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    Senior Manager, Accounts Technical

    Accounting
    Pro Talent
    Berkshire, Reading
    Permanent
    Competitive
    On-Site

    Job Description

    Senior Manager, Accounts Technical

    Reading, Berkshire Office based

    Location: Reading, Berkshire (office based) Salary: Competitive, depending on experience Contract: Permanent, full time Qualification: ACA, ACCA or QBE

    If you're the person your team comes to with the tricky ones (group consolidations, foreign-owned subsidiaries, awkward FRS 102 points), this Senior Manager role in Reading puts that expertise right at the centre of the job.

    ABOUT THE FIRM

    My client is a well-established Reading office that's part of a large UK and Ireland accountancy and business advisory group. You get the relationships and pace of a local practice, with the technical resources and specialist colleagues of a much bigger organisation behind you.

    THE ROLE

    This is a technical senior manager role rather than a big portfolio job. You'll look after a small portfolio of complex clients yourself, but a lot of your time goes on being the team's go-to reviewer: stepping in on the difficult files, sorting out the technical questions, and making sure work is right before it goes out. You'll also have a real say in how the office grows.

    WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

    • Managing a small personal portfolio of complex accounts and CT returns

    • Reviewing team files and carrying out ad hoc technical reviews

    • Handling consolidations, UK subsidiaries of overseas groups and FRS 102 technical points

    • Reviewing complex VAT returns and CT600s, and liaising with auditors

    • Getting involved in business valuations, plus business and personal tax planning

    • Overseeing the bookkeeping function at a supervisory level

    • Contributing to business planning and helping grow revenue and profit WHO THIS WILL SUIT

    • ACA, ACCA or QBE qualified

    • Ideally 3+ years post-qualification experience in practice

    • Strong technical accounts knowledge, especially FRS 102 and group work

    • CTA or ATT would be a bonus, but isn't essential

    • A confident leader and communicator, comfortable with directors and clients

    • Commercially minded and keen to use technology to work smarter WHAT'S ON OFFER

    • A technical leadership role with influence over how the office develops

    • A smaller personal portfolio, so you have time for review and technical work

    • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more

    • Office closure over Christmas

    • Life assurance at 4x salary, pension, and enhanced family leave and sick pay

    • Flexible benefits, including dental and critical illness cover GET IN TOUCH

    If you're a technically strong manager or senior manager in the Thames Valley and fancy a role built around your expertise, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line for a confidential chat.

    Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent

    ProTalent.eu

    Posted on October 4, 2026

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