Accounting Manager Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

An Accounting Manager, or Accounting Supervisor oversees and manages accounting teams in specific departments. They work under the heads of finances to ensure the accounts are finalised within set deadlines and according to a company’s accounting regulations. Their duties include analysing and auditing financial reports, maintaining financial records and implementing financial reporting systems.

 

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Accounting Managers duties and responsibilities

An Accounting Manager handles various duties and responsibilities in a company that may require them to work across different departments and take on several tasks within the accounting and finance niche. Their main responsibilities include:

  • Assigning accounting tasks or projects to a company’s finance and accounting staff
  • Developing a company’s financial and accounting policies, workflows and methods after consultations with heads of finance
  • Managing a team of Accountants working on a company’s projects
  • Auditing accounts to ensure they comply with the company’s policy regulations and the nation’s laws
  • Providing all accounting and financial reports and documents needed by the company’s external auditors
  • Evaluating a company’s financial transactions to ensure they comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
  • Calculating and filing corporate tax returns for the company to the nation’s revenue authorities
  • Reviewing financial statements to pinpoint possible fraud and errors

 

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Example 1

Mtech is a multi award winning telecoms company delivering business telephony solutions to small and medium enterprises. By offering tailored telephony solutions, we aim to be a market leader in todays evolving flexible working world.

This role is responsible for various aspects of the business finance management including but not limited to bookkeeping, management accounts preparation, payroll and VAT work.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious and fast-growing organisation, with the scope to build and grow your own team. The role will suit someone meticulous and detail-oriented with a proven background working in a finance department or strong practice background and now looking for a long term career move. Previous telecoms background experience is an advantage.

This is a full time role (mon-fri) with flexible hours and the ability to work an amount of time from home once the initial onboarding period has been completed.

Experience and Skills:
  • Recent and relevant experience including preparing and submitting VAT returns, reconciling control accounts with an accountancy/bookkeeping practice.
  • Bank reconciliations; cash forecasting, preparing management reports including monthly P&L, balance sheets to a high standard;
  • Managing Payroll and associated administration.
  • Providing training and support to colleagues in accounts with the general accounts work.
  • Experienced in the preparation of management information for the MD; including preparation of statutory accounts, corporate tax returns, accruals, prepayments & journal entries.

  • Solid experience of running a small accounts team with the ability to prepare accounts to trial balance and beyond

  • Strong Excel skills

  • Highly analytical, numerate and pays great attention to detail
  • Experienced and able to confidently use cloud based software

  • Hands on, diligent and demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisation skills and ability to multi-task
  • Proficient with Excel, Word and Outlook
  • Team player with a strong work ethic and drive
  • Ability to follow procedures, work independently, under own initiative and to tight deadlines
  • Adaptable to provide support with year end accounts work
  • Maintaining supplier relationships. Strong verbal communication skills, including active listening and excellent telephone manner. excellent phone manner
  • Invoice checking, coding and posting within given time frames· Addressing supplier's queries & updating supplier details. Supplier statement reconciliations, follow up Purchase Orders with approved suppliers

    Minimum Qualifications:
  • AAT qualified/ ACCA or ACS/

    Accounting Software:

    Sage Cloud Accounting and Payroll

    Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word, and MS Office is essential for this position.

    Other Requirements:

    Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: from £42000 per year

    Benefits: Company Laptop, flexible hours and home working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, on site parking, monthly company bonus, sick pay, great work life balance and support.

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    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: From £42,000.00 per year

    Additional pay:
  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus
    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

    Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Christchurch BH23: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

    Application question(s):
  • How many years experience of managing cash flow and forecasting experience do you have and for which industries please?

    Experience:
  • Accounting: 8 years (required)
  • bookkeeping: 8 years (required)
  • management/supervisory: 3 years (preferred)

    Work Kingdom (required)
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    Example 2

    Job description

    We are recruiting for a Service Charge Accounting Managerto join BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm, in their centre of excellent Service Charge team. Due to a expected growth over the coming years, they are seeking a manager to help them deliver exceptional service to their expanding client base.

    This permanent opportunity if offering an excellent salary of £55,000, plus a 6% cash allowance which will be reviewed regularly in line with performance. Alongside this, there is also a generous standard benefits package which includes 25 day’s holiday, a personal pension scheme with matched employer contributions, life assurance cover and income protection cover. In addition to this, a range of voluntary benefits is on offer including;
  • buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
  • add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance;
  • Bike to Work scheme;
  • discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms;
  • an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
  • childcare vouchers;
  • online health assessment and employee assistance programme.

    About the role:

    The manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of high-quality independent reviews of annual service charge expenditure for a specific client. They will manage a dedicated team and supervise the process to ensure that the work is efficient, completed within the KPIs, and the offering is tailor-made to suit the client’s needs.

    Key responsibilities include;
  • Managing projects for a specific service charge client, which includes:
  • determining resource requirements
  • monitoring progress against KPIs and project plans
  • budget setting and reviewing performance monthly
  • resolving all project issues prior to Director and Partner review
  • Managing multiple deadlines, demonstrating flexibility, and prioritising tasks to ensure client deadlines are met on high volume assignments
  • Exercising sound judgement and professional scepticism in reviewing service charge expenditure, assuming responsibility for all aspects of file completion
  • Managing the overall dedicated team on a day-to-day basis and reviewing the work of junior team members and providing feedback
  • Acting as a major point of contact for the client together with the Director / Partner. This includes responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided and maintaining regular contact with clients
  • Leading client meetings
  • Building strong and sustainable client relationships, especially at senior management level
  • Developing a strong commercial understanding of the clients’ business
  • Capturing client feedback and ensuring it is addressed and effectively communicated to the delivery team
  • Ensuring that the firm’s risk management and quality control procedures are adhered to and high quality documents are delivered
  • Having a good understanding of the GO/SCA strategy, both long and short term
  • Being proactive in driving forward business development
  • Leading transitions and client take-on where appropriate

    About you:

    We’re looking for a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/equivalent) with previous experience working in a similar role within an accountancy practise or other financial environment. Experience of leading and coaching junior team members is essential alongside excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

    Additional Information:

    Location: Central Bristol

    Duration: Permanent

    Salary: £55,000, plus a 6% cash allowance

    Benefits: 25 day’s holiday, a personal pension scheme with matched employer contributions, life assurance cover and income protection cover. In addition to this, a range of voluntary benefits is on offer including; buy up to ten days’ extra holiday; add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance; Bike to Work scheme; discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms; an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan; childcare vouchers; online health assessment and employee assistance programme.

