Assistant Manager

BDO UK LLP; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK LLP is seeking an Assistant Manager within its Business Services & Outsourcing team in Reading. The role involves delivering services to clients, managing projects, and requiring qualifications such as ACA/ACCA. Successful candidates will work in a supportive environment and maintain strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in management accounting.
• Good VAT and corporate tax knowledge.
• Solid bookkeeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Support senior members in service delivery.
• Independently deliver projects to the manager.
• Analyze client data and make recommendations.

Skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Client communication

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Cloud accounting software

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

This role sits within the BDO Business Services & Outsourcing (“BSO”) team in Reading. We provide clients with a full range of finance, accounting, and business services to support their growth and help them manage changing regulatory and reporting requirements within local markets and around the globe. Whatever the size and ambition of their operations, BSO can manage their accounting and compliance burdens to leave them free to focus on their business goals.

Beyond supporting their compliance requirements, we also act as a client’s sounding board, providing business insight, knowledge, and proven solutions. We can help them create a clear path to reach their goals and allow them to focus on what matters while we support the day-to-day financial management of their business.

Overview of role:

• As a Assistant Manager you will be required to work closely with and support senior members of the team in the timely delivery of services.
• You will work independently and be accountable for the delivery of projects to the manager (or equivalent) for review, frequently being the first point of contact for our clients. In addition to accounting capabilities, you will have rounded business knowledge with the ability to analyse client data, make recommendations and talk credibly to clients on the issues they face such as current trading position, future outlook and legislative changes.

Experience and professional qualifications:

• (ACA/ACCA) qualified or equivalent.
• Proven experience in management accounting for a variety of clients.
• Good VAT and some corporate tax knowledge.
• Experience of audit process and liaison with audit teams (preferable not essential).
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
• Solid bookkeeping skills and good working knowledge of cloud accounting software’s.
• Basic knowledge of the rules and regulations of doing business in the UK including reporting requirements, tax requirements.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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