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Accounts Manager, Accountancy Practice

£50k - £60k per annum

A portfolio to run properly, and a route to director if you want it.

An independent firm of chartered accountants in Brighton is looking for an Accounts Manager. This one is about ownership. Your own portfolio, your own review, your own client relationships, and a direct line to the directors.

The firm has been going a very long time and has the client base to show for it. Low turnover, stable team, no restructure looming. What they need is someone to take proper weight off the directors and run the accounts side day to day.

The role

  • Managing a portfolio of owner-managed clients from planning to sign-off
  • Reviewing accounts, corporation tax and VAT prepared by the team
  • Meeting clients to talk through results, tax and planning points
  • Managing workflow, WIP, billing and recoverability
  • Developing the trainees and seniors below you
  • Working with the directors on process and further Xero rollout

Why consider it

  • £50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience
  • A genuine conversation about director level progression
  • Real autonomy, not a review-only role
  • Varied client base plus charity, trust and service charge work
  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • Brighton location with good transport links

Best suited to someone ACA or ACCA qualified with three years or more post-qualified in practice, who is already reviewing and wants the next step without moving into a large impersonal firm.

Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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