Team Leader Accounting Services

Salary: £26,000 per year

Award winning, leading firm of accountants with a strong UK and International presence and an extremely diverse client base requires a recently qualified (ACA/ACCA) Accountant to join their team in a supervisory capacity.

The Corporate Services Department provides a range of services including management accounting services, audits, payroll services and company secretarial support to a wide range of clients. This includes providing management and financial reporting services and often encompasses a full outsourcing of the client’s accounting operation.

Team Leader Accounting Serivices – About the Role

The client portfolio includes: Business Services, Property, Engineering, Charities, LLP’s, Financial Institutions, Investment Houses and many HNW clients with complex Trust Funds. As a Team Leader your day to day work will encompass:

* Reviewing the management accounts for UK and multi-national companies and groups, prepared by staff within the department.

* Advising on VAT and PAYE matters, including the review of monthly, quarterly, and annual VAT returns.

* Assisting start-ups in all aspects of financial support

* Implementation of accounting and computerised financial systems

* UK financial reporting including annual accounts of limited companies, LLPs, partnerships, and sole traders

* One-off project work including investigations and occasional secondments to clients

* Reviewing and reporting on financial information systems

* Development of staff within the department, including reviews

* Multi-currency accounting

* General business advice on a wide range of subjects to clients

The succesful Team Leader will have:

You will have a recognised accountancy qualification, will be able to demonstrate that you have worked in an environment where it is necessary to deliver accurate information on a timely basis.

The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience, and attributes:

* Good communication and inter-personal skills

* Team player

* Professionalism and commitment

* Ability to delegate and manage junior staff

* Ability to work under pressure and in a deadline environment

* Ability to manage a portfolio of clients

* Management accounting skills

* Excellent IT skills

Team Leader Benefits

Excellent employee benefits including pension & healthcare, free parking, and a great working environment

A competitive salary is offered plus an excellent benefits package which includes car parking, private health insurance, pension with good on-site facilities.

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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