Accounts Assistant Manager

ICAEW; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ICAEW is seeking a development-focused management accounts professional to join our growing outsourced finance team in Guildford. You will work closely with a Director and Senior Managers to deliver high-quality management accounts and advisory services to a portfolio of SME clients.

This role is designed for someone technically strong who wants more exposure to clients, people management and commercial decision-making, with a clear progression path into a senior outsourced/advisory role.

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Solid experience producing management accounts within an accountancy practice.
• Confident communicating with clients and beginning to manage queries independently.
• Experience reviewing trainee work (or ready to take that step).
• Strong technical base with the ability to apply it commercially.
• Xero experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director with their client portfolio and acting as a day-to-day point of contact.
• Prepare and review management accounts for sole traders and SME clients.
• Overseeing bookkeeping and outsourced finance work.
• Prepare and review VAT returns and assist with tax compliance.
• Liaising with audit, tax and payroll teams across the wider firm.
• Reviewing trainee work and providing feedback.
• Assisting with reporting, analysis and early exposure to FP&A-style work.
• Contributing to client growth and business development opportunities.

Skills

Client communication

Deadline management

Mentoring

Managing multiple clients

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Your new company

This opportunity sits within a growing, modern accountancy firm that is continuing to invest in its outsourced finance and management accounts offering. The firm works with a broad SME client base and operates with an informal, approachable culture - professional but not stuffy, ambitious without ego.

This is not a replacement hire. The role has been created to support growth and to develop the next layer of management within the team.

Your new role

Working closely with a Director and Senior Managers, you'll take responsibility for delivering high-quality management accounts and outsourced services to a portfolio of clients, while starting to step into a more client-facing and supervisory position.

This is a development role - ideal for someone technically strong who wants more exposure to clients, people management and commercial decision-making.

• Supporting the Director with their client portfolio and acting as a day-to-day point of contact
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts for sole traders and SME clients
• Overseeing bookkeeping and outsourced finance work
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns and assisting with tax compliance
• Liaising with audit, tax and payroll teams across the wider firm
• Reviewing trainee work and providing feedback
• Assisting with reporting, analysis and early exposure to FP&A-style work
• Contributing to client growth and business development opportunities

What you'll need to succeed

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
• Solid experience producing management accounts within an accountancy practice
• Confident communicating with clients and beginning to manage queries independently
• Experience reviewing trainee work (or ready to take that step)
• Strong technical base with the ability to apply it commercially
• Comfortable managing deadlines, priorities and multiple clients
• Xero experience is essential

What you'll get in return

• A clear progression path into a more senior outsourced/advisory role
• Exposure to higher-level client work without being thrown in at the deep end
• Informal, adult working culture with flexibility considered
• Centrally located Guildford offices
• A firm that is growing and developing people, not just workloads