Senior Manager - Accounts

£50,000–£60,000 DOE | Hybrid (1 day in office) | Manchester (M3) or Stokenchurch (HP14)

At strive

X, we deliver trusted accounting and tax solutions to ambitious, values-led business owners.

We’re hiring a Senior Manager to lead our Year End function.

This is not a stepping-stone role. We are looking for someone who has already managed people in practice and is ready to take ownership of a team, workflow and standards.

You will report directly to the Directors and have ownership of the team from day one.

• Company Accounts – FRS 105 and 102(1A)
• Company CT600
• Partnership Accounts
• Sole-trader accounts
• Self-Assessments
• Confirmation statements

You will lead a team of 6 junior accountants within a wider structure of 2 managers.

You will be responsible for:

• Reviewing year-end accounts and returns, business and personal
• Managing team performance, quality and capacity
• Overseeing the onboarding of new clients by the team into the year-end function
• Ensuring tasks are met to our internal deadlines
• Ensuring monthly financial targets are met
• Maintaining technical standards across the team
• Ensuring the team meet their training requirements
• Improving systems and workflow optimisation
• Acting as escalation point for complex technical and client matters
• Being a role model for the junior members of the team
• Reporting to the board each month

This is a leadership role with accountability — not just technical sign-off.

• 5+ years’ practice experience
• Proven experience managing and developing junior staff
• Strong review experience across year end accounts and corporation tax
• Ability to manage workflow, prioritisation and team capacity
• Comfortable holding performance conversations and raising standards

• You have not previously line-managed a team in practice
• You prefer purely technical work without leadership responsibility
• You need supervision to prioritise work

We are looking for someone who can operate with autonomy.

• Founder-led, growth-focused businesses
• No audit, charity or agriculture
• Values-aligned clients

• Hybrid: 1 day per week in office
• Manchester (M3 2BY
  ) or Stokenchurch (HP14 3FE
  )
• Flexitime
• Must live within 60-minute commute
• Valid UK driving licence

£50,000–£60,000 depending on experience and leadership depth.

• Influence over how the team operates and is structured via control of budget
• High engagement culture (93% participation rate in team surveys)
• Competent juniors that manage majority of client communications
• Monthly leadership training
• Continuous growth creating new opportunities

We invest in our team because we expect high standards in return.