Audit & Accounts Manager - Insite Public Practice Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Audit & Accounts Manager Top 70 Firm, Chelmsford / Basildon / Southend Up to £65,000!!

Purpose of the Role:

• Together with the Director and/or Associate, to act as the primary point of contact for the clients for whom you are responsible in all of their Audit & Accounts-related dealings.
• To provide support to the management of Audit & Accounts services provided by the firm
• To be an integral part of the senior leadership team, working with senior leaders to deliver the firm's objectives
• To provide high-level Audit and Accountancy advice to both clients and the team
• To deliver and enhance the firm's Audit and Accountancy services
• To take responsibility over the management of an Audit & Accounts team, ensuring that the team deliver in accordance with service standards

Qualifications & Skills:

• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Up-to-date and appropriate knowledge and skills in your technical field to enable you to fulfil the purpose of your role
• Computer skills appropriate to your role
• Verbal and written communication skills appropriate to your role

Mains Areas of Responsbility:

Technical -

• Plan, organise and manage multiple Audit & Accounts assignments and associated other work in consultation with the Director or Associate, to ensure they are dealt with accurately and in a timely manner
• Responsible for the planning and completion of assignments, including delegating work, and assigning tasks and responsibilities
• Structure work teams to successfully meet client deadlines and expectations
• Identify and explain legislative developments to both clients and Team Members
• Involvement in training the wider team

Team Development -

• Line-manage, advise and support Team Members
• Appraise Team Members and complete feedback for Student Review Meetings, Appraisals and Salary Reviews
• Advise and support Team Members by promoting a learning environment and supporting the development of others

Building Relationships -

• Liaise with specialists in other areas across the firm and ensure communication to clients on such matters is effective
• Deliver agreed service standards and actively promote consistent, exceptional service across the team
• Strengthen and maintain relationships with clients, contacts and our team
• Agree with clients the fees for individual services or a range of services in advance of these services being performed, wherever possible

Leadership -

• Take responsibility and be accountable for the planning and completion of the work assigned to you
• Take ownership for the management of a client portfolio, acting alongside the Director or Associate to ensure clients' needs are met
• Participation in developing firm-wide initiatives
• Maintain a motivated assignment team