Senior Accountant, Client Manager, Accounts Senior in City of London

Dragon Argent is a rapidly growing SRA-regulated professional services firm that specialises in working with high potential SMEs. We have three core disciplines in advisory, accountancy and legal which we deliver to clients through quality guidance and joined-up expertise at each stage of business growth.

Client Manager is a central role within the Accountancy team and wider business. Your role is a mix of office and home working, with our office based at 63 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3XF, London.

• Provide commercial input to clients to ensure a value-adding service is delivered.
• Preparation of tailored and client specific management accounts.
• Prepare statutory accounts and corporation tax returns.
• Oversight of bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and statutory accounts where applicable.
• Active management and support of outsourced accountancy function and internal junior accountants.
• Takes responsibility for WIP control and billing.
• Ensure commercial consideration of your portfolio of clients and accountancy team as a whole.
• Create a positive first impression with efficient onboarding of new accountancy engagements.
• Provide expert advice to our clients alongside commercial, corporate, litigation and employment advice.
• Prepare and file personal tax returns when applicable.
• Identify opportunities to grow business with existing clients and take plans to relevant Directors.
• Contribute to marketing of the Accountancy department and wider firm by producing at least one piece of content per month.
• Delivering client training, seminars and workshops.
• Identify and undertake business development opportunities.
• Build internal and external networks.

• Identify where you need to develop and focus on strengthening skills in Team Training Time.
• Keep up to date with key functions on Xero, Iris, Excel, and other key software, to be able to complete work efficiently and accurately.

• Take responsibility for health of client relationships within the firm including billing and fee discussions.

• To build and maintain a high-performance culture, we ask that all line managers ensure the following is true for those that they always manage – employees know what is expected of them, how they are doing and how they can improve.
• Viewed as a role model for the firm’s policies and behaviours.
• Develops staff, their capabilities and performance to enable them to fulfil their potential.
• Reports on the performance and progress of their team to the relevant firm Director.

Qualified either ACA or ACCA. Can work on your own initiative without the need for constant supervision and direction. Able to manage client expectations and project manage matters when needed. Experience in value adding outsourced accountancy services. Experience in using Xero. Experience using Iris Accounts production and Business Tax. Willing and able to work independently and as a team member with all levels of legal and business personnel. Excellent English – written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.