Accounting Support Manager
- Recruiter
- Hays Senior Finance
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 18 Sep 2018
- Closes
- 25 Sep 2018
- Ref
- 3426130
- Contact
- Robert McIlroy
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
MANAGER IN ACCOUNTANCY SUPPORT - 12 PARTNER PRACTICE - CITY OF LONDON - PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - XERO SPECIALIST
Your new company
Your new company is a 12 partner firm of Chartered Accountants, based in London with offices outside of the M25. The firm has an outstanding reputation, both with its clients and within the practice accountancy profession.
Your new role
Reporting to the head of Accounting Support you will be managing a portfolio of clients and will be responsible for management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns and other assignments as required. You will be able to review work completed by team members, monitoring and reviewing accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness. You will be able to apply your understanding of Xero accounting software to fit in with client's requirements. in addition you will be able to present and train on Xero software to existing and potential clients. This role will give the ideal candidate exposure to a variety of our clients across a wide range of industries and sectors.
What you'll need to succeed
It is expected that you will have excellent technical knowledge, you will be a strong communicator and will have the ability to work autonomously. The nature of the role requires a self-starter who is extremely organised with the ability to juggle priorities and able to work on their own initiative and recognise the need for absolute confidentiality and professionalism. Building credible relationships with internal and external stakeholders is critical to the success of this role. You will good knowledge of accounting systems in particular Xero, which is essential. You will have had previous bookkeeping experience within a professional practice and will have been exposed to client facing. Ideally you will be ACCA or AAT qualified, but this is not essential
This role would suit a Senior Accountant/Assistant Manager looking to progress into a managerial role or you will be an existing Client Manager who is looking to join a larger practice.
What you'll get in return
You will be well remunerated with a market rate salary and will receive a range of flexible benefits and you will be joining a well established and well regarded professional accountancy practice with 12 very experienced partners with a combined, broad and interesting client base.
What you need to do now
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