Manager (Business Advisory)

Business advisory in Plymouth

Vacancy Working Pattern:
Full Time

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In a nutshell

Are you seeking a role that offers a diverse range of interesting clients and ample opportunities for career progression?

Do you thrive on coaching and mentoring junior team members, helping them grow and develop?

If so, you could play a pivotal role in the day-to-day management of our talented Plymouth business advisory team. Your responsibilities would include monitoring and reviewing final accounts and tax computations, as well as providing support with training initiatives and conducting annual appraisals.

Our new office at Royal William Yard offers modern facilities, stunning ocean views, and a plethora of nearby restaurants and coffee shops for you to enjoy!

What you'll be doing day to day

You’ll work with entrepreneurial clients, providing guidance and support as their trusted advisor. Your key responsibilities include:

Leading client relationships
Monitoring budgets, time, and expenses
Reviewing working papers, accounts, and tax compliance
Offering tax, accounting, and commercial advice
Resolving accounting and tax issues
Ensuring compliance with firm standards
Maintaining long-term client relationships through effective communication
Discussing significant findings with the engagement Partner
Identifying opportunities to offer additional services to clients

About you

ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) or qualified by experience, with significant relevant experience in a similar role.
Experience of managing a portfolio of clients and assisting partners in maintaining client relationships
Strong technical knowledge of accounts preparation and tax compliance
Proven background supervising a team of accounts staff
Organised, accurate, flexible and able to plan use of time efficiently
Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with both clients, team members and colleagues, with the aptitude to quickly build rapport
Excellent written and oral communication skills

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

We’re the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England. We have nine offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

The firm, which celebrated its centenary in 2019, has annual revenue of over £65 million and a 900-strong team based across our offices. Our continuing growth offers you the opportunity to expand and develop your career in a direction that interests you.

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. Since September 2022, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work.

We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. We ranked as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2023, and again in 2024 when we rose nine places to 24^th in the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces (Large Organisations).

We’ve also been ranked 46^th out of 89 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2023 (Large Organisations) and 40^th out of 79 in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 (Large Organisations). PKF Francis Clark has been highlighted as a top achiever among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’re ranked 28^th among England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers by the Department of Education and High Fliers Research.

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

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.

What happens next

To apply for the Manager (Business Advisory) role click the ‘Apply now’ button below.

If you don't have an up-to-date CV or if you would like an informal chat about the role before applying then please contact Gemma Rid on: [email protected].

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PKF Francis Clark is an Equal Opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re dedicated to fostering a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and all aspects of employment at PKF Francis Clark are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process please let us know. We promise to reply to all applications.