Qualified Accountant

We are an exciting and truly progressive accountancy practice, having grown rapidly from its formation in 2001, into a busy firm with over 100 staff and 5 partners. It is led by a dynamic team of partners and is a business that describes itself as truly obsessive about excellent client service. It is a place where staff at all levels are expected to have first class skills in serving clients, pre-empting their needs and being truly creative in helping them, and overall exceeding their expectations. It is now looking to continue that ambitious growth into the future, both in its existing specialties and also in new areas. The firm currently particularly specialises in serving veterinary practitioners and has developed a strong team and reputation in this business nationwide. It also has a strong presence in the agricultural & estates, and general commercial sectors. As part of its growth plan, it now seeks a qualified accountant to join its veterinary team.This role is to be a key member of the qualified staff within the veterinary team, to manage a portfolio of their own clients, organise their own time, and share in the responsibility of managing and developing the team of junior staff. The role would involve a good deal of direct client interaction with highly skilled clients, and the need to be very comfortable being the first point of contact, and giving proactive, commercially valuable advice and assistance on a regular basis.As such the ideal applicant would be commercially sharp, thrive on the variety and energy of a busy team, and have first class communication and interpersonal skills, and a passion for serving clients to the highest possible standard. Previous experiences of working with clients in this sector is not necessarily required, but drive and a passion for their work certainly is. In return, for the right applicant, the firm offers an environment where strong performance is recognised and rewarded financially, and also a real prospect of developing and growing their career in a wide range of exciting directions in the future.Key Responsibilities To manage the day to day needs of their own client portfolio, including being the first point of contactTo plan, carry out and review client work in a variety of areas within accounting, tax, and commercial/business adviceTo handle client queries and proactively advise them on a wide range of financial and commercial mattersTo proactively bring matters to the attention of the partnersTo share in staff management and development responsibilities for the junior members of the teamTo deliver excellent client serviceTo organise own time and workload Key Person Requirements Holder of a recognised professional accounting qualification, ACA orACCAA minimum of three years' practice experienceLikely to come from a small to medium sized firm background, or have relevant experience of directly serving clients, proactively and commercially, in this type of environment, but be looking for an exciting new challengeKeen to work in an individual performance driven business (and be rewarded accordingly)Able to work well in a successful and busy teamExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsCommercially sharpHaving an attitude characterised as enthusiastic and positive, selfmotivated and focusedPossessing a creative approach to reaching solutions for clients Hard working, and willing to work flexibly and travel on occasions where requiredKeen to learn and developGeneral IT proficiencyCTA desirable but certainly not essential We believe in a culture where strong performance is recognised and rewarded, and as such reviews the performance and salaries of qualified staff every 12 months, and in addition to a competitive salary, also offers discretionary performance bonuses, contributions to a pension scheme, private health insurance, death in service benefits, and a range of other flexible benefits for qualified staff.