Overview

Are you

  • an accountant (qualified/part qualified or QBE) with extensive experience in the private sector or a practice environment?
  • familiar with the challenges facing SME clients of accountancy practices?
  • highly computer literate, web-savvy and excited to work within a fast growing technology company?
  • passionate about sharing knowledge and helping others to improve?

Read on!

FreeAgent is one of the leading online accounting platforms in the UK with over 65,000 customers and continued fast growth. Our cloud-based SaaS accounting app is loved by freelancers, small business owners and accountants, and this role is a great opportunity to promote a product that makes a real difference to its users and their businesses!

We are driving a challenging agenda for growth and product development across many areas of our business. Consequently we are looking for a Practice Implementation Manager to deliver online accounting software training and implementation assistance to our key accountancy practice partners, as well as support our sales teams in demonstrating the benefits and practical application of our solution to prospective customers.

You’ll be a key member of a cross-functional team that supports our key accountancy practices to grow their FreeAgent client base, through process, procedures and marketing.

Day-to-day here’s what your can expect:

You’ll build and manage relationships with the accounting teams and other key contacts in our accountancy practice partners, providing help and advice on how best to use the software both internally and externally.

You’ll shape and develop the face to face and webinar training for practices, working closely with the rest of our business development and support teams for delivery. As a key part of this job is developing relationships, you’ll spend around two days a week on the road visiting these practices across the UK.

You’ll assist with developing, creating and maintaining both on and offline training collateral, and keep this up to date.

You’ll share feedback including feature requests from clients after training to help us continually adjust and develop our training approach, materials and product offering.

You’ll maintain and update our CRM and other systems as required and producing reports on your activities.

You’ll keep up to date with legislation and changes within HMRC rules, allowing you to share this knowledge internally and externally.

You’ll be travelling within the UK to meet with our clients, and visiting the Edinburgh office on a monthly basis.

REQUIREMENTS

Ideally you will have:

  • An extensive background as an accountant working in the private sector or a practice environment
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
  • Experience of cloud based accounting software, Apple Products and SalesForce
  • Experience of management accounting
  • A full, clean UK driving license

BENEFITS

Work environment

We encourage continual self-development and support your ongoing training. We hold bi-annual company hack days. We work smarter, not harder, and try to have fun doing it!

We believe in a healthy work-life balance and we’re a sociable bunch so there’s always something happening outside of work too.

Perks of the job

  • 33 days annual leave (inc. public holidays) increasing 1 day per year to 43 max!
  • Family friendly policies
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Ongoing development and training
  • Contributory Pension
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Cycle to Work scheme

Applying for the role

Please note that this is a field-based role, with the role holder ideally living in Central or South England.

Application is simple; just be ready to upload your CV and answer a couple of questions. Our selection process involves a phone interview and a visit to our Edinburgh office so you can meet and get to know the team. Don’t worry, we’re a nice bunch and we work hard to make the process as straight-forward, transparent and enjoyable as possible.

At FreeAgent, we recognise the power of a diverse team, and we encourage applications from individuals with varied experience, perspectives and backgrounds.

Don’t forget to tell us about why you think FreeAgent is the right place for you to make a difference. We look forward to hearing from you!