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Chief Operating Officer

North West

c£100,000pa + benefits + equity

This is a stunning opportunity with one of the North West\'s most exciting organisations. With a proven track record, a sound client base on which to grow and on the back of ...
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Financial Controller

Manchester

to £45,000pa

My client is one of the market leaders in a very tough field, with a reputation for supplying high quality products at competitive prices. Even during the turbulence of the l ...
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Company accountant jobs in Manchester

Company accountant jobs in Manchester are amongst the most prevalent of any type of job in any area of the economy. Typical company accountant jobs in Manchester can be found in a wide range of size of company, across a wide range of sectors, industries and professions.  Often, company accountant jobs in Manchester arise at an important time in the development of an organisation, usually when the venture has attained either a certain size, or complexity or need for public reporting or regulation.

In a small private or owner managed company, for example, the chain of development of the business is that in the beginning, sales are the key to rapid and immediate growth, and resources will be ploughed into activities that generate leads, sales and income rather than those disciplines that appear to add additional overheads and costs. 

Given that there are a wide range of ways for small businesses to “outsource” accounting services, whether that is to external accountancy firms, self employed bookkeepers, or even family members (often the wife or father), most managing directors will choose to do this, even if it means that the managing director takes on the workload themselves (after all, there are twenty four hours in a day!) 

However, once a business reaches a certain critical mass, either purely in terms of size of complexity, or the managing director needs to spend more time on developing the business and less on the administration side, attention should then be turned to creating an internal accounting function, to exert or maintain  control over the finances of the company.  This is the primary focus of company accountant jobs in Manchester; these individuals are employed across a range of businesses, from estate agents to importers, e-retail companies to recruitment agencies!