Accounts Advisory Manager

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm in Fife is seeking an Accounts Advisory Manager for their team. This role involves managing a portfolio of healthcare clients and providing accounting services to enhance their profitability. Ideal candidates are professionally qualified accountants with prior experience in an accountancy firm and strong communication skills. The position offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements, requiring office presence for at least 3 days a week.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

Generous holiday entitlement

Health insurance

Life assurance

Various retail discount schemes

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working within an accountancy firm.
• Experience working with healthcare professionals such as GPs, Opticians, or Dental clients.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide accounting services and advice to a portfolio of healthcare clients.
• Review partnership and corporate accounts ensuring compliance.
• Supervise bookkeeping service for healthcare clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in accountancy

Knowledge of HMRC, PAYE, and VAT

Education

Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CA, ICAS)

Job description

The Company

Able Bridge Recruitment are thrilled to be working in partnership with a leading and growing accounting firm in fife in the recruitment of an Accounts Advisory Manager on a permanent basis.

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell holidays
• Health insurance
• Life assurance
• Various retail discount schemes
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

This vacancy, the result of growth will report into the director/partner within your assigned area and will be office based for at least 3 days of the week.

Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to provide a portfolio of customers accounting services and advice in order to ensure financial compliance and commercial advice on how to improve profitability.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Review of partnership and corporate accounts, and the associated tax computations, primarily for clients within the healthcare sector, ensuring accuracy and compliance prior to sign-off by the Director/ Partner.
• Review of management accounts with detailed narrative commentary and bespoke reporting, tailored to meet the specific requirements of healthcare businesses and professionals.
• Oversee and provide a competent bookkeeping service to healthcare clients, including assistance with day-to-day queries, addressing significant accounting issues, and supporting software and digital record-keeping solutions.
• Manage client requests relating to HMRC, PAYE, and VAT matters within the healthcare portfolio, ensuring adherence to relevant regulations and deadlines.
• Advise healthcare clients on ad-hoc accounting, tax, and financial planning matters, offering proactive and commercially focused guidance.
• Supervise a designated healthcare client portfolio, managing workflow, review of accounts, client meetings, invoicing, and ensuring all statutory deadlines are met.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships within the healthcare sector, understanding their operational challenges and providing strategic financial insight to support business growth and sustainability.

Requirements

We are looking for a professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CA, ICAS), who has previous experience of working within an accountancy firm. Candidates will also need to have some experience of working with healthcare professionals such as GP s, Opticians or Dental clients. A large proportion of the role will involve working closely with external customers so excellent communication skills are vital.

Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.

If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.