Distinct | B Corp
Senior Manager - Accounting Services
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The Opportunity:
A growing professional services firm is looking to appoint an Office of the CFO Senior Manager to join its expanding advisory team. Working with a portfolio of mid-market and owner-managed businesses, this role sits at the intersection of finance leadership, client advisory, and operational delivery.
This is a newly created position and as such will require someone with a commercial mindset and comfortable with business development to acquire new business for the firm and build out the reputation.
You will act as a trusted adviser to clients, overseeing core finance activities while leading strategic projects, improving processes, and delivering commercial insight. The role offers exposure to a broad range of industries and the opportunity to influence decision-making at a senior level.
The Role:
Client Leadership:
- Lead the delivery of finance services for a portfolio of clients, ensuring work is completed accurately, on time, and within budget.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, becoming a trusted adviser to their businesses.
- Oversee the preparation and review of management accounts and statutory reporting.
- Provide commercial finance insight and recommendations to support business performance.
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Advisory and Project Delivery:
- Lead one-off finance projects, including systems implementations, process improvements, and control reviews.
- Support finance transformation programmes and financial remediation exercises.
- Collaborate with specialist teams across the wider business to deliver joined-up solutions for clients.
- Identify opportunities to add value through additional advisory services.
Team Leadership:
- Manage, mentor, and develop members of the finance team.
- Determine resource requirements and ensure teams have the right experience and technical capability to deliver an exceptional client experience.
- Support the wider leadership team in achieving departmental objectives and financial targets.
About You:
The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
- ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification.
- Experience gained within practice, industry, or outsourced finance environments.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge across UK GAAP and IFRS.
- A track record of managing client relationships and leading teams.
- Experience delivering finance projects and driving process improvements.
- The ability to translate financial information into practical, commercial recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience using finance systems, cloud accounting platforms, and technology-led solutions.
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What's on Offer:
- Hybrid and agile working.
- Private medical insurance and life assurance.
- Enhanced family leave policies.
- Generous holiday allowance, including the option to buy or carry over leave.
- Paid volunteering days.
- Competitive pension and wider benefits package.
- Clear opportunities for progression within a growing advisory team.
Why Consider It?
This role offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional compliance and reporting responsibilities into a broader finance leadership position, supporting multiple businesses with everything from day-to-day finance operations to transformation projects and strategic decision-making.
It would suit someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with commercial advisory work and wants exposure to a diverse portfolio of clients.
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