Digital Accounting Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; 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 role involves delivering client work, identifying opportunities for digital transformation, and promoting cloud accounting benefits. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong grasp of accounting principles and cloud technology. You will work closely with partners and junior staff, driving the digital journey while maintaining Xero certification. If you are proactive and resilient, ready to embrace challenges in the digital accounting space, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong understanding of cloud technology.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with partners to identify client opportunities for cloud solutions.
• Overseeing junior staff and ensuring quality in project delivery.

Skills

Cloud-based technology understanding

Accounting principles knowledge

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Resilience

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Xero

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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 and will be supported by the national digital accounting lead.

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

Responsibilities

1. Liaising with partners and portfolio managers to identify client opportunities/internal efficiencies for cloud implementation and optimisation.
2. 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.
3. Carrying out client work including cloud implementation, finance function optimisation and Xero training engagements.
4. Overseeing junior staff when assisting on projects, providing adequate briefing, supervision and training, and reviewing work completed for adequacy and competence.
5. Raising awareness of digital solutions, particularly but not limited to cloud accounting, Xero and related apps, across managers and partners to include challenging current ways of working.
6. Keeping up to date with developments in the digital accounting space, maintaining Xero certification and undertaking relevant training.

Personal and Professional Qualities

1. Qualified Accountant.
2. Strong understanding of cloud-based technology.
3. Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations.
4. Attention to detail.
5. Strong communicator, both with clients and RSM staff at all levels.
6. Proactive – this role requires someone who can drive the digital journey.
7. Resilient – comfortable with trying something but accepting it may not work first time.
8. Good judgement – able to benchmark solutions and articulate why a solution has been chosen.
9. Strong problem-solving skills to be able to troubleshoot issues that arise.