Accounts & Advisory Manager – Legal Services

About the role

Pro-Finance is seeking an experienced Accounts & Advisory Manager to join its well‑established legal sector team in central Cheltenham. The role combines client management, advisory work and team leadership within a specialist accountancy environment serving law firms and individual legal professionals.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of law‑firm clients, overseeing all accounting and advisory requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact, responding to day‑to‑day queries and providing proactive advice.
• Supervise assignments delivered remotely, from the office and occasionally on client premises.
• Lead advisory projects such as practice restructures, valuations, mergers, acquisitions and succession planning.
• Collaborate with specialist tax colleagues on compliance and planning matters.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, conduct performance reviews and support training initiatives.
• Contribute to the growth and success of the legal services team.

Required profile

• ACA or ACCA qualification (or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of UK GAAP, Companies Act requirements and Financial Reporting Standards.
• Proven leadership ability to motivate, develop and manage team members.
• Experience with law‑firm clients is advantageous but not essential.

Required skills

• UK GAAP
• Companies Act
• Financial Reporting Standards
• ACA qualification
• ACCA qualification

What we offer

• Hybrid working arrangements with on‑site parking.
• Profit‑share scheme.
• 28 days annual leave plus the option to purchase additional holiday.
• Clear career progression opportunities.
• Life assurance at 6× annual salary.
• Enhanced health and wellbeing support, including Employee Assistance Programme, online GP services and mental‑health resources.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Regular social and team events.