The Role

This is a senior, delivery-led role within our clients Corporate Services function, focused on servicing global clients with international footprints. The Senior Accountant - Global Solution Specialist owns a defined portfolio of clients and is accountable for hands-on delivery, technical quality, client experience, and commercial outcomes against agreed KPIs.

The role operates within the Corporate Services POD model as a senior technical contributor, working closely with Global Account Managers, Sales, Accounts Administrators, and outsourced providers to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes for clients.

Duties/Responsibilities

Client Portfolio Ownership

• Own and manage a defined portfolio of clients.
• Act as the senior technical and delivery lead for assigned clients
• Governance, meetings, and actions are executed consistently
• Upsell and expansion opportunities are identified and progressed
• Build and maintain trusted, senior client relationships through clear communication and confident technical judgement.

Technical Accounting & Advisory Delivery

• Personally deliver and review complex technical accounting outputs across the portfolio.
• Lead on judgement-based accounting matters for clients.
• Prepare and/or review statutory accounts (FRS 102 / FRS 105)
• Management accounts and reconciliations
• Journals and supporting schedules
• Deliver UK compliance obligations including:
• VAT returns
• Corporation Tax returns (CT600)
• Provide UK accounting expertise within multi-country and multi-entity client structures.
• Continuously improve and innovate processes, procedures, data, and systems

Global Solution Design & Sales Support

• Support Sales and Business Development in:
• Building accounting and corporate services solutions for new clients
• Contributing to proposals, scoping, and onboarding design
• Provide technical input into solution design for complex, multi-country engagements.
• Act as a senior technical presence in early-stage client discussions where required.

POD Delivery & Supplier Coordination

• Operate as a key delivery member within the Corporate Services POD.
• Work with PAs and outsourced providers to ensure work is delivered accurately, on time, and to the companies quality and CX standards.
• Review outsourced outputs for assigned clients and escalate delivery or quality issues where required.
• Coordinate delivery activity with the Corporate Services POD Leader once appointed.
• Work with the Director of Corporate Services to develop client strategies and identify commercial opportunities, agreeing a strategic development plan for each client in terms of product and service enhancements.

Technical Support to the Team

• Act as a senior technical reference point for other junior accountants and outsourced personnel within Corporate Services.
• Provide day-to-day direction, oversight, and mentorship of UK-based Accounts Administrators working on the assigned client portfolio, ensuring deliverables meet Briars' technical and CX standards.
• Provide guidance and support on complex accounting matters as required.
• This support is technical and advisory only and does not include:
• Line management
• Performance management
• Objective setting
• Progression or development ownership

Experience Required

• Confident client-facing communicator with strong commercial awareness.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 years post-qualified experience in a 360-degree client-facing role, retaining a hands-on delivery approach.
• Strong technical capability across UK GAAP, VAT, Corporation Tax, and statutory compliance.
• Experience working with multi-entity and multi-country client structures.
• Confident client-facing communicator with strong commercial awareness.
• Experience with Xero, CCH, Caseware, ASANA, and Claude (or comparable AI tools) is desirable.

This role would suit someone who is either a first or second time mover from practice, ideally a mid-tier firm or a technically strong accountant that has spent some time in a business partner role.