As a Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of client accounts with a strong focus on client service, assignment delivery, and the development of junior staff through coaching and mentorship.

You will have the following responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of clients
• Planning and reviewing of assignments
• Completion and analytical review
• Peer review and quality control
• Supervision of work of more junior staff including briefing, guiding, review and feedback
• Managing / coordinating assignments
• Entire engagement responsibility
• Setting of assignment budgets and planning staffing
• Monitoring of deadlines and compliance
• Managing relationship with clients, including agreeing of timescales and deadlines, managing fees and billing, first port of contact for clients, running client meetings
• Participate in compliance and regulatory administration

We believe that supportive teamwork is the key to our success. You will form solid relationships across all aspects of your work, including with:

• Client Directors
• Client Managers across the firm
• Trainees working within the accounts preparation and tax teams
• Client contacts
• Introducers of the business and other professionals (e.g. financial advisers / pension advisers)

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• ACA or ACCA qualified essential, with a minimum of two years PQE
• An organised approach to your work.
• Strong coaching and delegation skills
• Strong commercial focus
• Clear and confident communication with clients and junior staff, able to impart complex technical points in an understandable way for less experienced individuals or non-audit specialists.
• Work in a supportive, caring and collaborative way with colleagues at all levels. React positively to requests for support from colleagues and be proactive in offering assistance, when required.
• Enthusiasm and a commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement

Our independent, director-led practice is always keen to foster new talent – and you could be next! Once you join our team, it won’t take long for you to discover our friendly, down-to-earth office culture. We invest in our team at every level, encouraging training and career progression – our people are truly put first.

Our values sit at the heart of our success, influencing the way we work together as a team (and with our clients) on a daily basis. We pride ourselves on prioritising:

• Opportunity: Maximising your potential through development and continuous improvement
• Fairness: Ethics, caring, support and equal opportunity for all
• Transparency: Open and clear communication
• Personal Responsibility: Personal accountability and service
• Teamwork: Working together to achieve our shared goals.

Hand in hand with our values, we’re proud to offer a benefits package that supports the physical and mental wellbeing of our people:

• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Flexibility over working hours
• Generous holiday allowances and the option to purchase more
• Comprehensive Training Programme, including funded study support
• Regular department and firm-wide socials
• Online art classes
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Fruit and snacks in the office
• Annual eye-test and flu jabs