Associate Director - Practise

  • Dickson O'Brien
  • City, Manchester
  • Apr 02, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

As Associate Director your role will be to develop long-term relationships with a varied portfolio of clients, ensuring their accounting and business advisory needs are met to the highest standards. You will engage with a wide range of clients. Working within a rapidly growing environment, you will be expected to manage client portfolios effectively while contributing to the growth of the business

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing client relationships, which will include regular touch points with your clients, both online and in-person
  • Explore development opportunities with existing relationships to increase portfolio sizes
  • Managing finances of portfolio, including driving monthly billing targets, monitoring and improving recoveries, debt recovery and forecasting
  • Reviewing VAT returns, personal tax returns and partnership returns, limited company and sole trader accounts
  • Assisting in the management of the office and developing junior members of staff and proactively look to develop a culture on continuous improvement and best practice
  • Identifying training and development needs and ensuring these are facilitated

Requirements:

  • A qualified accountant who is proactive, with a passion for client engagement.