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Accounts Manager

Watford

Full-Time Permanent

Hybrid working

Benefits

* A choice of either Hybrid or Additional working time options.

* Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme (Employer: 5%; Employee: 3%) subject to eligibility.

* Annual Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 weeks salary.

* Private Medical Insurance following completion of a 3-month probationary period (this is a taxable benefit).

* Death In Service scheme cover (4x salary).

* Group Income Protection Scheme (non-contributory) following completion of a 3-month probationary period.

* Annual Leave will be 25 days per annum (pro rata). 3 days are normally taken at Christmas/New Year.

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Manager to assist our clients Watford team helping to grow the firm.

Key Responsibilities as an Accounts Manager:

* Support the management and Principals of the firm.

* Assist with the day-to-day operations of the HR functions and duties.

* To review and manage a portfolio of jobs within the accounts team.

* To manage the financial aspects, servicing and developing a client portfolio, including budgeting, negotiation, billing and recovery.

* Managing statutory accounts preparation assignments and controlling assignment teams.

* Preparation of Corporate Tax Returns in conjunction with accounts for FRS 105 clients.

* Finalising accounts under the overall control of the Senior Manager and Principals.

Key Requirements:

* ACA qualified (2 to 5 years PQE).

* Significant professional services accounting experience.

* Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and corporate tax matters.

* Cloud accounts packages knowledge (particularly Xero and QuickBooks Online) and various App integrations.

* Good working knowledge of skill requirements of staff at various levels to ensure work is undertaken appropriately.

* Excellent communication and people management skills.

* Evidence of a history of managing staff and clients successfully.

* The ability to prioritise and work under pressure in a calm and collected manner to meet tight deadlines.

* Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.

* Ability to manage junior team members.

Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role