Director in Devon, Humber

Are you an experienced Accountancy Practice Director, Partner, Associate Director or Senior Manager looking for a senior leadership role in North Yorkshire where you can take real ownership, lead established teams and help shape the future of a successful regional firm?

We are working with a well-established and people-focused accountancy practice with multiple offices across North Yorkshire who are looking for an experienced Director to join their senior leadership team. This is a newly created role and a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded accountancy practice director who enjoys developing people, building strong client relationships, improving processes and supporting sustainable growth.

You will take responsibility for three North Yorkshire offices, providing visible leadership across the teams and ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality accountancy, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services to clients across the region. The firm has a strong local presence, a collaborative culture and a genuine focus on delivering a personal, professional and trusted service to its clients. They are now looking for someone who can bring confidence, structure, commercial awareness and positive leadership as the business continues to grow and evolve.

This role would suit someone already working within accountancy practice at Director, Partner, Associate Director, Senior Manager or Practice Director level with strong people leadership skills, commercial understanding and the ability to build trusted relationships with business owners and professional contacts.

This is an exciting opportunity to be highly visible across three offices, motivate and develop people through growth and change, identify efficiencies, strengthen client relationships and play a key role in shaping the future direction of the business.

What the Accountancy Practice Director job involves:

• Taking ownership of three North Yorkshire offices, ensuring strong performance, consistency and continued development.
• Providing visible leadership across the teams, spending regular time in each office and supporting managers and colleagues day to day.
• Leading, motivating and developing people through a period of growth, change and improvement.
• Reviewing current ways of working and identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiencies and client service.
• Supporting the delivery of high-quality accounts, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services.
• Building trusted, long-standing relationships with clients, understanding their businesses and supporting their ambitions.
• Providing clear, practical and commercially focused advice to business owners and senior decision makers.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider firm to deliver a joined-up, professional and consistent service.
• Contributing to the strategic direction of the business and helping shape future growth across North Yorkshire.
• Taking an active role in networking and representing the firm within the local business community.
• Building and strengthening relationships with professional contacts, including solicitors, banks, land agents and other regional partners.
• Supporting sustainable, relationship-led business development across accounts, audit, payroll, tax and advisory services.
• Maintaining high professional standards and ensuring the teams continue to deliver a trusted, personal and commercially valuable service to clients.

This is a varied and influential leadership role where accountancy practice knowledge, people leadership, commercial awareness, operational improvement, client care and professional standards are all key.

Skills required:

• You will be a confident, commercially minded and experienced senior leader with a strong background in accountancy practice, professional services, finance leadership or business management.
• You may already be working as an Accountancy Practice Director, Partner, Associate Director, Senior Manager, Practice Manager, Practice Director, Accounts Director.
• Experience within accountancy practice, particularly if you have worked closely with owner-managed businesses and have an understanding of accounts, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services.
• You will need to be comfortable taking ownership, making decisions, challenging current processes where needed and bringing people with you in a positive and motivational way.
• The successful person will be visible, approachable and hands-on when needed. You will be confident spending time across multiple offices, supporting teams, developing managers, improving ways of working and creating a clear sense of direction.
• You will also need strong communication skills, excellent relationship-building ability and a proactive approach to business development. This role will involve working closely with existing clients, developing new relationships and representing the firm across the local business community.
• This role would suit someone who is excited by the opportunity to make improvements, build trust, support people and have genuine influence within a growing and forward-thinking accountancy practice.

Other information:

• This is a full-time, permanent position working 36.25 hours per week.
• The role is based across North Yorkshire.
• You will be joining a supportive and collaborative senior leadership team.
• There is genuine autonomy, influence and scope to make positive change.
• You will have the opportunity to shape local growth and develop high-performing teams.
• The business has a strong people-focused culture where relationships, wellbeing and professional standards are all valued.
• This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to make a real impact.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountancy practice or senior finance leader who is ready to step into a visible, influential role where they can support people, strengthen client relationships, improve ways of working and help shape the future of a respected regional firm.