Accounting & Financial Planning Jobs in Manchester

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Overview:

As a Director, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients and for the timely delivery of services. You will also support Partners with complex HM Revenue & Customs enquiries and voluntary disclosures to ensure a satisfactory settlement is negotiated between the client and H M Revenue & Customs. You will be expected to contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives and build sustainable internal and external client relationships.

Responsibilities:

Be a stakeholder in the delivery of the Tax strategic framework by involvement with team’s strategy in conjunction with Partners.
Manage the every day running of the HM Revenue & Customs enquiries or disclosure for a portfolio of clients.
Prepare investigation and disclosure reports, including all computational aspects of the report, for submission to the HMRC Specialist Investigations, working directly to a Partner and delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff.
Liaise directly with clients, contacts and other parties to ensure work is completed and produced according to the desired timescales.
Prepare agendas for all meeting with clients and/or H M Revenue & Customs and ensure that all points are followed up after the meeting.
Prepare work plans and liaise with the partner to ensure that the report covers all areas included in the work plan.
Take part in the negotiation of the settlement either directly or by providing the partner with an aide memoir in relation to the details of the case and the specific technical arguments that are likely to arise.
Recruit, retain, develop and motivate the team’s junior employees. This includes participating in recruitment, ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines, and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for counselees.
Manage the billing and collection in respect of each client in their portfolio.
Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities and inform the Partner and client as appropriate.
Maintain a network of professional and business contacts.
Act as an ambassador of the firm, participate in marketing events, keep abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggest innovative products and services.

Requirements:

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualified (or overseas equivalent), or relevant work experience within HM Revenue & Customs
Demonstrable post qualified experience across all aspects of tax dispute resolution
Strong experience of HMRC enquiries and voluntary disclosures
Report writing and tax computational experience
Excellent client relationship, project management and business management skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Previous people management experience with the ability to develop team members
Highly collaborative and a team player

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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Tax Dispute Resolution Associate Director

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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

We’ll help you succeed

Overview:

As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients and for the timely delivery of services. You will also support Partners/Directors with complex HM Revenue & Customs enquiries and voluntary disclosures to ensure a satisfactory settlement is negotiated between the client and H M Revenue & Customs. You will be expected to contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives and build sustainable internal and external client relationships.

Responsibilities:

Be a stakeholder in the delivery of the Tax strategic framework by involvement with team’s strategy in conjunction with Partners/Directors.
Manage the every day running of the HM Revenue & Customs enquiries or disclosure for a portfolio of clients.
Prepare investigation and disclosure reports, including all computational aspects of the report, for submission to the HMRC Specialist Investigations, working directly to a Partner and delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff.
Liaise directly with clients, contacts and other parties to ensure work is completed and produced according to the desired timescales.
Prepare agendas for all meeting with clients and/or H M Revenue & Customs and ensure that all points are followed up after the meeting.
Prepare work plans and liaise with the partner/director to ensure that the report covers all areas included in the work plan.
Take part in the negotiation of the settlement either directly or by providing the partner with an aide memoir in relation to the details of the case and the specific technical arguments that are likely to arise.
Recruit, retain, develop and motivate the team’s junior employees. This includes participating in recruitment, ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines, and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for counselees.
Manage the billing and collection in respect of each client in their portfolio.
Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities and inform the Partner/Director and client as appropriate.
Maintain a network of professional and business contacts.
Act as an ambassador of the firm, participate in marketing events, keep abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggest innovative products and services.

Requirements:

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualified (or overseas equivalent), or relevant work experience within HM Revenue & Customs
Demonstrable post qualified experience across all aspects of tax dispute resolution
Strong experience of HMRC enquiries and voluntary disclosures
Report writing and tax computational experience
Excellent client relationship, project management and business management skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Previous people management experience with the ability to develop team members
Highly collaborative and a team player

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

We’re looking forward to the future

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Financial Reporting Compilations Manager

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients’ evolving requirements. As well as delivering long-term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi-national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Overview

As a Manager, you’ll play a key role in leading the team and ensuring the smooth delivery of services to our clients. Our clients value the quality of our advice, which stems from strong relationships and a deep understanding of their businesses.

You’ll manage day-to-day team operations, support senior colleagues, and oversee the review of statutory financial statements, financial reporting for various entities, corporate tax services, and ad-hoc advisory work. You’ll also contribute to strategic growth, coach junior staff, and support business development and commercial performance.

This role offers the chance to build on your financial reporting and technical expertise within a collaborative and supportive team. You’ll receive high-quality training and development to help you succeed.

We work with a wide range of clients, primarily owner-managed and SME businesses, across various sectors. Our work spans UK GAAP and IFRS frameworks, including financial statement preparation and advisory projects.

You’ll be someone with:

Qualified ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
Previous experience in a management role.
Strong working knowledge of UK and international reporting standards (including UK GAAP and UK-adopted IFRS) and related financial reporting requirements.
Previous experience preparing and reviewing statutory accounts.
Business development experience - able to contribute to the identification and conversion of opportunities to services.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

WE ARE ONLY CONSIDERING SENIOR FINANCE CANDIDATES FROM WITHIN THE PROPERTY OR STUDENT ACCOMMODATION INDUSTRY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY - THOSE OUT OF THE INDUSTRY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

MERJE is excited to present an exceptional opportunity for a Finance Director to join a prominent, fast growing, highly acquisitive and well-established Property and Student Accommodation Business. This role offers a chance to lead financial strategy and operations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The Finance Director will play a crucial role in driving the company’s financial success and growth.

