Accountant / Client Manager

Accountant/Client Manager, East Sussex, £32,000 to £38,000

Full Time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accountant/Client Manager to join a young and growing accountancy firm based in Eastbourne, that has a reputation for being dynamic and forward thinking.

The Company has been operating for 25 years and is a training office for ACA, ACCA and AAT and have a large portfolio of clients, ranging from small one man businesses through to £xm turnover companies. We have clients from Australia and Malaysia to the EU, Canada and the USA.

The successful Accountant/Client Manager will be a qualified accountant managing a portfolio of clients within a variety of sectors. This is an interesting and varied role which will involve working as part of a team assisting and reviewing the work of junior staff.

Main Duties include:

• Preparing company, partnership and sole trader accounts
• Preparing quarterly management accounts
• Preparing corporation tax, personal tax and VAT Returns
• Supervising and reviewing the work of trainees
• Reviewing client’s bookkeeping
• Tax planning

In-house training will be provided.

Our office hours are 8.30 am to 5 pm. 

Skills and knowledge required:

• Experience acquired in a similar role
• Knowledge of bookkeeping software packages such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build client relationships
• Forward thinking and innovative
• Some audit experience is preferable but not essential

Qualifications required:

• ACA, ACCA, CTA or ATT qualified