In a nutshell
Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a role that’s as dynamic as it is rewarding? In this hands-on, client-facing position, you’ll be a trusted advisor from day one, building meaningful relationships, delivering strategic insights, and helping entrepreneurial clients thrive.
You’ll help lead and mentor a talented team, contribute to their growth, and work across a diverse portfolio that keeps every day fresh and engaging. You’ll work closely with and be supported by Partners, giving you the opportunity to learn from senior leaders while building your own confidence and impact.
With clear career progression, exposure to a wide range of accounting, tax, and commercial challenges, and a supportive, forward-thinking environment, this is more than just a job, it’s a chance to shape your future.
What makes this role special:
Client-Facing from Day One – Build trust and deliver value to a wide range of ambitious clients
Leadership Opportunity – Inspire and guide junior team members while developing your own leadership style
Career Growth – Enjoy structured progression, ongoing learning, and the chance to make your mark
Variety & Impact – No two days are the same. You’ll be solving real problems and making a tangible difference
We’re a people-first firm that values initiative, collaboration, and authenticity. You’ll be supported, challenged, and empowered to grow professionally and personally. If you’re looking for a role where your ideas are heard, your work is valued, and your career can flourish, we’d love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing day to day
You’ll work with entrepreneurial clients, providing guidance and support as their trusted advisor. Your key responsibilities include:
Leading client relationships
Monitoring budgets, time, and expenses
Reviewing working papers, accounts, and tax compliance
Offering tax, accounting, and commercial advice
Resolving accounting and tax issues
Ensuring compliance with firm standards
Maintaining long-term client relationships through effective communication
Discussing significant findings with the engagement Partner
Identifying opportunities to offer additional services to clients
About you
ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) or qualified by experience, with relevant experience in a similar role
Experience of managing a portfolio of clients and assisting partners in maintaining client relationships
Strong technical knowledge of accounts preparation and tax compliance
Proven background supervising a team of accounts staff
Organised, accurate, flexible and able to plan use of time efficiently
Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with both clients, team members and colleagues, with the aptitude to quickly build rapport
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Why work at PKF Francis Clark
As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.
Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.
We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.
For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations.
We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.
Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long-term decisions that balance people and planet.
We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like-minded advisers in 150 countries.
Your core benefits
Financial wellbeing
Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions
Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary
Group income protection available after six months’ service
Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full‑time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse
Mental wellbeing
Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family
Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family
Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support
Physical wellbeing
Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000*
Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK
Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan
Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, as part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support
Additional benefits
Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network
The option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part‑time colleagues) *
One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations
Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply) *
Gifts to mark key career and family milestones
Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing
Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship
- These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage
Additional information
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