Accounts and Business Advisory Manager

Overview

As an Accounts and Business Advisory Manager, you will steward a diverse client portfolio, delivering high-quality statutory accounts work while offering commercial advisory input. You will coach junior team members, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to operational improvements within a growing professional services firm. This role blends technical accounting with business advisory, supporting client objectives and the firm’s service standards. You’ll work in a collaborative environment that values ideas, development, and long-term client partnerships.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary package
• opportunity for career progression
• supportive and collaborative environment

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied client portfolio and act as trusted adviser on financial and business matters
• Oversee preparation and review of statutory accounts and management information to high technical standards and deadlines
• Develop and maintain client relationships and communicate financial insights to clients
• Coach and develop junior colleagues; review their work and support progression
• Contribute to operational improvements and departmental initiatives
• Engage in commercial advisory work alongside accounts preparation
• Support delivery of excellent client service across a broad client base

Key requirements

• Experience in an accountancy practice environment
• Strong knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and review
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering high-quality service
• Ability to interpret financial information and communicate insights
• Strong organisational skills and deadline management
• Experience reviewing work and developing junior staff
• Relevant professional qualification or qualified by experience
• Experience managing a client portfolio
• Exposure to business advisory work alongside accounts preparation
• Experience contributing to process improvements or operational initiatives
• Proactive and commercially minded approach to client service

• relationship-building
• strong communication
• proactive
• statutory accounts preparation and review
• management reporting/information
• financial interpretation and insight communication

…