Accounts Assistant Manager

Accounts Assistant Manager | Top 20 Firm | Bristol

Are you an ACA, ACCA, or AAT qualified Accounts Senior Associate or Assistant Manager with proven public practice experience looking to take your career to the next level? Do you want to build upon your technical compliance expertise in statutory accounts and trusts by leading high-value client relationships and advisory projects within a dedicated Landed Estates and Agriculture practice?

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious accounting professional to join a highly regarded 24-person Accounts and Trust team in Bristol. Working directly alongside experienced Directors and Partners, you will manage a varied portfolio of corporate clients, partnerships, trusts, and landed estates while accelerating your path toward full manager grade.

About the Firm

This Top 20 Firm is one of the UK’s leading chartered accountancy and business advisory practices, renowned for delivering tailored advice to high-net-worth individuals, landed estates, agricultural businesses, and dynamic private corporate groups. Combining deep regional market expertise with international network connectivity, the firm prides itself on maintaining a collaborative, personal working culture.

Operating out of a modern office home to over 125 staff and 8 partners, the Bristol practice offers the personal, supportive feel of a close-knit office alongside the extensive technical resources, structured training, and career pathing of a major national firm.

Responsibilities

As an Accounts Assistant Manager you will:

Lead a varied client portfolio covering landed estates, agriculture, property development, manufacturing, trusts, and commercial entities.
Prepare and review complex statutory year-end financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, limited companies, LLPs, trusts, and charities.
Take ownership of ad-hoc commercial advisory and special consultancy projects under partner guidance.
Assist managers in managing portfolio workflow, timetabling, client billing, and fee allocations.
Review year-end accounts, bookkeeping, and VAT returns completed by junior team members, providing technical coaching and feedback.
Advise clients on cloud accounting software set-up and system maintenance (including Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Key Prime, Farmplan, and CCH AP).
Build and maintain trusted long-term client relationships, acting as a direct daily contact for financial and commercial queries.

What You’ll Receive

35-hour standard working week with core hours from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Hybrid working pattern with up to 3 days working from home per week.
25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays).
Annual Profit-Sharing Plan eligibility (paid annually in December).
Contributory pension scheme with matching employer contributions.
Comprehensive Life Assurance cover.

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