Senior Accountant & Client Manager - Hybrid Leeds

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave entitlement

Company pension scheme

Professional subscription fees paid

Ongoing CPD and professional dev

Structured career progression pathway

Modern Leeds office

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Regular team social events

Supportive and collaborative culture

Exposure to diverse client portfolio

Job summary

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions is recruiting a Senior Accountant / Client Manager in Leeds. You will manage a diverse SME portfolio, provide advisory services and mentor junior staff. The role blends compliance with strategic finance, fostering long-term client relationships.

Ideal candidates are ACA/ACCA qualified with 4–7 years in UK practice, strong communication, and a proactive, commercially minded approach to add value for clients and the firm.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• 4-7 years' UK accountancy practice experience
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients
• Knowledge of statutory accounts and corporation tax
• Strong client relationship and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• Commercial awareness with proactive problem-solving

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of business clients and acting as their primary point of contact
• Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts
• Reviewing corporation tax returns and related compliance work
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts
• Providing business advisory and strategic financial guidance
• Supporting client meetings and presenting financial information clearly
• Ensuring compliance with UK accounting and taxation regulations
• Reviewing work completed by junior team members
• Coaching, mentoring and developing trainees and junior staff
• Identifying opportunities to add value and expand services within the client portfolio
• Supporting partners and directors with practice development initiatives

Skills

Client relationship management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

IRIS

Excel

Cloud-based accounting

Job description

Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions is recruiting a Senior Accountant / Client Manager in Leeds. You will manage a diverse SME portfolio, provide advisory services and mentor junior staff. The role blends compliance with strategic finance, fostering long-term client relationships.

Ideal candidates are ACA/ACCA qualified with 4–7 years in UK practice, strong communication, and a proactive, commercially minded approach to add value for clients and the firm.