Client Team Manager - Accountancy Practice
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This opportunity could be described as an industry role in practice. It's commercial and operational, allowing for greater autonomy and responsibility to manage your own team.
This Client Team Manager role provides you the chance lead your own team and puts you at the centre of a modern, growing accountancy practice where leadership, people development and operational impact are genuinely valued.
It's not just an overseeing and reviewing remit, it's an opportunity to have freedom to manage your department, where you'll shape a high performing culture, improve performance, drive profitability and play a visible role in operational and strategic decisions.
It is a unique opportunity, not many (if any) compare and offers a platform to exploit your practice experience to date but then take it to a whole new level and progress your career along with a comprehensive benefits package! And who would say no to free lunch?
Role Overview:
- Lead and manage a team of up to eight staff, delivering accounts preparation, tax compliance, VAT, payroll, bookkeeping and advisory services
- Oversee workflow allocation, capacity planning, KPI setting, 1 to 1s and appraisals
- Budget setting, driving productivity and recoverability across the team
- Review financial statements and outputs to maintain quality, compliance and accuracy together with assisting in billable work where necessary
- Support recruitment & the development of staff
- Implement process improvements and collaborate with senior leadership on operational and strategic business decisions.
What we're looking for:
- Previous accounting experience gained within an accountancy practice (essential) as a senior accountant or similar role
- Solid understanding of statutory accounting and compliance, corporation and personal Tax
- Experience supervising, inspiring and developing predominantly part qualified accountants, including managing workflows
- Excellent communication skills at all business levels, collaborating with other departments and providing high-quality client service
- IT skills including Excel and any accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, TaxCalc, IRIS etc).
What's on Offer:
- Starting salary up to £50,000, depending on experience
- Company car or car allowance after a qualifying period
- Bonus / profit share scheme
- Flexible & agile working hours along with 1 day working from home a week
- Free quality lunch provided for 4 days per week
- A social environment with many team building days and events
- A pathway for professional career growth, development and progression
- Onsite parking, a modern office & excellent transport links
Register your interest by applying today or call Luke or Ashley on to discuss this opportunity further, always in complete confidence.
Addington Ball is a specialist finance and accounting recruitment consultancy covering the Midlands and Northern Home counties. We are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Job ref - ABJ/261442 - Client Team Manager - Accountancy Practice
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⭐ Highlight your team management experience at the top of your CV as the role involves leading up to 8 staff members
📊 Quantify your team leadership results: "Managed 6 accountants, improving productivity by 25% through workflow optimisation"
🌐 Emphasise your practice experience prominently as this is essential for the role
🎯 Showcase specific accounting software skills (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage) as these are directly mentioned
🤝 Demonstrate your people development experience as the role involves managing part qualified accountants
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- •Led team of 6 part qualified accountants through statutory accounts preparation for 120+ SME clients, achieving 98% filing deadline compliance
- •Implemented workflow allocation system using Xero and Sage, reducing average job completion time by 22% and improving team productivity
- •Managed VAT compliance and corporation tax returns for portfolio worth £2.8M annual fees, maintaining zero HMRC penalties across 18 months
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Addington Ball's Client Team Manager role represents exactly the career progression I've been seeking — combining my accountancy practice background with genuine team leadership responsibility. My experience in statutory accounting, tax compliance and managing part qualified accountants aligns perfectly with your requirement to lead up to 8 staff across accounts preparation and advisory services.
My background in practice management has equipped me with the skills to drive productivity, implement KPI frameworks and maintain quality standards while developing junior team members. I'm particularly drawn to the autonomy this role offers in shaping departmental performance and contributing to strategic decisions.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach workflow allocation across a team of 8 accountants with varying skill levels?
- ›What KPIs would you implement to measure team productivity and recoverability?
- ›How do you ensure quality control when reviewing financial statements prepared by your team?
- ›Describe your experience with budget setting and driving profitability in an accounting practice
- ›Which accounting software packages have you used and how would you train team members on new systems?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to improve underperformance in your team
- ›Describe a situation where you implemented process improvements that increased efficiency
- ›Give an example of how you've developed a junior team member's skills
- ›Tell me about a time you had to make difficult operational decisions affecting your team
- ›Describe how you've collaborated with senior leadership on strategic business decisions
STAR answer examples
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Tell me about a time you had to improve underperformance in your team
Describe a situation where you implemented process improvements that increased efficiency
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