At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage client portfolios and provide strategic financial advice while leading a dynamic team.
- Company: A growing accountancy firm with a focus on innovation and client relationships.
- Benefits: Enjoy 43 days of holiday, private healthcare, and a pension scheme.
- Other info: Excellent career progression opportunities in a hybrid working environment.
- Why this job: Join a forward-thinking firm and drive digital transformation in the accounting industry.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in accountancy and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 £ per year.
Accounts Director (GP47306) Blackburn, England
A growing accountancy and business advisory firm is seeking an experienced Accounts Director to join its Bolton team, offering hybrid working.
The role involves managing a portfolio of clients, providing strategic financial advice, overseeing complex accounts and tax work, and leading a team of managers and accountants.
The successful candidate will build key client relationships, drive business development and contribute to the firm's wider strategic growth, including process improvements and digital transformation.
- Accounts Director Overview
- Managing a portfolio of clients and acting as the senior contact for accounting, compliance and advisory matters.
- Providing strategic financial guidance and developing long-term client relationships.
- Overseeing and reviewing statutory accounts, management accounts and tax returns.
- Reviewing complex work and ensuring technical accuracy and quality standards.
- Leading, mentoring and developing managers and wider team members.
- Identifying additional service opportunities and contributing to business development.
- Monitoring client deadlines, budgets, profitability and team KPIs.
- Driving process improvements, automation, data analytics and AI initiatives.
- Supporting senior leadership with strategic planning and operational improvements.
- Maintaining current knowledge of accounting standards, tax legislation and industry developments.
- Building professional networks and identifying new business opportunities.
- Accounts Director Requirements
- Significant accountancy practice experience, ideally at Director or senior management level.
- Strong technical knowledge across accounts, tax and compliance.
- Proven experience managing client portfolios and providing strategic financial advice.
- Strong leadership and team management experience.
- Excellent commercial awareness and business development skills.
- Strong client relationship, communication and organisational skills.
- Experience with process improvement and digital transformation would be advantageous.
- High level of integrity, professionalism and customer service.
- Accounts Director Salary & Benefits
- 43 days' holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
- Pension with salary sacrifice option.
- Private healthcare and Simplyhealth support.
- Electric car scheme and onsite charging.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Employee and client referral schemes.
- Excellent career progression within a growing and forward-thinking firm.
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Contact Details:
Bennett & Game Recruitment Ltd. Recruitment Team
