Accounting Services Manager, Big 4 firm

Michael Page; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A Big 4 accounting firm in the City of London is looking for a qualified ACA / ACCA Manager to join their Accounting Services team. The role involves preparing statutory financial statements, providing skilled accountants on secondment, and bookkeeping. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK GAAP / IFRS, great accounting skills, and supervisory abilities. Competitive salary and opportunities for continuous training and development are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Challenging career path

Prestigious client base

Continuous technical training

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must possess an ACA/ACCA Qualification (or an international equivalent).
• Very good working knowledge of UK GAAP / IFRS and some awareness of US GAAP.
• Highly professional attitude in deadline driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of statutory financial statements (SFS).
• Providing skilled accountants on secondment for client's temporary needs.
• Bookkeeping and preparation of periodic management accounts.

Skills

Strong accounting skills

Technical knowledge on financial reporting

UK GAAP / IFRS knowledge

IT literacy

Excel spreadsheet skills

Supervisory skills

Education

ACA/ACCA Qualification or equivalent

Tools

Accounting packages

Job description

This Big 4 firm's Accounting Services team provides a wide variety of outsourced accounting services.

Client Details

This Big 4 firm's Accounting Services team is a leading market focused business, providing corporate accounting services to national and multinational corporations.

Description

This Big 4 firm's Accounting Services team is looking for a qualified ACA / ACCA Manager, with broad accounting / finance experience gained working within practice, to join the team.

The team provides outsourced accounting services. These include:

• the preparation of statutory financial statements (SFS).
• providing skilled accountants on secondment where clients have a temporary need for additional resources.
• bookkeeping and preparation of periodic management accounts.

Profile

• Must possess an ACA/ACCA Qualification (or an international equivalent).
• Strong accounting skills and technical knowledge on financial reporting matters including the ability to work from first principles.
• Very good working knowledge of UK GAAP / IFRS and some awareness of US GAAP.
• IT literate, ideally with some experience of accounting packages and very good excel spreadsheet skills.
• Highly professional attitude to providing a quality service on challenging assignments in a deadline driven environment, demonstrating flexibility in changing client environments.
• Strong supervisory skills and ability to develop and coach staff, working in a team environment.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary.
• A challenging and exciting career path.
• A varied and prestigious client base.
• Continuous technical training and personal development.