Team Leadership & Management

• Support the Team Leader in managing the Financial Reporting team’s workflow, priorities, and resource allocation.
• Oversee the work of junior colleagues, including detailed review of financial statements, working papers, reconciliations, and other reporting deliverables to ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Assist with recruitment activities, including reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and supporting hiring decisions.
• Contribute to the performance appraisal process by providing input on individual performance, strengths, and development areas.
• Lead onboarding activities for new starters, ensuring they receive the training, tools, and support needed to integrate effectively into the team.
• Contributing to a continuous improvement ethos for the team.

Training & Professional Development

• Identify skills gaps and collaborate with the Team Leader to design development plans for junior staff.
• Mentor team members working toward professional qualifications (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA), offering guidance on both technical and soft‑skill development.
• Promote a culture of knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and proactive problem‑solving.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting processes and enhance team efficiency.
• Contribute to departmental initiatives aimed at improving quality, consistency, and operational resilience.

Skills And Experience

The technical skills, experience and background we’d expect to see from candidates suitable for this opportunity include:

Essential Skills

• Experience of preparing full sets of statutory accounts in a professional services environment. Experience of different accounting standards to include IFRS, UK GAAP, and Charity SORP.
• Experienced in preparing consolidations for large international groups. Able to correctly account for the acquisition and/or disposals of subsidiaries and group reconstructions.
• An appetite for professional self-development and providing exemplary levels of client service.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, being able to quickly and confidently build lasting relationships with clients and colleagues alike; shaping a proactive, responsive and value-adding service to our clients.
• CCAB body membership, eg ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS, ICAI, AICPA.
• Experience reviewing financial statements and working papers.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Desirable Skills

• Some audit experience would also be preferable, though not essential.
• Prior experience supervising or mentoring junior team members.
• Experience in using Caseware for accounts preparation would be desirable, though not essential.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace. Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers.

We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be. We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities.

Following changes to government policy in April 2024, we only accept applications from individuals with an existing, permanent, right to live and work in the UK.