Accounts Senior Manager

Michael Page; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting an Accounts Senior Manager to serve owner-managed businesses with advisory and strategic leadership. The role focuses on growing client relationships, delivering high-value advisory services, and shaping the firm’s future through leadership across multiple Yorkshire offices.

The successful candidate will be ACA qualified with post-qualification practice experience, possess a commercial mindset, and drive collaboration and innovation within a hybrid Huddersfield-based

Qualifications

• ACA qualified with significant post-qualification experience in practice.
• Experience advising owner-managed businesses across accounts and tax.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Commercially minded with track record of growing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted adviser to a portfolio of owner-managed businesses.
• Deliver high-value advisory services including business planning and tax planning.
• Grow client relationships and convert compliance into advisory work.
• Lead, mentor and develop teams across multiple office locations.
• Champion cloud accounting, AI and digital innovation.
• Play active role in leadership and growth strategy.
• Able to work on a hybrid basis from Huddersfield.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Education

ACA qualified

Tools

IRIS

Xero

Sage

Cloud accounting systems

Job description

Client Details

An independent Accountancy Firm with offices across Yorkshire.

Description

Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Senior Manager:

• Act as the trusted adviser to a portfolio of owner-managed businesses.
• Deliver high-value advisory services including business planning, profit improvement, management information, tax planning and succession planning.
• Grow existing client relationships and convert compliance work into advisory opportunities.
• Win new business and build strong referral networks across Yorkshire.
• Lead, mentor and develop teams across multiple office locations.
• Drive quality, compliance and operational excellence.
• Champion cloud accounting, AI and digital innovation.
• Play an active role in the firm's leadership team and long-term growth strategy.
• Able to work on a hybrid basis from Huddersfield.

Profile

Accounts Senior Manager:

• ACA qualified with significant post-qualification experience in practice.
• Operating at Senior Manager, Director or Associate Partner level.
• Experienced in advising owner-managed businesses across accounts and tax.
• Commercially minded with a strong track record of developing client relationships.
• A confident leader who enjoys developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Passionate about helping clients grow and contributing to the success of the wider firm.

Desirable Experience

• Strong network of professional contacts across Yorkshire.
• Proven business development and fee growth experience.
• Experience leading teams across multiple locations.
• Knowledge of IRIS, Xero, Sage and cloud accounting systems.

Job Offer

Accounts Senior Manager Offer:

• Genuine opportunity to influence strategy and shape the future of a growing firm.
• A varied role combining advisory, leadership and business development. Clear progression pathway for the right individual.
• Supportive and ambitious leadership team.
• Up to £90,000 DOE