Qualified Accounts Portfolio Manager

1 month ago

Cherwell Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Recruitment Collective Ltd Full time

Our client is one of the fastest growing independent accounting and business advisory firms in the UK and is listed as a Top 100 Accountancy Firm by Accountancy Age. They provide tailored audit, accounting, taxation and business advice across diverse sectors including academy schools, agriculture, landed estates, international, not for profit, property and development and professional services. Working closely with their clients to deliver carefully planned, clever solutions that are bespoke to their circumstances and designed to enable their success. NO VISA SPONSORSHIP OFFERED - All Candidates must have either a British Passport or Unrestricted Visa with fulltime Right To Work in UK ROLE REQUIRED FOR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: Kettering - Northants and Birmingham - West Midlands Role Purpose: Due to expansion our client is seeking a Qualified Accounts Portfolio Manager to join their team to manage a portfolio of clients and drive the delivery of accounting and tax planning solutions to these clients Main Responsibilities:

  • To provide exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis.
  • Responding to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner.
  • Seeking to gain experience/ progress role and those of other staff by seeking to take more advanced work from partners and delegating more routine work to others, thereby aiding cost-effectiveness and adding to interest/ training of all within the team.
  • Developing knowledge of clients and their businesses as to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters.
  • Reviewing accounts and tax returns prepared by more junior staff. Includes corporate and unincorporated clients.
  • Assisting with the management of the Department to meet departmental objectives through planning. This includes completing staff appraisals, monitoring and effective delegation, utilising the skills and knowledge within the existing team and sourcing additional knowledge.
  • Completing staff appraisal forms providing feedback (good and bad) and training as required.
  • Seeking to identify business and tax planning opportunities, VAT issues, NIC issues, business planning points, etc as part of the review process. Drawing to attention of partners/ client as appropriate. Preparation of necessary reports/ computations etc, liaising with other professional advisers as required.
  • Assisting partners with specific assignments- e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters.
  • Assisting partners in controlling WIP within the section by progressing work to completion/ billing point swiftly. Liaising with partners re WIP and raising bills/ assisting as required.
  • Monitoring progress against deadlines and ensuring these are met- e.g. company reporting, P11ds, tax returns, etc
  • Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.
The Benefits The true benefit for working with our client is the culture and values driven environment, which promotes sustainable development for all their talented people. This has generated fantastic careers from trainee to partner and everything in between. Benefits include:
  • Competitive salary
  • Enhanced Employer Pension Contribution
  • 23 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
  • Use of our benefits platform
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible working Structure: Flex-e
  • Private Medical Insurance, provided by Vitality
  • Medical Cash Plan, provided by Medicash
  • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice)
  • Enhanced Maternity
Critical Skills Required:
  • Ability to review and complete accounts files quickly and efficiently
  • Ability to review and complete personal tax returns quickly and efficiently
  • Strong computer literacy
  • Strong active listening skills
  • Excellent problem resolution skills and ideas generation ability
  • Strong marketing, networking and business development skills
  • Pro-active management skills, resulting in high performance teams
Critical Knowledge Required:
  • In depth knowledge of accounts preparation
  • In depth taxation knowledge
  • Solid MS Office products knowledge
Qualifications Required: Essential: ACA, ACCA or CTA Qualification or equivalent experience. Experience Required: Essential: Minimum of 3 years Accounts and Tax experience within a Practice environment Desirable: Experience at manager level within a Practice environment Personal Qualities:
  • Strong presence
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Quickly builds rapport and trust
  • Highly confidential
  • Good networker
  • Resilient and energetic
  • Achiever and self-motivated
  • Analytical – quick thinker
Job Requirements:
  • Live within commuting distance of the office
  • Work outside normal hours as required
NO VISA SPONSORSHIP OFFERED - All Candidates must have either a British Passport or Unrestricted Visa with fulltime Right To Work in UK Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organisation. Concerned that you might not perfectly meet all the criteria for this role? At Recruitment Collective, we hold a strong commitment to fostering inclusivity for all and establishing opportunities where individuals from diverse personal and professional backgrounds can excel. Therefore, if you're enthusiastic about this position but find that your previous experiences don't align precisely with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to register with us. You may well be the ideal candidate for another role or opportunity, and our recruitment team is here to assist in evaluating how your skills can be a valuable fit for our clients

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