Senior Manager/Associate Director - Valuations

Warner Scott Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Scott Recruitment partners with a leading UK accountancy and advisory firm to recruit a Senior Manager/Associate Director for the Valuations team in London. The role delivers a broad portfolio of engagements, combining technical leadership with strong client ownership and high-quality delivery.

You will lead teams, drive business development, and contribute to the growth of the practice while mentoring managers and junior staff in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Valuation experience across commercial, financial reporting or tax
• Experience leading multiple valuation engagements
• Ability to develop teams and manage client relationships

Responsibilities

• Take overall ownership of valuation delivery across a broad range of products and client types.
• Provide technical leadership across valuation purposes including commercial, accounting and tax matters.
• Build and develop strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead, mentor and develop managers and junior team members.
• Support Partners and Directors with business development, proposals and marketing activity.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality control, risk management and best practice procedures.
• Maintain and develop personal technical competence across valuation methodologies and modelling.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Business development

Client relationship management

Technical valuations expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Professional qualification CFA/ACA/ACCA or international equivalent

Job description

Senior Manager/Associate Director - Valuations

A leading UK accountancy and advisory firm is looking to hire at Associate Director level into its Valuations team in London. This is a senior hire within a dynamic and expanding practice, supporting corporate and private equity clients across a broad spectrum of valuation work spanning commercial, financial reporting and tax purposes. As one of the UK's top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms with a heritage dating back, the firm offers a collaborative and ambitious environment with genuine scope for progression.

The Role

You will take overall responsibility for the delivery of a broad portfolio of valuation engagements, providing excellent client service and technical leadership across commercial, accounting and tax contexts.

Working closely with Partners and other senior leaders, you will lead teams of managers and junior staff, ensuring work is delivered to the highest standard and in line with client expectations. The role combines deep technical expertise with client relationship management, business development and people leadership, requiring the ability to manage multiple complex assignments simultaneously.

Alongside client delivery, you will contribute to the continued growth of the practice through proposals, marketing activity and the training and development of your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Take overall ownership of valuation delivery across a broad range of products and client types.
• Provide technical leadership across valuation purposes including commercial, accounting and tax matters.
• Build and develop strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead, mentor and develop managers and junior team members.
• Support Partners and Directors with business development, proposals and marketing activity.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality control, risk management and best practice procedures.
• Maintain and develop personal technical competence across valuation methodologies and modelling.

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience delivering valuations across either purposes of commercial, accounting or tax.
• Proven track record of leading a high volume of valuation assignments across diverse sectors and client types.
• Experience managing teams working concurrently across multiple projects.
• Strong client focus with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Degree educated, with a relevant professional qualification or working towards one (CFA, ACA, ACCA or international equivalent).

What's on Offer?

• Work directly with a highly experienced Partner recognised for advising innovative businesses and investors.
• Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, high-growth companies and complex valuation challenges.
• Play a key role in the growth and development of a specialist practice.
• A diverse, inclusive and supportive working environment with active employee resource groups.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced valuations professional to step into a senior leadership role, combining technical depth with client ownership and team development responsibility within one of the UK's most ambitious and fast-growing advisory firms.