Digital Accounting Manager

TN United Kingdom; Bromley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Digital Accounting Manager to lead cloud solutions in the London and Southern region. This dynamic role involves delivering client work, promoting cloud benefits, and identifying opportunities for optimization. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong grasp of cloud technologies and accounting principles. You'll work closely with partners, manage junior staff, and drive the digital journey forward. If you're proactive and resilient, ready to embrace new approaches, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with a strong understanding of cloud-based technology.
• Proactive and resilient with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with partners to identify client opportunities for cloud implementation.
• Overseeing junior staff and ensuring adequate training and supervision.

Skills

Cloud Accounting

Xero

Accounting Principles

Financial Regulations

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Xero

Job description

Overall job purpose

The role is for a digital accounting manager for the London and Southern region. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering client work, proactively identifying client opportunities, and promoting the benefits of cloud solutions to the wider team. The candidate will be supported by the national digital accounting lead.

This will primarily be a regional role and some travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with partners and portfolio managers to identify client opportunities and internal efficiencies for cloud implementation and optimisation.
• Promoting the completion of, and where appropriate carrying out, the new digital health checks across the ABA South portfolio. Tracking the completion of these and following up on opportunities identified.
• Carrying out client work including cloud implementation, finance function optimisation, and Xero training engagements.
• Overseeing junior staff when assisting on projects, providing adequate briefing, supervision, training, and reviewing work for adequacy and competence.
• Raising awareness of digital solutions, particularly cloud accounting, Xero, and related apps, across managers and partners, including challenging current ways of working.
• Keeping up to date with developments in the digital accounting space, maintaining Xero certification, and undertaking relevant training.

Personal and Professional Qualities

• Qualified Accountant.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based technology.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communicator, both with clients and RSM staff at all levels.
• Proactive – able to drive the digital journey.
• Resilient – comfortable with trying new approaches and accepting that initial attempts may not succeed.
• Good judgment – able to benchmark solutions and articulate reasons for chosen solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues that arise.