At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

A well-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, we offer a wide range of services, including auditing, accounting, tax and corporate finance. We proudly serve a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation.

What do the team do?

Our Outsourcing department is rapidly evolving and has quadrupled in size over the past two years to meet the needs of its ever growing portfolio of clients. They typically work with moderately sized firms from a plethora of sectors that require our external expertise to do their bookkeeping and VAT returns, through to providing them with insightful management accounts.

We have a relationship centric approach and are trusted advisors to clients of all shapes and sizes, but they are typically owner managed businesses, giving you the opportunity to deal directly with the decision makers and to truly help shape the direction of their firm.

What will I be doing?

As an Outsourcing Assistant Manager you will have ownership of the following tasks:

• Managing team workflow and overseeing the delivery of outsourcing assignments on Xero, QuickBooks online and Sage line 50.
• Designing and implementing processes for each assignment and briefing team members.
• Preparing and reviewing monthly / quarterly management accounts.
• Reviewing bookkeeping work undertaken by junior staff.
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
• Assisting clients with VAT and tax investigations.
• Providing clients with forecasts and assisting in the compilation of budgets.
• Developing the team, including potential line management responsibilities.

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA fully qualified or qualified by experience (minimum criteria).
• Experience of working in an accountancy practice, including some assignment management ideally (minimum criteria). 
• Demonstrable experience of leading assignments and reviewing work.
• Significant experience of preparing management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns and forecasting.
• Experience using cloud based accounting systems.
• Client facing experience.

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy / sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.