Accounting & Advisory Manager

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To manage and develop a portfolio, including:
   - Planning the assignment efficiently to meet budgets and recoverability of fees required
   - Allocating applicable staff resource
   - Controlling and reviewing work done
   - Feedback to staff and appraising them
   - Ensuring complete job passed to partner/associate partner
   - Interacting with other departments as required e.g. tax, cosec, payroll
   - Keeping client informed of progress
• To provide technical advice and support to audit teams
• To assist Core Practice management to achieve group targets as required e.g. chargeable time targets, recoverability targets
• To manage the performance of audit team members and to coach them in their ongoing development
• To liase and communicate with other departments to provide a full and timely business advisory service
• Interacts fully with clients as a point of contact by email, phone calls, on-site reviews and attending client meetings

Key skills and knowledge:-

• Able to prioritise workload
• Able to offer good advice to clients
• Maintains excellent client relations
• Ensures technical knowledge is up to date and seeks expert advice when required
• Undertakes CPD in accordance with Institute and Vantis requirements and maintain up to date CPD record
• Provides coaching and support on technical matters to team members
• Reviews profitability and costs on job by job basis
• Allocates resources appropriately depending on the client and assignment
• Shows flexibility in considering different points of view and options available
• Coaches team members
• Provides constructive and ongoing feedback
• Identifies own strengths and weaknesses and development needs
• Takes appropriate level of responsibility to ensure the client receives the end product on a timely basis
• Exceeds client expectations
• Provides empathy and support to client
• Considers interests of others before deciding on approach.