Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Assistant Manager in Financial Reporting to join their Birmingham team. In this role, you will prepare complex financial statements, work on consolidations, and collaborate with audit and tax teams to deliver exceptional service to a diverse client portfolio. This position offers a unique opportunity for professional growth and development while contributing to a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you are detail-oriented and possess strong communication skills, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in finance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA qualification is essential for this role.
• Experience in Financial Reporting is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Prepare complex financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Support managers with administrative tasks and projects.
• Ensure high-quality outputs and client interactions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Financial Reporting

IFRS knowledge

Education

ACA / ACCA or equivalent qualification

Job description

Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting, Birmingham

Client:

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

8

Posted:

02.04.2025

Expiry Date:

17.05.2025

Job Description:

What you will be doing?

Our Financial Reporting team is currently looking for a talented Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting to join their team in Birmingham. The Financial Reporting team is a part of the wider team of Audit and Assurance, which will give you a great opportunity to collaborate with other teams across Audit and Tax. In your role, you will focus on preparation of complex financial statements (under both IFRS and UK GAAP), consolidations and working for a diverse portfolio of clients.

As Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Preparing complex financial statements (such as consolidation and IFRS)
• Supporting other managers within the team with various administrative tasks and projects that arise from time to time
• Ensuring quality is consistent and to a high level across all outputs.
• Interacting with clients to undertake accounting work as required - both over telephone/e-mail and potentially occasional on-site client visits.
• Working closely with the audit and business tax teams to provide a seamless service to clients and ensure deadlines are met.
• Sharing ideas about how best to operate the accounts preparation process in order to improve efficiencies for the firm.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Have ACA / ACCA or equivalent qualification
• Exposure or previous experience in Financial Reporting
• Great attention to detail
• Very good communication skills as you will be collaborating with different teams

Desired skills:

• Previous IFRS experience would be great but not required.

Additional Information:

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.