Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager

Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager – 12 Partner Firm – Guildford

Are you an Accounts Assistant Manager looking to manage a portfolio of clients? Do you want to work for a firm in which prioritises your career progression?

Our client is a 12 partner firm with offices across London and Surrey. With an exceptional tax advisory offering, the firm has a prestigious client base with a particular focus on the European and Asian markets. Covering a broad range of sectors, the firm has a strong offering within property, technology, media and charities. The firm has a strong family ethic as well as a desire to improve the environment and to support charities with many organized fundraising events. This positive culture is one of the reasons why the firm has excellent staff retention.

Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager responsibilities will include:

• Manage a small portfolio of clients with a view that this will grow over time


• Preparation and review of financial accounts for limited companies, groups, partnerships, and more


• Preparation and review of year end working paper files and assisting auditors


• Manage and prepare the timely and accurate consolidation of financial accounting for groups.


• Reviewing financial accounts and files prepared by junior colleagues


• Engaging directly with clients to support the Director with advisory work in corporate finance matters such as due diligence and company valuations


• Manage detailed variance analysis, forecasting, budgeting and management reporting with comments.


• Ensuring suitable training and supervision of junior members of the team is in place


• Staying up to date with changes in accounting and auditing standards, ensuring best practices are followed.

As a Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager you will be/have:

• Be ACA or ACCA Qualified


• Have over 18 months’ post-qualified experience of reviewing accounts preparation assignments


• Be the first point of contact for a portfolio of accounts clients


• Demonstrate the ability to supervise and develop a team of staff

In return, as an Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager, you will receive:

• Hybrid working


• 35hr working week


• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday


• Excellent progression and opportunity to specialise in focus areas

If you are looking for Accounts & Business Advisory Assistant Manager jobs in Surrey, please contact Austin Rose, the public practice recruitment specialists.