Accounts Manager

McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing accountancy practice in Southwest Cambridge is seeking an Accounts Manager to oversee a portfolio of clients and manage a team of accounting staff. The ideal candidate will be a qualified ACA/ACCA, experienced in statutory accounts, and possess strong client management skills. Offering a competitive salary up to £60,000 and benefits including health care and pension. For applications, please contact A growing accountancy practice's Reading office.

Benefits

Company pension

Healthcare

23 days holidays

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing client statutory accounts and year-end accounts.
• Proven track record in management accounts.
• Experience in supervising a team in an accounting environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of OMBs/SMEs including sole traders and partnerships.
• Review and prepare year-end statutory accounts.
• Supervise and appraise a team of qualified and junior staff.

Skills

Client management

Statutory accounts preparation

Staff management

IFRS & IAS knowledge

Cloud-based accounting systems

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant

Degree in Accounting

Job description

McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a fast-growing & entrepreneurial Accountancy Practice who is looking to strengthen their Business Services team and recruit an Accounts Manager for their offices in Southwest Cambridge. Reporting to one of the Partners, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of OMBs/SMEs including sole traders, companies and partnership clients and supervising a team of Qualified & Junior Accounting staff. Key duties include:

• Reviewing client management accounts prepared by junior staff for Partner sign-off
• Preparing year-end statutory accounts for a client portfolio and reviewing year-end accounts prepared by junior staff
• Team management of 3-4 staff which include experienced Qualified’s and junior staff members
• Appraising the Accounting Services team and feeding back to the Partner as necessary
• Managing workflows and timetabling of bookkeeping, VAT and management accounts clients
• Liaising with other departments to support year-end work including the tax and audit teams
• Responsible for a portfolio of your own clients with some management accounts, VAT returns and attendance at client board meetings
• Ensuring all year-end accounting is signed-off by clients and filed on time with HMRC and Companies House
• Conducting on-site IT client training for new clients and updates for existing clients
• Point of contact for clients and other third-party stakeholders, with direct contact at CFO/MD level
• Ensuring all client accounts/outsourcing work is carried out profitably and on a timely basis in accordance with the firm’s standards

To be considered for the role you should be a Qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant, ideally degree-educated with comprehensive client Statutory Accounts/Year-End Accounts experience, management accounts experience and staff management. The firm is looking for someone with ambitious, entrepreneurial and highly-driven character traits; you should be technically up to date with IFRS & IAS, and knowledge of cloud-based Accounting systems would be an advantage.

On offer is a salary up to £60,000 depending on qualifications and skills with benefits to include company pension, healthcare, 23 days holidays and other flexible benefits. To apply for the position or for more information, please contact McGinnis Loy Associates (Reading) Office by telephone or via email at [e-mail]

McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy, in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act