- Role - Finance Manager
- Reporting to - Client Director
- Salary (depending on experience & qualifications) - £45,000 to £55,000
- Location – Remote, working from home (UK)
Job description
As a Finance Manager, you’ll run clients day-to-day, acting as a trusted point of delivery while working closely with a Client Director who retains overall responsibility for client service and commercial outcomes. You’ll support high-growth, VC-backed clients with their growth challenges, including systems and process evolution, investor reporting and fundraising considerations. This role suits people who take ownership, work well at pace and want exposure to modern finance in a high-growth, tech-led environment.
Finance Manager Responsibilities
- Ownership, including preparation and review of year-end accounts, corporation tax returns and management reporting.
- Leading client communication and relationship management across their portfolio, with a strong emphasis on leading the onboarding of new clients.
- Reviewing and approving VAT returns.
- Overseeing accounts payable processes and outsourced bookkeeping providers and reviewing outsourced bookkeeping work.
- Completing hands-on accounting and reconciliation work when required.
- Monitoring time, overruns and recoveries.
- Championing technology, automation and system improvements to improve accuracy and scalability.
- Monitoring KPIs and portfolio profitability.
- Identifying and driving opportunities for upsells and cross-sells (Onside Tax, US services, CFO services etc).
Skills and experience required
The essential criteria are non-negotiable and reflect the level of autonomy, accountability and remote-working maturity required for this role. Applications that do not clearly demonstrate these will not be progressed.
- ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent), OR AAT qualified and studying towards ACA / ACCA (or equivalent).
- 5+ years’ experience in a UK accounting practice (VAT, month-end and year-end experience is vital)
- Experience of owning a defined client portfolio of 10+ clients and working in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience onboarding new clients is essential.
- Extensive structured home-working experience (non-covid) – as a minimum, contractually agreed hybrid homeworking at least two days each week.
- Strong technical accounting capability (statutory accounts, VAT and corporation tax), including strong Xero experience.
- Experience reviewing others’ work and owning quality.
What’s on offer
- If you are studying towards an accounting qualification (such as ACCA or ACA), you may be eligible for support in completing this through commercial learning – self-study in your own time. The company will bear the cost of this training and related examinations (first sit only).
- Home-based, flexible working
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offering wellbeing support and advice.
- Additional days’ paid leave for your birthday
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- All new joiners are paired with a buddy, to ensure you feel supported from day one!
- Staff referral bonus scheme
- Ongoing training, support, and progression opportunities
- Annual performance reviews with discretionary bonus scheme
- Bi-annual company meet-ups
- Salary from £45,000 to £55,000
You must be resident in and have the legal right to work in the UK.
If you are interested in this Finance Manager position, or would like further information, please contact Leah Mason-Wilson at Onside Accounting [email protected].
Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- How many days a week do you work from home?
- What software have you used?
Work Location: Remote
