Accounts Manager

Job Description

Accounts Manager

Location:  Sutton

Salary:  £58,000 to £65,000

 

Our client is a top 40 accountancy practice with several offices in Central and Southern England. We are recruiting for a new opportunity for an Accounts Manager to join our clients Sutton Accounts team.

 

As Accounts Manager you should be ACCA / ACA qualified with at least 3 years post-qualified experience in a UK practice environment, Previous line management experience, financial reporting – UK GAAP experience, excellent communication, interpersonal and client management skills.  Able to produce high quality work in a fast-paced environment and a team player.

 

This is a permanent full-time role with hybrid and flexible working options paying a salary to £58,000 to £65,000. Occasional travel to the Teddington office will be required.  

 

Accounts Manager - your key responsibilities will include:

  • Line manage and develop the staff in the accounts team.
  • Manage and implement Accounts Workflow Procedures in relation to all aspects of accounts preparation, ensuring team do the same and standards are maintained at a high level.
  • Manage incoming accounts jobs to ensure that resources are available to meet client’s accounting deadlines and match internal resources available. 
  • Highlight, in advance, any resource gaps and make the necessary recommendations to fulfil work requirements.
  • Oversee and review workflow preparation of statutory accounts (primarily FRS102, FRS102 1A, and FRS105) from both computer and manual records.
  • Report to Partners directly, ensuring queries are cleared and exceptions/points of note are communicated to Partners for client communications.
  • Work with Seniors to liaise with clients to ensure work is planned efficiently and necessary documentation is obtained.
  • Specifically manage allocated accounts assignments.
  • Corporation tax computations and returns.

 

What Our Client Can Offer You…..

  • Hybrid working
  • Flexible working (flexing your hours around the core working hours of 10am to 4pm)
  • Joining a fast-growing company with exciting growth plans ahead
  • Exposure to a wide range of clients across many industries
  • Plenty of opportunity to increase your technical knowledge and skills.
  • A varied role within a talented and experienced team
  • Long service awards
  • Regular employee events including a company-wide summer party.

 

A competitive benefits package including:

  • A 25 day core holiday allowance plus other holiday-related benefits, such as: Holiday trading (the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year), flexible bank holidays (the ability to flex your bank holidays to a day that suits you best) and additional holiday with service
  • A dedicated “Wellbeing Day” – an additional day off per year to focus on your wellbeing
  • Access to discounts on a wide range of retailers
  • Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Client and employee referral bonuses
  • Death in Service Life Assurance
  • Gym membership discounts

 

Keywords:  Accounts Manager, ACCA, ACA, UK GAAP, Chartered Accounting, FRS102, FRS102 1A, and FRS105

 

Accounts Manager