Accountancy Practice Manager

The Business & Opportunity:

Fantastic opportunity to join a renowned and established Leeds based, independent accountancy firm who are continuing to experience ongoing growth. Their success is partly due to recently recruiting high calibre staff who have joined forces with current employees to expand their client base. The firm have also taken advantage of market conditions in order to gain more market share.

It is due to this expansion that they have created a new opportunity for a Practice Manager. This will be a varied role and will cover all aspects of finances for the firm.

You will be based at their modern offices on the East side of Leeds and have the option and flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.

You will play an instrumental role in their exciting growth phase, which also offers you realistic career progression opportunities should you wish.

Requirement:

As Practice Manager for a firm of accountants currently employing 30+ staff, your remit will be varied and include:

Finance:

• Maintain cash book and pay suppliers on a monthly basis. Maintain Xero on a weekly/daily basis and monthly supplier payment run.
• Manage cashflow of the practice, including debt collection/credit control.
• Perform month end management accounts including summaries for board meetings.
• Review monthly client account reconciliations, and report to the board.
• Prepare and reconcile quarterly VAT returns.

HR/Recruitment/Staff:

• Monthly payroll, including expenses, overtime, sickness, bonus, pay rises, SMP, study reclaim etc.
• Look after the auto-enrolment.
• Submit all necessary PAYE/NIC forms to HMRC, including monthly P32 reports and year end summaries.
• Maintain up-to-date contracts of employment, liaising with solicitors when required.
• Prepare proposed salary reviews in line with budgets for approval.
• Confidentially maintain all personnel files.
• Involvement in the recruitment of staff.
• Liaise with Kaplan and conduct professional tutor meetings with those on the apprenticeship schemes.
• Sign off training records as staff complete their ACA/ACCA/AAT/ATT exams.

Other:

• Involvement with growth planning and capacity, and if needed, attendance at board meetings
• Assessing and identifying new networking opportunities and practice development.
• Recommending and improving operational matters and efficiencies.
• Working closely with IT contractors in order to maximise the flow of work.
• AML and CPD training records, AML compliance checks and client money reviews

Skills & Experience Required:

• Similar experience in a Finance/HR capacity.
• Worked in a busy environment with tight deadlines.
• Pro-active attitude, keen to add-value and make a positive impact.
• Preferable to have worked within the professional services sector, but other transferable skills will be considered.
• A good working knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Xero, Quickbooks & Sage.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional service.

What's On Offer:

• A competitive salary in the region of £40,000 - £45,000, plus a generous bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.
• Private Healthcare.
• Pension.
• Free parking at their modern offices. Based on the East side of Leeds, they are conveniently located close to the motorway network, hence will appeal to candidates from Leeds, Castleford, Pontefract, Wakefield, Selby, Wetherby, York and further a-field.
• Flexibility on hybrid working, with the option of working from home up to 2 days per week.
• Future career progression opportunities.

Next Steps:

Interviews are to be conducted imminently; hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been strictly retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications will be disregarded.