We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.
We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.
Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting.
The Accounts Associate Manager is responsible for preparing advanced statutory financial statements, corporation tax computations, and other compliance deliverables for a mixed portfolio of complex / non-complex clients, under the supervision of Associate Directors, demonstrating good technical knowledge. Associate Managers are expected to support Senior Associates and other junior staff through coaching and review, contribute to process improvements, and maintain high standards of accuracy and client service.
Key Responsibilities:
Review complex and straightforward accounts and tax returns prepared by offshore teams for sole traders, partnerships, LLPs, and limited companies, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and minimal supervision.
Understand each client’s business to provide tailored service and identify value-added opportunities for manager review.
Draft solutions for technical issues using available resources, for Manager or AD approval. Complete work within deadlines and budgets, flagging issues early and updating system workflows.
Seek and act on feedback to improve quality and reduce review points.
Review accounts and tax files prepared by Senior Associates, Associates, and offshore teams.
Liaise with clients to ensure timely receipt of information and assist in client meetings as needed.
Support business development by engaging with LinkedIn and marketing, understanding firm services, and identifying referral opportunities.
- Support ongoing training and development of team members at all levels.
- Seek and act on feedback from others to improve work quality.
Ideally a minimum 3 years’ experience working in practice.
Typically, ACA or ACCA qualified.
Proficient in Xero, Sage 50 Accounts, QuickBooks, Excel, and other accounting and tax software.
Committed to completing relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for expertise and to stay up to date.
Confident verbal communicator, adapting style appropriately to different audiences.
Excellent written communication, tailoring language for internal teams and clients.
Enjoys problem-solving and can manage client issues using logical, established methods with support.
Adapts flexibly and professionally to change.
Demonstrates an organised and thorough approach to own work.
When you join Gravita, we’ll support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential.
We’ll work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development, to help you focus on your future.
Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis
Core working hours are 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday
Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast-paced changes.
Your development won’t be forgotten, our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size.
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