Xeinadin Group was established in 2019 when more than 100 successful, independent, business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy.
Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It is our people who help drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting the individual specialisms.
Our regional offices of over 1800 colleagues operate in collaboration across the Group, combining collective expertise to maximise our people’s potential. As part of one Xeinadin, our colleagues are able to draw on expertise and support from across our UK, Ireland and central teams, as well as benefitting from being a part of their local communities.
The Role
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in accounting? Join us as an Assistant Manager where you will play a key part in delivering high-quality service to our clients while supporting and mentoring junior team members.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure day to day client files/audits are completed correctly and within the timeframes and requirements set
- Support junior team members with questions and queries to ensure accurate work is produced
- Deliver client work of the highest standards and ensure compliance with all legal and statutoryrequirements
- Ensure the correct client documentation is received in a timely and efficient manner to ensure
- deadlines can be met
- Handle client requests and queries in a manner that promotes client loyalty
- Record own chargeable time and ensure all billable hours can be recovered
- Prepare client paperwork (Accounts, tax, PAYE, VAT) within allocated deadlines to allow timely
- submission to HMRC
- Represent the firm in a professional manner through appearance, conduct and attitude
- Plan own workload to ensure deadlines are met and work is ready for sign off
Key Requirements
- The role requires a quality focused individual who is dedicated to developing their knowledge and experience.
- Working towards ACA/ACCA qualifications: ACA – completed all certificate level and *attempted Financial Accounting and Report and Audit and Assurance ACCA – completed all applied knowledge and *attempted Financial Reporting and Audit and Assurance *Need to achieve at least 35% or more to class as attempted.
Additional Requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Dependable and reliable team player.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Managing Processes and good organisation skills to minimise time spent on administration.
- Confidentiality.
- Strong computer skills.
- Microsoft Office Skills.
- Organised, detailed, honest, professional, adaptable, quality focused, deadline driven, committed, flexible.
Benefits
- Pension: Employer contribution of 3% going up to 3.5 % from January 2024 with an employee contribution of 5%
- 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
- Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority as of January 2024
- Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum from January 2024
- Business closure over Christmas*
- Life Assurance x4 annual salary from January 2024
- Additional inssurances for senior levels from January 2024
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 support, free and confidential
- Corporate Discounts Platform
From January 2024 - Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (self-funded at corporate rates) such as:
- PMI single or family
- Critical Illness Cover
- Cash plan
- Cycle to work
- Eye care
- Dental
- Salary Sacrifice *subject to exceptions and business needs
