Assistant Manager/ Manager - Accountancy Practice

Spear Recruitment ,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £32,000 per annum

Overview

Role: Assistant Manager/Manager within an Accountancy Practice Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands Salary: £32,000 to £45,000 Depending on experience In the role you will be reporting directly to the Director, working directly with Clients and mentoring juniors through their studies and training. This role is suitable for a ACA/ACCA Qualified Accountant looking to join a Practice and make an impact. If you’re looking to build on your career and gain more exposure to working with Clients this is the role for you Job Objectives: To produce accurate draft / final accounts with minimal outstanding queries together with liaising with clients to offer them advice and to manage a small team. The Role: Combined office-based and client facing role Working on a diverse portfolio of clients including small and medium sized privately-owned limited companies, LLP’s, partnerships and sole traders. Ad hoc specialist assignments as and when they arise. Production of draft and management accounts with minimal outstanding queries, for review in a timely and methodical manner. Draft Income tax / corporation tax computations. Manage general office-based day to day duties, as required including team management. Supporting Junior staff and review of their work Limited Audit work Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the preparation of accounts from client portfolio within specified budget timescale. Supervision of Semi-Senior and Junior staff, when providing additional support to Accounts Senior. Reviewing of files before final accounts reviewed by partner Managing a small team, including job allocation and resourcing Review of draft accounts (limited production) Review of VAT returns (limited preparation) Preparation of management accounts from time to time. Manage general office-based day to day duties, as required. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Must be ACA or ACCA working within practice Must have acquired the necessary skills/experience at a Senior level to meet the requirements of the role; able to work with minimum supervision and have a minimum of 5 years’ UK public practice as qualified candidate. Wide experience of accounts preparation. Up to date working knowledge of financial reporting, auditing standards, company law and a good basic knowledge of corporate and personal tax to enable draft tax computations to be prepared. Ability to work on multiple accounts simultaneously. Able to demonstrate wide experience and competency in full accounts production from basic Management of a small team of 5 plus Use of IRIS software Xero, Quickbooks and Microsoft Excel experience is desirable as well as Corporate Audit knowledge and experience. This vacancy is being managed by Charlotte Roscoe at Spear Recruitment Ltd. Spear Recruitment Ltd is an Employment Agency acting as such under the Employment Act 2008 and Employment Agencies Act 1973. Spear Recruitment Ltd are on Facebook, can you also follow us on Twitter spearrecltd and Instagram spearrecruitment Copyright Spear Recruitment Limited 2018. Use of all or any part of this advert to or in any media, without Spear Recruitment Ltd prior written permission is prohibited and may result in criminal or civil actions.