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Our client an established, forward thinking firm of Chartered Accountants are seeking a Client Business Manager to join their expanding Outsourcing Team in Oxford.
The position will involve you managing your own portfolio of outsourcing clients, understanding their business needs, identifying new opportunities and building and maintaining strong relationships.
Key duties:-
- Being the primary contact for your allocated portfolio of clients regarding all data processing activities and treasury matters, taking responsibility for all duties up to and including the production of (often complex) management information
- Data processing activities to be conducted by the team to include bank transactions, sales and purchase ledger items, expense claims and all other general ledger postings, journals etc;
- Approaching the portfolio of clients with a digital focus and using the tech stack to ensure processes are as efficient as possible
- Active business partnering to ensure informed reporting of risks & opportunities, actuals and forecast variance analysis
- Analytically reviewing results and analysing key performance indicators for your clients;
- Ensuring that allocated teams are keeping all accounting systems up to date and accurate within specified timeframes
- Reviewing VAT returns, EC sales lists and Intrastat returns, having an understanding of what is allowable under the VAT rules and the basic principles of partial exemption and how this operates
- Preparing basic statutory financial statements for clients with little or no supervision, having an awareness of the disclosure requirements of the Companies Act
- Preparing an audit file which could be provided to the client’s auditors, with supporting schedules for all balance sheet items
- Carrying out ad hoc assignments, including budgeting and assistance with cash flow forecasting and training clients in use of their accounting systems
- Being involved with marketing and new business for prospective new clients
You will ideally have at least 4-5 years UK outsourcing and management accounts experience within practice and hold a professional qualification such as ACCA/ACA/CIMA, although they will consider someone who is working towards these or QBE. You will also possess excellent communication and organisational skills, as well as good technical accounting knowledge with UKGAAP and IFRS.
An understanding of software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and Excel would also be an advantage.
This is an excellent opportunity with a reputable firm who offer superb prospects for progression and generous benefits including pension, life assurance, health plan, retail discount scheme and flexible and hybrid working.
