Average Manager Firm salary in City of London

Are you an Outsourcing Manager and looking for your next challenge? Or are you at Assistant Manager grade and looking to step up to full Manager level? Do you have a strong background in either an outsourcing or business services department and two to five years PQE in a good quality, medium or large practice firm? Are you looking to work for a modern and forward thinking Top 20 accountancy practice firm based in a prime location in Central London? Are you looking for a role where you can utilise your expertise in cloud based software and act in an advisory capacity to many high profile clients from a variety of sectors? Are you looking to work for a growing, entrepreneurial, good quality accountancy practice firm which also offers great opportunities, work life balance and progression? Are you also looking for a role which will allow flexible working and the ability to work from home at least two days a week? Based in a very successful, rapidly growing Outsourcing team, your role will be varied and will include managing your own portfolio of clients from a variety of sectors. Your role will be mainly review based and include reviewing the production of monthly or quarterly management accounts, consolidated accounts, statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, VAT returns and bookkeeping assignments. You will still be involved with some hands on work for more complex clients, as well as the preparation of cashflows, budgets and forecasts and client advisory work using cloud based software. You will be offering clients advice, help clients with migrating from other software packages to cloud software and be responsible for ad hoc projects and assignments. Client sectors are varied and will include industries such as property, technology, financial services, media, renewable energy, professional practices and retail. Your role will be varied and challenging, and training will be provided where necessary. There will be many growth and development opportunities in the future, including the ability to make a mark and grow as the role developments. To be considered for this new role (May 2026) you must have at least 2 years PQE (or more) working for a good quality practice firm with experience of the above duties, particularly reviewing work and managing / training junior staff. You must be from a strong management accounts / outsourcing background and looking to continue your career in this area. It would be an advantage if you had experience of preparing consolidated accounts and you must have strong experience with a wide range of cloud based software packages. You must be looking to work on a wide variety of good quality London based clients, take on responsibility at a rapid pace and manage and service your portfolio of clients. This firm has had great success with candidates who are based outside of London who are looking to relocate and work in a London based practice. The firm offer staff hybrid working and you will work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home (the firm often allow staff to work 3 days a week from home). This growing Top 20 accountancy firm has a great reputation for being a friendly and supportive place to work and providing their staff with challenging and varied roles. You will work in a friendly and growing team, and you can expect to work on an interesting array of good quality London and international clients, including large groups. The firm is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms. Overall this is a unique opportunity for an ambitious Outsourcing & Accounts Manager with at least two years PQE (or more) experience from a practice background to join a leading Top 20 accountancy firm in London that will offer you top quality training and support and work in a role with genuine progression and opportunities on offer.

Are you either a fully ACA qualified or exam qualified (or a finalist with one or two exams remaining) Accounts & Audit Senior / General Practice Senior from an independent practice firm looking to upgrade to a very good quality, traditional medium size London based accountancy firm and carry out a varied role consisting of accounts preparation work, audit assignments, tax returns and various advisory based projects? Do you have a strong exam history in your ACA exams? Are you keen to work in a very good quality firm with excellent progression to manager grade on offer? If so, in this newly created role due to growth, your time will be split 50% statutory accounts preparation and tax returns with 50% spent on audit & assurance assignments. The firm is happy to provide audit training if someone needs further training how to lead audits. Based in a general practice role in a good quality ACA training firm with 60 staff, you will be responsible for preparing statutory accounts for a wide range of clients, most being Limited Companies and FRS 102 accounts, drafting corporation tax computations and leading audit assignments from planning to completion. Most clients will be London based and to £80m turnover. You will deal with client queries, technical research, HMRC queries and also be responsible for supervising juniors and reviewing their work. You will gain exposure to a wide range of UK and international clients, including groups, from sectors including property, legal, financial services, technology, media and entertainment, renewable energy, retail and other interesting sectors. Your role will be varied, challenging and hugely enjoyable with great progression prospects to manager grade on offer. The firm would look at a recently qualified ACA, someone exam qualified, or someone with one or two exams remaining if they had first time passes in every exam to date. This firm has had great success with people who have trained outside of London and want to relocate to a London firm for the exposure and opportunities on offer. The firm also offer hybrid working and allows all staff to work from home 2 days a week.To be considered for this new role (May 2026) you must have at least three years experience, probably in a small or medium size accountancy firm and be fully ACA qualified, exam qualified or a finalist. First time passes are highly desirable. You must have experience of preparing statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, leading audits from planning to completion, supervising juniors and managing clients. Experience of a wide range of software packages, including Caseware would be an advantage as is a desire to work in a mixed general practice role. You must be professional, be a team player, and be looking to progress at a rapid pace. The firm welcomes applications from candidates looking to relocate to London from another UK based practice firm.This growing accountancy firm has a great reputation for being a friendly and supportive place to work and providing their staff with challenging and varied roles. You will work in a friendly and growing team, and you can expect to work on an interesting array of high profile and growing London based clients as well as international clients. The firm is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms. This is a unique opportunity for an ACA qualified or exam qualified Accounts & Audit Senior / General Practice Senior to join an entrepreneurial and forward thinking practice and play a role of great importance to the continued growth of the firm. It is also a great opportunity to progress to Manager level in a short space of time.

