Senior Manager - Part-time in Norwich

Part-time Senior Manager job in Norwich for Qualified Accountant. Hays are recruiting for a rare opportunity for a Qualified Accountant to join a highly respected boutique professional services firm. This role offers full end-to-end support across a diverse portfolio of owner-managed businesses, while also providing genuine exposure to Corporate Finance, Forensic Accounting and wider advisory projects - the kind of experience that is typically unavailable in traditional practice roles. Available on a part-time or full-time basis.

About the Role: The role is open at Manager or Senior Manager level and will require you to take responsibility for a designated portfolio of retained clients, delivering high-quality annual compliance and advisory services while also getting involved in a wide range of ad-hoc commercial and financial projects. This is a hands-on, client-facing position within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary setting. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues across accounting, tax, corporate advisory and forensic disciplines - giving you a truly rounded professional experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage relationships with a varied portfolio of owner-managed business clients.
• Oversee budgets, workflow, billing and WIP management for your client base.
• Review (and where required, prepare) statutory accounts, consolidated accounts and corporate tax computations.
• Work with specialist tax colleagues to prepare personal tax returns and remuneration planning.
• Support clients with accounting systems, management information and financial processes.
• Deliver high-quality compliance files and liaise with external auditors when needed.
• Identify wider commercial, financial or strategic needs and support clients with ad-hoc advisory projects.
• Mentor and support junior team members, contributing to a positive and collaborative team culture.

Unique Development Opportunities:

• Corporate Finance: Experience in areas such as business valuations, transactional support and strategic growth advisory.
• Forensic Services: Opportunities to support on expert witness assignments, disputes, valuations and investigative work.
• Broader Financial Advisory: Involvement in commercial reviews, financial planning, and specific client projects (full training provided).

About You:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with experience working in practice.
• Strong technical grounding and experience advising owner-managed businesses.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Commercially aware, proactive and client-focused.
• A collaborative team member with a hands-on approach.
• Someone who enjoys variety and has a genuine appetite to broaden their skill set.
• Ambitious, with a desire to progress your career within a respected and supportive peer group.

Why This Role?

• A genuinely mixed and varied workload across compliance, advisory, and specialist projects.
• A rare opportunity to diversify beyond traditional general practice, gaining Corporate Finance and Forensics exposure.
• Clear, genuine career progression, supported by highly experienced, friendly colleagues.
• A collaborative, mature working environment where development is prioritised and contributions are valued.

If you're looking for a role that goes far beyond a standard practice position - offering challenge, variety and a long-term career path - we’d love to hear from you.