Digital Accounting Manager

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Digital Accounting Manager to lead cloud implementation and optimize finance functions in the London and Southern region. This role involves proactive client engagement, promoting digital solutions, and overseeing junior staff, all while ensuring adherence to accounting principles and financial regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud technology and be a qualified accountant, ready to drive the digital journey forward. If you are a resilient problem-solver with excellent communication skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong understanding of cloud technology and accounting principles.
• Proactive communicator who drives digital solutions and maintains Xero certification.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with partners to identify client opportunities for cloud implementation.
• Overseeing junior staff and ensuring quality in project deliverables.
• Promoting digital health checks and tracking completion across the portfolio.

Skills

Cloud-based technology

Accounting principles

Financial regulations

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

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. 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, and training, and reviewing work completed for adequacy and competence.
• Raising awareness of digital solutions, particularly but not limited to 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, even if initial attempts fail.
• Good judgment – able to benchmark solutions and articulate why a solution has been chosen.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues that arise.