Accounting Director at Blackstone

Our Client is looking for an Accounting Director who will review work compiled by the accounts team, liaise with, and provide financial information to clients from the reports produced. Effectively manage an in-house team and a shared services team based in India. To assist with the growth of the practice through the management of current clients and the acquisition of new clients.

Job Details:

Job Title: Accounting Director
Salary: Upto 84000 Pounds Per Annum
Job Location: Wells TN4

Responsibilities:

• Lead the practice operations and working closely with the Group teams
• To be the point of contact for client liaison as required.
• Introduce and transition clients to nominated SKS group accountant as required.
• Meeting clients to discuss accounts.
• Work jointly with India team, recommend financial actions by analysing accounting reports.
• Advise clients on areas of business improvement.
• Negotiate the terms of business with clients as required.
• Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential
• Detect and prevent money laundering.
• To ensure accurate and timely billing and receipt.
• Ensure India team is on schedule with invoice raising and client fee payment. Liaise directly with client when necessary.
• Standardise and update client engagement letters.
• Weekly update with Group on Teams calls, monthly meeting in Richmond as required.
• Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices.
• Lead UK based accounting / admin staff as required.
• Manage the office IT systems, security, as appropriate.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational
• Extend the value chain by introducing new services to existing clients at all touch points.
• workshops- reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• Accounting, Tax, reporting Skills, time management, supervision/management skills with software skills as SAGE, IRIS, QuickBooks, Word/Excel, accounting, and tax packages.
• The individual should have attention to detail, deadline-oriented and keen on research.

Benifits:

• Employer Pension: 3% Employer (NEST SCHEME)
• Salary sacrifice Scheme
• Health Insurance: WPA (Available for all employees with the option to add family members)
• Perk box: An online perk package which gives benefit of saving money on supermarket shopping, gym memberships and weekly free benefits like a Nero coffee or a Greggs Sausage roll and a gift on your birthday.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme: Refer your friend and earn rewards
• Electric car scheme (Go green)
• Employee rewards and recognition: Monthly and quarterly awards
• Learning and Development: Online CPD courses, Croner I, Accountancy daily update

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £84,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee mentoring programme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8AS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting Director: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person