Accounts Manager

Salary range

Your opportunity

We are looking for an organised and proactive Accounts Manager to join our Advance Business Services (ABS) Team. In this role you will lead a team of accountants ensuring that client work is completed effectively while maintaining strong relationships with our clients. As an Accounts Manager you will need to understand the details of the accounts work and provide useful insights to our clients. Your role includes reviewing the work done by your team and offering feedback to improve and complete client projects.

How you will make a difference

The role of Accounts Manager in Advance Business Services is vital for our companys success. You will be responsible for managing our accounting practices and client relationships. Your work will not only help keep our operations running smoothly but also maintain our reputation as trusted business advisors with our clients.

You will:

• Plan and project manage the work of various client portfolios ensuring the work is allocated among a team of supervisors seniors and trainees.
• Be the focal point and technical expert for that client file and work completed for the client.
• Manage client relationships.
• Ensure that work is accurately billed and captured within your teams.
• Allocate work with technical competency in mind ensuring that team members are appropriately matched to clients and that team members are provided with the right level of support for the job they are assigned.
• Aid the department heads with budgeting activities for the team and resource allocation.
• Continually drive new initiatives and share technical knowledge with supervisors seniors and trainees
• Take an active role in the overall development of the department.

Youll be ideal for this role if you are/have:

• An accounts professional with industry experience.
• ACCA or ACA qualified (or equivalent).
• Good understanding of corporate and personal tax.
• Strong communication skills.
• Managed a client portfolio of work for at least three years.
• Able to communicate value to clients and assist with account queries growing the portfolio of work.
• Are able to allocate resources effectively and efficiently.
• Managed a team or been a people manager in a previous role.

We know you have a lot to offer which is why we want to give you the freedom to thrive no matter who you are or what your background is. You will have every opportunity to use your creativity in how you approach your work and the support to innovate.

Inclusion diversity and talent development are a fundamental aspect of who we are and we welcome applications from candidates who share and champion these values. You will play an integral part in helping to make BKL a great place to work with a sense of belonging for everyone.

High challenge high support

If you enjoy problem solving and a fastchanging environment you will thrive in this role.

As in all BKL roles you will be able to take a flexible approach: balancing independent work with teamwork and remote working with time in the office with colleagues.

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Were proud to be one of the few Certified B Corporations in the accountancy sector. In joining us youll become part of a business thats committed to balancing profit and purpose.

Take your Next Step

If this sounds like the role for you and BKL sounds like the place for you wed be delighted to talk with you about the career you could build here. That begins with an application via our jobs portal...

Part of how well get to know you and make sure wed work well together is aptitude & psychometric testing during our selection process.

The start date of this role is as soon as possible... so were ready when you are!