Senior Manager - Financial Reporting

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a talented individual to join our Financial Reporting team in Birmingham, which is responsible for accounts preparation services for a wide range of clients.

The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients, liaison with other departments and clients, and managing more junior members of staff whilst supporting the wider management group . You will have active involvement in the training and development needs of the team to improve quality and you will also aid the senior leadership team in both client work and in the management of the team.

As Financial Reporting Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include among others

• Review work performed by members of the team, including FRS 102, FRS 101, IFRS and consolidated group accounts.
• Ensure that clients receive an efficient and proactive service and client expectations are exceeded by liaising with Clients, Partners and other S&W staff where appropriate to ensure all are kept up to date with relevant issues.
• Monitoring of billing/lock-up and staffing levels, ensuring WIP provisioning is kept up to date monthly as considered appropriate while supporting management team with various administrative tasks and projects that arise from time to time.
• Providing support and upskilling on technical areas to team members, ultimately improving the quality output.
• Monitoring of staff performance, carrying out appraisals and ensuring feedback given to staff on a timely basis.
• Preparation of proposals for new work and development of opportunities with existing clients.