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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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