Head of Accountancy Practice/ACA or ACCA Finance Manager

Job Description

* Excellent opportunity for a practice-trained ACCA or ACA* Could be 4-5 days per week* Hybrid and flexible workingExcellent Head of Accountancy Practice opportunity with a rapidly expanding, entrepreneurial Business Support/Accounting services SME, based in Liverpool city centre. Historically providing clients with commercial/business partnering advice, funding applicationsupport the business has branched into providing bookkeeping services to its clients and this is a new role, created to head this area of the business. Joining a friendly and supportive team, reporting directly to the MD and with your remit including: * Working alongside 2 other Finance Managers (responsible for other business areas (Funding and Commercial Business Partnering).* Managing, developing and supporting a small finance team - currently 1 in the practice division but with plans to increase headcount.* Working to secure bookkeeping contracts with existing clients as well as new clients.* Leading from the front, managing your own client portfolio.* Advising Clients on System and Process Improvements and assisting with the implementation of new finance systems (mainly Xero).* Client Bookkeeping.* Bank reconciliations.* Till system, credit card & petty cash reconciliations.* Purchases payments, following an authorisation process, supplier liaison.* Raising sales invoices, monitoring debtor levels, credit control action.* Overseeing Payroll.* Budget-setting.* Financial forecasting.* Cash Flow Forecasting.* Balance Sheet reconciliations and reporting.* Self-Assessment Tax Returns.* VAT Returns.* Corporation Tax Returns.* Creative Industries Tax Relief Claims.* Gift Aid Claims.* Independent Examination of Accounts.* Year End Accounts Preparation and Filing. Applicants will be fully qualified, practice-trained Accountants (ACCA or ACA) and could either be working in practice and looking for their first move into industry or someone who has already made the step. You will have previous supervisory experience, excellentcommunication skills, and the gravitas, professionalism and character to forge strong business partner relationships across a broad range of customers/business. A competitive salary (£45-55k pro rata) is complemented with benefits including 3% employer pensioncontribution, 25 days holiday, Hybrid working, Flexibility re start/end time. Howarth Morris are committed to Progressing Businesses and Progressing Careers. Providing a complete temporary, contract & permanent Finance & Human Resources recruitment solution we work with a broad range of businesses ranging from owner managed SMEs to FTSE100 and Blue-Chip Multinationals, supporting their recruitment needs throughout the UK. We are dedicated to the career management of Part Qualified and Qualified Finance & HR Professionals across ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT, ICM, CIPP and CIPD and work to supportour candidates with not just securing their next move but through their longer-term career management. We are committed to providing businesses with finance and HR professionals who will make a real difference and who will add real business value. Visit ourwebsite for more information on our unique profile and market leading service and call or email today to hear more about this and other exciting local and UK wide opportunities.