Salary: Up to £130k plus bonus

Location: Manchester (Office based role)

The Role

As Finance Director, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the ongoing financial stability, control and operational excellence of the group.

Key Responsibilities of the Finance Director:

Heading up the Finance function, lead a service driven transaction function and managing the finance team and ensuring a strong technical capability across the team
Responsible for maintaining robust financial controls, ensuring compliance with relevant regulation and reporting standards
Overseeing the smooth running of day-to-day financial operations.
Acting as figurehead for financial excellence across the business.
Ownership of the month end and year end close processes
Designing, documenting and developing robust financial controls and governance frameworks and dev financial regulations to reflect the structure and scale of the business
Lead the planning and preparation of the annual statutory accounts
Managing relationships with internal systems providers, internal audit partners to ensure high standards of assurance and collaboration.
Play a central role in building a culture of continuous improvement within the finance function and identify and improve manual processes where appropriate.
Contributing to leadership activity and support senior stakeholders with high quality financial reporting, analysis and insights

Required knowledge and experience for the Finance Director role:

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience
Proven track record in senior finance role within the property sector or student accommodation industry
Previous experience within Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) would be highly advantageous,
Strong leadership skills and ability to manage high-performing teams
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
The ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Strong stakeholder management experience.

Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

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If you would like this job advertisement in an alternative format, please contact MERJE directly.

Finance Director

LHH Recruitment Solutions

Job Advertisement: Finance Director/Financial Controller

Position: Finance DirectorContract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)Working Pattern: Full Time (Hybrid - 1 day a week in office, plus 4 x monthly site visits and monthly/quarterly board meetings)Salary: Highly Competitive

Location: Manchester

Are you a finance professional with a passion for driving growth in the housebuilding industry? Our client is seeking a dynamic Finance Director to oversee financial operations and contribute to strategic decision-making for a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a thriving organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Operations Mastery: Oversee daily financial activities including cashflow management, accounts payable/receivable, cashbook, journals, VAT, and CIS.

Strategic Financial Planning: Develop long-term financial strategies to support business growth. Analyse performance and risks to drive informed financial planning.
Reporting Accuracy: Ensure timely and precise financial reporting for both monthly management and yearly statutory accounts. Implement financial checks and robust internal controls to safeguard the organisation.
Budgeting Leadership: Lead the budgeting process, track performance against KPIs, and provide insightful financial analysis to inform business decisions. Prepare a yearly business plan for approval by the Hive board and Investment board.
Cashflow Management: Maintain optimal cashflow levels, driving sales and development to ensure accurate reporting and financial stability.
Audit Compliance: Ensure full compliance with audit, accounting, and tax regulations while effectively managing relationships with auditors.
Stakeholder Engagement: Attend weekly build/sales meetings, monthly cost reviews, and quarterly investor board meetings. Partner with key stakeholders across multiple business units.
Fundraising Strategy Development: Drive the corporate fundraising strategy and manage relationships with partners and investors.
System Improvements: Champion system enhancements and implementation, ensuring adherence to robust policies and procedures. Set up and oversee the organisation’s finance IT systems.

Group Finance Manager

Group Finance Manager £58,000 - £65,000 Walkden Acquisitive Manufacturing Group Excellent progressive opportunity with succession planning Tax led roleAxon Moore is pleased to be working with a new client near Walkden, an attractive acquisitive manufacturing group. The current Head of Finance wants to hire a Group Finance Manager who can succeed them in 2 years time making this an excellent career step for the right person. To be upfront, to be considered for this role, candidates must:- Be qualified (ACCA / CIMA / ACA)- Already be working in industry in their first move out of practice or a technical role in industry- MUST have corporate tax responsibilities in their current roleAlthough this will be a varied Finance Manager role, because they are a complex and growing group, the tax element is the most commercial and value adding part of this role. Therefore having corporate tax responsibilities in your current role is very important before applying to this job. This client has a fantastic track record of internal promotion and this new Finance Manager will have the opportunity to move up within their organisation. The specific tax requirement will put this individual in front of senior stakeholders including the ExCo on a regular basis making this a very visible role in the organisation.They desire an individual who can liaise with external tax advisors, answer queries, and gather information to present to the FD. They will be a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders to deliver changes in the right way and be a strong support to their FD - hence the reason for personality being so key. The advanced technical side of this role will be supported by external tax advisors where needed, meaning the technical depth is less of a priority but a good working knowledge of corporate tax is necessary. The desirable trait here is someone who can understand business needs well enough to help reduce risk and act commercially to add value across the business. This will be a high profile role with a big opportunity to add a lot of value in industry. It's an excellent long term career path for someone motivated in this way.Ideal Profile:- Either a tax professional in industry or a first mover from practice - Qualified with some post-qual experience- Must have corporate tax experience- Effective communication skills- Strong presentational skillsFor more information, please submit an application or contact Dan Calland at

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