Accounts & Advisory Manager

Overview

In this role you will own a diverse client portfolio within a growing Central London practice, delivering statutory accounts, tax compliance and broader business advisory work. You will lead and develop a team, coach junior staff, and manage workflows, deadlines and billing. You will engage with owner-managed and corporate clients, present results and KPI insights, and identify opportunities to broaden services. This position combines technical oversight with client management and commercial accountability in a collaborative, growth-oriented firm.

Pay / Benefits

• health and wellbeing
• professional development
• finances and lifestyle
• extra day off for your birthday
• internal mentoring scheme

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied portfolio of owner-managed and corporate clients
• Review statutory accounts and other financial reports
• Oversee client deadlines, workflow and resource allocation
• Manage WIP, budgets and billing across the portfolio
• Attend client meetings to present results, KPIs and commercial advice
• Identify opportunities to introduce clients to additional services
• Support and develop junior team members through coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to departmental improvements and wider firm initiatives

Key requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• At least two years’ experience at Manager level in business services or accounts division of an accountancy firm
• Strong portfolio management experience is advantageous
• Ability to review statutory accounts and compliance work
• Experience with WIP, billing and workflow management
• Confident client-facing and relationship-building skills
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior team members
• Good commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities
• Proactive, personable and collaborative approach

• confident client-facing and relationship-building
• proactive, personable and collaborative
• coaching and mentoring junior team members
• portfolio management
• statutory accounts review
• WIP, billing and workflow management

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