Senior Manager | Accounts Services | Established Firm | Kildare

Senior Manager – Accounting Services

The Opportunity

Our client is a well-established and highly respected accountancy practice with a loyal and long-standing client base across owner-managed businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Led by a down-to-earth Managing Partner, the firm has built an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality client service while maintaining an exceptionally positive working environment, reflected in its very low staff turnover.

Due to the upcoming retirement of a long-serving Senior Manager, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced professional to join the firm's Accounting Services team. This is a genuine succession opportunity, offering responsibility for an established client portfolio, significant autonomy, and the chance to play a key role in the continued development of the firm's accounting services offering.

The Role

The successful candidate will:

• Manage a substantial portfolio of audit-exempt companies, sole traders and owner-managed businesses.
• Act as the primary relationship manager and trusted advisor to a diverse client base.
• Oversee the preparation and review of annual financial statements together with related tax compliance work.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of qualified and trainee accountants.
• Plan, allocate and review work, ensuring deadlines and service standards are consistently achieved.
• Identify and resolve accounting, taxation and commercial issues, providing practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Monitor portfolio performance, including budgets, recoverability and fee management.
• Take over and further develop an established portfolio from the retiring Senior Manager, ensuring a smooth transition for clients.
• Help improve and standardise the firm's accounting processes and service delivery.
• Play an active role within the firm's senior management team, contributing to its continued growth and success.

This is far more than a technical review role. It is an opportunity to take ownership of client relationships, lead and develop a team, and have genuine influence over the future direction of the accounting services function.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have:

• ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Ideally seven or more years' post-qualification experience within an Irish accountancy practice.
• Proven experience managing a portfolio of owner-managed businesses.
• Strong technical experience preparing and reviewing financial statements for audit-exempt companies and sole traders.
• A solid understanding of Irish corporation tax and income tax compliance.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing qualified and trainee staff.
• Excellent client relationship management and communication skills.
• The confidence to make commercial decisions and manage client relationships with minimal Partner involvement.
• Strong IT skills, including advanced Excel and experience using accounting and practice management software.
• A practical, commercial and solutions-focused approach.

Candidates currently operating at Senior Manager, Associate Director or Director level would be particularly well suited to this opportunity.

What's on Offer

• Responsibility for a well-established and valuable client portfolio.
• A genuine leadership position within a growing and well-respected practice.
• Significant autonomy and the opportunity to work closely with the Partners.
• The ability to influence and enhance how accounting services are delivered across the firm.
• A supportive, collaborative culture with exceptionally low staff turnover.
• A competitive remuneration package that reflects experience and capability, together with excellent long-term career prospects.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Patrick O'Rourke is a Professional Services Recruitment Specialist with extensive experience placing accounting, audit and tax professionals from newly qualified through to Partner level.

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Patrick directly on 087 190 2963.