We are recruiting for the following position for our Middlesbrough office.
Type: Full Time/Permanent
Location: Middlesbrough
Accounts Manager – The Role
Why join us?
As an Accounts Manager at Clive Owen LLP, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver high‑quality accounting services across a diverse and exciting client base. This isn’t just about managing compliance work — it’s about leading a team, driving improvement, and helping clients thrive. If you’re motivated by continuous improvement, innovation and making a real impact, you’ll feel at home here.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and develop a portfolio of client assignments across a range of industries, ensuring high‑quality delivery and an excellent client experience.
- Plan and manage year‑end accounts work, collaborating with managers, senior managers and partners to ensure all engagements meet the relevant reporting standards.
- Inspire, support and manage your team — including allocating work, coaching, reviewing output, holding weekly updates, providing feedback and completing appraisals.
- Use digital tools and technology to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, and drive efficiencies across the department.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and support them with practical accounting and commercial advice.
- Oversee the preparation of working papers, financial statements and client files in line with firm standards.
- Monitor job progress, ensuring assignments are completed on time and within budget, and manage monthly billing for your portfolio.
- Represent the firm confidently by attending client meetings, networking events and relevant team or departmental discussions.
- Contribute ideas that improve our systems, processes and ways of working, supporting the firm’s culture of continual improvement.
What we’re looking for
Essential
- ACA/ACCA qualified with recent general practice experience
- Strong technical knowledge across accounts (and ideally tax)
- Experience supervising or managing a team
- Proven ability to lead assignments from planning through to completion
- Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with clients and colleagues
- Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills, with a proactive and adaptable approach
- A commitment to delivering exceptional client service and building long‑term relationships
- Ability to travel to client sites when needed
Desirable
- Experience with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Iris, Caseware or MyWorkPapers
Key Competencies
- Leadership & People Management – sets clear expectations, empowers others, and builds a strong, motivated team
- Working with People – communicates openly, builds relationships and promotes a positive team culture
- Communication – delivers clear, confident written and verbal communication tailored to the audience
- Technical Expertise – applies strong accounting knowledge and leverages technology to achieve high‑quality outcomes
- Analysis & Judgement – interprets information effectively and develops workable solutions
- Planning & Organisation – prioritises effectively, manages time well and achieves deadlines
- Client Focus – seeks to understand client needs, delivers high standards and builds trust
- Resilience & Adaptability – stays focused under pressure, responds well to challenges, and seeks continuous improvement
If this sound like your kind of role and you enjoy being the organised, detail driven backbone of a busy team, we’d love to hear from you.
