REED Practice are excited to be working in partnership with a rapidly growing and commercially savvy Accountancy Practice based near Waterlooville, recruiting a Client Manager. Offering flexible hybrid working, genuine progression opportunities, varied client exposure, and a refreshingly friendly culture that's very different from a traditional accountancy firm. This is an excellent opportunity for a an experienced Client manager looking for career development and growth.

Job Title: Client Manager

Location: Based in Waterlooville, Hampshire

Contract type: Permanent

Hours per week: Full time (36.50 hours) – Office based (2 days WFH available)

Salary: £53500 - £58000

Reporting to: Accountancy Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage the process of preparing, sending and submitting accounts & tax returns for a portfolio of clients, including Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies.
• To prepare, send and submit accounts & tax returns for a portfolio of clients, including Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies.
• To supervise a small team of accountants and help them to ensure our client services level agreement is met, managing the workload of the client portfolio to ensure no statutory deadlines are ever missed.
• To provide training, mentorship and technical guidance to your accounting team (and wider businesses where appropriate).
• To check and review accounting and taxation work produced by your team, providing constructive feedback and training.
• To support the Accountancy Managers with planning and monitoring the performance of the accountancy team’s key performance measures e.g., weekly stats, timesheets etc.
• To provide leadership and role-model behaviour (to our company values) to the accountancy team.
• To communicate with clients via phone, email, social media and in person, including chasing records.
• To onboard new clients and integrate them into your portfolio – this will include bookkeeping, compliance etc to then be handed over to the relevant department.
• To assess and advise clients on their tax position. To optimise and plan the tax efficiency of clients.