Accounts Assistant Manager

TC Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the UK seeks an Accounts Assistant Manager in East Midlands to manage professional accounting functions. This role requires ACA/ACCA qualification and experience in accountancy practice. The successful candidate will mentor junior staff and ensure technical standards are upheld while delivering exceptional service to clients. The position offers a competitive salary and diverse benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Car parking

Regular functions and events

Employee benefits portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years PQE in an accountancy practice.
• Experience with corporation tax.
• Ability to juggle multiple jobs while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting functions and contribute to team culture.
• Ensure legislative deadlines are met for accounts jobs.
• Mentor and support less experienced team members.

Skills

ACA / ACCA qualified

Good accounting, VAT & tax knowledge

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent time management skills

Problem-solving ability

Proactive and energetic attitude

Education

ACA or ACCA certification

Tools

Iris

MWP

Job description

Overview

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Salary - Competitive dependent on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with core hours/flexitime

Holiday - 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Assistant Manager role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We\'re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we\'ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

Due to growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant Manager to join our team in Derby.

This is a key role within the office and an opportunity to work directly with the Directors to manage the professional accounting function and contribute towards our positive team culture. We are looking for ambitious, results orientated individuals who strive to meet the highest standards in their work and provide a first-class service to our clients. You will be technically competent, a team orientated people person and have a desire to develop the knowledge of yourself and others.

Key responsibilities

• Controlling on an annual basis the professional work required on a range of accounts jobs ensuring that all internal, client and legislative deadlines are met.
• Ensuring the firm\'s standard processes are used in the production of accounts work in all aspects
• Ensuring that technical standards are maintained at all times and being technically proficient to answer questions from the team.
• Management of jobs within your portfolio & the staff working on those jobs. You will plan and review work to be undertaken on client matters by staff members and you will be responsible for each jobs review and progress through the practice.
• Ensuring that the work planner is used and that jobs are recorded and staffed using it.
• Ensure that client handling partners are kept fully informed on the monthly progress of the work areas you are responsible for.
• Reviewing the work of others, having a detailed understanding of risks and issues, ensuring complete information is obtained to make effective decisions.
• Provide practical advice and solutions to clients and colleagues in a timely manner.
• Smooth relationships when difficult circumstances prevail. Develop a culture of trust with both the team and with clients.
• Mentor, counsel, coach and support those of less experience, including individuals who are not confident in their area of competence, building morale and personal confidence and generally encouraging others to give their best performance.

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• ACA / ACCA qualified
• minimum of 1-2 year's PQE in an accountancy practice
• Good accounting, VAT & tax knowledge, in particular corporation tax.
• Experience with Iris, & MWP beneficial
• Proactive and energetic in every task undertaken
• Seek direction from others when appropriate, achieve objectives, drive feedback, cope well with pressure and show genuine interest
• Strong desire to exceed expectations and drive own career
• Confident when dealing with negative situations and difficult conversations
• Adopts calm and assured approach, makes time for people, shares knowledge
• Ability to juggle a number of jobs, whilst demonstrating excellent time management skills to ensure all deadlines and expectations are met.
• Provides the best possible solution to problem solving and have the courage to make a difficult decision quickly.
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement, convince others to have ideas, as well as encouraging and enthusing them to come up with imaginative solutions to difficult problems.
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• show initiative, exercise judgement and take ownership of tasks from start to finish

Full benefits

• pension scheme
• group life assurance 4 x salary
• group income protection
• car parking
• regular functions and events
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Assistance Programme
• employee Referral Bonus - we\'re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We\'re an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we\'re supporting more and more of the UK\'s ambitious business owners, SME\'s and large Corporations and it\'s a real team effort. We\'re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.