Financial Reporting Assistant Manager (Scotland)

BDO Llp; City of Edinburgh, Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and business advisory firm is seeking an Assistant Manager in Edinburgh. The role involves leading complex projects, collaborating across teams, and supporting the development of the team. Candidates should be qualified ACA/ACCA with knowledge of FRS 102 and strong analytical skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment focusing on career growth and agile working opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Ability to present information clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects and support review of statutory accounting.
• Liaise with clients and collaborate with audit and tax teams.
• Drive team development and make a real impact.

Skills

Qualified ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent

Excellent working knowledge of FRS 102

Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to prioritize and plan effectively

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

Overview

Join our fast-growing team in a vibrant, modern office environment where you'll work on diverse compliance projects with the chance to dive into advisory work. Help drive the team's development and make a real impact.

We work with a wide range of clients, mainly within the SME space, producing financial statements under FRS 102 and IFRS. As an Assistant Manager, you'll lead complex projects and support the manager team in reviewing statutory accounting projects. You'll liaise with clients, audit, tax, and other teams to ensure seamless collaboration. This is your opportunity to take the lead and grow in a dynamic setting.

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Manager, you'll lead complex projects and support the manager team in reviewing statutory accounting projects. You'll liaise with clients, audit, tax, and other teams to ensure seamless collaboration. This is your opportunity to take the lead and grow in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent.
• Excellent working knowledge of FRS 102 and related financial reporting requirements as well as previous experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner.
• Evidence of ability to research technical accounting matters.
• Ability to prioritise and plan effectively, adopting a logical and methodical approach in order to meet tight deadlines.

Benefits

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.