Job Overview
Location
Covent Garden - Hybrid
Job Type
Full-time
Category
HR & Recruiting
Date Posted
May 8, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Accounting Practice Manager leads the review and delivery of high-quality accounting and tax services across a large portfolio of SME clients, ensuring compliance and accuracy at scale in a tech-enabled environment.
- • Day to day, the role involves reviewing and approving accounts, corporation tax returns, and VAT returns prepared by an outsourced team; managing a growing portfolio of SME clients as their primary escalation point; handling complex client queries via phone, Teams, and email; overseeing quality assurance of outsourced bookkeeping and accounts production; developing standardised review processes and a centralised client FAQ library; mentoring junior colleagues; and staying current with UK accounting standards and HMRC guidance.
- • 1st Formations is a leading UK provider of company formation and compliance services, operating a modern, fully integrated technology platform that supports founders from formation through ongoing business support. The company is a certified B Corp and Carbon Neutral Business with £18m annual revenue and £9m ARR, forecast to grow 5x–10x over the next three years.
- • In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and lead a newly created Accounting-as-a-Service division from the ground up, develop standardised processes at scale, mentor junior staff, and progress into leadership as the practice expands, all while working in a culture that values ownership, impact, and continuous improvement.
🎯 Requirements
- • ACA or ACCA qualification
- • 10–14 years of total accounting experience in UK-based practice
- • Background from a recognised top 20–60 accounting firm with manager or senior manager level experience
- • Experience in smaller or mid-size practices to gain breadth across industries, client types, and service lines
- • Experience managing a portfolio of 100+ clients; 200–300+ is a strong advantage
- • Deep knowledge of UK corporation tax, personal tax, VAT, and FRS 102/105
- • Proficiency with Xero
- • Confident reviewing accounts at pace and volume
- • Strong communicator with a proactive, commercially minded approach
🏖️ Benefits
- • £80,000–£90,000 salary
- • Comprehensive benefits package
- • Hybrid working model
- • Opportunity to shape and lead a new division from the ground up
- • Clear progression pathways as the practice scales
- • Culture that values ownership, impact, and continuous improvement
Skills & Technologies
About 1st Formations Limited
1st Formations Limited is a Companies House-authorized UK company formation agent that incorporates and registers private limited companies online. The service packages include digital and printed company documents, registered office and director service addresses, confirmation statement filing, and ongoing compliance support. Targeting entrepreneurs, accountants, and foreign investors, the company provides same-day incorporation and post-formation administrative services while maintaining statutory records and handling mail forwarding. Established in 2014, it operates from London and is regulated by the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales.
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