Senior Accounts Manager

Mellis Blue is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accounts Manager to join our client’s dynamic team in Hertfordshire. This pivotal role involves overseeing a diverse portfolio of client accounts, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial reporting. The successful candidate will act as the primary point of contact for clients, providing expert advice on tax, audit, and advisory services. You will work closely with the practice team to deliver high-quality service, contribute to strategic planning, and support junior staff as needed. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to utilise your extensive experience in practice accounting within a well-established firm, with the scope for professional growth and development.

We can offer you demonstratable progression through to partner level and excellent career development so you can achieve your career goals.

• Proven experience as a Practice Accountant with a strong understanding of portfolio management
• ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent preferably with 3 or more years’ post-qualification experience in an accountancy practice
• Experience in tax, audit, and advisory services
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple client accounts effectively
• Strong attention to detail and high level of professionalism
• Broad accounts and tax knowledge with the ability to advise clients directly
• Proficient at Microsoft office especially Excel
• Excellent knowledge of accounting packages e.g. IRIS, Xero, Sage, QuickBooks etc
• Experience of managing client assignments

Inter-personal Skills

• Inspire confidence and have the trust of partners;
• Develop staff, their capabilities and performance; (includes ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for appraisees). Resolve any negative issues
• Oversee and manage clients’ accounts, tax and value-added services assignments, to include monitoring progress against budget and established timeframe, review of work completed by junior team members and resolving all issues prior to Partner review;

Joining this firm means becoming part of a supportive and professional environment that values expertise and fosters career advancement. Benefits include competitive salary packages, ongoing professional development, and a stimulating work environment where your skills will be fully utilised. If you are an experienced Practice Accountant looking to take the next step in your career, this opportunity in Hertfordshire offers the perfect platform to grow and succeed.