Senior Accountant

• Salary £40,000 – £50,000
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Central Location Close to Transport Links
• 25 days Holidays
• Hybrid Working – 1 Day WFH
• Career Development Opportunities

NC Associates are working on an exclusive basis with a rapidly expanding firm of Chartered Accountants based in Manchester City Centre who ae looking to recruit a Qualified Senior Accountant to work closely with the Client Accounts Director. My client provides comprehensive financial solutions to a diverse range of clients, including businesses of all sizes and industries. They offer accounting, taxation, outsourcing solutions and growth advisory ensuring their clients’ financial short and long-term ambitions are planned correctly and achieved with excellence and precision.

As a Senior Accountant, you should be a motivated and experienced team member and play a pivotal role in driving our growth services. You will collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to ensure seamless cloud integration, preparation of management accounts for board meetings, decision making and utilise efficient financial processes.

• Build strong relationships with clients and internal finance teams, understanding their evolving needs and proactively suggesting improvements to the finance function and keeping ahead of industry.
• Review accounting process and identify opportunities for automation, efficiency improvements, and cost savings through cloud technology.
• Agree and meet monthly deadlines as set out in Finance Schedules to provide clients with key management information for decision making soon after the month end.

• Liaise with our internal outsourcing team or the clients internal finance team to ensure completion of weekly and monthly outsourcing tasks including bank and credit card reconciliation, process of purchase invoices, posting wages journals, sales reconciliation’s, update cash-flows etc and assist where required
• Prepare management accounts monthly or quarterly using the client accounting system (mainly Xero) and preparing a comprehensive management pack including an Executive Summary by either linking to Fathom or in an Excel format. Using Fathom allows us to bespoke the report to client specific KPI’s, compare to prior years and targets set and explore break even analysis.
• Analyse the management accounts thoughtfully, with curiosity and a commercial view, looking beyond the obvious to identify meaningful variances and underlying trends.
• Prepare working papers for each set of management accounts to reconcile all balance sheet items including but not limited to;
  Journals posted, WIP Analysis, Bad Debt Provision, Prepayments, Bank Accounts, Accruals and Deferred Income, PAYE and Pension Controls, Tax Provision etc.

• Complete all work with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that information is accurate, complete and carefully reviewed before it is shared with clients or colleagues.
• Maintain strict quality control procedures to uphold the accuracy and compliance of all outsourcing services and preparation of management accounts along with full working papers.
• Conduct regular reviews to ensure adherence to accounting standards and best practices.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA or ACA), Candidates who are QBE will also be considered
• Proven experience…