Senior Practice Manager: Lead Client Service

Butler Rose; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Rose is partnering with a well-established UK accountancy firm to recruit a Senior Practice Manager for its Yorkshire team. The role leads site operations, drives performance, and develops a high-performing team to ensure clients receive exceptional service.

The successful candidate will oversee governance, risk, and regulatory compliance, align with UK accounting standards, and contribute to growth and client retention at the site level.

Qualifications

• Qualified UK accountant with practice experience.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of UK GAAP and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership and direction across the practice.
• Take overall responsibility for day-to-day site operations and performance.
• Lead, coach and develop the team, creating a high-performance culture.
• Manage employee performance, development and engagement.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with clients.
• Support client retention, growth and business development.
• Ensure consistently high standards of service and technical quality.
• Maintain effective governance, risk management and compliance processes.
• Ensure the practice operates in accordance with relevant UK accounting, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, technology and ways of working.
• Monitor operational and financial performance against agreed objectives.
• Work closely with senior leadership to deliver the wider growth strategy.
• Act as a visible ambassador for the firms values and client-first approach.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Coaching

UK GAAP

Companies Act & HMRC compliance

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Butler Rose is partnering with a well-established UK accountancy firm to recruit a Senior Practice Manager for its Yorkshire team. The role leads site operations, drives performance, and develops a high-performing team to ensure clients receive exceptional service.

The successful candidate will oversee governance, risk, and regulatory compliance, align with UK accounting standards, and contribute to growth and client retention at the site level.