*Hybrid Working*Newly created role within a leading global law firm in their London office.The Finance team’s reporting output is evolving rapidly, driven by an increased appetite from the business for more insightful, timely, and self-service-oriented financial information. They are moving away from traditional “push” reporting towards more dynamic dashboards that bring users closer to real-time data. Currently, only one member of the FP&A team is dedicated to the design, development and delivery of group performance reporting and dashboards. With demand continuing to rise, additional dedicated resource is now essential to meet expectations and support their strategic direction. They are, therefore, looking for an eager, proactive and creative FP&A professional who is excited by data, reporting, and continuous improvement. The Role:The role will form part of a small reporting sub-team of two, working closely with the Senior Group Reporting Analyst to build and enhance the firm’s management reporting and dashboarding capabilities.Key Responsibilities:• Preparation and distribution of month-end fee earner reporting packs and assistance in design and maintenance of Power BI dashboards and Excel tools.• Gaining a deep understanding of performance report statistics to enable the fielding of all associated queries.• Responding to Partner and Associate requests and queries in relation to their key performance statistics.• The successful candidate will need to possess or quickly gain a deep understanding of the data sources of management reports by developing expertise of the EDI data warehouse and Elite 3E, the firm's practice management system.• Assisting the Senior Group Reporting Analyst, FP&A team and Office Finance Managers to proactively deliver improvements to FP&A reporting processes, including report-design and delivery and assisting in the development and implementation of financial performance dashboards.• Working with the Senior Group Reporting Analyst and Finance sub-departments to identify operational efficiency improvements through application of technology.• Documentation of existing and newly implemented financial processes including involvement in upgrade projects and testing as required to ensure reliable outputs.• Assisting the Senior Group Reporting Analyst and Head of Finance in providing HR and other functions with key performance data specific to their requirements.• Assisting with ad hoc Management Board, Senior Partner, Managing Partner and other senior management queries.• Assisting with ensuring consistent calculation of key financial statistics and working with the FP&A team and other stakeholders to ensure their correct inclusion in legal surveys and wider publication.Key Skills & Experience RequiredTechnical Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Data Science or closely related analytical discipline. A minimum of 2 years' experience in FP&A. Experience with Power BI, and enthusiasm to develop technically. Proficient in Excel, including nested formulae, lookups, dynamic arrays and Power Query. Efficient at data extraction from finance systems and comfortable working with large datasets. Experience in legal sector or professional services desirable but not essential.Personal Analytical problem-solver with a process-improvement mindset. Team player, highly self-motivated, proactive. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Good organisational skills, dependable, with ability to prioritise conflicting demands. Actively seeks to educate internal clients and add value. Creative and inquisitive.