Job Description

My client is well known Chartered Accountancy (Top 100) based in Colindale, who are currently looking for an Assistant Audit & Accounts Manager to join their team.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years Practice Experience & be ACA or ACCA Qualified.

The ideal candidate will have experience:

• Accounting qualification with a regulatory body such as ICAEW or ACCA.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within practice.

• Strong technical accounting experience in UK GAAP and FRS 102 in particular. Experience with IFRS is preferable but not mandatory

• Experience of leading both audits and non-audit assignments from planning to completion are essential.

• Experience of complex and group audits preferable.

• Experience in delegating and supervising team members on audit assignments.

• Delivering results and meeting client/Partner/Manager expectations.

• Experience in mentoring and training staff.

They will be responsible for:

• Overseeing a small portfolio of your own, ensuring you manage your clients’ and Partner’s expectations. This will include allocating, planning and reviewing jobs together with regular contact and meetings with clients.

• Involving yourself with Business Development, including the growth and development of the respective portfolios in which you are involved, for example, by offering additional services and maintaining a commercial perspective.

• Being involved in the company’s more complex accounts and or audit assignments, including seeing some of these through from planning to completion

• Assisting your line Manager(s) with all necessary tasks required for the smooth running of the Partner’s portfolio and production line. Such as, chasing client’s information, overseeing production, finalising accounts and submitting documents to Companies House or HMRC.

• Understanding client requirements, monitoring work-in progress against internal budgets and agreed fees, billing and keeping the client manager aware of status and issues.

• Tracking key deadlines for statutory filings such as company accounts and CT600’s.

• Liaising with other departments for connected services such as personal tax returns, P11D and company secretarial matters

• Mentoring and investing in the training and development of more junior members of staff.

• Involving yourself with Practice Development, such as marketing and the development of internal systems and controls.

• Any other duties as required by management.

There is a number of benefits offered with this position and can be discussed further at the interview stages, such as, Hybrid working, flexible working hours, bonuses, team building events etc.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities