multiplier-holdings - Finance Manager - Onside Accounting

• Finance Managers are responsible for: • Ownership, including preparation and review of year-end accounts, corporation tax returns and management reporting. • Leading client communication and relationship management across their portfolio. • Reviewing and approving VAT returns (complex cases escalated to the Client Director). • Overseeing accounts payable processes and outsourced bookkeeping providers. • Reviewing outsourced bookkeeping work and ensuring accuracy of reconciliations and records. • Completing hands-on accounting and reconciliation work when required to maintain quality and meet deadlines. • Monitoring time, overruns and recoveries, escalating scope drift appropriately. • Supporting clients to follow efficient processes and improving workflows. • Implementing and refining financial controls and processes, feeding improvements back into systems. • Championing technology, automation and system improvements to improve accuracy and scalability. • Monitoring KPIs and portfolio profitability, escalating concerns to the Client Director. • Identifying and driving opportunities for upsells and cross-sells (Onside Tax, US services, CFO services etc). • Essential Criteria • The essential criteria are non-negotiable and reflect the level of autonomy, accountability and remote-working maturity required for this role. Applications that do not clearly demonstrate these will not be progressed. • ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) OR AAT qualified and studying towards ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) • 5+ years’ experience in a UK accounting practice (VAT, month-end and year-end experience is vital) • Experience of owning a defined client portfolio of 10+ clients and working in a fast-paced environment, including experience of onboarding new clients • Strong technical accounting capability (statutory accounts, VAT and corporation tax), including strong Xero experience • Experience reviewing others’ work and owning quality • Extensive structured home-working experience (non-covid) – as a minimum, contractually agreed hybrid homeworking at least two days each week • Residency and Visa Status • This is a home-working role with all staff at Onside working from home across in the UK, therefore at the time of application, you must be resident in and have a legal right to work in the UK. • You will be expected and required to undertake and complete any other duties as deemed relevant to position and the business needs of the company. • This job description will be subject to periodic review and amendment in consultation with the post-holder(s).