Client Accounts Manager

McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Milton Keynes is seeking an Accounting Services Manager/Outsourcing Manager to oversee client portfolios and manage a team. The ideal candidate will be qualified ACA/ACCA with experience in statutory and management accounts, alongside a drive for excellence. Benefits include a competitive salary and flexible perks.

Benefits

Company pension

Healthcare

25 days holidays

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant with client Statutory Accounts experience.
• Experience managing teams and portfolios of clients.
• Up-to-date with IFRS & IAS.

Responsibilities

• Review management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Supervise team of Qualified & Junior Accounting staff.
• Liaise with clients and manage client portfolios.

Skills

Client management

Team management

Statutory accounts

Management accounts

Cloud-based Accounting systems

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Degree in Accounting or related field

Job description

McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a Top40 UK Accountancy Firm who are looking to recruit an Accounting Services Manager/Outsourcing Manager for their Milton Keynes offices. Reporting to one of the Accounting Partners, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of OMBs/SMEs including sole traders, companies and partnership clients and supervising a small 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 as necessary
• 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 £55,000 depending on qualifications with benefits to include company pension, healthcare, 25 days holidays and other flexible benefits. To apply for the position or for more information, please contact McGinnis Loy Associates (Reading) Office on 01183 245 245 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