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Senior Accountant

FIRE Recruitment
Posted 11 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Hertford, Hertfordshire SG14 1JA, England

Salary

£55,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Accountant/Manager position is located in Hertfordshire with a firm of Chartered Accountants that combines traditional values and modern practices.
  • The role requires a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience and includes responsibilities such as managing a team of 6, overseeing client portfolios, and ensuring compliance with legislation.
  • Candidates should be ACA/ACCA qualified and possess strong communication and time management skills, along with previous management experience.
  • The position offers a friendly office environment with standard working hours from 9-5:30, onsite parking, and a pension scheme.
  • Salary details were not specified in the job 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.
  • Managing the team including monitoring work in progress and work standards.
About the Applicant:

You will have:
  • 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
About the Benefits:
  • Friendly office environment
  • 9-5.30 office hours
  • Parking available onsite.
  • Standard holiday allowance plus Bank holidays
  • Pension scheme.

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