Manager

Accounts Manager job within Top 10 Accountancy Practice in Ipswich.

Hays Public Practice are seeking an ACCA or ACA qualified Manager for the Business Services and Accounting division of a Top 10 firm in Ipswich. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced portfolio or accounts manager to progress within a large firm or an experienced auditor seeking a non-audit role.

Your primary responsibility will be to manage the team on a day to day basis and to build and sustain external and internal client relationships. You will have responsibility for the management of a portfolio of clients including fee negotiations, control of billings and cash collections within the firms criteria. In managing an assignment you will determine resource requirements, monitor team progress against budget and timeframes, review work of more junior members of the team and resolve issues prior to Director or Partner review. As a manager you will play a key role in developing relationships with existing clients and pro actively seeking out new opportunities for the firm as well as engaging with other departments to ensure a cross stream approach to business development activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage client assignments, which includes determining the resource requirements, monitoring progress against budget and established timeframe, review of work completed by junior team members and resolving all project issues prior to Partner and Director review.
• Manage the overall team on a day-to-day basis.
• Manage a portfolio of clients including client take on procedures, agreeing scope, fee negotiations, control of billings and cash collections within the firms criteria.
• Acts as a major point of contact within the firm for the client together with the partner. This includes responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided and maintaining regular contact with clients.
• Ensure that the firms risk management and quality control procedures are adhered to
• Recruit, retain, develop and motivate our employees (includes participating in recruitment, ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for appraises).
• Work as part of management team on issues such as resource planning, staff retention, merit rate meetings, improving our tools and processes and efficiency gains
• Keep up to date with all technical developments in order to ensure continued excellent delivery of services to the client.
• Acts within agrees fees, scope, deliverables and timescales and support the team to deliver on promises
• Solicits feedback from clients and acts promptly to amend or improve client service
• Identify and recognise new project and business opportunities and inform the partner and client as appropriate. Acts as an ambassador of the firm, participates in marketing events, keeps abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggests innovative products and services.
• Leads bids and tender pack production

Rewards & Benefits
Salary £41-48k
Life assurance
Pension
Private medical insurance
Plus many other flexible benefits including childcare vouchers, dentist etc

Please apply on line or contact Cara Whyte at Hays for more details.

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