Remote Team Lead, UK Accounting & Finance

The Corporate Institute; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Quality IT equipment provided

Job summary

Cloud Finance & Accounting delivers the full finance function for hundreds of UK businesses with a remote India/Poland delivery team. We seek a Delivery Lead to own the India team’s output—from weekly bookkeeping to month-end packs—delivering complete, correct work on agreed dates.

You review work before UK account managers, plan who does what, and build a 4+ strong team. This is a delivery role, not client-facing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in accounting with UK client experience in outsourcing.
• Experience leading a 3+ person UK team.
• Proficient in Xero; Dext and Karbon or Senta are plus.
• Qualified or finalist in CA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Fluent written English.
• Available to work within UK office hours (e.g., 11:00–19:30 IST).

Responsibilities

• Hold the team’s monthly timetable and deliver high-quality output to every deadline.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, P&L analysis, VAT and payroll against our documented standards.
• Plan capacity and cover so holidays and sickness never cost a client a deadline.
• Run weekly 1-1s and a development plan for each team member.
• Keep our procedures current with the people who use them and induct new starters.
• Own the team’s weekly scoreboard on deadlines, review findings and open items.

Skills

Team management

English writing

UK client work experience

Outsourcing experience

Education

CA/ACCA/CIMA (qualified or finalist)

Tools

Xero

Dext

Karbon

Senta

Job description

Cloud Finance & Accounting delivers the full finance function for hundreds of UK businesses with a remote India/Poland delivery team. We seek a Delivery Lead to own the India team’s output—from weekly bookkeeping to month-end packs—delivering complete, correct work on agreed dates.

You review work before UK account managers, plan who does what, and build a 4+ strong team. This is a delivery role, not client-facing.