Accountancy Practice Manager

TPF Recruitment , Kent's leading accountancy practice recruitment agency is looking for an Accountancy Practice Manager to join a highly reputable top tier firm of Chartered Accountants, based in Tunbridge Wells.

As an Accountancy Practice Manager, your main duties will include:

• Maintaining regular communication with clients, internal teams and senior stakeholders to ensure everyone is informed of key updates and relevant matters.
  
• Managing the preparation of management and statutory accounts, VAT returns and related services. This includes setting budgets, planning and scheduling staff, and overseeing the full delivery cycle.
  
• Taking a commercial view of clients’ businesses to ensure services are tailored and relevant to their needs.
  
• Preparing proposals for new work and identifying opportunities to expand services with existing clients. You’ll also play a key role in onboarding new clients and integrating them into your team’s workflow.
  
• Drafting fee notes and cover letters in line with internal billing policies, ready for review by senior leadership.
  
• Supporting the team with debt collection efforts, in line with company cash collection processes.
  
• Reviewing and finalising monthly and quarterly management accounts, VAT returns and unaudited statutory accounts. You’ll also review iXBRL tagged accounts prepared by the team to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) or qualified by experience, with strong attention to detail and the ability to assess situations and reach sound conclusions when dealing with both clients and internal teams.
  
• Proven ability to build client relationships, manage workflows, and ensure all work is delivered on time while consistently exceeding client expectations.
  
• Solid technical knowledge to produce compliant statutory accounts, address VAT-related issues, respond to technical queries from clients and staff, and make informed technical decisions.
  
• Commercially aware, with the ability to monitor work against budgets and evaluate overall effectiveness. Proficient in Sage, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Microsoft Office.
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary 
  
• Private medical insurance 
  
• Life assurance 
  
• Pension contribution  
  
• Hybrid working model (role dependent) 
  
• Generous holiday package 
  
• Option to purchase additional holiday 
  
• Shared parental leave 
  
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications 
  
• Cycle to work scheme 
  
• Season ticket loan 
  
• Eye care support 
  
• Please apply or contact Tristan Finch for a confidential conversation.
  
• 01227 533 007
  
• tristan@tpfrecruitment.com