Accounts Manager

Accounts Manager | Top 10 Firm | Leeds

Are you an ambitious accounting professional looking to step into a pivotal leadership role within a premier accountancy firm? Do you thrive on managing a diverse client portfolio, delivering high-level advisory insights, and driving team development?

About the Firm This Top 10 Firm is renowned for delivering market-leading financial, advisory, and compliance services to ambitious enterprises across fast-moving technical sectors. Combining a dynamic challenger mindset with high-profile sector expertise, the practice provides an collaborative environment where high performers can take real ownership of their careers while enjoying a modern, supportive working culture.

Responsibilities As an Accounts Manager you will:

Oversee and manage a high-value client portfolio, ensuring all deadlines, quality standards, and profitability targets are met.
Serve as the primary trusted advisor for key clients, delivering strategic financial advice and leading complex onboarding or system migrations.
Review management accounts, statutory financial statements, VAT returns, cash flows, and complex consolidations.
Lead ad-hoc advisory projects including process enhancements, system implementations, financial clean-ups, and secondments.
Manage portfolio WIP, billing cycles, fee quotes, and overall client profitability while upholding rigorous compliance protocols.
Coordinate cross-functionally with internal specialist divisions across Audit, Tax, VAT, and Payroll to deliver seamless client service.

As an Accounts Manager you will:

Coach, mentor, and foster the professional progression of junior team members through direct appraisals and structured feedback.
Allocate and monitor departmental workloads to maintain a collaborative, high-performance environment.
Drive business development initiatives, participating in client pitch meetings, scoping engagements, and generating fee proposals.
Champion modern accounting systems including Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Iplicit, NetSuite, CaseWare Cloud, and Dext to streamline client operations.

What You’ll Receive

Private medical insurance from day one
Option to buy and sell up to 5 days of annual leave
Life assurance coverage
Season ticket loan scheme
Bike4work scheme
Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) scheme for extra hours worked

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