Senior Accountant / Practice Manager

Purpose of the role

We are actively looking for a Practice Manager with solid and comprehensive small practice experience and skills. The primary responsibility will be to manage a well-established practice in a fast moving environment in two prime London locations. The practice comprises 450 limited company clients and 600 individual clients across two offices. The role offers a varied and exciting client base - media, marketing & communications, property, consultants, travel agents, restaurants, film and business services.

Job Content

• Management of workflows, staff, clients and general administration to ensure both offices are running smoothly on a day to day basis

• To deal with a number of client queries by email and phone and daily prioritisation of work

• Management of in-house team and offshore PTEs

• Meetings by phone, TEAMS and face to face with new and existing clients

• Review of management as well as annual statutory accounts / corporation tax returns

• Review of VAT returns on an ad hoc basis

• Some bookkeeping work when required

• Preparation of self-assessment tax returns and management of SATR workflow

• Responding to LPCs, WWDs and compliance checks

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Broad general practice experience needed of limited companies, sole traders, SATRs, VAT, CIS and general personal tax

• Working knowledge of QuickBooks and Xero

• Knowledge of TaxCalc 'nice to have’ but not compulsory

• Solid knowledge of self assessment preparation and submission to include issues related to high net worth individuals, non-domiciled individuals and more complex tax issues

• Experience in communication with HMRC with regards to various disclosures

• Ability to communicate professionally and efficiently face to face and by email

• Highly organised and disciplined and preferably experience of previously managing a team

• Patient and detailed approach to managing, training and developing staff

• 'Can do’ attitude to get stuck in and service the needs of both clients and staff to contribute to the success of the practice

Location: Westminster & Clapham Junction

The ideal applicant will realise the potential of this role. The goal is to assist in the retention and growth of the client base in a highly commercial marketing led environment and be motivated from being part of the team at a senior level.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone that’s looking for the next step in their career.

If this role is of interest then we would love to hear from you!