Are you a qualified accountant ready for your next career challenge?Imagine working as an Accounts Manager in a fast-growing, top 50 PE backed accountancy practice based in Northampton where your expertise is valued, your ideas are heard, and career prospects are boundless along with the flexibility to suite your lifestyle!Reporting to the Partner, the Accounts Manager will oversee and manage the accounts team, taking the reins and implementing workflow procedures, ensuring clients statutory accounts are maintained to a high standard and adhere to deadlines as well as providing advice and guidance to aid juniors’ professional development.For a qualified practice accountant, this would prove to be an incredible career move with a tailored progression plan in a firm committed to developing its people, prioritise your personal wellbeing in a culture that respects work life balance.Opportunities like this are rare and seriously not to be missed.Responsibilities:Line manager of the accounts team, delegating assignments, aiding their professional development and managing workflow processesInvolvement in all aspects of accounts preparation, ensuring standards and deadlines are constantly adhered to (primarily FRS102, FRS102 1A, and FRS105)Evolve and develop the accounts team, ensuring that processes are in place and internal resources are efficient and performingRequirements:A qualified accountant, ACCA or ACA / ICAEW or equivalent, although QBE’s with prior experience in an accountancy firm will also be consideredIT skills including Excel and any accounting software (Xero, IRIS, QuickBooks, Sage, etc)Previous experience of engaging and supporting clientsWhat’s on offer:A starting salary up to £52,000 depending upon experienceHybrid & flexible working pattern to suite your lifestylePartner level mentor and a tailored career progression planManagement Development ProgrammeBenefits package including pension, life assurance and health cash planRetail discount scheme, electric vehicles salary sacrifice & cycle to workGenerous core holiday allowance plus holiday trading, flexible bank holidays and additional holiday with serviceWellbeing programme with regular events and activitiesTeam social day every yearRegister your interest by applying today or call Luke or Richard 01926 290 290 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 a member of TEAM and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Job ref - ABJ/241198 – Accounts Manager