Senior Accounting Services Manager – Hybrid & Growth

Pro-Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Hybrid working model

Generous annual leave + volunteering

Job summary

Pro-Recruitment partners with one of the Big 4 firms in Manchester to appoint an experienced Accounting Services Senior Manager. The role leads the Accounting Services division, delivering outsourced accounting, statutory compliance and high-level advisory services to large UK and international organisations.

You will drive teams, complex projects and client relationships, overseeing statutory statements, reporting cycles and audits while promoting best practices across multi-entity

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with ACA, ACCA, CA or international equivalent; ATT/CTA also considered where relevant.
• Deep technical expertise in financial reporting and the ability to approach issues from first principles.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS; awareness of US GAAP.
• Proficient with accounting systems and Excel.
• Experience leading large, multi-entity or cross-border finance projects.
• Demonstrated leadership through coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders; capable in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

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 to support statutory reporting.
• Preparing year-end compliance documentation for audit purposes.
• Managing full statutory compliance cycles for multi-entity and international organisations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Team development

Project management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CA

Tools

Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

Pro-Recruitment partners with one of the Big 4 firms in Manchester to appoint an experienced Accounting Services Senior Manager. The role leads the Accounting Services division, delivering outsourced accounting, statutory compliance and high-level advisory services to large UK and international organisations.

You will drive teams, complex projects and client relationships, overseeing statutory statements, reporting cycles and audits while promoting best practices across multi-entity