Accounts & Outsourcing Advisory Associate Director

Accounting Insight and Advisory Associate Director Top 10 Firm Newcastle upon Tyne

Are you an ambitious accounting professional looking to step into a high-impact leadership role where you can shape the strategic growth of a fast-growing consulting solution? If you are eager to combine your advanced financial reporting expertise with commercial business development and the rewarding opportunity to coach a talented regional team, this is the perfect next step for your public practice career.

About the Firm

This Top 10 Firm is a leading global presence in audit, tax, and consulting, heavily focused on acting as the premier advisor to dynamic mid-market, entrepreneurial, and scaling businesses. The Newcastle-based Accounting, Insight and Advisory (AIA) team operates within the firm's wider Finance Function Support solution, providing tailored accounting treatments, innovative data insights, and advanced process and system optimisation to a varied client base including corporate entities, owner-managed businesses, and not-for-profit organisations.

As an Accounting Insight and Advisory Associate Director you will:

• Lead the strategic delivery of accounting, insight, and advisory services across a diverse, high-value client portfolio, reporting directly to Client Relationship Partners on additional advisory lines and overall client care.
• Oversee and manage departmental working capital, taking complete ownership of budgeting, cost control, billing management, and debt recoverability to drive operational profitability.
• Spearhead regional and national business development strategies by driving lead generation, orchestrating comprehensive proposals for new client acquisitions, and actively participating in high-value, multi-discipline firm pitches.
• Direct the operational resource planning for the team, establishing clear project frameworks and briefing senior managers and supervisors to ensure execution strictly aligns with quality and compliance benchmarks.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Hold a professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, or an approved equivalent) with extensive post-qualified experience maintained within a reputable professional practice environment.
• Demonstrate a proven track record as a designated Line Manager, with comprehensive experience handling staff appraisals, career mentoring, and overseeing complex deliverables reviewed by junior management tiers.
• Showcase verified experience in a work-winning team, with the direct capability to spot client inefficiencies, introduce new entities to a practice, and cross-refer specialist lines.
• Possess advanced technical expertise in UK financial reporting frameworks, including a strong working knowledge of FRS 102 and FRS 105 compliance standards.

What You'll Receive

• Access to an extensive internal learning directory featuring over 300 specialist technical and leadership courses.
• Enrolment into a dedicated corporate electric car scheme.
• Full access to digital financial wellbeing tools and virtual GP healthcare services.