Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Abingdon Oxfordshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Accounts Manager
Abingdon
Full time - Permanent
Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 5.00pm
Salary is dependent on experience
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Manager to join our busy client based in their Abingdon branch.
The role will include:
* Review annual accounts for companies, partnerships and sole traders
* Review Company tax returns and computations
* Prepare accounts for more complex clients
* Oversee workflow management, ensure deadlines are met
* Manage and develop a portfolio of accounts clients
* Provide 'first port of call’ advice to accounts clients
* Monitor WIP recovery, budget setting, commercial awareness
* Respond to client queries, advising on accounting and taxation matters, business improvement and growth, exit strategies and provide cloud software support
* Meet with clients for pre and post year end reviews and tax planning
* Manage client satisfaction and dispute resolution
* Draft client bills, WIP and fee management
* Mentor and support the development of Trainees in a clear and concise manner, identify and solve knowledge gaps, develop their understanding of rules and regulations
* Manage staff development and support appraisal process
* Attend and contribute to department and operations meetings and contribute to the company’s business development and strategic growth plans
* Keep up to date with CPD requirements and developments in standards, regulation and legislation
* Share knowledge on technical updates and regulatory changes
Applicants will have:
* Essential: ACA or ACCA qualified
* Essential: Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
* Essential: Previous experience working in a practice environment
* Essential: Demonstrate understanding of accounting standards, VAT rules and legislation, basic personal tax knowledge
* Desirable: Background working in a corporate environment
* Desirable: Experienced in supervising or mentoring junior members of staff
* Essential: Microsoft Office, Accounting Software Packages
* Desirable: Digita Suite, SAGE, QuickBooks, Xero, Virtual Cabinet
Other skills:
Excellent attention to detail
Proactive and solutions focused
Effective communication skills at all levels
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to demonstrate technical processes to suit a wide ranging audience including management, peers, trainees and clients
Confidence to build trust and rapport and manage a professional relationship with clients and team members
Good organisation skills, proven ability to meet deadlines
Good time management and ability to respond to a changing workload
Benefits
25 days holiday plus usual public holidays
Hybrid working patterns
Purchase additional leave
Health care and wellbeing programme
Enhanced pension options
Life assurance x 4
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced sick pay
Cycle to work scheme
Professional subscriptions paid for x 2
Standard optical test expenses
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