Accounts Director

Bennett And Game Recruitment; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

43 days' holiday

Pension with salary sacrifice

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Cycle2Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Referral schemes

Regular social events

Career progression

Job summary

Bennett And Game Recruitment is supporting a growing Bolton-based accounts practice to appoint an experienced Accounts Director. The role offers hybrid working and a clear path to strategic leadership within client-focused services.

You will manage a portfolio of clients, provide strategic financial guidance, oversee statutory accounts and tax work, and lead a team of managers and accountants while driving business development and digital transformation.

Qualifications

• Significant accountancy practice experience at director or senior management level.
• Strong technical knowledge across accounts, tax and compliance.
• Proven experience managing client portfolios and providing strategic financial advice.
• Strong leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business development skills.
• Strong client relationship, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and act as senior contact for accounting, compliance and advisory matters.
• Provide strategic financial guidance and develop long-term client relationships.
• Oversee statutory accounts, management accounts and tax returns.
• Lead, mentor and develop managers and wider team members.
• Identify additional service opportunities and contribute to business development.
• Monitor deadlines, budgets, profitability and team KPIs.
• Drive process improvements, automation, data analytics and AI initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Business development

Strategic financial advice

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

A growing accountancy and business advisory firm is seeking an experienced Accounts Director to join its Bolton team, offering hybrid working. The role involves managing a portfolio of clients, providing strategic financial advice, overseeing complex accounts and tax work, and leading a team of managers and accountants. The successful candidate will build key client relationships, drive business development and contribute to the firm's wider strategic growth, including process improvements and digital transformation.

Accounts Director Overview

• Managing a portfolio of clients and acting as the senior contact for accounting, compliance and advisory matters.
• Providing strategic financial guidance and developing long-term client relationships.
• Overseeing and reviewing statutory accounts, management accounts and tax returns.
• Reviewing complex work and ensuring technical accuracy and quality standards.
• Leading, mentoring and developing managers and wider team members.
• Identifying additional service opportunities and contributing to business development.
• Monitoring client deadlines, budgets, profitability and team KPIs.
• Driving process improvements, automation, data analytics and AI initiatives.
• Supporting senior leadership with strategic planning and operational improvements.
• Maintaining current knowledge of accounting standards, tax legislation and industry developments.
• Building professional networks and identifying new business opportunities.

Accounts Director Requirements

• Significant accountancy practice experience, ideally at Director or senior management level.
• Strong technical knowledge across accounts, tax and compliance.
• Proven experience managing client portfolios and providing strategic financial advice.
• Strong leadership and team management experience.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business development skills.
• Strong client relationship, communication and organisational skills.
• Experience with process improvement and digital transformation would be advantageous.
• High level of integrity, professionalism and customer service.

Accounts Director Salary & Benefits

• £60,000+ salary, dependent upon experience.
• Hybrid working.
• 43 days' holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension with salary sacrifice option.
• Private healthcare and Simplyhealth support.
• Electric car scheme and onsite charging.
• Cycle2Work scheme.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Employee and client referral schemes.
• Regular social events.
• Excellent career progression within a growing and forward-thinking firm.