Job Description

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THE FIRM

Kenton Black are working closely with a small growing accounting firm in the Greater Manchester area who are currently looking for a Cloud Accounting Manager to add further value to their existing team.

They see themselves as more than just accountants. Naturally they do accounts, but they do much more than make sure that tax liabilities are settled on time. It\'s about business partnering and advice from practitioners that have worked with the challenging issues and pressure of commerce.

Their senior executives can draw upon experiences gained in-house through financial director and board level positions, from SMEs to blue chips, combining the best of professional practice with the rigours of being in business.

Their Business Partnering Services typifies what makes them more than an accountancy practice. This set of key services enables enterprises to analyse, budget and plan on the strong foundations of tried and tested information systems that work.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

As Cloud Accounting Manager you will be working with a range of clients in your portfolio from start-ups to multi million pound turnover companies, many that they have been assisting for many years.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF Cloud Accounting Manager

-Client experience and delivery
-Work planning on client portfolios
-Team Management
-Part of and input into leadership team

CLIENT EXPERIENCE & DELIVERY

-Ensuring needs of client is met through:

-Effective communication
-Effective delivery of work flows
-Ensuring all deadlines / timings are delivered
-Meet and exceed client expectations
-Responsible for commercial aspects of client management
-Review and sign off workload
-Raise draft invoices
-Two way communications with Partner

WORK PLANNING ON CLIENT PORTFOLIOS

-Managing all accounting and tax engagements with your client portfolio
-Attend regular work planning meetings and input into teamwork plan
-Secure work with client
-Resource workloads with team and self
-Regular communications with partner

TEAM MANAGEMENT
-Communications, regular team meetings (up/down)
-Learning and Development of team, skills
-Resource work, setup work, coach, review and feedback on work
-Continuous improvement - people learn from their efforts, success, mistakes and failures
-Undertake annual appraisals for staff, supported by quarterly 1:1\'s - recognising people\'s efforts towards success, mistakes and failures

INPUT INTO LEADERSHIP TEAM

-Delivery of strategy
-Attend and input into regular SLT meetings
-Input into annual business plans to suit external demands and aligning with the vision / ambition of the firm
-Delivery of team objectives as identified in the strategy and balanced score card

This reputable accounting firm is about accessible big business financial experience for start-ups, SMEs and mid-tier firms. It is about having a partner that is with you on your business journey. It is about delivering practical strategies that deliver business results.

If you are an individual that has strong \xe2\x80\x9cValues\xe2\x80\x9d then take a look at this firms core values to determine whether this is an organisation that shares your values too.

Their Key Focus is to ensure that their clients always SUCCEED

Their Mission is to use their expertise as Long Term Business Partners to help their clients achieve success through the provision of proactive compliance & advisory services, supporting growth and providing peace of mind for their clients.

Their Vision is to double in size within 5 years & to be a high tech driven advisory firm that builds great client-partner relationships

Their Key Values - BE SUPPORTIVE, PASSIONATE, POSITIVE & PROFESSIONAL

The key to working with this modern, people focused practice is about being not only a team player but also a natural born leader. Having the ability to read situations, problems arising and finding positive solutions at any given time.

Does this sound like the perfect role for you!!!

If you are excited by what you read and are an ambitious individual looking for a fast track to success then this is the firm for you.

To find out more please APPLY TODAY

This vacancy is being handled by Laura Banks - Kenton Black Finance

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level accounting trainees to Director and Partner level. Operating from local offices in, Manchester, Leyland, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Belfast, Worcester, Dundee and Aberdeen, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.

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