Job Description

1. Team Leadership & Management

Lead and oversee multiple accounting teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables, adherence to deadlines, and compliance with company standards.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to Team Leaders and accountants to build a motivated, technically strong, and collaborative workforce.
Set and monitor individual and team KPIs to ensure performance targets, quality standards, and productivity goals are achieved.
Ensure timely submission of timesheets and accurate updates in workflow systems to maintain visibility of progress and workloads.
Conduct regular review meetings to monitor performance, resolve issues, and identify development opportunities.

2. Bookkeeping Oversight & Financial Review

Oversee the complete bookkeeping process for UK-based clients, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and client-specific SOPs.
Review and verify accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger entries and reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Review and ensure the accuracy of financial statements (balance sheet, profit & loss, cash flow), ensuring compliance with UK accounting standards (FRS 102-1A, FRS 105).
Review year-end reconciliations, including bank, payroll, VAT, intercompany, and other balance sheet accounts, ensuring all discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly.
Oversee the preparation and analysis of MIS reports, providing actionable insights on financial trends, key metrics, and client performance.

3. Taxation & Compliance

Review and approve VAT returns, ensuring compliance with UK tax regulations, including necessary adjustments or updates.
Review Corporation Tax (CT600) returns, ensuring appropriate tax deductions, allowances, and reliefs are accurately applied.
Review Self-Assessment tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and trusts ranging from simple to complex cases ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Keep abreast of changes in UK accounting and taxation legislation and ensure that all internal and client processes reflect current standards.

4. Client Relationship Management

Act as the primary point of contact for client queries, providing expert financial guidance and addressing complex accounting and tax concerns.
Provide regular updates to clients and senior management regarding financial activities, project status, and key deliverables.
Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction, trust, and retention through effective communication and service delivery.
Offer strategic financial insights to clients to support decision-making, growth planning, and process optimization.

5. Strategic & Operational Oversight

Manage overall team operations, workload allocation, and resource planning to ensure efficiency and balanced capacity.
Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and optimization across bookkeeping and reporting functions.
Support senior leadership in developing and implementing operational strategies to drive service quality, scalability, and efficiency.
Monitor performance trends through data and MIS insights, implementing corrective actions as needed.

6. Quality Control & Continuous Improvement

Ensure all deliverables undergo appropriate review and quality assurance prior to client submission.
Drive process standardization and implementation of best practices across teams.
Champion continuous learning initiatives and upskilling in evolving accounting technologies and standards.

Deputy Manager-UK Accounting