Advisory Team leader/Manager at Aurum Consultants

Advisory Job Major Responsibilities and Duties

• Give direction and leadership to the Advisory department
• Supervise and receive updates on ongoing assignments from departmental staff
• Train, Coach and mentor departmental staff to ensure great performance
• Delegate assignments and duties to departmental staff and follow through to ensure quality delivery of the same.
• Set departmental goals and targets and put measures in place to achieve the same
• Acquire a working knowledge of other departments in the firm and identify performance improvement opportunities
• Handling all CPS, Business Development, Book Keeping, IT and supervising relevant employees
• Giving timely feedback to CPS clientele on various issues and ensuring filling is done in a timely manner
• Ensuring Adherence to professional standards for both book keeping and CPS assignments
• Representing the firm at various forums to maintain, acquire new clientele and expand existing relationships
• Participating in hiring and terminating departmental staff, planning staffing levels and implementation of new initiatives.
• Working together with department staff to ensure collection of fees charged by the department to various clients.
• Carry out Performance reviews for departmental staff as well as annual appraisals
• Motivate departmental staff
• Come up with strategies and follow up to ensure targets are met on a monthly basis
• Doing Technical proposals targeting various new potential clients and following up on the same to ensure new business flow
• Represent Partners at CPS, and Business Development meetings
• Any Other Assignments assigned by the partner

Qualifications & Technical Skills Required for the Advisory Job

• Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field
• CPA(K) with relevant certification
• Minimum 3 years working experience in an Audit firm and in a related position
• Ability to train and lead a team
• Driver for higher achievement
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Good command in written and spoken English
• Ability to work under pressure