Director

In a nutshell

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? As a Director in our Business Advisory (General Practice) team, you’ll be at the heart of innovative and exciting client engagements. Lead with passion, mentor a team of talented professionals, and drive our growth forward.

Be part of a journey where your expertise and leadership will shape the future!

What you'll be doing day to day

• Client Management: Act as engagement principal, managing a portfolio of clients and overseeing year-end and management accounts, tax computations, VAT returns, and bookkeeping.
• Financial Analysis: Review income and expenditure for decision-making and planning, and recommend financial, commercial, and tax planning opportunities.
• Compliance and Risk: Ensure compliance with the firm’s policies and manage business and technical risks.
• Client Relationships: Serve as the initial contact for your clients, drive business development, and lead client or potential client meetings.
• Team Management: Help to oversee the local Business Advisory team, manage billing and workloads, and develop team members.
• ESG and Inclusion: Promote the firm’s ESG plan, support community activities, and foster inclusion and diversity.

About you

• ACA/ ACCA qualified (or equivalent) or qualified by experience 
• At least three years post qualification, statutory accounting experience gained in a practice environment
• Experience of group accounts and preparing consolidated financial statements and compliance regulation
• Good general tax compliance knowledge
• Competent in mainstream accounting software and computer-based accounts and tax compilation programmes; plus MS Excel, Word and Outlook skills 
• Demonstrable experience of managing and developing a team and growing a portfolio
• A good understanding of technical and commercial risk, with demonstrable experience in managing this risk effectively

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. But don’t just take our word for it.

PKF Francis Clark is certified as a Great Place to Work. In 2024, we climbed nine places to 24 out of 105 large organisations on the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces.

We’re also ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women (33 out of 90 large organisations), Best Workplaces for Development (30 out of 100) and Best Workplace for Wellbeing (44 out of 100).

Workplace culture experts Great Place to Work also highlighted PKF Francis Clark as a top achiever among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’ve been ranked among England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for two years running.

Whilst we’re proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries provides opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world.

Your core benefits 

Financial benefits:
•    Pension
•    Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
•    Group income protection
•    Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare 

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
•    Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
•    Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
•    Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
•    Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
•    Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
•    Gifts for career and family milestones
•    One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
•    Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation 

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.