Business Services & Outsourcing Assistant Manager

at  Cooper Parry

About the role…:
Are you a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) looking for your next challenge? Do you love finding solutions to clients’ problems and adding value to their business? We have an exciting new role within our growing Business Services & Outsourcing team that could be your perfect fit.
Day to day you’ll be working with a huge variety of entrepreneurial, owner-managed businesses based in the Midlands, spread across every sector, making a genuine impact on their success. We take the pain out of our clients’ compliance needs, acting as a fully outsourced finance team for some. This includes book-keeping, management accounts preparation, VAT compliance, statutory accounts preparation and company secretarial support.

Not to mention a growing number of exciting projects that you’ll be able to get stuck into and develop your skill-set and expertise, including:

• Working with the key stakeholders of a business to improve their management information
• Supporting the implementation of a new accounting system or software integration
• Acting as a financial controller (and eventually director) for our clients who need a fully outsourced finance team solution

As you grow into your role, we can also offer you the opportunity to manage a portfolio of client work, which can be as varied as you like! We will work with you to ensure your skillset is maximised and continuously added to.
By joining us you will be working with a team and company that inspires you and be given an active opportunity to shape the future of our company and encouraged to be innovative.

About you…:

• Have an ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
• Be passionate about client experience, constantly looking for ways to add more value to our clients
• Have experience working in a practice environment, with exposure to management accounts, statutory accounts and VAT return preparation
• Experience using a range of accounting software, notably Xero, Sage or QBO
• Umpf! A genuine passion and drive for “getting stuff done”, someone with excellent project management and communications skills
• Have a “play all in” team spirit to support the wider department, with the ability to coach more junior team members and delegate effectively when needed
• Have a hunger for continuous improvement and a curiosity for finding the best way of doing things!

About us…:
We’re straight-talking and put people and relationships before products and services. This is what’s made us the fastest growing firm of accountants in the UK… and our vision is to continue.

Over the last couple years alone, we have achieved some fantastic feats:

• Ranked No.1 in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index
• Achieved 6 awards at the Inspiring Workplaces – Best in Class for Wellbeing, Employee Voice, Culture & Purpose and Employee Experience, as well as Best Company/Most Inspiring Place to Work For - No.1 in Large Companies category and No.3 in Top 50 overall list
• B Corp certified! Measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Best Companies No.1 Accountancy Firm to work for in the UK & No.30 Best Large Company to work for 2023

Please refer the Job description for details