Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager

Butler Rose; United States; Remote; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Income protection

Life assurance

Paid study leave

Paid professional subscriptions

Health Shield cashback plan

Flu vaccinations

Enhanced sick pay

Pension via salary sacrifice

Wellbeing programme

Ongoing professional development

Team social events

Job summary

Butler Rose is seeking an experienced Accounts Senior or Assistant Manager to join its Corporate Services team in Cambridgeshire / remote. The role focuses on statutory accounts, consolidated financial statements and corporation tax, offering exposure to complex group structures and multi-currency reporting.

You will work with a collaborative team, develop junior colleagues, manage client relationships, and ensure deadlines and budgets are met.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified, or a finalist with substantial relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' recent experience working within a UK accountancy practice.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies.
• Experience preparing and reviewing consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for medium-sized and larger limited companies and corporate groups.
• Prepare and review multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Research and resolve complex technical accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Prepare and review corporation tax computations and returns.
• Support VAT compliance and related submissions with specialist teams.
• Collaborate with audit teams to ensure consistency across client assignments.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate clients, meeting deadlines and budgets.
• Maintain regular client communication and respond to technical queries.
• Review work of junior team members and provide guidance and training.
• Support the training and development of junior colleagues.
• Identify opportunities to provide additional services and contribute to business development.

Skills

Communication skills

Client relationships

Organisation

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified (or finalist with substantial experience)

Job description

Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager
Cambridgeshire / Remote
£35,000 - £50,000

An established and highly regarded firm of Chartered Accountants is seeking an experienced Accounts Senior or Assistant Manager to join its Corporate Services team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified practice professional to join a collaborative team. The role has a strong focus on statutory accounts, consolidated financial statements and corporation tax, offering exposure to complex group structures and multi-currency reporting. This position suited to someone who enjoys technical accounting, client relationships and supporting the development of junior colleagues.

Role Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory accounts for medium-sized and larger limited companies and corporate groups.
• Prepare and review multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Research, identify and resolve complex technical accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Prepare and review corporation tax computations and returns.
• Support VAT compliance and related submissions, working alongside specialist teams.
• Work closely with audit teams to ensure consistency across client assignments.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate clients, ensuring assignments are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain regular client communication, providing a high standard of service and responding to technical queries.
• Prepare and monitor budgets for client assignments, managing compliance work against agreed timescales and budgets.
• Review work prepared by junior team members, providing guidance, feedback and technical support.
• Support the training, mentoring and development of junior colleagues.
• Identify opportunities to provide additional services and contribute to business development activities.
• Assist with specialist and ad hoc advisory assignments.
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of UK accounting standards and taxation developments.

Personal Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified, or a finalist with substantial relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' recent experience working within a UK accountancy practice.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing statutory accounts for limited companies.
• Demonstrable experience preparing and reviewing consolidations and consolidated financial statements.
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations.
• Experience working with medium-sized and larger corporate clients, including complex group structures.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Previous experience reviewing work and supporting or mentoring junior team members.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective client relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Comfortable working remotely and communicating effectively with clients and colleagues via telephone, email and virtual meetings.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (20 days for those studying, with an additional day for every two completed holiday years).
• Flexible working arrangements, regularly reviewed.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Income protection in the event of long-term sickness or incapacity.
• Life assurance.
• Paid study leave.
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Health Shield cashback plan covering treatments including dental, optical and physiotherapy.
• Flu vaccinations.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Tax-efficient pension through salary sacrifice.
• Wellbeing programme, including counselling, mental health support and legal advice.
• Ongoing professional development, including training courses, webinars and leadership and management development programmes.
• Team social events, fundraising and activities.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.