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Business Services Manager (Pimlico, London)

Accountancy Expertise Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An excellent opportunity for a Business Services Manager has arisen with a forward-thinking firm of Chartered Accountants in Pimlico, London.
  • The role involves managing a team of 3 staff while handling bookkeeping, VAT, management, and year-end accounts for a diverse portfolio of clients.
  • Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in bookkeeping, VAT, and management/year-end accounts, along with a managerial background and a professional qualification like AAT.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, although the specific amount is not mentioned in the job description.
  • The firm provides superb benefits and prospects in a beautiful office environment.

An excellent opportunity for a Business Services Manager has arisen with our client, who are a forward thinking, independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Pimlico, London.

You will be responsible for managing the business services team, overseeing a team of 3 staff, as well as working on bookkeeping, VAT, management and year-end accounts for a diverse portfolio of client in various industries, including owner managed businesses and some charities.

Duties include:

  • Preparation, review and filing of VAT returns and associated bookkeeping including reconciling bank, cash, and other control accounts as well as sales & purchase ledger input & reconciliations.
  • Preparation and review of periodic management accounts.
  • Liaising with clients on a regular and timely basis to obtain their books and records, reviewing these and providing support to clients with any bookkeeping/VAT issues and enquiries.
  • Registering & de-registering clients for VAT, as and when required.
  • Good knowledge of the principles and workings of VAT and able to provide VAT advice to other staff members and clients, as well as researching matters to resolve VAT queries on an ad hoc basis.
  • Capable of working on numerous clients’ affairs, adhering to client and statutory deadlines, and ensuring all VAT Returns within the department are filed on time.
  • Providing support and training to clients and staff on bookkeeping & VAT matters.
  • Preparing and overseeing the periodic billing of bookkeeping/VAT services in respect of the business services portfolio.
  • Overseeing and assisting with the preparation of annual accounts to trial balance stage, including computing accruals, prepayments, depreciation etc. and preparing working paper files to a high and professional standard, working on IRIS software.

You will ideally have at least 5 years bookkeeping, VAT and management/year-end accounts experience in practice, with a managerial background, as well as holding a professional qualification such as AAT or be qualified by experience. You will also possess excellent communication and organisational skills and be proficient in software such as IRIS, Xero, QuickBooks, Sage Line 50 and Excel.

The firm have very nice offices in this beautiful part of London and they offer superb benefits and prospects.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.