Accounting Services Senior Manager

Pro-Finance; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Private medical insurance

24/7 virtual GP access

Generous annual leave

Volunteering days

Structured career progression

Ongoing technical and leadership dev

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Pro-Finance is seeking an experienced Accounting Services Senior Manager in Manchester to lead statutory reporting, management accounts, and cross-border projects within a top-tier firm.

You will drive technical accounting excellence, mentor teams, and maintain senior-level client relationships while delivering outsourced accounting and advisory solutions. This role requires strong UK GAAP/IFRS knowledge and a strategic, deadline-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CA, or international equivalent; ATT/CTA also considered where relevant)
• Demonstrate deep technical expertise in financial reporting with first-principles approach
• Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS, with awareness of US GAAP
• Proficient with accounting systems and Excel
• Experience managing large, multi-entity or cross-border finance projects
• Strong leadership including coaching and developing teams
• Effective communication with senior stakeholders
• Thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments and adapt to changing client needs

Responsibilities

• Oversight and review of statutory financial statements
• Management accounts and bookkeeping services
• Coordination and control of local statutory reporting for cross-border groups
• Providing guidance on statutory accounting compliance requirements
• Advising on improvements to financial reporting cycles, including production, audit and filing processes
• Deploying qualified finance professionals on client secondments to meet short-term resource needs
• Leading investigations, financial analysis and data validation exercises for statutory reporting
• Preparing year-end compliance documentation for audit purposes
• Managing full statutory compliance cycles for multi-entity and international organisations

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder comms

Excel

Project management

Team development

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Title

Accounting Services Senior Manager

Location

Manchester

Salary

£70,000 - £90,000

One of the Big 4 firms in Manchester is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Manager to join its expanding Accounting Services division. This team partners with large UK and international organisations, delivering outsourced accounting, statutory compliance and high-level advisory solutions.

This is a senior leadership opportunity suited to a technically strong and commercially minded accountant who thrives on managing complex projects, developing teams and building long-term client relationships.

What you will be doing as an Accounting Services Senior Manager:

• Oversight and review of statutory financial statements
• Management accounts and bookkeeping services
• Coordination and control of local statutory reporting for cross-border groups

• Providing guidance on statutory accounting compliance requirements
• Advising on improvements to financial reporting cycles, including production, audit and filing processes
• Deploying qualified finance professionals on client secondments to meet short-term resource needs

• Leading investigations, financial analysis and data validation exercises to support statutory reporting
• Preparing year-end compliance documentation for audit purposes
• Managing full statutory compliance cycles for multi-entity and international organisations

What you will need to succeed as an Accounting Services Senior Manager:

• Hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CA, or international equivalent; ATT/CTA also considered where relevant)
• Demonstrate deep technical expertise in financial reporting, with the ability to approach complex issues from first principles
• Possess strong working knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS, with awareness of US GAAP
• Be confident with accounting systems and highly proficient in Excel
• Have proven experience managing large, multi-entity or cross-border finance projects
• Show strong leadership capability, including coaching and developing high-performing teams
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments and adapt confidently to changing client needs

Why join this firm?

• Hybrid working model (office, home and client site)
• Private medical insurance and 24/7 virtual GP access
• Generous annual leave plus dedicated volunteering days
• Structured career progression within a nationally recognised team
• Ongoing technical and leadership development
• Competitive remuneration and flexible benefits package

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.