Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
Job Description
What will you be doing?
We’re looking for a talented and dynamic Senior Manager within Accounting to join an ambitious and rapidly growing team in Edinburgh, Scotland. You will manage a portfolio of accounts, offering a high‑touch service to clients while managing and developing a team of 8–10 staff members. This permanent role is based at our Edinburgh office with the option of hybrid working. During the initial period you will be based in the office full time, getting to know your clients and colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Assist Partners with managing their client portfolios
- Ensure client expectations are exceeded by providing a first‑class service at all times, whilst maintaining open and proactive communication
- Proactively manage jobs; identify issues, develop and present solutions to clients and partners
- Contribute to effective management of resources across the department
- Monitor workload, manage work‑in‑progress and billing across your portfolio
- Identify future opportunities within S&W in your portfolio and beyond, assisting partners with business development
- Build a team spirit that encourages collaboration; coach junior managers and take responsibility for the ADR process
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA) or international equivalent
- Experience working with entrepreneurial, OMB and SME clients and the ability to develop trusted advisor status with clients
- Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and their application
- Experience and appetite for business development activities, such as preparation of proposal documents
- Strong organisational skills to ensure the needs of clients, Partners and staff are all met
- Flexible, adaptable and with a committed attitude
Desired
- Experience working across different service lines to deliver a joined‑up service to clients
- Comfortable managing multiple competing engagements, workflows, and timeframes, and working under pressure to meet deadlines
- A good trainer and mentor, able to motivate and inspire colleagues and enable other team members to achieve their maximum potential
Additional Information
- Competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- Hybrid working model (role dependent)
- Generous holiday package
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Shared parental leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. S&W has a wide range of actively run employee resource groups and is delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and can achieve their full potential in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your recruiter know.
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At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
Job Description
What will you be doing?
We’re looking for a talented and dynamic Senior Manager within Accounting to join an ambitious and rapidly growing team in Edinburgh, Scotland. You will manage a portfolio of accounts, offering a high‑touch service to clients while managing and developing a team of 8–10 staff members. This permanent role is based at our Edinburgh office with the option of hybrid working. During the initial period you will be based in the office full time, getting to know your clients and colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Assist Partners with managing their client portfolios
- Ensure client expectations are exceeded by providing a first‑class service at all times, whilst maintaining open and proactive communication
- Proactively manage jobs; identify issues, develop and present solutions to clients and partners
- Contribute to effective management of resources across the department
- Monitor workload, manage work‑in‑progress and billing across your portfolio
- Identify future opportunities within S&W in your portfolio and beyond, assisting partners with business development
- Build a team spirit that encourages collaboration; coach junior managers and take responsibility for the ADR process
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA) or international equivalent
- Experience working with entrepreneurial, OMB and SME clients and the ability to develop trusted advisor status with clients
- Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and their application
- Experience and appetite for business development activities, such as preparation of proposal documents
- Strong organisational skills to ensure the needs of clients, Partners and staff are all met
- Flexible, adaptable and with a committed attitude
Desired
- Experience working across different service lines to deliver a joined‑up service to clients
- Comfortable managing multiple competing engagements, workflows, and timeframes, and working under pressure to meet deadlines
- A good trainer and mentor, able to motivate and inspire colleagues and enable other team members to achieve their maximum potential
Additional Information
- Competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- Hybrid working model (role dependent)
- Generous holiday package
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Shared parental leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. S&W has a wide range of actively run employee resource groups and is delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and can achieve their full potential in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your recruiter know.
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