Full job descriptionSenior 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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