Total 3 Manager level Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in Exeter, BS1 1EH

JOB TITLE: Senior Manager - Investment Accounting & Operations
SALARY: £93,908 - £110,480
LOCATION(S): Bristol, Edinburgh or Leeds
HOURS: Full Time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity:

Are you ready to make a difference in a leading UK-based financial services group?

Our Investment Accounting & Operations team plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our investment services. We manage and oversee investment accounting, making sure everything's accurate and compliant. Our team collaborates with various departments to streamline investment operations and improve efficiency. We're all about automating processes to make things run smoother and faster. Plus, we provide excellent customer service, resolving inquiries quickly and effectively.

As a qualified accountant or with experience in investment accounting and operations you will be pivotal in our role to oversee and report on over £160bn of assets. In essence, you'll be:

• Leading, managing and supporting the career development of a team

• Automating and streamlining processes to enhance operational efficiency

• Providing exceptional customer service to resolve enquiries efficiently

• Managing and overseeing investment accounting activity, ensuring accuracy and compliance

• Analysing financial data and market trends to support with decision-making

About us:

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you'll need:

We'll be looking for a qualified accountant or significant experience with investment accounting and operations, alongside experience in:

• Leadership of a team

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data.

• Proficiency in automating and streamlining processes.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

About working for us:

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Apply today:

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

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Audit Manager (Accountancy Firm)

Location: Exeter, Devon

Salary: Very Competitive + Excellent Benefits

The Client:
Our client is a reputable accountancy firm providing tailored financial guidance to help businesses grow.

The Role:

As an Account Manager, you will manage audit engagements, ensuring timely completion and client satisfaction while liaising with external reviewers and the ICAEW.

Duties:

- Oversee an audit-focused portfolio across multiple sectors.

- Plan and manage statutory and voluntary audits.

- Prepare and review corporation tax computations and advise clients on liabilities.

- Serve as the primary contact for client matters, demonstrating commercial insight.

- Resolve technical queries through research and consultation.

- Develop and present audit reports and internal control assessments.

- Ensure financial statements comply with regulations and standards.

- Complete audits with minimal supervision and within deadlines.

- Conduct annual Audit Compliance Review.

- Update standard corporate Letter of Engagement.

- Prepare and submit the firm's ICAEW Annual Return.

- Maintain and update the firm's master audit programmes.

- Serve as the firm's Money Laundering Compliance Officer (MLCO).

Requirements:

Essential:

- Possess 3 years of senior/manager-level auditing experience.

- Qualified ACA or ACCA

- Knowledge of UK taxes, particularly Corporation Tax and Income Tax.

- Familiarity with accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, or Xero.

Desirable:

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word

- Experience with Accounts production software such as CCH or IRIS

Benefits:

- 20-25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.

- Flexi time and remote working options.

- Medicash cash plan and online discount shopping portal.

- Access to a 24-hour employee helpline.

- Training bonuses for AAT, ACA, and ACCA students.

- Parking permit salary sacrifice scheme.

- Employee referral bonus up to £1500.

Apply now for this exceptional opportunity to lead a dynamic team and further enhance your career.

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Keywords:Audit Manager, Audit Senior, Audit Supervisor, Senior Auditor, Audit & Accounts Manager, Auditor

The Role

Unite Students fantastic Risk & Assurance team have an exciting opportunity for an experience Internal Audit Manager to join the team in Bristol.

This is a high profile position, representing Unite Students and its values and vision. Reporting to the Head of Risk, as part of the wider Risk & Assurance team, you will be focussed on governance including risk, controls, policy, compliance and data protection. The role includes line management responsibility of our industrial placement student.

The team provide assurance across the whole business to Finance, HR, IT, Operations, Property and Estates and you will be expected to use your skills in many diverse areas. The Risk & Assurance team are a trusted corporate advisory team, taking on a wide range of topics in many areas of the business. For this reason, it is important to have a track record of delivering results as well as excellent communication and influencing skills and above all, the determination to really make a difference.

What You`ll Be Doing

Provide independent third line assurance to our business on its Governance, Risk Management, and Control (GRC) arrangements.Support the Head of Risk in the delivery of the annual internal assurance programme of reviews, leading and supporting individual audits across the organisation and its sites.Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of internal assurance processes and audit quality management systemUndertake Finance controls testing on an annual basisAct as a subject matter expert on the UK audit reforms and the impact it may have on our businessPrepare reports for stakeholders, including senior leaders, the Executive and Audit & Risk CommitteeWork with the H&S, Fire, Data Protection and InfoSec teams to embed systems of control leading to ISO and other appropriate standards as appropriateWork collaboratively with other teams in the business to support the design and implementation of a policy framework and compliance regime, embedding the three lines of defence model across companyWork with the L&D and Comms team to develop and implement all company training and awareness in relevantSupport the development of junior team membersInternal Audit mattersContribute to reporting for senior leaders and relevant teams, identifying best practice and areas for improvement.Support the Head of Risk with co-ordination of outsourced internal assurance provision and work collaboratively with them on assignmentsSupport the Head of Risk with estate wide operational compliance audits and engage collaboratively in improvement initiativesAssist in the investigation of policy breaches/ incidents and maintain all required recordsRepresent the team at the working groups as necessary
What We`re Looking for in You

CIA, ACA or ACCA qualifiedOne to three years PQE with top / mid tier practice or equivalent experienceAmbitious, driven and high performer; wants to progress in a growing businessSelf sufficient and able to prioritise and carry out tasks with minimum supervisionManagement a complex and diverse workload and the ability to deal with conflicting and changing demandsThe ability to influence decisions at executive management levelFirst class communication skills, impactful assertive and likeableTeam orientated and able to work collaboratively with other colleagues to deliver resultsExcellent communication and presentation skillsIdeally exposure to Oracle, AX, or comparable systemsData Analytics knowledge (ACL, Visual Basic, Cognos)
What You`ll Get in Return

A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long serviceA generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you saveVarious benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friendsEnhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parentsLots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!
About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.