skills