Accounting & Business Services Manager

KBM Resourcing; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An international Accountancy firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Qualified Accounting and Business Services Manager with experience in team leadership and diverse portfolio management. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing budgets, supervising staff, liaising with clients, and ensuring compliance with deadlines. This role offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and 34 days of holiday including bank holidays.

Benefits

Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days at home)

34 days holiday including bank holidays, with opportunity to buy more

Competitive salary package

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA, or ICAS accountant.
• Experience managing a team and a vast portfolio.
• Demonstrable knowledge of year-end financial statements, management accounts, VAT returns.

Responsibilities

• Review and agree on draft budgets.
• Delegate, supervise, and review work of seniors and juniors.
• Liaise with clients directly to resolve queries.
• Review draft CT computations and financial statements.
• Assist in the completion of advisory work.

Skills

Management experience

Strong IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

ACCA, ACA or ICAS qualification

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

KBM are delighted to be working with a worldwide Accountancy firm, with offices worldwide. They are looking to welcome a Qualified Accounting and Business Services Manager, who has experience managing a team and is ready to hit the ground running!

Key Duties include:

• Review and agree draft budgets.
• Delegate, supervise and review work of seniors and juniors, ensuring the file is complete and all review points addressed before it is passed to the Partner Director.
• Liaise with clients directly or through relevant manager to resolve queries or obtain further information.
• Review draft CT computations and financial statements.
• Assist in the completion of advisory work.
• Monitor work in progress on all jobs within the portfolio, communicating any potential problems and write offs to the Partners on a timely basis.
• Undertake critical audit areas for key audit clients and supervise larger client audits.
• Monitor budgets and be responsible for the team's performance.
• Monitor debtor balances and cash collections.
• Monitor filing deadlines and ensure deadlines are achieved, including corporation tax and Companies House filings.
• Be a key technical contact for staff.
• Liaise directly with other offices/departments/technical to resolve issues.
• Take responsibility for keeping yourself up to date with legislation and standards.

What you'll need:

• Be fully ACCA, ACA or ICAS qualified.
• Experience managing a team.
• Experience managing a vast portfolio.
• Experience with demonstrable knowledge of producing year‑end financial statements, management accounts and completing VAT returns.
• Strong IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel, to an intermediate level.
• Knowledge of cloud‑based accounting systems such as Xero preferred but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

What's on offer:

• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days at home).
• 34 days holiday including bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Competitive salary package.