Client Manager £50,000 Annual Bonus Manchester City Centre Hybrid This is a high-impact role for an experienced practice accountant who enjoys combining client ownership, technical review and developing others - with genuine scope to broaden into deal support as the firm continues to grow. You'll join a firm of chartered accountants with a strong reputation in the Manchester market and work closely with the Director and Senior Manager within a 20-person division - taking a lead role across a key client portfolio and helping shape how the department scales. What makes this role different Advisory exposure: support on sales and acquisitions, liaising with solicitors, lenders and other advisers Leadership & progression: step into a visible role within the senior team for this division, with clear headroom to take on more responsibility over time Build the management accounts function: currently under utilised you will help standardise delivery, improve process, and (as it grows) support recruitment into the team The role You'll oversee a team and lead day-to-day delivery and quality through review, while remaining hands-on with a core group of clients - including leading meetings and debriefs. Core duties Review work produced by juniors/semi-seniors, identify gaps, coach and raise standards Own client relationships on a defined portfolio (with focus on key clients) Deliver accounts from draft to final, including preparation for and leading client meetings Improve systems and processes across the team, particularly around management accounts delivery About you Current/recent experience in a UK accountancy practice environment Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified, although strong QBE candidates are welcomed (study support available for those part-qualified/late stage) Confident in client meetings and comfortable taking ownership Motivated by progression, improving how a team operates, and getting involved in broader advisory work . If this sounds like you and you'd like a confidential conversation, please click apply.
Mar 02, 2026
Full time
Client Manager £50,000 Annual Bonus Manchester City Centre Hybrid This is a high-impact role for an experienced practice accountant who enjoys combining client ownership, technical review and developing others - with genuine scope to broaden into deal support as the firm continues to grow. You'll join a firm of chartered accountants with a strong reputation in the Manchester market and work closely with the Director and Senior Manager within a 20-person division - taking a lead role across a key client portfolio and helping shape how the department scales. What makes this role different Advisory exposure: support on sales and acquisitions, liaising with solicitors, lenders and other advisers Leadership & progression: step into a visible role within the senior team for this division, with clear headroom to take on more responsibility over time Build the management accounts function: currently under utilised you will help standardise delivery, improve process, and (as it grows) support recruitment into the team The role You'll oversee a team and lead day-to-day delivery and quality through review, while remaining hands-on with a core group of clients - including leading meetings and debriefs. Core duties Review work produced by juniors/semi-seniors, identify gaps, coach and raise standards Own client relationships on a defined portfolio (with focus on key clients) Deliver accounts from draft to final, including preparation for and leading client meetings Improve systems and processes across the team, particularly around management accounts delivery About you Current/recent experience in a UK accountancy practice environment Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified, although strong QBE candidates are welcomed (study support available for those part-qualified/late stage) Confident in client meetings and comfortable taking ownership Motivated by progression, improving how a team operates, and getting involved in broader advisory work . If this sounds like you and you'd like a confidential conversation, please click apply.
Client Manager (Advisory & Business Partnering) Chartered Accountants Manchester City Centre Hybrid working £45,000 - £50,000 Timing matters - and this is an opportunity to join a dynamic firm of accountants at a pivotal stage of growth. The role is going to suit someone ambitious; driven and excited at the prospect of building towards equity in the future. Already with a brilliant reputation and a real presence across LinkedIn they are now looking for someone to work alongside the director and manage a portfolio of key clients; providing advisory services to businesses as they go through exciting periods of growth. This is a clear move away from the 'standard' day to day duties of a senior; it's a role for someone who enjoys getting under the skin of a business - understanding how it works, where it's going and how finance can help it get there. Overseeing a small team of two and working with exciting businesses and passionate entrepreneurs; typical conversations will all be around real-world commercial challenges, not box-ticking activities. There will be daily conversations around efficiency and growth focussing on areas such as: Strategic and commercial advice Financial planning and analysis Growth, deals and re-structures Relationships are central to this firm's approach. You'll often work with clients from launch through to scale and exit - gaining a level of exposure and transparency that is genuinely difficult to find elsewhere - brilliant for you and your future career. Future career opportunities: Working directly under the owner means the career prospects are genuinely uncapped The firm has grown organically to date and is now targeting acquisitions to accelerate growth, with two already in the pipeline this year. For someone who demonstrates the drive, commercial acumen and desire to grow alongside the business, future equity is firmly on the table - a rare opportunity given where the firm is heading. What else there is to like: Genuine hybrid model (up to 3 days from home), or office based if you prefer Flexi time with the option to start your day as late as 11am A young, ambitious and forward-thinking team and owner Your experience: To be considered you must be qualified with experience at a UK firm of accountants (industry background will not be considered). Just as importantly, you'll have the ambition to be part of something that is going places fast. Apply now - all applications will be treated with absolute confidentiality.
Mar 02, 2026
Full time
Client Manager (Advisory & Business Partnering) Chartered Accountants Manchester City Centre Hybrid working £45,000 - £50,000 Timing matters - and this is an opportunity to join a dynamic firm of accountants at a pivotal stage of growth. The role is going to suit someone ambitious; driven and excited at the prospect of building towards equity in the future. Already with a brilliant reputation and a real presence across LinkedIn they are now looking for someone to work alongside the director and manage a portfolio of key clients; providing advisory services to businesses as they go through exciting periods of growth. This is a clear move away from the 'standard' day to day duties of a senior; it's a role for someone who enjoys getting under the skin of a business - understanding how it works, where it's going and how finance can help it get there. Overseeing a small team of two and working with exciting businesses and passionate entrepreneurs; typical conversations will all be around real-world commercial challenges, not box-ticking activities. There will be daily conversations around efficiency and growth focussing on areas such as: Strategic and commercial advice Financial planning and analysis Growth, deals and re-structures Relationships are central to this firm's approach. You'll often work with clients from launch through to scale and exit - gaining a level of exposure and transparency that is genuinely difficult to find elsewhere - brilliant for you and your future career. Future career opportunities: Working directly under the owner means the career prospects are genuinely uncapped The firm has grown organically to date and is now targeting acquisitions to accelerate growth, with two already in the pipeline this year. For someone who demonstrates the drive, commercial acumen and desire to grow alongside the business, future equity is firmly on the table - a rare opportunity given where the firm is heading. What else there is to like: Genuine hybrid model (up to 3 days from home), or office based if you prefer Flexi time with the option to start your day as late as 11am A young, ambitious and forward-thinking team and owner Your experience: To be considered you must be qualified with experience at a UK firm of accountants (industry background will not be considered). Just as importantly, you'll have the ambition to be part of something that is going places fast. Apply now - all applications will be treated with absolute confidentiality.