Outsourcing Client Business Manager

1 month ago

Oxford, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

My client in the Oxford area is currently looking for an Outsourcing Client Business Manager due to expansion.

The Role

Your key responsibilities will involve:

Engaging with your clients’ business, understanding their needs and identify new opportunities. Building and maintaining strong relationships across a portfolio of clients

Approaching the portfolio of clients with a digital focus and using the tech stack to ensure processes are as efficient as possible

Being the primary day-to-day contact for your allocated portfolio of clients regarding all data processing activities and treasury matters, taking responsibility for all duties up to and including the production of (often complex) management information

Data processing activities to be conducted by the team to include bank transactions, sales and purchase ledger items, expense claims and all other general ledger postings, journals etc;

Active business partnering to ensure informed reporting of risks & opportunities, actuals and forecast variance analysis

Analytically reviewing results and analysing key performance indicators for your clients;

Ensuring that allocated teams are keeping all accounting systems up to date and accurate within the agree timeframes

Reviewing VAT returns, EC sales lists and Intrastat returns, having an understanding of what is allowable under the VAT rules and the basic principles of partial exemption and how this operates

Preparing basic statutory financial statements for clients with little or no supervision, having an awareness of the disclosure requirements of the Companies Act

Preparing an audit file which could be provided to the client’s auditors, with supporting schedules for all balance sheet items

Carrying out ad hoc assignments, often to include budgeting and assistance with cash flow forecasting and training clients in use of their accounting systems

Assisting with tendering to potential new clients as well as the implementation phase for new engagements

Liaising and collaborating with tax, payroll and other departments on client matters, identifying cross-selling opportunities

Promoting the interests of the firm to clients, prospective clients and other third parties;

Assisting with portfolio allocation across the wider team and monitor time allocations, budgets and deadlines, including data insight for internal management reporting and checklist monitoring

Working in accordance with defined systems and procedures as well challenging the status quo where there may be a more efficient way of doing things

Empowering and educating through line management to develop more junior members of the team

What we can offer you

Hybrid and flexible working

A varied role in a talented and experienced team

Joining a company with an exciting growth plan ahead

Plenty of opportunities to increase your technical knowledge and skills

Exposure to a wide range of clients across many sectors

Personalised Career Map, commencing with steps to support your progression into a senior management role

Immediate entry to our Management Development Programme to develop leadership potential

Partner level mentor and a tailored career progression plan

Competitive salary and benefits package including pension, life assurance, health cash plan, retail discount scheme, electric vehicles salary sacrifice, and cycle to work scheme

Generous core holiday allowance plus holiday trading, flexible bank holidays and additional holiday with service

Wellbeing programme with regular events and activities focused on your physical and mental wellbeing. We also offer all employees a Wellbeing Day each year – a day dedicated to boosting your wellbeing

A comprehensive induction to help you get up to speed

About You

We would like to hear from you if you have a minimum of 4-5 years UK experience, from either a Practice Outsourcing team or senior management accountant/business partner in industry. Ideally, you will be ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified but we will consider part qualified and QBE candidates.

We are also looking for:

A confident individual who has experience in building strong client & other internal/external relationships

Digital focus with a flair for utilising the technology available to streamline processes as efficiently and productively as possible

A positive and confident self-starter, who understands the importance of maintaining positive client relationships as well as internal collaboration

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written with an ability to work across a variety of clients during any one month

Exceptional attention to detail, demonstrating an organised approach to work; an ability to prioritise and meet tight timeframes with high quality output

An ability to apply technical accounting knowledge to real-life client situations

Knowledge of UKGAAP and desirably IFRS

Strong IT skills, specifically Xero and Excel alongside an ability to pick up new software packages very quickly e.g. Sage / QuickBooks

Dext, Silverfin and CCH experience would also be an advantage

Location: Oxford

Salary: £80,000

Please respond with your most up to date CV to be considered.

Kind regards,

Frankie White | Recruitment Consultant

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