Accounts Partner

Seeking an experienced Accounts Partner working within an established UK Accounts Practice. Someone who is ACA/ACCA qualified with at least 7+ years post-qualified experience in a UK practice environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Manage and grow a varied portfolio of client accounts, primarily comprising owner-managed businesses (“OMB”); overseeing the delivery of all services to your clients.
• Offer strategic business advice and collaborate with specialists within the firm where required on growth, acquisitions and mergers, succession planning, and other critical business decisions for OMB.
• Expand the client base in South London.
• Play a key role in networking, business development, and marketing activities to grow your network and win new client accounts.
• Work closely with Directors and the accounts team to ensure the firm provides a full range of high-quality account services for clients.
• Measure and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) within your portfolio and office, working with your team and clients to achieve suitable targets, including GP, recoveries, and billings.
• Create and implement an accounts business strategy, primarily for your office, consulting, and drawing upon the expertise of the Board.
• Plan and manage the work being delivered by the accounts team in Sutton, working with colleagues to ensure appropriate resources are available for the work in the office.
• Line manage and develop senior staff in the accounts team.
• Further develop the firm’s relationship with the International network.

What We Can Offer You

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working (flexing your hours around the core working hours of 10 am to 4 pm)
• Joining a fast-growing company with exciting growth plans ahead
• Exposure to a wide range of clients across many industries
• Exposure to a broad range of stakeholders
• Comprehensive development as part of the Emerging Leaders Programme
• Internal recognition awards – monthly awards celebrating those who champion company values
• Long service awards
• Regular employee events, including a company-wide summer party

• A competitive benefits package, including:

  A 30-day core holiday allowance plus additional holiday-related benefits, such as:

• Holiday trading (the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days per year)
• Flexible bank holidays (the ability to flex your bank holidays to a day that suits you best)
• Additional holiday with service
• A dedicated “Wellbeing Day” – an additional day off per year to focus on your wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), including access to 24/7 online GP consultations, second medical opinions, online counselling, and mental health first aiders in every office
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Employee rewards – access to discounts on a wide range of retailers
• Health Cash Plan – reimbursement for routine health appointments
• Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Client and employee referral bonuses
• Death in Service Life Assurance

We would like to hear from you if you have a minimum of 10+ years of UK accounts experience from either a small or medium-sized/mid-tier firm. You will also have the following:

• ACA/ACCA qualified with at least 7+ years post-qualified experience in a UK practice environment.
• Significant and demonstrable experience in an accounts team dealing mainly with OMBs.
• Strong UK accounts knowledge across FRS102, FRS102 1A, and FRS105. Experience of IFRS/FRS101 would be an advantage.
• Excellent and proven client relationship management skills and success in business development.
• Previous experience in building a portfolio of clients, increasing revenue, and profitability.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in leading client/business development seminars.
• A highly commercial approach.