Business Services Senior Manager
18 hours ago
Birmingham
Business Services Senior Manager (Fully Remote, UK) – High-Growth Modern Accounting Firm Salary: £60,000 to £67,500 DOE Working Style: Fully Remote (UK only) Are you an experienced accounting professional who thrives in fast-moving, high-growth environments? Do you enjoy leading teams, shaping client experience, and being part of a modern, people-focused practice? If you’re looking for a strategic leadership role with genuine flexibility and impact — this could be the one. We’re supporting a dynamic, tech-forward accounting firm that partners with ambitious, growing businesses across the UK, particularly in London’s thriving start-up and scale-up ecosystem. The firm blends high-quality technical work with a genuinely supportive, flexible culture where your ideas matter and your career growth is prioritised. The Opportunity As a Senior Manager/Client Director, you’ll take senior responsibility for a portfolio of exciting, high-growth clients — ensuring the delivery of high-quality outsourced finance services while empowering your team to excel. This is a leadership-focused role with fewer day-to-day client touchpoints, giving you more space for: • Strategic oversight, • Coaching and developing team members, • Driving commercial growth, • Improving processes and delivery, • Ensuring client satisfaction at a senior level You will also remain ready to step in hands-on where needed — especially during periods of growth or capacity changes. What You’ll Be Doing • Leading, mentoring and developing a remote team, • Owning the quality and success of client relationships, • Managing escalations and providing high-level strategic advice, • Overseeing onboarding and ensuring a seamless outsourced finance function, • Reviewing complex accounts, VAT and management reporting, • Monitoring portfolio performance, • Identifying opportunities for upsells/cross-sells within the firm, • Contributing to continuous improvement across the practice What You’ll Bring • ACA/ACCA qualification (or equivalent), • 4+ years’ experience in a UK practice, in a client-facing role, • Strong hands-on accounting experience across year-end, VAT, payroll, management accounts, • Confidence working in a modern, paperless practice with excellent systems awareness, • Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing environment, • A passion for supporting start-ups and high-growth businesses, • UK residency & right to work (role is fully remote within the UK) Why This Firm? If you value a workplace where people genuinely enjoy what they do, where ideas are heard, and where flexibility is real — you’ll fit right in. This is perfect for someone who: • Loves working from home, • Wants flexibility around personal life and hobbies, • Enjoys coaching and developing others, • Likes working closely with exciting start-ups and scale-ups, • Wants to influence the direction of a growing, modern firm If you’d like to explore this opportunity, please get in touch!