Sedulo
Assistant Manager - Year End Accounts
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About Us
At Sedulo we are building a world-class team to deliver our mission to make positive change in the communities we work in. We do this by:
- Working with our clients to transform their business and personal finances
- Connecting and contributing to the business community in the cities we are located in
- Working with charities by fundraising and influencing change both now and in the future through the Sedulo Foundation
- Being a great place to work and develop your career
We offer a full range of services from the inception of the business concept, throughout growth of the entity and on to exit strategies. There is no typical clientele; we work with start-ups through to multinational, listed companies.
At Sedulo we embrace a holistic and innovative culture with diversity and integrity at the heart. We are working to build an open and inclusive environment which supports the needs of all our team members.
We are looking for people to join the team who want to deliver beyond expectation and get results. Whether this be through embracing feedback, creating fulfilling relationships with colleagues and clients, being genuinely interested in their work, or by simply being the best version of themselves. At Sedulo, we know how important it is to create an environment for positive change, both in work and in the communities, we work within. This is demonstrated through our persistent commitment to charitable projects and a strong focus on innovation in everything that we do. You can make an impact at Sedulo, not only through delivering amazing work, but also through participating in the charity campaigns we run throughout the year. Alongside all of this, our events team ensure we also have a lot of fun – with countless wellbeing activities and events being hosted at all our offices every week!
We understand that to be a world-class organisation, we must embrace uniqueness and choose courage over comfort. Everything we strive to be is grounded in our core values: Personable, Integrity, Holistic, Innovative and Deliver Beyond Expectation.
The Role
We are looking for a strong compliance/year end accounts preparation qualified accountant with a practice background. You will work closely alongside the wider UK Compliance team to manage the local team, manage and deliver high-quality work to an exciting client portfolio.
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The successful applicant will have the autonomy to shape their own career within a tight-knit, innovative environment with the support and guidance of the wider compliance team.
You will relish the opportunity to deliver a world-class service to your clients and will enjoy acting as a mentor and coach to a small, dedicated team of trainees, semi-senior and newly qualified staff.
Role Objectives
- Complete year-end accounts for a client portfolio made up of Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies
- Be responsible for the training and development of junior staff members through mentoring, coaching and providing technical guidance
- Review the work of junior staff members and ensure that review points are clearly fed back
- Contribute to weekly team meetings to discuss client deadlines, workload/planner and billing targets.
- Attend client meetings, building excellent working relationships and actively highlighting any cross-selling opportunities for the wider Sedulo group
- Assist with the ongoing review and improvement of internal processes and procedures
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
- Qualified in either ACCA or ACA (or QBE equivalent) within a practice environment where main duties have related to statutory year end accounts preparation
What we really need
- Excellent communicator at all levels
- Confident in working with clients at all levels and experience in building strong client relationships
- Organised, efficient with a genuine interest and willingness to make a positive contribution
- A strong desire to coach and develop team members
- Flexible and proactive approach to work and the ability to work under pressure
- Willingness and ability to travel to Kilmarnock during the week to work across our local growing client base
What we offer
We’re committed to supporting our people both professionally and personally. Our benefits are designed to help you thrive inside and outside of work:
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- 26 days’ holiday per year (including your birthday as a paid day off), plus all public bank holidays and two paid volunteering days.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working: Enjoy flexible working hours with core hours between 10am and 4pm, and the option to work remotely for up to 20% of your working week. You can also work abroad for up to one month per year and flex up to 2 of your UK bank holidays to suit your personal beliefs or preferences.
- Financial Security & Support: Pension scheme with Royal London, plus free access to financial and mortgage advice, life insurance cover, and income protection from day one.
- Health & Wellbeing: Access a range of discounted health, wellbeing, and retail benefits to help you stay healthy and make the most of your downtime through Help@Hand, Medicash and Zest.
- Learning & Development: Continuous professional and personal development opportunities to support your career growth.
- Culture & Community: Enjoy access to our exclusive members’ club facilities, including complimentary breakfast and refreshments, regular social and networking events, and our legendary annual Christmas trip abroad.
- Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave with additional family-friendly policies to support you.
- Travel & Lifestyle Perks: Annual travel ticket loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, and access to our salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle scheme through Octopus EV.
Recruitment Agency Policy
Sedulo Group requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to any employee or associate of our company unless explicitly asked to do so by our Chief People & Culture Officer. Any CVs sent to any member of our team on a speculative basis will not be recognised. In the event that an uninstructed agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy will prevail.
Our aim is to encourage and support all applicants during the application process, if you have any reasonable adjustments that you will require, please do not hesitate to get in touch via people@sedulo.co.uk.
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