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Our client, a leading firm seek an experienced Audit & Accounts Manager
Due to recent growth, the office is looking to appoint an audit manager to strengthen the team and to enable further growth. The office itself provides a very contemporary open plan-working environment enabling the team to collaborate effectively.You will be managing an audit portfolio and be a key contact for those clients, delivering on multiple assignments to agreed deadlines alongside the Partners. You will demonstrate the highest technical standards, but also communicate those ideas to clients in a clear, concise and actionable way with minimal input from a Partner. You will be trusted to manage projects fully and to budget.
- Actively manages a portfolio of clients ensuring that for each client all deadlines are met, the work is carried out within budget and the job is finalised to minimise partner review time.
- The portfolio will consist of a mix of Audit 60%, Accounts 40%
- Plans jobs and organises assignment to ensure the job is carried out in the most efficient way possible and that deadlines are met.
- Fully understands the clients’ businesses and the issues they face.
- Takes an active role in the leadership of the General Practice team, supporting the Partners with the management of the office.
- Carries out all work, and ensures the work of staff is in line with ISO 9001 procedures.
- Acts as training manager and mentor to allocated trainees.
- Takes an active role with motivating staff and managing issues informally, raises more serious matters with HR where appropriate.
- Produces training material and regularly presents training to trainees on a variety of topics.
- Actively participates in meetings, workshops and training.
- Takes an active role in Business Development activities aiming to build on current client relationships and establish new opportunities.
- Assists with the preparation and presentation of new client pitches.
- Takes responsibility for billing procedures and debt collection where appropriate and in liaison with client partner.
- Provides ideas and input to new innovations and improvements to help improve efficiency and productivity and better improve the quality of services we offer.
You will have the following background:
- Relevant Accounting Qualification such as ACA or ACCA
- Experience of working in a professional services environment, managing both people and an audit portfolio
- Commitment to client care and service beyond expectation
- High level of technical competence
- Commitment to CPD and ensuring technical competence is continually improved
- Commercially aware and able to apply and communicate technical knowledge in a clear and commercial way
- Good communicator
- Ability to give feedback in a constructive manner
- Deadlines/time management
- Attention to detail
Benefits
- Generous annual leave plus three days off at Christmas
- Option to buy/sell additional days
- Hybrid Working
- Life Cover
- Critical Illness cover
- Income Protection
- Pension Scheme
- Generous family related leave and pay
- Weddings and birth vouchers
- Loyalty awards
- Employee and client referral awards
- Community volunteer scheme
- Fundraising matching
- Perkbox
- Eye Tests
- Cycle to work
A wide range of flexible benefits, including interest free loans for:
- Health Assessments
- Dental
- Gym memberships
- Cancer screening
- Genetic wellness tests
- Phones, laptops, tablets and computers
- Wearables
- Office furniture
- Cycle insurance
- Pet insurance
- Will writing
