Summary of role

The Team Leader manages a portfolio of international clients while supervising a team to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality accounting services. The role involves reviewing financial accounts, coordinating with clients and the BDO network, managing team workload, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies while maintaining strong client satisfaction.

Job Description

Role and responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of overseas clients in a variety of industries. 

• Review and deliver high quality management and statutory accounts. 

• Ensure all day-to-day matters required to be completed are performed in a timely and satisfactory manner.  

• Work 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. 

• Delegate and assign tasks to team members effectively, monitor and control workload of team members as well as chargeable hours. 

• Be aware of risk exposure and promptly escalate issues arising to other members of the Management team. 

• Assist in new processes and system implementation when required.

• Take ownership of various aspects of team management including, inter alia, leaves management, personal and professional development of team members. 

• Manage within budgetary and time constraints while providing a high level of client satisfaction.

• Post invoices accurately on different accounting platforms.

• Adhere to all Risk & Compliance procedures in line with company and the client's expectations. 

• Adhere to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and Data Protection Act. 

• Ensure project reports and SLA& KPI (Key Performance Indicators) are updated.

Job Requirements

Qualification and Experience 

• Diploma in Accounting or equivalent.

• Partly qualified ACCA.

• At least 2-3 years of experience in Auditing and/or Accounting.

• Holds relevant experience in leading teams.

• Experience with CaseWare would be advantageous.

Skills 

• Excellent knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and UK GAAP.

• Sound knowledge of accounting software and Microsoft Excel.

• Good people management and leadership skills.

• Good interpersonal, communication skills and ability to interact with staff at all levels and other stakeholders. 

• Proven ability of expressing technical and complex issues, both in writing and orally.

• Flexible and able to work across several different time zones to meet client demands. 

• Ability to work under pressure. 

• Good stakeholder management skills.

• Well organized and a track record of working to tight deadlines. 

• Attention to details with a strong control mindset. 

• Complement formal training with self-learning. 

• Has a proactive mindset and can work autonomously with minimal supervision.

• Good understanding of bookkeeping transactions.

• Good Knowledge of Month End Adjustment and variance analysis.

• Understand principles and systems of sales/purchases.

• Understand Financial accounts preparation.