Accounts & Business Advisory Manager

Accounts & Business Advisory Manager | Top 30 Firm | Dunfermline

Are you an ICAS or ACCA qualified manager looking to step into a high-impact advisory role with a rapidly expanding Top 30 firm? If you take pride in providing strategic financial guidance to a diverse SME portfolio while coaching and developing a talented team, this is an outstanding opportunity for you.

This Top 30 firm is one of the UK’s fastest-growing accountancy groups, combining extensive national reach with strong local expertise across the UK and Ireland. Built on a dynamic, inclusive, and supportive environment, the firm provides an exceptional platform where ambitious professionals can drive growth, make a tangible commercial impact, and accelerate their career progression.

As an Accounts & Business Advisory Manager you will:

Act as a trusted business adviser to a diverse portfolio, utilising analytical procedures, accounting ratios, and benchmarking techniques to assist clients with cash flow forecasting, profitability improvement, and strategic growth decisions.
Review unincorporated and incorporated accounts prepared by team members, ensuring strict technical accuracy and quality control before sign-off.
Advise clients on cloud accounting systems and digital solutions such as Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks to improve their reporting capabilities and operational efficiency.
Oversee the financial performance of your portfolio, actively managing WIP, billing, fee recoveries, and debt management in conjunction with leadership.
Manage, mentor, and develop team members through to Senior level, providing clear technical guidance, performance support, and resource planning.

As the successful candidate you will:

Be ICAS or ACCA qualified with a fully up-to-date CPD record.
Possess a proven track record in supervising a designated client portfolio within public practice, including workflow management, client meetings, billing, and statutory deadline management.
Demonstrate advanced technical knowledge of main marketplace accounting systems including Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks.
Possess strong business development capability, with experience in networking, handling referrals, and converting prospective client enquiries.

What You’ll Receive

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, with the option to buy or sell days.
Access to private medical insurance through company-funded and self-funded options.
Electric car scheme and cycle to work programme.
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
Life assurance cover and competitive pension scheme included.

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