ABOUT YOU

To be considered for the role, you will need to be:

• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with experience of working within a business services environment
• A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• A great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their teams
• Highly commercial with the drive to contribute towards Bishop Fleming’s growth

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an ambitious Manager to join our brand-new Exeter office. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a diverse and varied role that will involve everything from advising some of the South West’s most exciting owner managed businesses, through to People Management and Business Development responsibilities.
Working with our other Managers, you will lead a team to deliver a range of compliance related services (Management & Financial Accounts, VAT & Corporate Tax Returns) ensuring that a quality service is provided to our clients.
You will need to enjoy coaching and mentoring individuals as an important part of this role will be focused around developing junior team members into becoming accomplished business advisors. We will also look to you to support us in our business development activities as we continue to expand within the South West market.
Working closely with our Accountancy Partners, you will look to grow our portfolio of clients and will seek to add value to our existing clients by introducing additional services that we can offer.

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Working with our management team to manage and develop our Accountancy team – this will include recruiting team members and coaching our people so that they can reach their potential
• Building strong relationships with our owner-managed business clients (average turnover ranging from £2 - £8 million) and ensuring that we continue to offer a quality trusted advisor service
• Monitor developments in the accounting marketplace to help retain competitiveness and efficiency of service provision
• Build/retain a good network of local contacts within the market to aid business development

To be considered for the role, you will need to be:

• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with experience of working within a business services environment
• A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• A great people manager who enjoys developing and coaching their teams
• Highly commercial with the drive to contribute towards Bishop Fleming’s growt