Accountant, Senior Manager to Associate Director in Derby

This management / leadership job role is a job that can be hired between a capable Manager up to a Senior Manager to Associate Director position, with the higher level role requiring someone ideally with a practicing certificate. Those without a practicing certificate are also encouraged to apply.

This position is with a flexible, modern and popular accountancy practice, based in Derby, who can ultimately create a tailored job to the person that they hire, regardless of what level they are. This is a key hire at a senior grade for this firm.

Based in very nice offices, they have great people, a very friendly and flexible working culture based around doing high quality work for clients and balancing work with life for employees.

They are trying to blend the best parts of working for a big firm with the flexibility, individual career focus and support associated with a good, smaller firm.

Hybrid working, full time or part time and great benefits, plus real flexibility.

The firm can hire at one of two levels of seniority: 

1. Associate Director / Senior Leader. This will ideally be someone with a practicing certificate, ready to assume a leadership role in the firm next to their current Management group.
2. However, the firm are also open to hiring a top end Client Manager, ready for Senior Manager, so either level is something they are happy to consider. 

Maybe you’re a senior manager in practice, ready to step up and lead. Maybe you’re in a larger firm or corporate role and missing real client relationships and the chance to shape how things are done. Either way, you’re qualified, experienced and ready for more ownership.

Career opportunity brief and objectives:

• This firm are now looking for an experienced senior leader who can help the firm develop and grow – you might be an experienced Practice Accountant, Tax Advisor or Management level Accountancy professional.
• The firm are looking for someone who can help a growing business perform at a high level, develop its people and continue to grow without losing the warmth, personality and values.
• You’ll bring structure, commercial thinking, accountability and calm leadership.
• You’ll help us focus on the right priorities, make better decisions and ensure that the business keeps moving forward.

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Hybrid working
• Influence over the direction of the business
• The opportunity to shape your role
• A supportive, values-led leadership team
• Genuine autonomy and responsibility
• Professional development and coaching
• Wellbeing support
• Regular team events and celebrations
• The chance to play a central part in the next chapter of an ambitious business

• Flexible working / hybrid working
• 38 days holiday with a shut down over Christmas
• Commission scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Training opportunities and career development
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Regular social events
• Salary sacrifice electric car schemes
• Car parking

The opportunity

This is a broad and influential leadership role.

You’ll help shape how this firm operates, how people are supported and how they deliver consistently for clients.

You’ll be able to look at the bigger picture, but happy to get involved when something needs fixing.

You may currently be working as a:

• Practice Manager
• Manager to Senior Manager / Director, within an accountancy or professional-services business
• Senior Manager within tax or someone with your own client base keen to work alongside others