Team Lead

Position Overview

The Team Leader - UK Accounts is responsible for managing a team of UK accounting executives, reviewing their work, ensuring accuracy of statutory financial statements, and maintaining high-quality client delivery. The role involves overseeing UK accounts preparation, VAT and payroll reconciliation, corporation tax workings, year end schedules, and direct coordination with UK clients. The Team Leader also ensures compliance with UK accounting standards and drives team performance through training, review, and effective workflow management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of UK Accounts Executives.
• Review team members' deliverables including financial statements, VAT workings, payroll summaries, and year-end schedules.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions, coaching, and performance reviews.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to UK accounting and compliance standards.
• UK Financial Statements & Year End Accounts
• Strong hands-on experience with review of Bookkeeping & VAT & PTR & Year End
• Oversee preparation of Balance Sheets and Profit & Loss Accounts for UK companies and firms.
• Review final accounts with compliance to FSection 1A and F
• Approve year-end working papers including control accounts, schedules, and reconciliations.
• Perform high-level P&L variance analysis and analytical review for anomalies.
• VAT, Payroll & Tax Compliance
• Supervise preparation of VAT reconciliations, VAT workings (standard VAT schemes), and related submissions.
• Review payroll summaries and payroll-related reconciliations.
• Oversee corporation tax workings, including allowable and disallowable expense analysis for CT600 preparation.
• Client Management & Communication
• Maintain daily communication with UK-based clients regarding information requests, clarifications, and progress updates.
• Turnaround time
• Ensure adherence to turnaround time.

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