Accounts & Outsourcing Assistant Manager in Slough

HaysMac is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, with 40 partners and over 500 staff, providing advice and services to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, charities and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally. From our trainees to our partners, our culture of support and progression means we grow together as one firm to best help our clients.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The key aspect of the role will be to work in our newly set up statutory accounts team, liaising with the clients and audit team and oversee and review the work of the accounts preparation team. You will be running a busy portfolio of statutory accounts clients mainly within our corporate sectors.

Responsibilities below are generalised and are no way exhaustive:

• To manage a portfolio of clients and overall accounts preparation service delivery to allocated clients.
• To plan, control, supervise and review the work undertaken by more junior team members.
• To report directly to partners, directors and senior managers as required
• To deliver high quality statutory accounts prepared in accordance with relevant Standards, including all necessary disclosures.
• To prepare and /or review consolidation workings to support group accounts prepared by the team.

The candidate

• Qualifications: A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. Professional certification (e.g., ACA, ACCA) is desired. We will consider candidates qualified by experience.
• Experience: Considerable experience in an accountancy firm, preferably in a business services/ outsourcing role, with a proven track record of managing client engagements and leading teams.

Work based competencies

• Strong Technical Skills: Excellent knowledge of UK and International accounting standards and financial reporting requirements, a working knowledge of Tax and VAT. Ability to provide guidance on complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to identify opportunities, contribute to business development efforts, and drive growth.
• Organisational Skills: Exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication is crucial in our client-centric environment. You must possess exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal. You will be required to clearly articulate complex financial information, provide concise recommendations, and effectively communicate with clients, team members, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to actively listen, and the ability to convey information in a clear and concise manner are essential for success in this role. We value effective communication as a key component of building strong client relationships and fostering collaboration within our team.
• Software skills: Working knowledge of Xero and Caseware. You will have a strong proficiency when using Excel.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles.

If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email recruitment@haysmac.com