Private Client Assistant Manager

Sedulo; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial advisory firm in Manchester is seeking an Assistant Manager to join their Private Clients Team. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of high-profile clients, delivering exceptional financial reporting and advisory support. This role requires a newly qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA and relevant experience in a practice environment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop junior team members are essential. The firm values innovation, integrity, and personal development, making it a great place to work.

Qualifications

• Experience within a practice environment related to statutory year-end accounts or management accounts.
• Ability to strengthen and build credible relationships with clients.
• Excellent leadership skills and a strong desire to coach and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of high‑profile individuals and entrepreneurs.
• Produce or review statutory and management accounts.
• Assist with business development and onboarding of new Private Clients.
• Co‑ordinate with Wealth Management and Tax teams for reporting.

Skills

Newly qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA

Experience preparing and reviewing financial reporting packs

Up to date experience of accounting and reporting software, including CCH and Xero

Personal tax experience

Education

Newly qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA

Tools

CCH

Xero

Job description

Join our Private Clients Team!

Sedulo Group requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to any employee or associate of our company unless explicitly asked to do so by our People & Culture Director.

Our aim is to encourage and support all applicants during the application process, if you have any reasonable adjustments that you will require, please do not hesitate to get in touch via [e-mail].

Our Mission

About Us

At Sedulo we are building a world class team to deliver our mission to make positive change in the communities we work in. We do this by:

• Working with our clients to transform their business and personal finances
• Connecting and contributing to the business community in the cities we are located in
• Working with charities by fundraising and influencing change both now and in the future through the Sedulo Foundation
• Being a great place to work and develop your career
• At Sedulo we embrace a holistic and innovative culture with diversity and integrity at çox heart. We are working to build an open and inclusive environment which supports the needs of all our team members.

We are looking for people to join the team who want to deliver beyond expectation and get results. Whether this be through embracing feedback, creating fulfilling relationships with colleagues and clients by being the best version of themselves. At Sedulo, we know how important it is to create an environment for positive change, both in work and in the communities we work within. This is demonstrated through our persistent commitment to charitable projects and a strong focus on innovation in everything that we do. Alongside all of this, our events team ensure we also have a lot of fun – with countless wellbeing activities and events being hosted at all our offices every week!

We understand that to be a world class organisation, we must embrace uniqueness and choose courage over comfort. Everything we strive to be is grounded in our core values: instellingen, Integrity, Holistic, Innovative and Delivery Beyond Expectation.

The Role

We are looking for an Assistant Manager from a practice background, with strong experience across management accounts, VAT, and compliance. You will work closely with a Partner and Manager within the Private Client team to manage a portfolio of high‑profile individuals and entrepreneurs, delivering and reviewing their financial reporting requirements, including statutory accounts, management accounts, and VAT returns, while providing ongoing advice and guidance.

Role Objectives

• Provide the highest level of service and advisory support to a portfolio of key clients through regular face‑to‑face, video and email comms.
• Produce or review statutory accounts, management accounts and VAT returns for Private Clients.
• Assist with oversight, management and development of the Private Client junior team members and future recruits to the rapidly growing team.
• Assist with business development and onboarding of new Private Clients to the offices in the north (Manchester, Liverpool & Leeds).
• Managing all reviews, work in progress and billing for your clients, ensuring monthly targets and filing deadlines are met.
• Co‑ordinate information from, and work closely with, the Wealth Management and Tax teams to pull together comprehensive reporting packs for clients.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• Newly qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA with experience within a practice environment where main duties have related to statutory year end accounts or management accounts.
• Experience of preparing and reviewing financial reporting packs.
• Up to date experience of accounting and reporting software, including CCH and Xero.
• Personal tax experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

What we are looking for

• Ability to strengthen and build credible and personable relationships with a key portfolio of clients
• A genuine interest in a highly client focused role and willingness to make a positive contribution
• Excellent leadership skills and a strong desire to coach and develop team members
• Highly organised, with a flexible and proactive approach to work and the ability to work under pressure