Accounts Manager

• Working on a portfolio of clients, primarily GP practices, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of accounts and reports
• Allocate work effectively, monitor progress, and escalate issues to Directors as needed
• Plan and manage deadlines, including lifecycle planning for all clients in the portfolio
• Prepare and review practice accounts, drawings, tax projections, and pensions estimates to a high standard
• Ensure files are complete, accurate, and reviewed before Director or Partner sign-off
• Provide technical guidance and updates to the team
• Keep up-to-date with accounting standards and developments in the healthcare sector
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients in the portfolio
• Attend client meetings and resolve queries efficiently
• Maintain visibility of all services provided, including bookkeeping, TIS, pension, incorporation, and advisory services
• Support business development initiatives including client pitches and presentations
• Identify opportunities for new clients or services and collaborate with Directors and Partners
• Coach team members to recognise potential business opportunities

• ACCA/ACA qualified or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of portfolio management within an accountancy practice
• Strong experience preparing accounts and complex client deliverables
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to manage deadlines
• Confident communicator, able to liaise effectively with clients and stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills, able to motivate and develop a team
• Commercially aware and client-focused, able to identify opportunities within a portfolio

Medical or healthcare sector experience is desirable but not essential

• Work in a highly specialised area of accountancy supporting healthcare professionals
• Exposure to complex and technically interesting client work, beyond standard practice accounts
• Develop expertise in medical partnerships, NHS finance, and GP accounting
• Join a firm with decades of reputation in the medical sector
• Benefit from the resources and development opportunities within HW Fisher and the wider Sumer Group