Accounting Insight and Advisory Manager

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Accounting Insight and Advisory Manager

We are searching for an experienced Accounting Insight and Advisory Manager.

At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, deal services, forensic, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance. Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it’s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team.

We prioritise simplicity, providing data‑driven insights, value‑added assurance, and high‑quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future‑fit businesses.

It’s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital‑first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.

Join our growing national Finance Function Support team, focusing on private businesses in the Southern region. As a Manager you will lead the reporting of annual financial statements and act as the controller for a portfolio of SME corporate clients focusing on annual compliance needs, applying UK GAAP (FRS 102 and FRS 105), and solving day‑to‑day issues clients face across a wide variety of industries.

This fast‑growing team offers opportunities to own client relationships and develop skills in business development, coaching, and cross‑service collaboration across the UK.

• Playing a vital part in shaping client success, driving team performance, and contributing to the growth of our Finance Function Support team across the Southern region.
• Leading the delivery of a premium service and high‑quality outcomes to our SME clients.
• Managing job profitability and efficient delivery with agreed budgets.
• Taking responsibility for a portfolio of clients, overseeing project timelines, billing, and client care.
• Developing strong, trusted relationships and acting as a primary point of contact.
• Working with clients to deliver practical solutions to issues they face.
• Leading assignments, ensuring smooth execution.
• Training and mentoring junior team members, providing guidance and constructive feedback, with opportunities to line‑manage.
• Collaborating with audit and tax teams to meet deadlines and resolve key issues.
• Developing knowledge of our specialist services and identifying opportunities to add value.
• Staying up to date with technical developments and meeting training requirements.

• ACA qualified or equivalent.
• At least 2 years experience post qualification.
• UK GAAP experience – FRS 102 and FRS 105.
• Experience working in a professional practice, ideally in an equivalent accounting advisory team.
• A strong understanding of UK financial reporting requirements.

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days).
• Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing benefits, including financial wellbeing such as financial tools, an electric car scheme, and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our in‑house talent development team.

Thousands of personalities make up RSM and we believe the power of being you, is the power of being understood. Every member of our team brings unique insights and a passion for the middle‑market companies we champion.

As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, we deliver the big ideas and services that help middle‑market organisations thrive. Our global network spans more than 120 countries, but our passion is always the same: to help our clients move forward with confidence.

At RSM, we care about our people; it’s what shapes us. No two people are the same, which is why our approach is tailored to their specific needs, beyond the nine‑to‑five.

The UK group of companies and LLPs trading as RSM is a member of the RSM network. RSM is the trading name used by the members of the RSM network. Each member of the RSM network is an independent accounting and consulting firm which practises in its own right. The RSM network is not itself a separate legal entity in any jurisdiction.

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