Client Finance Director / Accountant

Stryde; England; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic finance leader is sought as a Client Finance Director/Accountant at Stryde, where you will act as FD for clients, preparing management accounts and providing strategic insights. The role is frontline and requires a blend of meticulous attention to detail and the ability to build strong client relationships, all while being part of a growing remote team.

Benefits

Company pension

Remote working

Casual dress

Quarterly company events

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified accountant with significant experience.
• Experience with board level reporting and client management.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review management accounts for a group of clients.
• Provide strategic insights and support on compliance matters.
• Build strong relationships with clients' leadership teams.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Detail Oriented

Commercial Awareness

Education

A-Level or equivalent

Degree (desirable)

Tools

IT skills

Accounting Software

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Stryde

We Sit In Your Finance Seat - EOS Integrator and CFO at Stryde - Helping You Run A More Deliberate Business

We’re now looking for a dynamic, hands on finance leader to join us as a Client Finance Director / Accountant.

What you’ll do:

• Act as FD for a group of clients, preparing and reviewing management accounts, reporting, and providing strategic insights at board level
• Build strong relationships with owners and leadership teams, this role isn’t back office, it’s frontline and forward looking
• Support on compliance (annual accounts, CT returns, personal tax) and deliver adhoc consultancy when needed
• Be part of a supportive, EOS aligned team that’s scaling intentionally and with purpose

You’ll thrive if you:

• Love building rapport and being part of a close-knit (remote) team
• Are meticulous, commercially minded, and always looking ahead
• Are happy to roll up your sleeves and support colleagues when needed
• Live in the North East or are UK-based and happy to travel for occasional in-person meetups

We’re growing and there’s opportunity for the right person to step into leadership. But even at the top, we all stay close to the detail.

Remote role | Full-time or part-time considered | Permanent

Ready to help business leaders make smarter decisions with financial clarity?

Required Knowledge, skills and experience(Practice Background)

• Qualified, part qualified accountant or qualified by experience.
• Experience preparing monthly or quarterly management accounts and leading review meetings with clients
• Ability to lead a team and present a clear leadership role to the clients you manage
• Experience analyzing, error correcting and submitting VAT returns.
• Experience submitting accounts for Limited Companies, Sole Traders and Partnerships
• Experience submitting self assessments for directors, partners and sole traders.
• Meticulous and detail oriented
• Can work independently with little or no supervision
• Can build rapport quickly and easily with all personality types
• Be prepared to go that extra mile when needed
• Confident and clear communicator who can communicate at all levels
• Has a strong foundation in and can quickly pick up new IT and software skills - essential

Preferred Knowledge, skills and experience(Practice Background)

• Experience of payroll, P11d and Pensions
• Knowledge of payroll journals
• Experience with incorporations, confirmation statements and share structures
• Interest in growing into a leadership role within the organization

Required Knowledge, skills and experience(Industry Background)

• Qualified, part qualified accountant or qualified by experience
• Experience reporting to board level as Finance Director, Finance Manager or Financial Controller
• Ability to lead a team and present a clear leadership role to the clients you manage
• Experience analysing, error correcting and submitting VAT returns.
• Commercial experience in industry understanding sales, marketing or operations. This can be either as a standalone role or just a component of an existing role.
• Good knowledge of the differences in business structures (LLP, LTD, Sole Trader)
• Meticulous and detail oriented
• Can work independently with little or no supervision
• Can build rapport quickly and easily with all personality types
• Be prepared to go that extra mile when needed
• Confident and clear communicator who can communicate at all levels
• Has a strong foundation in and can quickly pick up new IT and software skills - essential

Preferred Knowledge, skills and experience(Industry Background)

• Experience of payroll, P11d and Pensions
• Knowledge of payroll journals
• Self Assessment Experience
• Submission of annual accounts
• Interest in growing into a leadership role within the organization
• Casual dress as home working
• Company events - quarterly attendance required
• Company pension
• Work from home with occasional travel to client meetings

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute:

• Newcastle upon Tyne - for team socials and company meetings
• Are you able to complete the full management accounts process from bookkeeping through to report creation?
• Have you presented at board level?
• Have you completed a myers briggs assessment? https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (required)
• Degree (desirable)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Accounting

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