We are delighted to be partnering with an exciting Top 20 Firm, looking to recruit an Accounts Manager/Partner Designate to join their South West London office. Their collective mission is to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SME’s, through forward thinking, close-knit relationships.

Responsibilities:

As an Accounts Manager/Partner Designate, you’ll oversee and grow a valued portfolio of SME clients, delivering high-quality advisory and accounting services while progressing toward a partner role. The ideal candidate is client-focused, commercially astute, and ready to lead by example. Responsibilities include:

• Manage and expand a personal portfolio of clients—ensuring all deliverables meet deadlines with excellence and compliance.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients, directors, and internal teams.
• Review team work to ensure full compliance with ethical, legal, and statutory standards.
• Provide industry-leading insights and proactive advice to elevate client satisfaction and drive growth.
• Implement best practices and technologies to enhance efficiency and profitability.
• Contribute to strategic business and operational planning, aligning with firm goals.
• Prepare specialist client work with expert advice, ensuring maximum value and adherence.
• Participate in succession planning, preparing to assume a partner role and manage a high-value portfolio.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified (ACCA/ACA) with a minimum of 3?years’ post-qualification experience in a general practice mid-tier accountancy firm.
• Demonstrable experience in leading, managing, and growing client relationships.
• Tech-savvy, comfortable with adopting and utilising modern accounting/advisory technologies.
• Commercially minded, highly analytical, and strategically oriented.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with professional confidence.
• High organisational discipline, attention to detail, and ethical decision-making.

What’s on Offer?

Competitive Salary + Additional Benefits