Audit and Accounts Manager

AJ Chambers ,
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £52,000 per annum

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Audit and Accounts Manager to join one of the leading independent accountancy firms in Cambridge. Our client are offering an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to flexible working hours and a competitive salary. The perfect candidate will be keep technically up-to-date in those areas in which you are involved and maintaining personal CPE records. You will also continue to gain expertise in other areas such as commercial and personal development. Audit and Accounts Manager Core Duties; Planning and budgeting of assignments for partner agreement. Monitor progress of assignment and apprising partners of progress and problems. Carrying out file review on completion of assignment, prior to final partner review. Dealing with routine correspondence on a timely basis. Keeping control of jobs and WIP within the office. Assisting with detailed and more complex work on assignments when necessary. Ensuring that job budgets are completed and compared to actual time, and that explanations are obtained and recorded for any variances. Ensuring the firm’s quality assurance procedures are maintained and that client care is exemplary at all times. Managerial Duties; Assisting with billing, debt collection, and reduction of write-offs Maintaining group work programmes and monitoring jobs awaiting completion Assisting with job control diary systems Monitoring own and staff compliance with chargeable hours targets Responsibility for staff standards, setting SMART objectives, and increasing morale in the group. Communicating fully with partners/HR of specific staff concerns. Assisting in the performance appraisal scheme, assistance in identifying staff’s strengths and weaknesses and training needs. Ensuring communication between partners and staff is optimised at all times. Supervision and motivation of staff. If you would like any further information on this Audit and Accounts Manager role then please apply direct or contact Scott Golding from AJ Chambers Recruitment.