Accounting Manager

🔥 38 minutes ago

🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

💵 R600k - R800k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧾 Accounting Manager

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Sleek

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Legal • Logistics

Sleek is a digital platform that provides comprehensive business services aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The company specializes in company incorporation, accounting, payroll, corporate secretary services, and business account setup. Sleek enables businesses to streamline their administrative tasks and compliance processes through a user-friendly, digital platform. Operating globally, Sleek is committed to offering fast and efficient services with transparent pricing, making the process of setting up and managing a business hassle-free and entirely digital.

📋 Description

• Own and manage a portfolio of approximately 300 UK small business clients, growing to around 500 through 2027 • Ensure client work is filed on time and accurately • Deliver year-end accounts, corporation tax returns, VAT returns and confirmation statements • Review and sign off the team’s work • Coach accountants to produce accurate work on the first attempt • Prepare management accounts and explain financial results to clients • Take client calls to explain accounts and their business implications • Proactively chase clients when delays threaten deadlines and explain consequences • Maintain accurate client records and workflow data • Collaborate with Product, Tech, Sales, Support and Onboarding to resolve problems • Use and help shape AI tools integrated into products and workflows • Deliver outcomes including no missed statutory deadlines, at least 97% client satisfaction, fewer review rounds and accurate portfolio workflow data • Report to leadership based in the UK office

🎯 Requirements

• Fully qualified member of ACCA, ICAEW (ACA) or ICAS (CA) is required • At least 5 years in UK accounting practice, including at least 2 running your own portfolio of 150 or more SME clients • Expert knowledge of UK statutory accounts (FRS 102 and 105) for private limited companies • Strong knowledge of corporation tax and VAT for private limited companies, including preparing and reviewing corporation tax and VAT returns • Experience preparing management accounts and explaining them to business owners in plain terms • Experience reviewing and managing a team’s work, including people working remotely or offshore • Confident with Xero or a similar cloud accounting package • Based in South Africa with legal working rights • Clear written and verbal communication skills • Ability to collaborate with teams in other countries • Ability to influence Product, Tech, Sales and Support without direct authority • Commitment to process, accurate records and compliance • Openness to using AI tools • Consent to required background screening

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from home • Flexible start and finish times to accommodate family or other needs • Fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year • Competitive market salaries • Generous paid time off and holiday schedules • Employee share ownership plan for eligible staff • Internal and external training programmes • Responsibility and autonomy • AI-focused professional development opportunities • Diverse and inclusive environment • B Corp-certified employer