Job Description
Client Manager
£50,000
Annual Bonus
Manchester City Centre | Hybrid
This is a high-impact role for an experienced practice accountant who enjoys combining client ownership, technical review and developing others — with genuine scope to broaden into deal support as the firm continues to grow.
You’ll join a firm of chartered accountants with a strong reputation in the Manchester market and work closely with the Director and Senior Manager within a 20-person division — taking a lead role across a key client portfolio and helping shape how the department scales.
What makes this role different
* Advisory exposure: support on sales and acquisitions, liaising with solicitors, lenders and other advisers
* Leadership & progression: step into a visible role within the senior team for this division, with clear headroom to take on more responsibility over time
* Build the management accounts function: currently under utilised you will help standardise delivery, improve process, and (as it grows) support recruitment into the team
The role
You’ll oversee a team and lead day-to-day delivery and quality through review, while remaining hands-on with a core group of clients — including leading meetings and debriefs.
Core duties
* Review work produced by juniors/semi-seniors, identify gaps, coach and raise standards
* Own client relationships on a defined portfolio (with focus on key clients)
* Deliver accounts from draft to final, including preparation for and leading client meetings
* Improve systems and processes across the team, particularly around management accounts delivery
About you
* Current/recent experience in a UK accountancy practice environment
* Ideally ACA/ACCA qualified, although strong QBE candidates are welcomed (study support available for those part-qualified/late stage)
* Confident in client meetings and comfortable taking ownership
* Motivated by progression, improving how a team operates, and getting involved in broader advisory work
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