Senior Manager - Year End Accounts

striveX Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Monthly leadership training

High engagement culture

Job summary

A leading accounting firm is seeking a Senior Manager to lead their Year End function in Manchester. The successful candidate will supervise a team of junior accountants, ensuring high standards and timely deliverables. Responsibilities include team management, reviewing financial statements, and reporting to directors. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of practice experience and strong leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary of £50,000–£60,000 and hybrid working flexibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ practice experience in accounting.
• Proven experience managing and developing junior staff.
• Strong review experience across year-end accounts and corporation tax.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6 junior accountants.
• Review year-end accounts and returns.
• Manage team performance and ensure deadlines are met.
• Maintain technical standards across the team.
• Report to the board each month.

Skills

Practice experience

Management ability

Workflow management

Performance conversation skills

Job description

£50,000–£60,000 DOE | Hybrid (1 day in office) | Manchester (M3) or Stokenchurch (HP14)

At striveX, we deliver trusted accounting and tax solutions to ambitious, values-led business owners.

We’re hiring aSenior Managerto lead our Year End function.

This is not a stepping-stone role. We are looking for someone who has already managed people in practice and is ready to take ownership of a team, workflow and standards.

You will report directly to the Directors and have ownership of the team from day one.

Services provided by the team

• Company Accounts – FRS 105 and 102(1A)
• Company CT600
• Partnership Accounts
• Sole-trader accounts
• Self-Assessments
• Confirmation statements

The opportunity

You will lead a team of 6 junior accountants within a wider structure of 2 managers.

You will be responsible for:

• Reviewing year-end accounts and returns, business and personal
• Managing team performance, quality and capacity
• Overseeing the onboarding of new clients by the team into the year-end function
• Ensuring tasks are met to our internal deadlines
• Ensuring monthly financial targets are met
• Maintaining technical standards across the team
• Ensuring the team meet their training requirements
• Improving systems and workflow optimisation
• Acting as escalation point for complex technical and client matters
• Being a role model for the junior members of the team
• Reporting to the board each month

This is a leadership role with accountability — not just technical sign-off.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years’ practice experience
• Proven experience managing and developing junior staff
• Strong review experience across year end accounts and corporation tax
• Ability to manage workflow, prioritisation and team capacity
• Comfortable holding performance conversations and raising standards

You will not be suitable if:

• You have not previously line-managed a team in practice
• You prefer purely technical work without leadership responsibility
• You need supervision to prioritise work

We are looking for someone who can operate with autonomy.

Our client base

• Founder-led, growth-focused businesses
• No audit, charity or agriculture
• Values-aligned clients

Working pattern

• Hybrid: 1 day per week in office
• Manchester (M3 2BY) or Stokenchurch (HP14 3FE)
• Flexitime
• Must live within 60-minute commute
• Valid UK driving licence

£50,000–£60,000 depending on experience and leadership depth.

Why this role is different

• Influence over how the team operates and is structured via control of budget
• High engagement culture (93% participation rate in team surveys)
• Competent juniors that manage majority of client communications
• Monthly leadership training
• Continuous growth creating new opportunities

We invest in our team because we expect high standards in return.

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Email

Postcode (must be within 60 minute commute time of M3 2BY or HP14 3FE)

Do you hold a valid UK driving licence & have a car?