Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

BDO

  • Manchester
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Ideas | People | TrustWe’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and highgrowth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.We’ll broaden your horizonsThe Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients' evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.We’ll help you succeedOur clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.OverviewJoin our fast-growing Northern team and unlock real career progression. Enjoy a fantastic culture with flexible schedules and a hybrid working policy, allowing you to work from home or the office as needed.As an Assistant Manager, you'll develop your financial reporting and technical accounting skills within a supportive team. Manage a diverse portfolio of SME clients, focusing on financial reporting advisory projects and preparing year-end statutory accounts under FRS 102 and IFRS. You'll lead projects, liaise with clients and auditors, and support junior staff development.This is your chance to grow and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.In this busy and rewarding role you’ll also:
  • Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities with new and existing clients and inform the management team as appropriate.
  • Engage in networking and building internal and external relationships to identify new business and sales opportunities for new and existing clients.
  • Scope new projects and construct accurate fee proposals and budgets for review.
  • Collaborate on the day-to-day management of the pipeline, ensuring all opportunities are recorded and proactively followed up.
  • Support the management team with the implementation and communication of any new business strategy for existing clients, target clients and the internal business.
  • Assist in the development of the junior members of the team including delivery of formal or on-the-job training where required and providing timely feedback.
  • Act as a role model for the team.
You’ll be someone with:
  • ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
  • Previous experience in a supervisory role.
  • Strong working knowledge of UK reporting standards (including UK GAAP and UK-adopted IFRS) and related financial reporting requirements.
  • Previous experience preparing and/or reviewing statutory accounts, consolidations and cash flows.
  • Evidence of the ability to research technical accounting matters.
  • Ability to prioritise and plan effectively, adopting a logical and methodical approach in order to meet tight deadlines and balance client needs.
  • Business development experience - able to contribute to the identification and conversion of opportunities to sell work.
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.We’re in it togetherMutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.We’re looking forward to the futureAt BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.#LI-EO1

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