Business Advisory Senior Manager / Director in Inverness

We are looking for a Business Advisory Senior Manager or Director to join our team in Inverness. At Johnston Carmichael, we’re looking for innovative individuals with forward-thinking attitudes and an appetite to learn and grow. Our people are to think for themselves, to lead, and to inspire business leaders to drive their ideas forward. We pride ourselves on developing our people through our investment in their training and development. If you have the ambition to succeed in a supportive and positively challenging environment, why not come and join us?

The Business Advisory Senior Manager / Director will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Ensure the effective and profitable management of a portfolio of clients in key sectors.
• Deploying your breadth and depth of technical knowledge and business expertise to provide a first rate and proactive service to those clients.
• Assisting current clients to grow their business whilst assisting the team to grow theirs through support on business development activities.
• Leading and managing our people and supporting effective and efficient cross firm working practices.
• Engaging with business development activities in order to grow JC’s client base in line with strategy.
• In conjunction with the Area Operations Manager, ensure the correct resource planning allocations are met in line with new and current work.
• Review and sign off client accounts. In addition, ensure that billing is completed accurately and on time.
• Being a trusted advisor both internally and externally and delivering technical information to both colleagues and clients.

About You:

• A leader of your work and your professional learning with the ability to develop yourself and others.
• Strong leadership skills providing development and direction to other team members.
• Ability to be an advocate of change and thought leadership for sector specialisms.
• Professional accountancy qualification (ICAS, ACCA or equivalent).
• Strong business development skills with the ability to network.
• A good working knowledge of Xero, Sage & Silverfin would be advantageous.
• Communication skills and prioritisation of workload are essential to ensure all deadlines are achieved, as well as possessing the ability to work as part of a team.

All candidates are required to have the right to live and work in the UK permanently and without any restrictions.

Why JC? Johnston Carmichael helps to build success stories that change lives - whether it’s our clients, our communities, or most importantly, our people, who now number over 900 across the UK. We work with individuals and businesses all over the country and our expertise covers almost every industry sector. We’re also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 37,000 advisers across more than 114 countries. Everything we do at Johnston Carmichael is underpinned by our four core values – Doing The Right Thing, Standing In Other People’s Shoes, Leading Our Future and Remaining Relevant. We’ve created a range of ways to support our people to make sure every voice is heard, including our People and Culture Forum, and we encourage each of our sharp minds to be leaders of their work and learning.

In the last 10 years we’ve raised more than £450,000 for charity and continuously evolved our commitment to sustainable business practices. We are Gold sponsors of the Kiltwalk and also partner with Netball Scotland and England Netball, creating an enduring impact on the ground in our communities.

Why Business Advisory? As the world becomes increasingly digital, we’re embracing technology and we’re taking our clients with us. The role of a business adviser has never been more important in helping businesses adapt and thrive. A career in Business Advisory at Johnston Carmichael is diverse and challenging, as we continually strive to provide the best service for our clients - more efficiency, greater innovation, deeper insight. As part of our Business Advisory team, you’ll build close relationships with clients, truly getting under the skin of their businesses and providing the advice and guidance that will make a real difference for them. Plus, with expertise across a range of industry sectors, there’s no shortage of variety when it comes to the work we do.

What you can expect: As well as working with a great team of colleagues and enjoying the balance of hybrid and flexible working, we offer a range of benefits to make your time at JC even more fulfilling. Different backgrounds and different opinions make for more interesting work and better outcomes. We’re sure we don’t have to say this, but we welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of your heritage, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual identity or gender identity. We also actively encourage applications from anyone who’s had an extended time away from paid employment. Our team is made up of people who’ve taken varied routes through their careers. We’re here to give you the tools, support, and materials to develop your expertise so you can pursue your ambitions. Our JC Aspire learning programme helps everyone reach their personal goals, and we’ve also carefully created our own Leadership Development Programme, which is accredited by the University of Strathclyde Business School at Masters degree level.

We look forward to hearing from you. If you’re ready to write your success story with us, apply today. At Johnston Carmichael we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. A copy of this policy will be made available on request. We also welcome applications from individuals who have had time away from paid employment.