In this role you will work with a portfolio of clients to ensure that the team delivers on key Accounting and bookkeeping activities. You will manage a team of people including an Assistant Manager, Accounting staff and ensure they are meeting key reporting deadlines and targets set.

Services include traditional accounting, bookkeeping, financial statement preparation and review. The entities serviced by the Edinburgh team are high complexity and have quarterly reporting requirements.

To be successful in this role you will be a qualified accountant, have prior experience in managing the workload of a team and be able to perform appraisals, set objectives and use technology to automate some of the activities.

Your role will include:

• Delivery of the relevant services and the day-to-day management of the team, including coaching, workload prioritisation and review of work performed.
• Ensure that work is appropriately planned and allocated and monitored to ensure timely delivery.
• Ensure the management and delivery of services of appropriate quality in line with the agreed delivery timelines.
• Review of financial statements, which will include full bookkeeping review, this could include transactions, valuations, bookkeeping, or accounting records.
• Preparation of financial statements for more complex entities within prescribed timeline, review work performed by the team to ensure quality is maintained.

A more detailed job description is available upon application.

To be considered for this role you will have the following skills/experience:

• Be a qualified accountant with significant post-qualifying experience managing an accounting service for external clients.
• You will have a demonstrated career in bookkeeping and client accounting and have the technical skills required to train and develop junior team members.
• Experience gained in the accountancy profession, financial services, or some other industry where you are delivering external accounting services.
• Demonstrable experience of staff management including leading and delivering appraisals, objective setting, mentoring, and coaching.
• Experienced in setting KPIs, monitoring performance against targets and ensuring that deadlines are met.
• Experienced in reviewing the work of junior members of staff, ensuring quality of outputs, and liaising with clients to report back information.

To find out more, please apply with your CV and contact details, our experienced consultant will ring you for a confidential discussion.

This is a global business offering excellent benefits including bonus, flexible working, enhanced leave options, health, and financial benefits.

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