Accounting Practice Manager French speaking

EFFIGEST is a French accountancy firm with multiple offices developing its activity in the UK and is looking for a French speaking Practice Manager. The Accounting Practice Manager will manage a small team of accountants and will develop the business in the UK. As a qualified Accountant, you will be in charge of the clients tax and statutory filing, you will also advise existing clients and potential clients about the local accounting practice. You will report to the Partner in France.

Job description

Advising & servicing of clients on a daily basis

Attending monthly and other ad-hoc finance meetings with clients

Managing in-house team and junior apprentices

Preparing / reviewing quarterly management and annual statutory accounts (both limited company and charity formats)

Preparing / reviewing of management accounts

Preparing / reviewing of quarterly VAT returns

Preparing / reviewing Self-Assessment Tax Returns including CGT, IHT and CIS.

Profile

Fluent French and English

Qualified ACCA or ACA with a minimum of 5 years experience in an accounting practice/firm

Broad general practice experience needed of limited companies, sole traders, SATRs, VAT, CIS Knowledge of French accounting standards

Working knowledge of Payroll process

Working knowledge of Sage L50 preferred (or equivalent) to produce client management accounts and maintain their books on a fully outsourced basis

Ability to communicate professionally and efficiently face to face and by email and spoken word with all types of clients in both French and English

Patient and thorough approach to training and developing apprentices and more junior staff on all aspects of client work

Business development skills as part of the role is to develop the client base