Client Manager - Finance Function

Client Manager Strategic Finance Team (Hybrid London-Based)
Location: London (Hybrid mix of office and remote work)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits + Career Progression
Qualification: ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CFA (or equivalent)
Experience: Ideally 2 5 years PQE

Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for working closely with ambitious SMEs and scale-ups? Do you want to go beyond compliance and make a real impact as a strategic partner to growing businesses?

An exciting opportunity has opened up with a forward-thinking, advisory-led accountancy firm for a Client Manager to join their dynamic Finance Function team. This role combines the best of finance leadership, commercial advisory, and team collaboration perfect for someone who thrives on variety and wants to play a more strategic role in client businesses.

• Act as a fractional Finance Director across a portfolio of clients, delivering strategic insight and leading day-to-day finance operations

• Build strong relationships with founders, CEOs, and boards becoming their go-to finance partner

• Deliver high-quality management accounts, forecasts, dashboards, and board packs

• Lead process improvement initiatives, drive automation, and champion best practices

• Collaborate with tax and corporate finance teams on funding rounds, M&A activity, and succession planning

• Support junior team development and contribute to wider practice growth

• A professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent)

• 2 5 years post-qualified experience (more or less considered)

• A strong grounding in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and operations

• Commercial awareness and a client-focused mindset

• Excellent communication skills, especially when engaging with senior stakeholders

• Confidence using cloud accounting tools (e.g. Xero) and Microsoft Excel

• A genuine interest in business and a desire to shape how finance adds value

• Work with high-growth, entrepreneurial clients

• Be part of a modern, ambitious firm with a strong advisory focus

• Hybrid flexibility prioritising impact over presenteeism

• Clear career development and the chance to shape your own specialism

• A supportive, collaborative culture working alongside specialists in tax, M&A and digital finance

If you re ready to step into a more advisory-focused, commercially impactful role, we d love to hear from you.