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Downey Osborne is seeking an Accounting Manager to join a leading business advisory setting. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll lead complex accounting work across diverse portfolios, with autonomy, variety, and the opportunity to shape the development of junior colleagues.
What’s in it for you?
- Modern, collaborative, and supportive team culture
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Generous annual leave
About You
- ACA or ACCA qualified (or international equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting skills with ability to work from first principles
- Around 3 years post‑qualification experience
- Confident preparing and reviewing detailed financial statements and management accounts
- Experienced in supervising, coaching, and developing junior team members
- Skilled across multiple accounting processes, reconciliations, and reporting
- Highly professional, adaptable, and effective in a hybrid working environment
- Solid working knowledge of local and international accounting standards (UK GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS)
About Your Role
Always
- Lead preparation and review of management accounts and detailed financial statements across multiple portfolios
- Provide meaningful insight and variance analysis to guide decision‑making
- Ensure accounting compliance, financial controls, and reporting standards are consistently applied
- Mentor and support junior colleagues, acting as a senior presence across assignments
Often
- Oversee day‑to‑day bookkeeping, reconciliations, and client‑focused accounting tasks
- Participate in temporary assignments or secondments as required
- Contribute to process improvement, technology adoption, and risk management initiatives
- Maintain budgets, forecasts, and financial models
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as needed
Occasionally
- Assist with special projects, operational initiatives, or system rollouts
- Advise on proposals, accounting compliance, or workflow enhancements
- Support team development and resourcing decisions
Never
- Lose sight of the story behind the numbers
- Challenge a spreadsheet to a staring contest
Company: Downey Osborne
Location: Belfast
Job Description:
Downey Osborne is seeking an Accounting Manager to join a leading business advisory setting. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll lead complex accounting work across diverse portfolios, with autonomy, variety, and the opportunity to shape the development of junior colleagues.
What’s in it for you?
- Modern, collaborative, and supportive team culture
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Generous annual leave
About You
- ACA or ACCA qualified (or international equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting skills with ability to work from first principles
- Around 3 years post‑qualification experience
- Confident preparing and reviewing detailed financial statements and management accounts
- Experienced in supervising, coaching, and developing junior team members
- Skilled across multiple accounting processes, reconciliations, and reporting
- Highly professional, adaptable, and effective in a hybrid working environment
- Solid working knowledge of local and international accounting standards (UK GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS)
About Your Role
Always
- Lead preparation and review of management accounts and detailed financial statements across multiple portfolios
- Provide meaningful insight and variance analysis to guide decision‑making
- Ensure accounting compliance, financial controls, and reporting standards are consistently applied
- Mentor and support junior colleagues, acting as a senior presence across assignments
Often
- Oversee day‑to‑day bookkeeping, reconciliations, and client‑focused accounting tasks
- Participate in temporary assignments or secondments as required
- Contribute to process improvement, technology adoption, and risk management initiatives
- Maintain budgets, forecasts, and financial models
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as needed
Occasionally
- Assist with special projects, operational initiatives, or system rollouts
- Advise on proposals, accounting compliance, or workflow enhancements
- Support team development and resourcing decisions
Never
- Lose sight of the story behind the numbers
- Challenge a spreadsheet to a staring contest
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Posted: May 5th, 2026