Accounting and Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

ACCA Careers; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Accounting and Financial Reporting Assistant Manager to join their dynamic Consulting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with corporate clients, focusing on complex financial reporting and consolidations. You will be pivotal in ensuring the highest standards of client service while managing a small portfolio of clients. The firm values diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact and developing your career in a supportive setting, this position is tailored for you.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA with strong UK financial reporting knowledge.
• Experience in managing corporate clients and complex consolidations.

Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day contact for clients, ensuring excellent service.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate clients within budget constraints.
• Provide training and feedback to junior staff on assignments.

Skills

UK financial reporting requirements

Complex consolidations

Commercial awareness

Oral communication skills

Written communication skills

People management skills

Organisational skills

Time management skills

Education

ACA / ACCA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM’s current and future clients within the middle market. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue.

At the heart of Consulting are the six solutions we offer our clients: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our solutions create an enhanced tailored approach to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals and empower our people to make an impact and develop their own unique career path.

Overall job purpose

As the Accounting and Financial Reporting Assistant Manager, your role will be to assist managers to profitably deliver work across a portfolio of corporate clients. You will focus on complex financial reporting and consolidations, whilst managing a small portfolio of corporate and not-for-profit clients.

An integral part of the role will be working with a team of staff to ensure the highest possible standards of client service at all times.

This role is available in our Newcastle, Leeds and Hull offices.

Responsibilities

• Acting as day-to-day point of contact for clients and practicing the principles of excellent client service at all times
• Managing a small portfolio of corporate clients within the agreed internal budget for the job and addressing any material points identified on assignments with the team
• Planning assignments in accordance with the firm’s standard procedures and confirming arrangements with the client, including likely costs and billing arrangements
• Ensuring feedback is provided to more junior members of the team on an on-going basis
• Developing and maintaining an advanced level of technical knowledge through appropriate reading and courses and fulfilling the professional bodies’ CPD requirements including maintaining an awareness of the firm’s specialist services and publications
• Ensuring that assignments are undertaken in accordance with instructions, and carrying out complex aspects of the assignment efficiently, thoroughly and in accordance with the firm’s procedures
• Providing adequate briefing, supervision and training for junior staff and reviewing work completed by junior staff for adequacy and completeness
• Carrying out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the line manager, Head of Department or any partner

Essential:

• ACA / ACCA fully qualified.
• A strong understanding of UK financial reporting requirements.
• Experience of complex consolidations.
• Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness and to add value.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Well-developed people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Corporate Taxation.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience, and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

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