Our client, a UK-wide professional services provider backed by private equity with a turnover exceeding £20m, is seeking a Client Manager to join its team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established accountancy practice in either their central Manchester or Bury office.

The successful candidate will be ideally by ACA/ACCA qualified or a finalist with a strong expertise in accounts, audit, and tax, along with the ability to provide exceptional support to both clients and team members.

• c.£45k salary (negotiable) , plus bonus and benefits
• Full time, permanent role
• Company pension
• Generous annual leave, 25 days olus bank hols
• Flexible working

This will be a varied and busy role, and duties will include:

• Looking after limited company, partnership and sole trader clients
• Preparing year end accounts
• Preparing and filing personal tax returns
• Online filing of accounts with Companies House and tax returns with HMRC
• Liaising with clients via email, telephone and face to faceSupervising junior staff and reviewing their work
• Occasional bookkeeping and filing VAT returns
• Other duties as required to support management and the team

Skills Required

• Solid, relevant and recent experience in a practice environment
• Qualified, part-qualified (ACA, ACCA,AAT)
• The ability to take ownership of your work and see things through to completion, including working unsupervised .
• Working current knowledge of UK tax laws and accounting standards applicable to small business
• Strong knowledge of computerised accounting systems and IT proficient
• Genuine desire to be a trusted advisor to small business clients
• Good people skills and a confident and friendly personality to help build strong relationships both within the team and with clients
• Exceptional communication, organisational and management skills