Senior Accounting Manager

Senior Manager – Financial Reporting & Business Partnering

On behalf of our Big 4 client
, we are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join a high-performing finance team, supporting clients across financial reporting, management accounting, and commercial finance activities. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse client portfolio, including undertaking finance leadership and specialist secondment assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and review of statutory and financial reporting under IFRS, UK GAAP, and other applicable standards.
• Deliver high-quality management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support decision-making.
• Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, providing commercial insight and performance reporting.
• Support finance transformation, process improvement, and reporting enhancement initiatives.
• Undertake client secondments, providing interim support to finance teams during periods of growth, change, or resource need.
• Manage client relationships, ensuring excellent service delivery and identifying opportunities to add value.
• Lead and develop engagement teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

Requirements

• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualified accountant.
• Significant post-qualification experience in professional services and/or industry finance roles.
• Strong technical financial reporting knowledge, including IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Proven experience in management accounting and business partnering.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new environments and build credibility with senior client stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with strategic business partnering and varied client-facing assignments.