Accounts Assistant Manager in Harlow)

Accounts Assistant Manager +ndash; Essex +ndash; Top 50 Firm

Are you a qualified Accountant, managing your own portfolio of clients looking to join a fast-growing Top 50 firm that has clear progression pathways?

Our client is a fast-growing Top 50 firm with offices located across Essex. With a passion for providing commercial business advice in a down-to-earth manner, the firm is heavily investing in modernisation of their systems and expansion of service lines to support their exciting growth plans. They seek individuals who can build strong relationships with their clients as they believe this is imperative for the growth of the firm and the development of their future Partners. If you wish to progress your career and add value to your clients, then this is a great firm to work for.

Accounts Assistant Manager responsibilities include:

• Managing a small non-complex portfolio of clients, ensuring timely delivery of statutory accounts, management accounts, VAT returns, and other deliverables in line with agreed deadlines and budgets
• Reviewing work prepared by Seniors, Semi-Seniors, and Trainees, providing structured feedback and coaching to support development and ensure quality control
• Acting as the main point of contact for day-to-day client queries, building trusted relationships with them
• Assisting the Manager with WIP (work in progress) management, billing, and recovery analysis, identifying opportunities for additional billing where work exceeds scope
• Delivering training sessions, supporting onboarding of new team members
• Keeping up to date with changes in UK GAAP, tax legislation, and regulatory frameworks, applying this knowledge to client work and team guidance
• Participating in business development activities, including supporting proposal preparation and attending networking or marketing events as required

As an Accounts Assistant Manager, you will:

• Be ACA or ACCA Qualified
• Have 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 Assistant Manager, you will receive:

• 24 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible hybrid working
• Clear progression pathway

If you are seeking Accounts Assistant Manager jobs in Essex, contact Austin Rose, the Public Practice Recruitment Specialists.