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Job Title Senior Accounting Lead

Description

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 3,000 staff across 40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.

Every employee plays a part in making Throgmorton and Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

Throgmorton, an Apex Group Company, is dedicated to delivering exceptional service with a personal touch. We are proud to place the utmost importance on developing strong personal relationships with our clients and that focus has enabled us to establish a strong reputation in the asset management space, growing from just three people in 1999 to over110 dedicated employees servicing over 700 clients in 2019.

Our diverse expertise means we can support any company who wishes to outsource their finance, accounting, payroll, tax, HR and administrative functions.

Our culture is to actively encourage development, both from an academic and personal lever with a view to promoting staff internally. Over the past three years we have promoted over 30% of our accounting staff.

Job Specification
Client Relationship Management
Co-ordinating involvement of other service lines or specialists to meet specific client needs and taking the lead where required
Brand enhancement and promotion (networking/PR, attending Throgmorton functions and industry seminars)
New business and existing client development
Formulating strategic business plan with Accounting Lead
Managing Business Unit revenues and direct costs
Responsibility for long terms capacity planning and forecasting
Accountable for service delivery on accounting/financial regulatory matters
Accountable for ensuring all operational routines take place within accounting teams
Active involvement, ownership and an advocate for strategic improvement projects
Technical involvement within strategic improvement projects
Accountable for ensuring appropriate Accounts resource is provided
Co-ordinating shared resources with other Business Unit Leaders and our global service centres
Monitoring the contribution and effectiveness of technical resources from other lines of service impacting the accounting work.
Accountable for Business Unit billing and debt (emphasis on recovery and net investment)
Undertaking fee reviews
Responsible for most senior detailed review of all accounting output
Managing the development of direct reports and accountable for other accounting staff
Recruitment
Managing HR matters
Identifying client related risks and implement appropriate solutions
Ensuring accurate and up to date process documentation exists and is disseminated
Collaborating with other Business Unit Leaders to ensure, identify and implement best practice
Ensuring processes are adhered to and carried out consistently across your teams with necessary mechanisms in place to identify non-conformity
Implementing change to control risks
You will be ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong understanding of accounting and related areas and have in excess of 5 years post qualification experience
Excellent technical and practical accounting knowledge with the ability to apply it in practical situations
Strong leadership skills with the ability to build relationships across disciplines to positively influence people at all levels, and to develop staff through motivation and coaching
Capable of managing a team with diverse experience and views and having the ability and confidence to challenge colleagues to improve performance
Excellent client management skills, client service and results orientated
Ability to identify and suggest procedural improvements
Confidence to walk the floor and understand current state
A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding global business and to grow with the business
Exposure to all aspects of the business
Working directly with an external client portfolio, maintaining client relationships
The ability to apply all technical knowledge to practical scenarios
Opportunity to manage a team and people management
Getting involved in business development
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit our CSR policy page .

If you are looking to take that next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organisation, alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, please submit your application (with your CV, cover letter and salary's expectations) to our dedicated email address: ukrecruitment@apexfs.com
"Working here I have the space to be creative, take ownership and develop continuously. It's a great company with a purpose, which in turn enables its people to identify with the core values and mission."
Diane Mero, Office Manager, Dubai
What we look for
We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do. Every employee plays a part in making our business what it is today and the more we grow, the more important that becomes.

Whatever your career path, ambition or skillset you will be joining an entrepreneurial environment and become part of a globally connected team. We don't just want you to succeed, we want you to flourish.

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