Assistant Manager Full Time
A highly reputable Newport based Accountancy practice are seeking an Assistant Manager. The Assistant Manager would be working in the general accounts team and reporting to the Manager of the department. This is an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Senior to move in a management role in a supportive environment.
Excellent on site facilities’, free on site parking and an active social scene encouraged by the practice.
The Assistant Manager needs to have gained their ACA/ ACCA qualification and have gained previous Accountancy practice experience. It is essential you are a confident communicator as you will be meeting clients and liaising with them on a regular basis via email and telephone. It would be advantageous if you have assisted in training junior employees but this is not essential. A good knowledge of cloud based accountancy packages, including Xero is highly sought after.
Assistant Manager duties and responsibilities;
- Managing a portfolio of clients.
- Review of c80 Limited Company Financial Statements per year.
- Preparing management accounts for clients.
- Maintaining and developing technical ability by attending webinars, keeping abreast of technical developments.
- Oversee work-planning of portfolio.
- Provide timely and constructive feedback on jobs performed.
- Suggesting and agreeing fees with clients.
- Discuss difficult/contentious matters with clients (but always with Partner to back up and support).
- Support less experienced members of the team as required.
- Ability to be well organised, in own work and with the workflow of the portfolio.
- Participate, as a minimum, in internally held Business Development events.
If you are seeking the next stage of your accountancy career in an exciting practice please do get in touch.
Free on site parking, 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), Life Assurance, Pension scheme agreements and paid for professional subscriptions.
If this role is not quite right for you but know someone who might be suitable, we offer a referral incentive scheme.
Bowen Eldridge Recruitment are acting as an Accountancy Practice Recruitment Agency on behalf of a client to appoint this vacancy.