Senior Accounts Manager/Client Manager

This role is based in an Accountancy firm based in Stockport and working as part of a busy Accounts team. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with clients, senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our services.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To manage a variety of accounts from planning to completion and to supervise junior members of staff
• Accounts preparation work on complex clients, dealing with them where appropriate and referring them on to your director when necessary
• Prepare statutory accounts under FRS 101, FRS 102 and SORP 102
• Planning and work schedules to optimise yearends, interims, IR forms, statutory deadlines
• Manage and oversee client books in / out
• Handling any client queries
• External letters to clients, HMRC or statutory bodies
• Liaise with clients ensuring a timely delivery of services and manage the relationship in a professional manner Organise client meetings including agendas and memos
• Managing staff appraisals and development
• Effective management of both individual and staff time management
• Organise and lead Team Meetings
• Use of Excel spreadsheets to present and analyse key information
• Ensure client files are organised and up to date with new information and key changes
• Appropriate communication feedback with staff and partners

Minimum 2 years post ACA/ACCA qualification. Qualified by experience would also be considered .

Ideally Minimum 3 years' accounts experience within a similar role.