    Are you ready to join the team? Click on the link to apply!

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: £55,000.00-£57,000.00 per year

    Additional pay:
  • Bonus scheme
    Benefits:
  • Work from home
    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day to Friday
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    Example 3

    Group Financial Accounting Manager
    Hybrid - WFH & Bourne End
    Permanent
    Full Time
    Salary Up to £60,000

    Our client a rapidly growing business are seeking an ambitious Group Financial Accounting Manager to join their small Finance Team.

    You will be working with a group of successful colleagues in a supportive and friendly environment with flexible and hybrid working.

    Duties include:

  • Consolidating US, EU & UK entities into UK head office
  • Producing month-end management and stat accounts
  • Hands-on duties including VAT returns & bank recs
  • Liaising with investors and report on requested analysis
  • Overseeing year end audit processes and accounts production (FRS102, IFRS)
  • Implementing process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting process
  • Overseeing the sales order and collection cycle and invoice to pay cycles
  • Overseeing year end close, taking the lead with audit and consolidation, field audit queries, draft stats and audit schedules.
  • M&A Integration, taking the lead on PPA and Acquisition journals
  • Integrating systems where appropriate

  • Processing VAT returns and reconciliations, Intra stats, transfer pricing, corporate tax, R&D tax claim and Sales and Usage tax
  • Overseeing treasury reconcilliations, hedging, currency exposure management and cash forecasting
  • Maintaining bookkeeping entries - Fixed Assets and depreciation postings, standard prepayment journals, standard trading accruals and provisions, intercompany reconciliation / journals, and the payroll journal.

    Person specification:

  • ACCA / ACA qualified
  • Audit background, ideally Big 4 trained
  • Industry experience in SaaS subscription business would be advantageous
  • Sound working knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP
  • Well-organised who enjoys planning and problem-solving
  • A team player with a positive can-do attitude
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills

    Sona Resourcing LTD acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Profit sharing
    Schedule:
  • Monday to ID: LJ1105
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    What does an Accounting Manager do?

    An Accounting Manager supervises the daily activities of a company’s accounts and finance department staff. They also monitor the prepared financial and accounts reports to ensure they are accurate and comply with the company’s accounting policies. Accounting Managers give fiscal advice to department heads on issues like salary payroll preparation, budgeting and expenses so that a company’s finances are well spent. They prepare financial plans with heads or Directors of Finances when a company is implementing new projects.

     

    Accounting Managers skills and qualifications

    A successful Accounting Manager candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications to be successful, these include:

    • Leadership and people management skills
    • Mathematical and computer skills
    • Organisational and multitasking skills
    • Excellent verbal and written skills
    • Communication and persuasive skills
    • Time management and planning skills
    • Financial analysis and problem-solving skills
    • Adaptability and strategic outlook skills

     

    Accounting Manager experience requirements

    Accounting Managers should have five to eight years of experience in various accounting and finance roles. This enables them to work across different departments in any company. Employers prefer hiring candidates with varied skills, such as auditing, taxation, public management and cost accounting, corporate budgeting, financial reporting or fund management.

     

    Accounting Manager education and training requirements

    Accounting Managers need to have at least an accounting bachelor’s degree. They also qualify if they have degrees in either finance, business, business administration or economics, plus a Certified Public Accountants (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) licence. Candidates with a master’s degree in accounting can also handle management roles in companies as it equips them with leadership and management skills.

     

    Accounting Manager salary expectations

    According to Indeed Salaries, an Accounting Manager in the UK earns an average salary of £49,929 per year. The salary may depend on several factors, such as a candidate’s experience, education and geographical location.

     

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    Accounting Manager job description FAQs

     

    What is the difference between an Accounting Manager and Controller?

    An Accounting Manager and Accounting Controller have different roles in a company. The Controller heads a company’s entire accounting department, while an Accounting Manager oversees specific accounting departments. The Controller is senior in job rank compared to the Accounting Manager in a company.

     

    What makes a good Accounting Manager?

    A good Accounting Manager advises companies’ executives soundly when financial decisions are being made. They also advise companies on how to adjust strategic goals in order to adapt to prevailing financial trends and suggest solutions to financial problems that may arise. They set job targets for the accounting departments they oversee. Accounting Managers also help a company to recruit qualified accounting staff by sitting in on job interviews to determine the professional suitability of potential employees.

     

    What are the roles of an Accounting Manager?

    Accounting Managers assist in budget planning and allocation for each of a company’s departments and ongoing projects. They supervise accounting and financial records like payroll and utilities, cash receipts and forecasting, revenue, accounts receivables and payables, expenditure and general ledger. Accounting Managers also prepare and present accounting key performance indicators that help a company or organisation’s stakeholders to set strategic goals. They also train new employees.

    Who does an Accounting Manager report to?

    In a company or organisation, an Accounting Manager reports to either the Chief Financial Officer or Financial Controller.

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