Accounts Manager

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Role: Accounts Manager

Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 Per Annum

Location: Leeds

Hours: 08:15 - 16:30 (Monday - Thursday) & 08:15 - 16:00 (Friday)

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Benefits:

• Study support for professional qualifications
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with the ability to purchase up to 5 more)
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan (Level 1)
• Life Assurance 4x salary
• Eye tests
• Social events
• Volunteering opportunities
• Staff discounts on Wills, LPAs and residential mortgages

Our client offers a comprehensive suite of financial services to our clients including Accountancy, Financial Services, Wills & Probate, Commercial Finance, Residential Mortgages and Corporate Finance. They have over 150 employees across our 10 offices throughout the Yorkshire region.

The role:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our clients Leeds office as a Manager. This is an ideal opportunity for a current Manager or someone looking to take the next step in their accountancy career.

As a Manager, you will play a vital role in overseeing client relationships, managing a team, and driving the firm's strategic goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of clients, providing high quality accounting, tax and advisory services.
• Leading and mentoring a team of accountants, ensuring their development and performance.
• Contributing to business development, identifying opportunities for growth.
• Overseeing compliance and ensuring exceptional client service.

The successful candidate:

Qualifications and Experience:

• ACA or ACCA qualified with a strong background in practice (ideally 3+ years PQE) as an experienced Senior Accountant/Manager.
• Must be able to actively manage own workloads and take responsibility for own and team members development.
• Ambition to step into a management role and a clear vision for your career progression.
• Must possess strong IT skills (Office 365, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks etc.)
• Must be fully adept with accounts preparation programs, preferably IRIS
• Proven ability in managing a portfolio of mixed clients, and business development in an environment where the emphasis was on accounts, tax and advisory work is a must.

To be successful in this role you will need to be:

• Proactive
• Organised
• Excellent communicator
• Forward-thinking
• Self-motivated
• Confident
• Ambitious