Accounting Manager - Business Outsourcing Services

Evelyn Partners; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Accounting Manager - Business Outsourcing Services

• Full-time
• Office Location: Tunbridge Wells

Evelyn Partners a top ten UK accountancy and advisory firm. Since 1881, we've worked with our clients to unlock opportunities and navigate the challenges of a changing world. As a trusted partner, we bring clarity to clients with complex requirements, shaping solutions that make a difference. Offering a broad range of services spanning business and private client tax advice, assurance and business services and a suite of advisory and digital services, we work with clients to understand their needs, uncover value and support every stage of business and of life. We believe this is how we can best support our clients' growth.

It's our vision to be the go-to professional services firm for sophisticated businesses and private clients with complex needs and our success hinges on our people. We are a team of highly skilled and passionate professionals, who are empowered to achieve their career aspirations, as we continue to build our business.

It has been announced that the group's professional services business will be re-branded to S&W in Q1 2025.

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a talented individual to join our team in Tunbridge Wells.

As Accounting Manager - Business Outsourcing Services, your responsibilities will include among others:

• Ensure that clients receive an efficient and proactive service and client expectations are exceeded throughout the year. Liaising with Clients, Partners and other Evelyn Partner staff where appropriate to ensure all are kept up to date with relevant issues.
• Completing management and statutory accounts, including related services, and setting budgets - awareness of commercial aspects of clients' business and impact on our work. Arrangement of timetable, booking of staff, planning and completion of management accounts, statutory accounts, VAT returns and other related assignments.
• Preparation of proposals for new work, and development of opportunities for Evelyn Partners with current clients, assisting with embedding new clients into Evelyn Partners and within the client and staff portfolio, including work schedules.
• Attend to preparation of fee notes and fee covering letter for clients, in terms of the Business Outsourcing Services billing policy, for review by the relevant Associate Director, Director or Partner.
• Assist the Managers with cash collection of outstanding debtors for clients in the portfolio in accordance with our Business Outsourcing Services cash collection policy.
• Review and prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts, VAT returns, unaudited statutory accounts and review iXBRL tagged accounts once prepared by members of the team.

Why Tunbridge Wells?

• In our Tunbridge Wells office, you'll benefit from being in a fantastic open-plan space. We are also just five minutes' walk from the town centre, where there are plenty of shops, restaurants and bars with lots of green spaces around us for walks at lunchtime.
• In the Audit team, you'll have regular training sessions, delivered in-house by our Technical Team so that you stay up to date and are aware of topical issues.
• You will also benefit from using the latest audit software and data analytics tools.
• In Tunbridge Wells, we have weekly audit team catch-ups, so you will be clear on your work schedule and have the opportunity to really get to know your colleagues.
• Your line manager will also meet you regularly and support you from a pastoral perspective.

Skills and Experience:

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA) or qualified by experience.
• Attention to detail is imperative for the smooth running of the workflow and portfolio and an ability to assess a situation and reach a suitable conclusion based on the information available, both in terms of clients or staff.
• Ability to develop relationships and gain confidence of client, ensure all client work is carried out within the appropriate timescales through continual monitoring of progression of the work and ensure clients expectations are exceeded, by providing a first-class service at all times.
• Technical expertise to ensure accounts are produced to meet statutory requirements, VAT return issues are addressed or referred to the VAT department for their input, answer staff and client technical queries and make technical decisions.
• Have a good understanding of the commercial factors affecting the client and to be able to monitor the commercial effectiveness of work done by S&W by reviewing costs against budget.
• Proficient user of Sage, QuickBooks On-line, Xero and Microsoft Office packages.

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.