Accountancy Client Manager
Location: Hybrid – London (Bermondsey, SE1)
Company: Dragon Argent
Contract: Full time
About the role
Dragon Argent is a fast-growing, SRA-regulated professional services firm supporting high-potential SMEs through joined-up advisory, accountancy and legal expertise.
We’re looking for an Accountancy Client Manager to act as a trusted partner to a portfolio of clients, helping business owners free up time and make better commercial decisions. This is a client-facing role with a strong advisory element, alongside core compliance responsibilities.
Experience in advisory services is not required but you must have a genuine interest in advisory work, commercial thinking and presenting insights to clients.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of c.25 SME clients as the main day-to-day contact
- Prepare statutory accounts, corporation tax returns and management accounts
- Oversee bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and outsourced accountancy functions
- Provide regular advisory support, including: Cashflow forecasting, Budgeting, Scenario planning & Tailored management information
- Present financial insights clearly to clients to support decision-making
- Manage deadlines, WIP, billing and budgets
- Support, review and develop junior team members
- Assist with onboarding new clients and improving internal processes
- Contribute to business development, marketing content, events and client training
Skills & experience
- ACA or ACCA qualified
- Strong communication and client-presentation skills
- Interest in advisory services and commercial problem-solving
- Confident working directly with business owners
- Experience using Xero (essential)
- Experience with Iris Accounts Production & Business Tax (preferred)
- Proactive, collaborative and able to work independently
- Warm, approachable and client-focused
Benefits & rewards
- Competitive salary
- Annual discretionary performance bonus
- Pension: 3% employer contribution (rising to 8% over 5 years)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Buy back up to 5 holiday days per year
- Additional holiday after 2 and 5 years’ service
- Flexible approach to religious holidays
- Up to 5 days sick leave at full pay
- AXA private health insurance
- Life insurance (up to 4x salary)
- 24/7 health & wellbeing support
- Free annual eye test
- Hybrid working (office & home)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE1 3XF
