Accountancy Practice Client Manager

Top 10 Firm - practice opportunity 

Are you an ambitious and highly organised outsourcing manager (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)?

Perhaps you have achieved all that you can in your current role and are now ready to meet new challenges?

Imagine if you could join our client, a top ten accounting firm where you could achieve your full potential!

Well, you can!

If this role appeals to you then get in touch to obtain a full job description and information.

Overview of the outsourcing manager role

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across the firm both domestically and internationally.

By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.

The outsourcing manager will oversee all aspects of the firm’s outsourcing service which will include:

• Managing a portfolio of clients from a wide range of industries and size from initial contact to looking after all of their accounting and compliance needs from start to finish.
• Managing budgets for client work and have a thorough understanding of the firms billing procedures, including charge out rates, budgeting and calculation of recovery rate 
• Prepare own immediate work schedules and plans/develop daily work plans
• Review regular management accounts for our client base and reporting to clients
• Review financial statements and compare treatments under alternate GAAPS
• Collaborate with clients and targets to craft compelling and integrated solutions- connecting our services to their needs, and communicating proposals to clients in a way that is easy to understand and identifies the values the client will be receiving.
• Manage and prepare more complex client assignments, identifying issues and suggesting solutions
• Manage the overall team on a day-to-day basis and review their work

The attributes of the outsourcing manager:

If you can demonstrate the following skills, the firm can help you go far. They are looking for someone with:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience, gained in a similar manager role- ideally from a practice environment
• Understands how to interpret trends in financial and non-financial KPIs in terms of business drivers, and explains issues to clients in a way that is easy to understand.
• Full knowledge of compliance and take on procedures
• Excellent knowledge of business trends in the industry and have the ability to advise on and implement financial systems, processes and controls
• Knowledge of the impacts that different client/industries and service offerings have on the technical work and final deliverables
• Up to date technical knowledge, therefore able to teach and mentor staff
• Excellent understanding of ecosystem of cloud accounting software and add-ons and can articulate the purpose and value of appropriate systems to clients
• Real Estate and Construction experience preferable but not essential

The outsourcing manager’s remuneration, benefits and support

The firm believes that when people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited. They offer highly competitive starting salaries and review renumeration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, and many benefits based on your personal needs and lifestyle.

To apply for the outsourcing manager role send your CV and obtain a full job description from Roy.