Downey Osborne
Senior Accounting & Outsourcing Manager

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Downey Osborne is delighted to be partnering with a leading professional services firm to recruit a Senior Accounting & Outsourcing Manager.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accountancy professional to play a key role in growing the firm’s presence across Belfast and Northern Ireland. You will manage a diverse client portfolio, provide technical leadership and support the continued development of the Accounting & Outsourcing team.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Enhanced parental leave
- Comprehensive wellbeing support
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Clear career progression opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
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About You
- ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified
- Experienced within accountancy practice, accounting services or outsourcing
- Strong experience managing and developing client relationships
- Commercially minded, with an interest in business development
- Confident managing complex accounting and technical matters
- An effective leader with experience supporting and developing others
- Strong knowledge of the Belfast and wider Northern Ireland business market
Always
- Build strong and trusted relationships with clients
- Deliver a high standard of client service
- Identify opportunities to support client growth
- Lead and develop members of the wider team


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Often
- Manage a diverse portfolio of clients
- Support business development and new client activity
- Provide technical guidance on complex accounting matters
- Collaborate with colleagues across Northern Ireland and the wider UK business
Occasionally
- Support the delivery of new client projects
- Contribute to wider business initiatives
- Attend networking and client development events
Never
- Be expected to wear a suit just because you work in accountancy
- Be asked to explain why penguins do not have knees.
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