Client Director

  • Armstrong Knight
  • Southend-on-sea, Essex
  • Jan 29, 2026
Full time Executive

Job Description

Client Director - Chartered Accountancy Practice

Up to £95,000 + bonus + equity

Armstrong Knight have partnered with an industry leading Business and Financial services firm who are seeing to recruit an ACA-qualified senior leader to step into a genuinely influential role within a high-quality, independent accountancy firm.

This is not a PE-backed environment and it is not an audit role.

The opportunity
  • Ownership of a significant client portfolio of national clients.
  • Senior client-facing role with real autonomy
  • Leadership and development of a growing team
  • Clear pathway to running a satellite office with full autonomy.
  • Equity participation within circa 2 years, with exposure to a future capital event

About you

  • ACA qualified
  • Operating at Senior Manager / Director level
  • Strong client relationship and portfolio management skills
  • Proven or emerging people leadership capability
  • Commercial, ambitious, and frustrated by limited progression or PE consolidation

The package
  • Base salary up to £90,000
  • Bonuses linked to client introductions
  • Equity stake tied to office growth and performance
  • Long-term strategic role, not a title-only position

Contact Armstrong Knight for a confidential conversation about this unique and exciting career opportunity, or apply to this job listing, and one of our team will get back to you with further details asap.