Business Advisory Manager

Business Advisory Manager – Wiltshire – Permanent
💰 Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)
📍 Location: South West
🕒 Hours: Hybrid
📅 Start: ASAP

Are you an experienced accounting professional ready to take on a dynamic, client-facing role? Do you enjoy leading teams, building trusted relationships, and providing strategic insight to help clients grow? If so, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Carrington Wood is delighted to be partnering with a leading professional services firm as they seek to appoint a Business Advisory Manager. This is a varied and impactful opportunity offering autonomy, progression, and the chance to work with a diverse portfolio of clients.

What You’ll Be Doing:

✔ Leading and developing strong client relationships across a varied portfolio
✔ Acting as a trusted advisor, providing tax, accounting, and commercial guidance
✔ Reviewing working papers, accounts, and tax compliance
✔ Monitoring budgets, time allocations, and project costs
✔ Resolving technical accounting and tax queries
✔ Ensuring compliance with internal standards and quality frameworks
✔ Identifying opportunities to add further value for clients
✔ Discussing key findings with senior leadership
✔ Mentoring and supporting junior team members, helping shape their professional development

What We’re Looking For:

💡 ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) OR qualified by experience
💡 Experience managing your own portfolio and supporting senior stakeholders
💡 Strong technical expertise in accounts preparation and tax compliance
💡 Proven background supervising, coaching, or developing accounts teams
💡 Organised, proactive, and able to manage your time effectively
💡 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport quickly
💡 A collaborative approach and passion for delivering high-quality client service

Why You’ll Love This Role:

✅ Clear progression routes within a respected and growing firm
✅ A supportive, people-first culture with a focus on wellbeing and development
✅ Hybrid working and excellent professional flexibility
✅ The chance to make a tangible impact with entrepreneurial clients
✅ Part of a wider international network offering further connection and development

📅 Apply now for a confidential conversation about this Business Advisory Manager opportunity in the Wiltshire area.

Carrington Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting organisations across Cornwall, Devon, and the wider South West. We recruit across Finance, Administration, HR, Customer Service, and Business Development on both a temporary and permanent basis.