Senior Manager

About the Company

About the Position

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage client expectations and be point-of-contact for clients with turnovers up to €10m+.
• You will be working closely with Director/Financial Controller/Senior Executive levels in managing the specific client requirements, including non-audit transactional work, due diligence, management accounts, providing financial guidance and advice on operational structure.
• Manage a portfolio of clients of variable sizes across different industries.
• Managing Accountancy Services to a bureau of clients which will include (but is not limited to):
  • Review of monthly/quarterly management accounts
  • Review of Unaudited Year-End Statutory Accounts
  • Advising clients with systems of financial control
  • Company Secretarial Advice and Compliance including Maintaining Company Registers & Minutes where required
• Help drive the firm’s accounting technology strategy to best serve our clients and project manage the roll out of new accounting solutions.
• Assist with managing the team’s financial performance e.g. agreeing and billing of fees; cash collections; monitoring recoverability of WIP etc
• Participate in the coaching, mentoring and appraisal of staff
• This role requires an experienced, positive, self-motivated individual with superior organisational and technical skills who can execute multiple tasks simultaneously to ensure a high level of professional standards.

Experience/Requirements

• ACA or ACCA Qualified with 7+ years PQE

• At least 5 years+ post qualified work experience in practice/industry with strong technical knowledge and financial/management accounts experience

• Previous people management experience

• Working knowledge of accounting software packages such as Surf, QuickBooks, Sage, Xero or similar with a high aptitude and interest for using new software 

• Ability to use and implement AI-based accounting software, accounting tools and connected app functionality in house and to clients

• Ability to exercise good judgement and decision making when necessary

Remuneration Package

• Salary €80,000 - €85,000 
• Pension 5%
• Life Assurance
• PHI – Income Protection
• Professional Subscriptions paid
• 22 Days Annual Leave and additional day every 5 years.
• Hybrid working -  (2 days WFH per week)
• Flexible Working – starting anytime between 8:30-10am, finishing anytime between 4:30pm-6:30pm [Normal Working Hours are 9-5:30pm]
• Summer hours [Early 13:00 finish on Friday]

Contact

If interested in this position or other accounting roles, please contact Grace Caraher on 01 592 7864 or [email protected] for full details.
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