Our client is seeking an experienced accounts manager looking for a role where they can lead, inspire, and grow? You will be joining a friendly and high-performing team in Bridgwater.
Why join?
Our client offers more than just a job — they offer a place to grow. You’ll benefit from:
- A supportive, people-first culture with a strong focus on career development
- A wide variety of interesting work across different industries and client types
- Opportunities to progress and take on greater responsibility as you grow
- A collaborative and welcoming team environment
- Hybrid working options and a genuine commitment to work-life balance
Main Duties
As an Accounts Manager you’ll enjoy a diverse and rewarding role, including:
- Leading and mentoring a team, managing their workflow, and supporting their development
- Acting as the main point of contact for a portfolio of clients, building strong, trusted relationships
- Reviewing and preparing financial statements for limited companies, partnerships, and sole traders
- Preparing and reviewing tax computations and corporate/personal tax returns
- Overseeing VAT return preparation and submission
- Ensuring compliance with tax and accounting regulations, including filings to HMRC and Companies House
- Helping clients set up new businesses, from incorporation to registration with HMRC
- Providing proactive, value-added advice to help clients reduce tax liabilities and improve profitability
- Identifying opportunities to offer additional support and services to clients
- Assisting directors and partners with technical and specialist assignments
- Ensuring all work meets our internal standards, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements
Experience
Ideally, you’ll have:
- Experience working in an accountancy practice at a manager level
- A solid background in preparing accounts and tax returns for limited companies and unincorporated businesses
- AAT and ACA / ACCA qualification (or qualified by experience)
- A proactive, positive, and supportive approach to team leadership
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise in a busy environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to present information clearly and concisely
- A friendly, approachable nature and a commitment to delivering excellent client service
- Competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint – and ideally, a familiarity with cloud accounting platforms
Benefits
- 36.25 hours / 5 days per week (flexible and hybrid working is available).
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Annual salary review.
- Opportunity to carry over 1 week’s holiday into the following holiday year.
- Death in service 3 x annual salary.
- Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme.
- 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
- Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
- Introducing clients and team member commission schemes.
- Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years’ service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years’ service.