Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager

Butler Rose; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Health Shield

Pension via salary sacrifice

Job summary

Butler Rose is seeking an Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager in Cambridgeshire with remote options. The role concentrates on statutory accounts, consolidations, and corporation tax, exposing you to complex group structures and multi-currency reporting.

Ideal candidates have ACA/ACCA and 3–5 years in UK accountancy practice, with strong client relationship skills and a proactive approach to mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Qualified or finalist with substantial UK practice experience.
• Experience preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies and groups.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and taxation developments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for medium-sized and larger limited companies.
• Prepare multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations.
• Research and resolve complex accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Prepare corporation tax computations and returns.
• Support VAT and collaborate with audit teams.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate clients with deadlines.
• Review junior staff work and provide guidance.

Skills

UK GAAP

Consolidations

Corporation tax

Client relationships

Budgeting

Mentoring juniors

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Job description

Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager
Cambridgeshire / Remote
£35,000 - £50,000

An established and highly regarded firm of Chartered Accountants is seeking an experienced Accounts Senior or Assistant Manager to join its Corporate Services team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified practice professional to join a collaborative team. The role has a strong focus on statutory accounts, consolidated financial statements and corporation tax, offering exposure to complex group structures and multi-currency reporting. This position suited to someone who enjoys technical accounting, client relationships and supporting the development of junior colleagues.

Role Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for medium-sized and larger limited companies and corporate groups.
• Prepare and review multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Research, identify and resolve complex technical accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Prepare and review corporation tax computations and returns.
• Support VAT compliance and related submissions, working alongside specialist teams.
• Work closely with audit teams to ensure consistency across client assignments.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate clients, ensuring assignments are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain regular client communication, providing a high standard of service and responding to technical queries.
• Prepare and monitor budgets for client assignments, managing compliance work against agreed timescales and budgets.
• Review work prepared by junior team members, providing guidance, feedback and technical support.
• Support the training, mentoring and development of junior colleagues.
• Identify opportunities to provide additional services and contribute to business development activities.
• Assist with specialist and ad hoc advisory assignments.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of UK accounting standards and taxation developments.

Personal Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified, or a finalist with substantial relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' recent experience working within a UK accountancy practice.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies.
• Demonstrable experience preparing and reviewing consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations.
• Experience working with medium-sized and larger corporate clients, including complex group structures.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Previous experience reviewing work and supporting or mentoring junior team members.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective client relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Comfortable working remotely and communicating effectively with clients and colleagues via telephone, email and virtual meetings.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (20 days for those studying, with an additional day for every two completed holiday years).
• Flexible working arrangements, regularly reviewed.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Income protection in the event of long-term sickness or incapacity.
• Life assurance.
• Paid study leave.
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Health Shield cashback plan covering treatments including dental, optical and physiotherapy.
• Flu vaccinations.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Tax-efficient pension through salary sacrifice.
• Wellbeing programme, including counselling, mental health support and legal advice.
• Ongoing professional development, including training courses, webinars and leadership and management development programmes.
• Team social events, fundraising and activities.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.