Accountant and Business Advisor

Accountant / Business Advisor | Greater Manchester | 4 Day Week | Equity Potential Most portfolio roles are compliance with a bit of advisory bolted on. This one flips that round. You'll own your clients, get genuinely involved in their businesses, and have a real say in how the firm grows, with equity on the table further down the line. A modern, commercially minded boutique practice in Greater Manchester is looking for a qualified accountant to take on a varied portfolio of owner-managed and limited company clients. The firm has built a smart structure with offshore support handling much of the prep, which frees you up to focus on review, advice and building relationships with business owners. What you'll be doing: • Owning a portfolio of limited company clients from year-end accounts through to filing • Reviewing corporation tax and personal tax returns, spotting and correcting issues • Handling client tax queries and giving clear, practical advice in meetings • Preparing management accounts and talking clients through their numbers • Getting stuck into business advisory work that genuinely helps clients grow • Reviewing work prepared by the offshore team to keep standards high About you: • ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT qualified (or finalist), trained in UK practice • Solid grounding in corporate and personal tax, confident reviewing returns and advising clients directly • Good working knowledge of VAT • Strong on management accounts and making sense of performance • Commercially switched-on, the sort who spots ways to help a client • Looking for a firm to grow with for the long term What's on offer: • Four day working week (Tuesday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) • Competitive salary, depending on experience • A genuine route to equity as the firm grows • Advisory-led work with real client contact • Full support for professional development • On-site parking If you want to move past pure compliance into a role where your judgement and commercial thinking really count, let's have a confidential chat.