Senior Client Accounting Manager - Hertfordshire - Permanent
Are you an experienced accounting professional with strong leadership skills looking for your next challenge within a growing and highly respected organisation?
We're recruiting for a Senior Client Accounting Manager to join a well-established and expanding business with a strong national presence. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified or qualified-by-experience accounting professional who enjoys leading teams, driving performance and maintaining high standards of financial reporting.
Offering hybrid working, excellent benefits and genuine career progression opportunities, this role will suit a commercially minded finance leader who is equally comfortable managing people and remaining hands-on with key accounting responsibilities.
The Role:
As Senior Client Accounting Manager, you will lead and develop a team of up to 10 accounting professionals while overseeing the delivery of accurate and timely accounting services across a varied client portfolio.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading, mentoring and developing a team of up to 10 Client Accountants and finance professionals
- Managing team performance, workload allocation and resource planning
- Conducting regular one-to-ones, performance reviews and coaching sessions
- Ensuring service delivery targets, KPIs and compliance standards are achieved
- Preparing and reviewing client and statutory accounts
- Overseeing financial reporting, budgeting and VAT processes
- Acting as a key escalation point for complex accounting queries
- Building strong relationships with clients, auditors and key stakeholders
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Supporting finance projects, system developments and account transitions
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, legislation and company policies
What They're Looking For:
We're keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Significant experience within an accounting or finance environment
- Previous team leadership or management experience
- Strong client accounting, statutory accounting and bookkeeping knowledge
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
- The ability to motivate, develop and lead a high-performing team
Candidates who are fully or part-qualified in ACCA, ACA, CIMA or AAT will be highly advantageous.
What's On Offer:
- Circa £50,000 - £60,000 salary (depending on experience)
- Hybrid and flexible working
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Employee rewards and discounts platform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Ongoing training and development support
- Genuine long-term career progression opportunities
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and growing organisation where you can make a real impact through both leadership and technical expertise.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to all applications. If you do not hear from us within 7 days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
This vacancy is being advertised by Hamilton Appointments, who are acting as an Employment Agency.
Pay: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Financial planning services
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- Management: 3 years (required)
- Accounting: 6 years (required)
- Bookkeeping: 6 years (required)
- Accounts payable: 6 years (required)
- Accounts receivable: 6 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- AAT (preferred)
- ACCA (preferred)
- CIMA (preferred)
- ACA (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Hertfordshire (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hertfordshire
