DISCOVER YOUR POTENTIAL. BUILD YOUR CAREER. JOIN US AT AAB.
AAB is a leading professional services firm operating across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We specialise in the mid-market, supporting individuals, family businesses, and organisations with a full suite of services including audit, tax, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, and wealth management. With 1,000+ team members, we deliver expert support to clients all over the world.
EVERYONE HAS THE AABILITY TO SUCCEED- WE’LL HELP YOU GET THERE.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We succeed together as one team, building strong client relationships through passion, empathy, and straightforward advice. That’s what makes AAB different. We invest in brilliant talent across every area of the business, offering tailored training, professional qualifications, and continuous support to help you grow.
Your growth matters to us. We’ll give you the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to lead, learn, and make an impact. Guided by our six core values, we foster a culture where collaboration, trust, and enthusiasm thrive.
AABSOLUTELY DEDICATED TO HELPING YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
At AAB, your career is what you make it. We are here to help you turn ambition into action, whether that’s becoming a technical expert, a future leader, or someone who simply makes a difference every day. If you're ready to be part of a team that’s united by purpose and driven by values, we’d love to hear from you.
ESG COMMITTMENT
We take our responsibility seriously. From reducing our environmental impact, to supporting education through training and talent programmes, to giving back to our local communities with our charitable initiative ABBIE- ESG is part of who we are.
Key duties & responsibilities:
- Provide a full range of accountancy services to a portfolio of clients, such as:
- Overseeing preparation of management accounts
- Managing client relationships
- Statutory reporting and review
- Manage one-off projects at the request of the client.
- Take ownership for the delivery of all aspects of client accounting work from start to finish, on budget, liaising with other departments to agree timescales and plan performance of work and act to ensure delivery by all agreed deadlines
- Providing commercial finance insights to our clients and our team
- Lead on the delivery of finance functions to our clients, new and existing.
- Deliver for client’s one-off finance projects such as system insights, process and control reviews and other financial information remediation exercises.
- Determine resource requirements ensuring that the team has relevant experience, support and skills to ensure an unrivalled client experience.
- Lead, motivate and coach all members of the team, aiding development of both technical and client management skills and identifying any training needs.
- Build strong and credible relationships to understand the clients’ priorities, providing them with trusted and valued advice, ensuring delivery by all agreed deadlines.
- Collaborate effectively, embrace diverse perspectives, and work holistically with stakeholders including, different business areas, the wider professional network, and the community.
- Develop a detailed knowledge of AAB’s specialist services and actively identify opportunities for business development in response to our clients' needs.
- Be a vital part the CFO management team, involved with the day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring financial targets and deadlines are met and assist with delivering the strategic objectives of the department and wider firm.
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Fully qualified with experience of working within practice or industry.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge across both UK GAAP and IFRS and other local GAAPs.
- Experience delivering one off projects.
- A passionate problem solver, bringing solutions, making recommendations, and driving implementation of agreed approach
- Experience of handling a client portfolio with strong client engagement
- Team player with the necessary interpersonal skills to build professional relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
- A growth mindset and continuous desire for lifelong learning
- Experience in utilising technology, cloud accounting software and implementing client-driven solutions
We want you to feel supported inside and outside of work. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed for your wellbeing, lifestyle, and career.
Time Off & Family Support
- Annual leave (plus public holidays), with the option to buy or carry over leave
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- Paid volunteering day to support causes that matter to you
Health & Wellbeing
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for you and the option to cover family members
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Death in Service benefit
Financial Security
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance policies to support you and your family
Flexible & Agile Working
- Hybrid working model
- Agile working culture that supports flexible hours and smarter working
- Modern office spaces designed for collaboration, focus, and wellbeing
Disclaimer
Unsolicited CVs sent to AAB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AAB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.
