Senior Manager (Business advisory)

In a nutshell

Are you looking for a role that offers exposure to a diverse portfolio of dynamic clients and clear pathways for career advancement?

Do you enjoy coaching and mentoring junior colleagues, supporting their growth and development?

If so, you could be a key player in the day-to-day leadership of our talented Business Advisory team in Plymouth. In this role, you'll oversee the review of final accounts and tax computations, contribute to training initiatives, and lead annual appraisals—helping shape the future of our team. This is a client-facing role where you’ll be encouraged to engage with clients regularly, offering ongoing support and strategic advice.

Our Royal William Yard office location boasts state-of-the-art facilities, breathtaking ocean views, and a vibrant selection of nearby restaurants and coffee shops to enjoy during your day.

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 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

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.

We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.

For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations.

We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long-term decisions that balance people and planet.

We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like-minded advisers in 150 countries.

Your core benefits 

Financial wellbeing 

• Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions 
• Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary 
• Group income protection available after six months’ service 
• Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full‑time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse 

Mental wellbeing 

• Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family 
• Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family 
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support 

Physical wellbeing 

• Group private medical insurance, providing access to diagnosis and treatment 
• Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000* 
• Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK 
• Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan 
• Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, as part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support 

Additional benefits 

• Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network  
• The option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part‑time colleagues) * 
• One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations 
• Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply) * 
• Gifts to mark key career and family milestones 
• Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing 
• Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship 

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

Additional information 

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