Accounting Team Leader

 Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of overseas clients in a variety of industries.
• Review and deliver high quality management and statutory accounts.
• Ensuring all day to day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner including monitoring of tasks of team members.
• Working closely with BDO network to ensure that accounting records are accurate and transactions and activity within the portfolio are understood and incorporated into the disclosures as appropriate.
• Manage the account payables cycle and conduct payment runs as and when requested by the clients.
• Liaise with clients to ensure efficient delivery of output and meet client service expectations.
• Coordinate work of team members, coaching and training.
• Effectively delegate and assign tasks to team members, monitor and control workload of team members as well as chargeable hours.
• Ensure policies and procedures of the Company are adhered to.
• Be aware of risk exposure and promptly escalate issues arising to other members of the Management team.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience:

• At least 3 to 4 years of experience in Auditing and/or Accounting
• Experience in leading a team
• Good knowledge of International Accounting Standards and UK GAAP

Qualifications

Holds or has substantially completed ACA or ACCA qualification or equivalent.

Skills

• Proven ability of expressing technical and complex issues, both in writing and orally
• Flexible and able to work across several different time zones in order to meet client demands.
• Being proactive, independent and able to work under pressure
• Ability to manage within budgetary and time constraints while providing a high-level of client satisfaction
• Anticipating and addressing clients concerns and escalating problems as they arise.
• Well organised and a track record of working to tight deadlines.
• Attention to details with a strong control mindset.
• Complements formal training with self-learning.
• Has a proactive mindset and can work autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal, communication skills and ability to interact with staff at all levels and other stakeholders.