SMC848 – Client Accounting Team Lead
Overview:
Exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified Accountant to join an expanding, international organisation. The successful candidate will manage a small team of Accountants responsible for overseeing/meeting client accounting needs. This role will entail managing a portfolio of clients, reviewing financial statements and line management duties.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing a small team of Accountants.
- Assisting with staff recruitment and training.
- Meeting with internal teams/stakeholders to ensure adherence to contractual obligations and client specific KPIs.
- Reviewing financial statements, management accounts and bookkeeping across a variety clients.
- Attending client meetings and providing technical accounting support.
- Assisting in creating and maintaining client specific accounting procedures and templates.
- Liaising with tax advisors and ensuring compliance with UK tax.
- Supporting the UK team with VAT service offering.
- Liaising with external auditors.
- Ad-hoc duties as required.
Skills/Experience:
- Fully qualified Accountant (i.e. ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong working knowledge of the finance industry and relevant legislation / regulatory requirements.
- Previous experience of working in a supervisory / managerial role.
- Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS.
- Solid knowledge/understanding of financial reporting requirements for corporate, real estate and private wealth clients.
- Experience of Real estate accounting.
- Experience of VAT return preparation and submissions.
- Strong communications skills.
Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications that we receive, we are not always able to provide individual feedback on each application/CV that we receive. If you have not heard from us within 10 days of applying for the above mentioned role, please consider your application for this role as unsuccessful.
We may keep your details/CV, in order that we can contact you regarding other potential roles. Should you prefer that we do not keep a copy of your details, please do contact us to let us know.