accountant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
About us
We believe that work efficiency and work output is more important than the place or hours worked. We aim to provide flexible opportunities for challenging work, so that our team can contribute and earn whilst still having time for other priorities in their lives. We believe technology can make our lives better.
Our goal is to enhance the financial performance of 100 businesses by 2025.
Since our formation in 2019 we have grown our accounting firm through delivering remote finance functions for our clients. With multiple touchpoints around their accounting, we are placed to provide quality business support and pro-active advice to our clients. Year-end compliances from a box of messy records we are not. We don’t service “compliance only” clients and focus on continual relationships to help our clients meet their financials goals.
Job Description
As a Head of Accounting Operations, you will get the chance to lay your mark on a growing business and support an enthusiastic team of digital accountants. Report directly to the CEO and participate in strategic decision making for firm. You’ll be responsible for:
- Managing the internal “engine”, ensuring that client tasks at a firm-level are well-planned, prioritised, are meeting their deadlines, and are completed at the highest level of quality.
- Operating in a client-facing role and oversee a portfolio of clients, assisting with year-end financial statement preparation, agile CFO services (budgets, projections, management reports, etc) and tax compliance.
- Spearheading projects that improve the efficiency of our bookkeeping and financial reporting tasks firm-wide
- Managing several people on the accounting team (recruitment, training, goal setting, task reviews & performance reviews)
- Providing a hands-on approach by helping with bookkeeping, client onboarding, taxes, and payroll when required
What You Need to Succeed
- You have obtained your professional qualification from ICAS, ACCA or equivalent.
- Not less than 3 years’ experience since obtaining professional qualification from ICAS, ACCA, or equivalent, at least 2 years of which will have been spent in a managerial capacity, including everything from training to performance reviews.
- You have experience working in an accounting function in industry & oversaw the full cycle.
- You’re a clear communicator.
- You believe in delivering awesome customer service and you have experience in a customer-facing role.
- You have experience putting together financial statements, budgets, cash-flow projections, and various financial reports to assist management in making decisions.
- You care about the work you do, you’re particular and strive for perfection.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to make a real impact on our clients by providing savvy commercial advice.
- Hyper flexible approach to working hours to get the best balance.
- Role progression by joining a modern firm on a growth curve.
- Attractive salary with opportunity to participate in bottom line profit.
- Change to help shape strategy at an agile, technology embracing practice.
Our Values
- Output > hours and place worked - We value your autonomy and life priorities.
- World class basics – get the little details right, on time, the rest will follow.
- A “We can do it” attitude – take on challenge and backing ourselves is second nature to us.
- Open & honest communication – we can’t control always getting it right, we can control always communicating the status of events.
- Approach with humanity - listening to others, being humble and respectful of other viewpoints background and position. Care about each other and our clients.
Our Recruitment Process
Your application will be reviewed and those moving forward will be asked for an inital interview to discuss the role.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 25-40 per week
Salary: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Quarterly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have prior experience in managing a team of accountants?
Licence/Certification:
- Full Accountancy Qualification (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh
Expected start date: 28/08/2023
