Your new company
My client is an excellent firm of Chartered Accountants, with 4 Directors and circa 40 staff. They boast new and modern offices, on-site parking and a modern approach to their work. An opportunity has become available for a Part-Qualified or Fully Qualified accountant to join their Outsourcing Team in a Manager position. This role may suit someone already in Practice looking to advance their career, or someone from industry with previous practice experience, looking to return to the profession.

Your new role:
You will:

• Assist in the management of a client portfolio, mainly high-growth businesses, SMEs, entrepreneurial businesses
• Responsible for statutory accounts, corporation tax and personal tax returns, VAT returns, payroll and bookkeeping.
• Responsible for management reports (annual and monthly) which identify results, trends and forecasts.
• Ensuring quality control and ensuring Practice standards are upheld.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Examining all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.
• Supervising, managing and motivating outsource department team.
• Reporting to our Managing Director on a timely and accurate basis to allow him to present financial information to our clients.
• Working with our Managing Director to develop systems to support our clients’ businesses.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with a portfolio of clients, understanding their business and ensuring that all communications are conducted in a professional and timely manner and within budget.
• Responsible for client portfolio, billing, budgets and WIP.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant, ACA or ACCA, or a part qualified coming to the end of your exams. The client will support further studying as needed. You will have trained in practice at some point during your career. If you are part-qualified, you will receive extra guidance from the Directors for support.

What you'll get in return
You will receive a salary dependent on experience of up to £55,000. Study support provided as needed

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to james.clark2@hays.com, or call me on 01256633150.

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