Accounting Manager

Headway Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Chartered Accountants firm based in Leeds is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead their client services. The role involves managing a portfolio of clients and ensuring compliance with accounting standards, while also supervising and mentoring a team. The ideal candidate will be ACCA or ACA qualified with solid accounting experience and strong management skills. This full-time hybrid role offers a competitive salary around GBP 50,000.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA or ACA.
• Solid accounting experience obtained within practice.
• Knowledge of accounts preparation for incorporated and unincorporated clients.
• Experience managing workflows in a practice environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of clients comprising incorporated businesses.
• Ensuring compliance matters for clients, including annual accounts and corporation tax returns.
• Reviewing work performed by other team members.
• Identifying cross servicing opportunities and business development.

Skills

Communication skills

Management skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Team player

Education

ACCA or ACA qualification

Tools

IRIS

Xero

Sage

Microsoft Excel (advanced)

Outlook

Word

Job description

Accounting Manager -Leeds Based/Hybrid.

About the role:
Our client, a successful and growing Chartered Accountants and Business Advisory Service, are looking to recruit an experienced Accounting Manager (Client Services) to join their team based in Leeds.
They deliver first-class service to their clients and contribute to the sector as a whole while undertaking a variety of work types for their clients including; accounts preparation, auditing services, taxation compliance, outsourcing solutions, book-keeping, payroll and consultancy & general advice.

Accounting Manager - Key Responsibilities:
The role of Accounting Manager (Client Services) will have varied disciplines for a number of their key clients, including reviewing and preparing annual accounts and supervising and mentoring the team members in order to meet the client's needs. The role will also entail involvement with practice and workflow management for the wider team.
We anticipate the role to be split 80% productive (working on key client portfolios) and 20% internal (managing workflow of whole team of 3-4 people, managing billing and work in progress and developing the team).
The ideal candidate will have an exploratory approach to working in order to identify and solve problems efficiently and be passionate about developing and supporting their people.
You will be required to report to and work with a director of the service line.

About you:

• ACCA or ACA fully qualified
• Have a solid accounting experience obtained within practice
• Knowledge of accounts preparation for incorporated and unincorporated clients
• Experience working with IRIS, Xero and Sage would be preferential, but not essential
• Have strong management, communication and organisational skills
• Have experience of managing and controlling workflows in a practice environment
• Be able to confidently work alone but also be a team player
• Have excellent time management
• Have the ability to work under pressure, to deadlines and respond promptly to requests
• Be proficient in Outlook and Word
• Experience in Microsoft Excel to an advanced level

Accounting Manager - Main duties:

• Managing a portfolio of clients comprising incorporated businesses, although experience of unincorporated businesses and individuals would be advantageous
• Responsibility for all compliance matters for clients - annual accounts and corporation tax returns
• Personal tax planning for individuals
• Responsibility for maintaining WIP and managing team KPI's
• Reviewing work performed by other team members and assisting with staff training
• Being the main relationship contact for clients
• Promotion of the Accounts & Outsourcing team internally and externally - with clients, professional contacts and potential clients
• Planning and organising workflow within the department
• Identifying cross servicing opportunities and business development

This is a Full time, permanent role, 37.5 Hours p/w, Mon - Fri - 9am- 5pm.
Based Leeds - Hybrid
Salary: cGBP50,000