Service Charge Accounting Manager

BDO UK; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Bristol is seeking a Manager to oversee independent service charge reviews. This role will involve leading a team, ensuring efficient delivery of services, and driving business development. Candidates should have ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualifications and relevant experience in service charge accounting. The position offers a hybrid working model with a minimum of two days in the Bristol office.

Benefits

Agile working opportunities

Career development programs

Collaboration spaces in office

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with experience in accountancy or financial environment.
• Relevant service charge accounting experience is a plus.
• Proven experience in managing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee high-quality independent reviews of annual service charge expenditure.
• Lead a dedicated team and ensure efficient work that meets KPIs.
• Drive business development and seek opportunities for expansion.

Skills

ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification

Service charge accounting experience

Experience managing junior staff

Ability to think on your feet

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Overview

Join BDO's Bristol Service Charge team—a hub of excellence in independent service charge reviews. We're gearing up for significant growth, and we're on the lookout for a Manager to lead the charge in delivering top-notch client service to our expanding clientele.

As a Manager, you'll take the reins in overseeing high-quality independent reviews of annual service charge expenditure for a key client. You'll lead a dedicated team, ensuring our work is efficient, meets KPIs, and is perfectly tailored to each client's needs. You'll be the go-to person for both your team and clients, handling challenges with confidence and reporting directly to the Director and Partner team.

Your role will also involve driving business development, actively seeking opportunities to expand our reach. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of our service charge team, we want to hear from you.

You’ll be someone with:

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with experience working in an accountancy practice or other financial environment
• Someone with relevant service charge accounting experience would also be considered
• Experience managing junior staff
• Ability to think on your feet
• Excellent communication skills

Requirement of 2 days a week minimum in the Bristol office.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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