Manager (Business Advisory)

PKF Francis Clark; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in South West England is seeking a Business Advisory professional to join their Plymouth office. This role involves managing client relationships, overseeing tax compliance, and mentoring junior staff. As part of a dynamic team, you'll engage with entrepreneurial clients and contribute to their growth through strategic advice. Exciting career progression opportunities await in a supportive and award-winning environment.

Benefits

Pension

Group life assurance

Group income protection

Health cash plan

Option to buy extra holiday

Counseling support

Virtual GP services

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteering day

Gifts for career milestones

Qualifications

• Proven background supervising a team.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting and tax.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and monitor budgets.
• Review accounts and ensure compliance with standards.
• Provide tax, accounting, and commercial advice.

Skills

Client relationship management

Tax compliance

Accounts preparation

Coaching and mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACA / ACCA qualified or equivalent

Job description

In a nutshell

Are you looking for a role that offers exposure to a diverse portfolio of dynamic clients and clear pathways for career advancement?

Do you enjoy coaching and mentoring junior colleagues, supporting their growth and development?

If so, you could be a key player in the day-to-day leadership of our talented Business Advisory team in Plymouth. In this role, you'll oversee the review of final accounts and tax computations, contribute to training initiatives, and lead annual appraisals—helping shape the future of our team. This is a client-facing role where you’ll be encouraged to engage with clients regularly, offering ongoing support and strategic advice.

Our Royal William Yard office location boasts state-of-the-art facilities, breathtaking ocean views, and a vibrant selection of nearby restaurants and coffee shops to enjoy during your day.

What you'll be doing day to day

You’ll work with entrepreneurial clients, providing guidance and support as their trusted advisor. Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading client relationships
• Monitoring budgets, time, and expenses
• Reviewing working papers, accounts, and tax compliance
• Offering tax, accounting, and commercial advice
• Resolving accounting and tax issues
• Ensuring compliance with firm standards
• Maintaining long-term client relationships through effective communication
• Discussing significant findings with the engagement Partner
• Identifying opportunities to offer additional services to clients

About you

• ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) or qualified by experience, with relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients and assisting partners in maintaining client relationships
• Strong technical knowledge of accounts preparation and tax compliance
• Proven background supervising a team of accounts staff
• Organised, accurate, flexible and able to plan use of time efficiently
• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with both clients, team members and colleagues, with the aptitude to quickly build rapport
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

We’re the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England. We have nine offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

The firm, which celebrated its centenary in 2019, has annual revenue of over £65 million and a 900-strong team based across our offices. Our continuing growth offers you the opportunity to expand and develop your career in a direction that interests you.

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. Since September 2022, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work.

We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. We ranked as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2023, and again in 2024 when we rose nine places to 24^thin the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces (Large Organisations).

We’ve also been ranked 46^thout of 89 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2023 (Large Organisations) and 40^thout of 79 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 (Large Organisations). PKF Francis Clark has been highlighted as a top achiever amongthe UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Servicesby workplace culture experts Great Place to Work.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’re ranked 28^thamong England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers by the Department of Education and High Fliers Research.

Whilst we’re proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms, which together are ranked as the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK by Accountancy Age. As part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries, the opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world are endless.

Your core benefits

Financial benefits:
• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.