Our client based near Reading, is a rapidly growing firm of Accountants and business advisors who focus on providing superior tax, accounting and consulting services by implementing practical solutions for their clients' diverse needs.
Established in 2008, a leading service provider in the media and entertainment industry. With the support of private equity backing.
The role:
Managing the financial outsourcing for a portfolio of clients, including but not limited to bookkeeping, VAT returns and management accounts in accordance with UK GAAP.
- Ensuring all monthly, quarterly and year end deliverables are completed to a high-quality standard and deadlines are met.
- Leading and developing a team of direct reports, including managing performance, setting goals and ongoing training.
- Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.
- Onboarding new clients including preparation of proposals and engagement letters to ensure compliance.
Candidate requirements:
- A professionally qualified accountant, ideally 3 years post qualified (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Experience managing and leading a team of 3 or more including one to ones and goal setting.
- Strong knowledge of accounting fundamentals including production of statutory accounts under FRS 105 and 102, and consolidations.
- Strong knowledge of VAT principles.
- Strong Word and Excel skills.
- Experience of using Xero.
- Excellent planner/organiser with good decision-making skills and the ability to adapt to changing deliverables when project work comes in.
- Strong role model in the team with a teamwork mentality and the ability to help out all members of the team.
- Review juniors work and provide constructive and development points to upskill them including helping them to understand the basic principles.
- Advise clients and the team on processing efficiencies.
- Ability to lead client meetings and discuss basic corporation and personal tax rules including dividend planning
The Benefits:
- 25 days holiday increasing by one day per years' service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Opportunity to buy/sell a further 5 days holiday.
- Flexible working starting any time between 8am to 10am with a 7.5 hr working day.
- Flexibility on passing your 3 months' probation to work 3 days in the office and 2 from home.
- Non-Contributory private medical insurance.
- Non- Contributory Life Assurance.
- Discretionary Enhanced Sickness Entitlement after 12 months service.
- An annual companywide party and regular social events.
- Free fruit and bean-to-cup coffee machine.
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee Assistance Programme – confidential advice and counselling on work and personal issues.
- Enhanced adoption, maternity, and paternity leave subject to length of service.