Accounts Manager

Hampshire

Top 40 Accounting Practice

The Role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing a diverse client portfolio that is likely to include a mix of corporate entities, LLPs and partnerships.
• Providing excellent service to your clients; being their point of contact for day-to-day queries.
• Working across multiple sectors, including our clients in rural and agricultural sector where we have a specialism; liaising with partners when required to support your clients.
• Your responsibilities will include the preparation of accounts, corporation and business tax computations, with some bookkeeping and VAT.
• Building long lasting client relationships
• Using a variety of accounting software packages including Iris, Silverfin, Caseware, Sage and Xero
• Developing and applying your technical and commercial knowledge
• Managing your own workload to ensure assignments are completed to a high standard and on time, taking some responsibility for billing
• Supervising, training and assisting more junior members of the team
• Build productive relationships with team members and colleagues, adopting a collaborative working approach

What We Can Offer You

• Hybrid working after successful completion of your probationary period (three days in the office and two days at home)
• Flexible working (flexing your hours around the core working hours of 10am to 4pm)
• Joining a fast-growing company with exciting growth plans ahead
• Exposure to a wide range of clients across many industries
• Plenty of opportunity to increase your technical knowledge and skills
• A varied role within a talented and experienced team
• Entry onto our next Management Development Programme - a bespoke programme aimed at developing and enhancing leadership potential for existing and aspiring managers
• ERIC internal recognition awards - monthly recognition awards that celebrate those who champion the values
• Long service awards
• Regular employee events including a company-wide summer party
• A competitive benefits package, including:
  • A 25-day core holiday allowance plus other holiday-related benefits, such as: Holiday trading (the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year), flexible bank holidays (the ability to flex your bank holidays to a day that suits you best) and additional holiday with service
  • A dedicated Wellbeing Day - an additional day off per year to focus on your wellbeing
  • Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) which includes access to 24/7 online GP consultations, 2nd medical opinions, online counselling, and mental health first aiders present in every office
  • Enhanced maternity leave
  • Shaw Gibbs Rewards - access to discounts on a wide range of retailers
  • Health Cash Plan - money back on routine health appointments
  • Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Client and employee referral bonuses
  • Death in Service Life Assurance

About You

• Fully qualified (ACA or ACCA preferred).
• Minimum 3 years UK post-qualified experience, preferably within a medium or large-sized firm.
• Knowledge of the agricultural sector is highly desirable.
• Financial Reporting - UK GAAP experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and client management skills.
• Able to produce high quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player.
• Confident, positive, professional and can-do attitude.
• Strong IT skills, specifically Excel and able to pick up new IT packages very quickly.
• Create a positive impression with clients and staff.

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