If you are a practice professional who is open to new opportunities, please contact Connor on or for a confidential career discussion. Your new companyHays is delighted to be working with an established Scottish accountancy and business advisory firm to recruit an Accounts Manager for its Melrose office. This is a firm that looks to build long-term relationships with its clients, supporting them not only with their year-end accounting and tax requirements but with the wider financial and commercial decisions that come with running and developing a business. For someone who enjoys the relationship side of practice, this is an opportunity to move into a role where you can take real ownership of a portfolio, get closer to your clients and combine technical work with more proactive conversations and advisory support. Your new roleAs Accounts Manager, you will take responsibility for a varied portfolio of clients, developing strong relationships and becoming a key point of contact for their accounting, tax and wider business requirements.You will oversee the preparation and review of annual accounts and tax returns, ensuring work is accurate, compliant and delivered within agreed deadlines. You will also become involved in one-off advisory assignments, giving you scope to understand individual clients'' objectives and provide appropriate advice rather than working solely within a compliance-focused remit. A significant part of the position will be client-facing. You will organise ..... full job details .....