There are plenty of senior accountancy roles that promise progression. Very few give you the opportunity to work directly with the Managing Partner and help shape a new service line from the ground up.

This one does.

Sterling Legal Solutions is a London-based legal, corporate and business advisory firm supporting companies, entrepreneurs, private clients, family offices and international businesses. We are now building our Accounting, Tax and VAT practice as part of our wider corporate, private client and international advisory platform.

We are looking for a Senior Accounts Manager / Accounting, Tax & VAT Practice Lead to help develop, manage and supervise this new practice area.

The role combines senior technical delivery with operational leadership. You will help create the systems, workflows, service packages and review processes needed to deliver high-quality accounting, tax, VAT, payroll and financial reporting support to clients.

This is not a routine back-office role. You will be trusted to make decisions, improve processes, supervise junior support and help build a professional, scalable and well-controlled accounting function within a growing advisory firm.

You will work closely with the Managing Partner and wider team, with the opportunity to influence how the practice is built, how clients are serviced and how the accounting and tax offering integrates with our corporate services, private client, family office and international market-entry work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building and managing the firm’s accounting, tax and VAT service line

• Developing service packages for bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, corporation tax, management accounts and financial reporting

• Selecting and implementing accounting software, workflow tools and internal systems

• Creating templates, checklists, review procedures and delivery standards

• Reviewing bookkeeping, reconciliations, VAT returns, payroll outputs, management accounts and corporation tax work

• Supervising junior accountants, bookkeepers, payroll support and offshore operational staff

• Supporting client onboarding, file setup, deadlines and internal delivery workflows

• Acting as the technical point of contact for accounting, VAT, payroll and tax compliance matters

• Ensuring client records, filings, deadlines and deliverables are properly managed

• Working with the Managing Partner on process improvements, pricing structures and service development

• Helping integrate the accounting function with wider corporate, private client and family office work