Rutherford Cross's client is one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered accountants and business advisers. Their expertise encompasses financial assurance, risk management, improving performance, taxation and wealth management. Accuracy and attention to detail are a given but, they are also open-minded, flexible and forward thinking.

Our client's audit and assurance services will withstand the closest scrutiny – and help your public sector body to turn obligation into opportunity. For more than 50 years, the firm has consistently demonstrated quality and partnership in their assurance and risk management work with Scotland’s public sector. These traits continue to be the bedrock of their approach today. Their appreciation of public sector culture and service provision has earned them the trust and respect of every public body they have worked with.

The Opportunity:

• To manage the firm's client portfolios effectively
• To manage and develop employees within the team in order to ensure the delivery of a quality service to the client
• To develop positive working relationships with other teams

Key Responsibilities:

Client Management

• Ensure work progresses in line with team procedures and within budget, to the expected timescales and that a high quality file is prepared in compliance with the firm’s standards and procedures
• Apply all relevant technical disclosures to client work
• Manage the expectations of clients and ongoing client relationships through appropriate and timely communication
• Prepare for and attend client meetings, including audit committee meetings
• Manage work in progress on client portfolio against agreed budgets, maximise recoveries on client portfolio against agreed targets, prepare fees as appropriate and highlight any potential problems ahead of time
• Identify relevant planning, technical and business issues specific to a client, i.e. tax / fraud / risk related issues and suggest solutions to the client engagement partner
• Manage time effectively and know when to communicate potential issues to partner
• Arrange regular communication with client engagement partner regarding their clients
• Develop and maintain positive client relationships, be involved in client seminars and training sessions as required

Business Development

• Actively seek new business development opportunities for the firm using market knowledge and event attendance
• Involved in tendering opportunities through research / drafting tenders / presentations
• Draft articles / thought pieces for e-bulletins / PS publications
• Attend networking events, for example run by professional bodies
• Manage ad hoc projects
• Participate in at least one sector group
• Develop a personal business develop plan

Leadership

• Acts as an ambassador of the firm
• Involved in the management and identification of employee resource requirements for clients and the overall team
• Promotes a positive working environment within the team and with other teams
• Develops employees in all teams if appropriate, identifying training needs and ensuring training is delivered using the most appropriate methods
• Take responsibility for day-to-day management of those which you line manage; monitor timesheets, holidays, study leave, absence levels and ensure that all time is recorded accurately and that WIP and recoveries are managed within agreed targets.
• Conducts appraisals (ROAD process), ensuring two-way discussions take place and training and development plans are agreed, ensuring regular feedback to employees when jobs are complete
• Liaises with other teams on their involvement in client work to ensure agreed deadlines will be met
• Acts as a professional role model to others within the team and firm in all dealings with colleagues and clients
• Monitors and maintain records of progress against own chargeable hours budgets, communicate individual fee/work in progress targets to team members and ensures that all time is recorded, is accurate and is maintained on a daily basis
• Acts as coach to others and provide support to junior employees working on assignments
• Involved in non-chargeable activity which contributes to the development of the public sector and internal audit team e.g. training, graduate recruitment, business development, contributing to achievement of strategic, sector and business plans