Job Description

Location
Nottingham
Department
Accounting and Business Services
Contract type
Full-time
Our firm


UHY Hacker Young is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants based in Nottingham. We are ambitious people, united in our mission to be exceptional accountants and business advisers delivering seamlessly integrated client service. Through our UHY network we harness global intelligence and combine this with local presence and knowledge to share technical and commercial insight.


Role overview


Are you a self-motivated, driven individual looking for a new challenge in a growing and ambitious team? If you are, then we have a great role for you at our Nottingham office because we are looking for someone to join us as an Accounts Assistant Manager with a view to progressing to a manager role in the short term. You can join a talented group of individuals, in a growing and dynamic department, offering a range of services to our clients to enable them to prosper.


You will be building great relationships with clients, including limited companies and sole traders, operating in a wide range of business sectors. Whilst this vacancy is for an Accounts Assistant Manager, we are looking for someone with the technical ability, interpersonal skills and personal drive and ambition to move into a full managerial position within the near future. An Accounts Assistant Manager at UHY has a hybrid role - including management of a portfolio of clients reporting directly to the partner as well as still having the opportunity to prepare accounts and gain an in-depth understanding of our clients' businesses. A Assistant Manager also has a great opportunity to take a leading role in training and driving the development of the wider team.


The Head of the UHY National Cloud Group works from our Nottingham office and we are looking for someone to join an ambitious accounts team to support our continued Cloud accounting growth strategy.


Job description

The primary focus of the role will be collaborating with our manager team in a variety of areas, for example by helping with training needs within the team, tackling more complex accounts work and getting involved with various client-related tasks. To have a very strong focus on the benefits to our clients of cloud accounting, specifically Xero, and to help champion the use of technology for the Nottingham office Someone who is passionate about helping UHY clients prosper through building profitable and successful businesses The successful applicant will have the skills to help clients interpret their accounting data and provide innovative and long-lasting solutions to their accounting problems We are looking for someone who understands the benefits that cloud products, particularly Xero, can bring to our clients and who has the enthusiasm and drive to help develop the range of Xero-based services we offer Proven ability to train and mentor junior members of staff in bookkeeping and accounts (whether from Xero, Sage or manual records) Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to proactively engage with clients A strong team player who has the ability to work under minimal supervision and work closely with the manager team in driving projects forward All applicants must have substantial accounting experience in practice, to include preparation of statutory and management accounts, VAT and bookkeeping In order to meet the above criteria we would expect candidates to hold a professional qualification or to be qualified by experience

Working arrangements


The working week: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) to be worked from 9.00AM to 5.30PM with some flexibility of hours. Our teams is office-based but there is the flexibility to work from home where appropriate (following successful completion of the probation period).


Location: Your principal work base is our Nottingham Office. However, you may be required to spend time working at client premises


Benefits

Study Package, including TOIL (Time off in Lieu) 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) Contractual 3 day Christmas shutdown not counted as part of holiday entitlement The ability to 'purchase' extra days leave in salary sacrifice Private medical insurance at discounted rates Private dental cover at discounted rates Subsidised corporate gym membership at Fitness First Life assurance (4x salary) Season ticket loan (for travel) Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay Pension Scheme arrangements

Person specifications - Experience/skills that are desirable


Professional qualifications

A recognised accountancy qualification (AAT/ACA/ACCA) and/or qualified by experience

Professional experience

To be considered for this role you must have experience in an accountancy practice and an enthusiasm for working with a variety of client businesses

System experience

Experience in Sage and/or QuickBooks Experience using Xero (Essential) Experience using cloud software (Essential) Experience using CCH

Understanding of the company and the Job - Well researched, enthusiastic and knowledgeable on;

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To apply, please email your CV and cover letter using the button below. Alternatively, you can send your application directly to j.rufus@uhy-uk.com