Senior Manager, Accounts Technical in Reading

Senior Manager, Accounts Technical
Reading, Berkshire | Office based

Location: Reading, Berkshire (office based)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, full time
Qualification: ACA, ACCA or QBE

If you're the person your team comes to with the tricky ones (group consolidations, foreign-owned subsidiaries, awkward FRS 102 points), this Senior Manager role in Reading puts that expertise right at the centre of the job.

ABOUT THE FIRM

My client is a well-established Reading office that's part of a large UK and Ireland accountancy and business advisory group. You get the relationships and pace of a local practice, with the technical resources and specialist colleagues of a much bigger organisation behind you.

THE ROLE

This is a technical senior manager role rather than a big portfolio job. You'll look after a small portfolio of complex clients yourself, but a lot of your time goes on being the team's go-to reviewer: stepping in on the difficult files, sorting out the technical questions, and making sure work is right before it goes out. You'll also have a real say in how the office grows.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Managing a small personal portfolio of complex accounts and CT returns
• Reviewing team files and carrying out ad hoc technical reviews
• Handling consolidations, UK subsidiaries of overseas groups and FRS 102 technical points
• Reviewing complex VAT returns and CT600s, and liaising with auditors
• Getting involved in business valuations, plus business and personal tax planning
• Overseeing the bookkeeping function at a supervisory level
• Contributing to business planning and helping grow revenue and profit

WHO THIS WILL SUIT

• ACA, ACCA or QBE qualified
• Ideally 3+ years post-qualification experience in practice
• Strong technical accounts knowledge, especially FRS 102 and group work
• CTA or ATT would be a bonus, but isn't essential
• A confident leader and communicator, comfortable with directors and clients
• Commercially minded and keen to use technology to work smarter

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• A technical leadership role with influence over how the office develops
• A smaller personal portfolio, so you have time for review and technical work
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more
• Office closure over Christmas
• Life assurance at 4x salary, pension, and enhanced family leave and sick pay
• Flexible benefits, including dental and critical illness cover

GET IN TOUCH

If you're a technically strong manager or senior manager in the Thames Valley and fancy a role built around your expertise, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line for a confidential chat.

Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent
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