Portfolio Manager
- Employer
- 2i Recruit Ltd
- Location
- Guildford
- Salary
- 60000.00 - 70000.00 GBP Annual
- Closing date
- 9 Oct 2024
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- Sector
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Function
- Portfolio Manager
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Our client, an established accountancy firm is looking to grow their team. The successful candidate will support in providing a full range of accounting, auditing and tax services to assist clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Management and control of a portfolio of accounting and audit engagements. Ensuring they are completed to internal methodology and are of the highest quality.
- Directing and overseeing the work of junior team members. This includes reviewing their accounting and audit work whilst providing coaching and mentoring support.
- Managing all aspects of accounting and audit delivery. This includes timelines, team briefings, team supervision, and reviews by more senior team members.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for the accounting or audit client.
- Overseeing the internal profitability of the engagement. This includes, budgeting, fee negotiation, identifying and communicating overruns, raising fees, and agreeing dates for cash collection.
- Dealing with complex accounting and audit issues that arise during course of an engagement.
- Communicating with other internal departments on technical matters.
- Preparing accounting and audit proposals for prospective clients
- Performance managing junior team members, ensuring that you are having development conversations that support their growth and career progression.
Experience and Skills Requirements:
- Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA or equivalent
- Current knowledge of current financial reporting and auditing, standards; including both FRS 102 and IFRS
- Detailed knowledge of the Companies Act and LLP Act.
- Excellent Microsoft Office competency
- FCA Handbook knowledge would be a bonus but is not essential
- Ability to use propriety software to manage the audit workflow and documentation of evidence
- Experience with managing an accounts and audit portfolio
- Review of audit files identifying key audit risks and planning appropriate responses to these risks
- Demonstrable use of professional scepticism when carrying out audit engagements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Self-driven and resilient
- Leadership skills and ability to act as a role model
- Willingness to be part of a team that desire to achieve growth without losing professional standards.
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.
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