Financial Accounting Lead

Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for leadership and numbers? Our client, based in Milton Keynes, is seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Lead to spearhead their practice's day-to-day operations, support their team, and shape the future direction of their ambitious practice.

Senior Financial Accounting Lead
Milton Keynes, MK9 1FD

• Full Time, Permanent
• Salary £50,000 - £60,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 5.30pm (with flexibility)
• Option for 2 days working from home

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Our client has exciting plans for the future development of their Milton Keynes accounting practice. Due to our ongoing growth, they’re introducing this new leadership role to head up the day-to-day accounting business of the practice and support their fantastic team.

Customer care is at the heart of the organisation, and their PEP values of Positivity, Energy and Passion run deep. This is an amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking senior practice accountant.

This is for YOU if you are:

• Fully qualified accountant through ACCA, ACEAW or CIMA, with significant experience in Practice based roles
• Eagle-eyed when it comes to quality-checking financial reporting, VAT, income tax and corporation tax returns
• A glutton for digging deep into the numbers of a business and quickly spot discrepancies and areas of concern
• A builder of great rapport with clients and trusted 3rd party providers
• Experienced in leading, training and motivating an accounting and tax team
• Endlessly Positive, Energetic and Passionate, while being approachable, a good listener and a clear communicator
• Willing to travel occasionally to meet with clients locally and in London and attend training and networking events

What’s on offer?

• The opportunity to significantly shape the current performance and future direction of our ambitious practice
• A wide variety of clients making every day different, providing unlimited opportunities to gain valuable experience
• Gain great experience in a paperless, cloud-based environment, using the leading online accounting packages and reporting systems
• Meaningful, long term customer relationships built through joint thorough planning and reviews
• Investment in your ongoing personal development through CPD, additional qualifications and industry events
• A company culture that values you and your family
• Fun quarterly team meetings for business catchups and team building
• 20 days annual holiday plus all bank holidays
• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working from home
• Company pension
• Fun quarterly team meetings for business catchups and team building
• Modern fully serviced office facilities close to shops and Milton Keynes Central station
• Fully funded on-site parking
• Referral programme
• Wellness support programme

What the role will involve:

• Lead and direct the day-to-day operations of the practice
• Develop the technical knowledge and skills across the team
• Check and sign-off limited company accounts for Companies House and HMRC
• Check and sign off quarterly VAT returns and managing registration and deregistration processes
• Check and sign off monthly CIS reporting for a small number of clients within the construction industry
• Presentation of financial reports and management accounts to senior partners and clients, including periodic reviews and tax planning
• Client account manager for the largest clients and taking ownership of the business relationship
• Oversee the completion of self-assessment tax returns for company directors, the self-employed, high-net-worth individuals and property landlords
• Work alongside the senior partners and management team to develop the Practice including technology such as the new website and marketing
• Recruitment of quality staff to enhance the team

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and  check your inbox for an email providing more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

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£50k - £60k per annum