Practice Senior ManagerMarch - CambridgeshireCompetitive SalaryFull time or Part time optionsCooper Lomaz are working with a growing Practice that have had some excellent growth over the last 12 months and due to expansion in the General Practice Department, they are seeking to recruit a full/part time senior manager. This is a great opportunity for someone who is ACA/ACCA or QBE qualified who will be responsible for the management of a portfolio of clients providing high quality compliance services for a range of corporate and specialist clients.Within this new role you will become responsible for the provision of general practice services including corporate and special projects for a portfolio of clients with annual fees of £240k this will include:
- Corporate taxation and finance.
- Company Secretarial duties.
- Provide projections and forecasting information.
- Manage budgets and compliance processes.
- Utilise a variety of paperless software applications.
- Prepare budgets for accounts work.
- Raise bills
- Liaise with clients for debt recovery as required.
- Consolidations
Client Management
- Manage portfolio of clients.
- Manage client relationships and identify opportunities for additional services.
- Introduce new clients to the practice.
- Play an active role in raising the profile of the business.
- Display a confident, accurate and reliable accounting knowledge when interacting with clients, presenting ideas and implementing strategies.
- Actively engage with senior staff / partners to gain a good understanding of the business.
- Understand, engage and assist with the marketing activities of the business.
- Attend local networking events.
Tax Compliance / VAT
- Review completed VAT return forms.
- Communicate with client when VAT return is complete and submit to HMRC.
- Review VAT returns and provide an in depth knowledge and advice service to clients.
- Review prepared self-assessment tax returns, business and partnership tax returns to include detailed capital gains computations and preparation of schedules of income from property.
- Review information processed on a computerised tax soft software to produce returns and calculations above.
Payroll
- Review P11D and other payroll advice and services.
- Review payroll processed on behalf of clients to strict deadlines.
- Review submitted FPS and EPS as required.
- Liaise with clients as required.
Staff / Leadership
- Review work of staff before passing to partner to sign off, ensuring quality in compliance with professional standards/requirements.
- Delegate tasks effectively.
- Responsible for the recruitment, selection, training and development of direct reports.
- Manage and supervise all work flow controls.
- Collate and follow up on assignment feedback forms.
- Ensure Partner decisions on staff are promptly implemented.
- Ensure staff motivation and loyalty is maintained to minimise staff turnover.
- Ensure effective communication systems between management and staff are established and disseminated to all staff in the company to ensure coherence and a positive team spirit.
- Conduct annual appraisals and quarterly reviews for all direct reports.
- Actively manage direct reports in respect of holiday, sickness and general day-to-day management.
- Monitor and encourage improvements towards standards of work via guidance, coaching and mentoring.
- Highlight and recommend training requirements for direct reports.
- Encourage / foster a culture of continuous development.
Core benefits:
- Generous annual leave
- Support your continued development including attending training courses, webinars, leadership, management development and continuing professional development programmes
- Flexible working is encouraged and regularly reviewed
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Long-term sickness or incapacity, income protection is provided
- Life assurance
- Paid study leave
- Paid professional subscriptions
- Healthshield cash back plan - for treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy etc (a more extensive list is available)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Tax efficient pension (salary sacrifice)