Senior Accounting Manager

Downey Osborne is partnering with a Client-focused finance function to recruit a Accounting Senior Manager. This is a hybrid working role offering autonomy, variety, and the chance to lead complex accounting and advisory projects across multiple portfolios, all within a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

• Continuous professional development opportunities
• Generous annual leave
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Bonus

• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent accounting qualification
• 5+ years post-qualified
• Strong technical accounting skills and reporting expertise, able to work from first principles
• Confident managing multiple portfolios and large-scale accounting projects
• Solid grasp of core accounting principles under multiple reporting frameworks, with some exposure to international variations. (UK GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS)
• Skilled in accounting processes, reconciliations, and compliance across multiple entities
• Highly professional, adaptable, and effective in remote or hybrid environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Lead preparation and review of complex accounts and financial statements across multiple clients
• Ensure accounting compliance, controls, and reporting standards are consistently applied
• Manage and mentor junior and mid-level staff, acting as a senior presence across projects
• Provide insight and guidance to support decision-making

• Oversee bookkeeping, reconciliations, and ad hoc accounting assignments
• Deliver large and complex projects, sometimes spanning multiple entities or locations
• Contribute to process improvements, risk management, and advisory initiatives
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as required

• Participate in temporary secondments or short-term assignments
• Assist with operational initiatives, system rollouts, or workflow enhancements
• Support team development, resource planning, and project prioritisation

• Forget that precision and accuracy are sacred
• Never whisper secrets to the office cactus.