My client is a rapidly expanding financial services and accountancy consultancy entering their third year of operations. Focused on the particular needs of three business types - consumer finance, high growth organisations and high net worth individuals - they are enjoying a period of sustained growth and wish to capitalise on this success with the appointment of a driven, qualified (ACA ideally) chartered accountant. This is a leadership role taking responsibility for the existing client services and staff management side of the operation allowing planned business expansion initiatives to be put in place to realise a doubling of clients, turnover and profitability by the end of 2009.

It is my client`s expectation that the successful candidate will currently be employed in Financial Services \ Property \ Media and Entertainment \ General consultancy or similarly commercially dynamic sector.

Their business is centred on looking after the varied business needs of their exclusive clientele and advising them in a tailored manner. No one client is the same and a personal, close approach based on trust and commitment is at the core of their service offering.

Qualifications \ Experience

*Ideally an ACA \ possibly a top quality CIMA \ ACCA *Tax experience will be a help but not essential *SME commercial expertise is essential but also some blue chip experience at some stage early in career also helpful *Excellent appreciation of systems and how to make systems work for clients *Good knowledge of process \ controls and the ability to give good sound advice to people on how to run a good commercially aware business *A good man manager

This vacancy represents a rare opportunity to join an established, successful business and yet be afforded full participation in order that you may directly influence it`s future business model and whatever upside that may afford you. In return they are looking for someone who is highly; motivated, trustworthy, likeable, technically competent, organised, proactive, well presented, articulate and precise. Someone who enjoys working to deadlines, demands high expectations of themselves and those around them and has a real passion for what they do. Additionally, you must be someone who can work in a small office environment, who is discreet, flexible, hard working and with a good sense of humour.