Account Manager
6 days ago
City of London
Graduate Account Manager Partnerships & Consultative Sales Salary: £32,000 + Bonus + Benefits Location: Farringdon, London (hybrid, 3 days in the office) Our client is a specialist R&D consultancy working with high-growth, innovation-led UK businesses. This is a partnership role working with existing clients and requires an inquisitive, engaging, confident style. Personality, rather than experience, is key. As a Sales Associate you will help build and develop long-term referral relationships with accountancy firms across the UK. This is not a transactional sales role. It’s about credibility, trust and understanding when R&D tax moves from generalist advice into specialist territory. What you’ll be doing • Building and managing a portfolio of accountancy firms, • Researching firms to understand client mix, sectors and R&D exposure, • Engaging partners and senior managers through thoughtful, professional outreach, • Explaining when and why specialist R&D advice is required, • Coordinating introductions between accountants, clients and our technical team, • Supporting client meetings as part of a wider consultative sales process, • Managing referrals, relationships and activity through CRM, • Attending relevant accountancy, tax and finance events, • Feeding market insight back into the wider business About you This role suits someone who enjoys: • Relationship-led, consultative communication style, • Inquisitive, with excellent communication skills, • Comfortable speaking to accountants without hard selling, • Motivated by building long-term partnerships rather than quick wins What’s on offer • £32,000 salary + Bonus / Commission, • Excellent onboarding, • Curated external sales training post-induction, • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, • Flexible benefits platform (5% salary contribution), • Pension, life assurance & PMI (post-probation), • Modern offices in London, • Regular company socials To apply, please email a copy of your CV to Darren Dewrance of Aaron Wallis