Audit & Accounts Manager

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for an experienced Audit and Accounts Manager who wants more than just managing a portfolio. This is a firm where you will have a real say in how things are done, a direct line to the partners, and the chance to play a meaningful role in growing both the team and the business. If you are at the stage in your career where you want to step into something with real weight behind it and a clear path into a leadership position, this is worth your attention. Job Title: Audit & Accounts Manager Job Type: Perm Location: Guildford Salary: £60,000 – 75,000 Reference no: 16068 Audit & Accounts Manager– Benefits • Hybrid and flexible working with core hours and flexible start/finish times • A genuine pathway into a leadership position • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Salary benchmarked against larger firms Audit & Accounts – About The Role This is a role with real responsibility. You will sit between the partners and the wider team, making sure work is delivered to a high standard, clients are well looked after, and the team around you is developing and growing. The client base is varied, owner-managed businesses across multiple sectors and countries, and the work goes well beyond compliance. These are clients who lean on the firm for strategic guidance, and as Manager you will be central to delivering that. This is not a head-down, churn-through-the-work role. It is one for someone who wants to make a real impact. Key responsibilities: • Overseeing the delivery of audit and accounts work across the team, ensuring quality and deadlines are consistently met • Acting as the key bridge between partners and the wider team, keeping communication clear and work on track • Taking real ownership of client relationships, being a trusted point of contact for clients at important moments • Playing an active role in the development of junior and senior staff, identifying strengths and creating opportunities for them to grow • Getting involved in the commercial side of the firm, contributing to its growth and development • Supporting partners on strategic projects and ad hoc work across their portfolios • Challenging existing processes and approaches where there is a better way of doing things The successful Audit & Accounts Manager will have: • ACA or ACCA qualified • Proven experience at manager level within audit and accounts, in practice • A track record of delivering work to a high standard and managing competing priorities across a team • Strong client relationship skills, comfortable holding senior conversations and being a trusted adviser • Experience developing and mentoring others, with a genuine interest in bringing people on • Good working knowledge of accounting software, Xero, QuickBooks or IRIS helpful but not essential • A commercial, practical mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture • Excellent communication skills, written and in person • Organised, proactive and ready to take ownership Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful. Refer a friend If this job is not of interest to you, but you know a friend or colleague who may be interested, recommend them to us and receive a minimum of £100 in vouchers if we assist them in securing a permanent role and a minimum of £25 in vouchers if we place them in a temporary assignment. (Terms & conditions apply)