Accounts & Business Services - Manager (Newcastle)

Accounts & Business Services Manager

📍 Newcastle (Hybrid - 3 days in office)
💷 £50,000-£58,000 | 35-hour week | Flexitime

Ambition UK is recruiting on behalf of a Top 40 UK accountancy and advisory firm seeking an Accounts & Business Services Manager to help build and lead their growing Newcastle pod.

This is a high-impact leadership role with real autonomy - ideal for an experienced portfolio manager ready to shape a team, drive performance, and influence regional growth.

The Role

You will:

• Lead delivery of management accounts, VAT, and year-end compliance work

• Review and sign off outputs, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance

• Manage and grow a profitable client portfolio

• Act as the primary strategic advisor to your clients

• Monitor WIP, billing, and profitability

• Develop, coach, and performance-manage your pod

• Drive operational efficiency and process improvement

You'll balance hands-on technical expertise with strategic oversight and team leadership.

About You

• 6+ years' experience in Accounts & Business Services

• 3+ years in a managerial role

• Proven experience managing and growing a portfolio

• ACA or ACCA qualified (or equivalent)

• Commercially aware with strong client relationship skills

• Confident leading and developing high-performing teams

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to shape a new regional pod

• Clear progression pathways

• Strong benefits package including PMI, pension, enhanced leave & funded development

• Purpose-driven, people-focused firm

• Flexible 35-hour working week

If you're ready to take ownership, lead from the front, and build something meaningful within a Top 40 firm, Ambition UK would love to hear from you.