Director / Senior Manager Outsourcing
£Negotiable | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2329AC
The Firm:
Leading accountancy firm with an excellent name in the local and national market are able to offer plentiful career opportunities as a result of their continuous and successful growth strategy. Based in Newcastle they are close to all amenities, easily accessible and offer a dynamic working environment.
The Role:
Working with a range of ambitious and fast growing businesses the demand for additional outsourcing services and assistance to in-house finance departments is growing and as such we are seeking an experienced Accounts Director or Senior Manager to work alongside the Partner group to further develop business and ensure the team are delivering.
Engaging with your clients’ business, understanding their needs and identify new opportunities
Being the primary day-to-day contact for your allocated portfolio of clients, reviewing accounts completed by the team and preparing more complex accounts.
Budgets and cashflow forecasting
Active business partnering to ensure informed reporting of risks & opportunities, actuals and forecast variance analysis
Analytically reviewing results and analysing key performance indicators for your clients
Ensuring that allocated teams are keeping all accounting systems up to date and accurate within the agree timeframes
Training clients in use of their accounting systems
Assisting with tendering to potential new clients as well as the implementation phase for new engagements
Liaising and collaborating with tax, payroll and other departments on client matters, identifying cross-selling opportunities
Promoting the interests of the firm to clients, prospective clients and other third parties;
Assisting with portfolio allocation across the wider team and monitor time allocations, budgets and deadlines, including data insight for internal management reporting and checklist monitoring
Working in accordance with defined systems and procedures as well challenging the status quo where there may be a more efficient way of doing things
Empowering and educating through line management to develop more junior members of the team.
Attending regular network and associated referrer events
Experience required:
Qualified Accountants (ACA, CA, ACCA) with strong technical accounting experience
Worked with SME and OMB in the UK market
Operating at a minimum of experienced Manager level in the accountancy profession
Ambitious and keen to continue with your own personal development and learning with a view to future promotion
Self-driven, motivated with a passion for accounting and assisting fast growing businesses
Staff supervisory experience, able to motivate teams and lead by example inspiring those around you
First class communication skills able to create a presence in the local market
Benefits:
Great opportunity to help lead a successful outsourcing team to become even better. Freedom to develop your own new areas of business whilst supporting the team
Comprehensive benefits package, free parking, career progression tracked.
This is a role that can offer the best of practice and industry.
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