Senior Manager

De-Podium Professional Services is a Lagos professional services firm that helps Nigerian businesses manage tax, regulatory compliance and related advisory needs, including accounting, tax consulting, audit and assurance, and business advisory.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title

Senior Manager

Location

Ikeja, Lagos

Employment Type

Full-time

Function

Client Service and Delivery

Reports to

Managing Partner

The role

• You will lead client delivery across the firm’s tax, compliance and advisory work, and act as the Managing Partner’s senior technical lead. You will run a portfolio of client relationships, lead and develop the engagement teams, and make sure every piece of work leaves the firm on time and to standard.
• You will also play a central part in growing the firm: deepening existing client relationships, winning new work, and helping to build the firm’s advisory services.

What you will do

Client delivery and quality:

• Lead a portfolio of client engagements from scoping to delivery, with accountability for timelines, quality and client satisfaction.
• Review and sign off the work of managers and consultants before it is released to clients.
• Give clear, practical technical advice on tax, regulatory compliance and related matters, including the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 regime and Nigeria Revenue Service requirements.
• Make sure every engagement has a signed engagement letter, an agreed scope and a documented file before work begins.
• Identify technical and delivery risks early and escalate them to the Managing Partner.

Client relationships and growth:

• Act as the senior relationship lead on assigned accounts, with regular client reviews held outside routine compliance work.
• Identify opportunities to extend services to existing clients, and lead or support proposals for new work.
• Support the annual fee review on your accounts and make sure fees reflect the scope and value of the work.
• Contribute to the firm’s thought leadership through client briefings, articles and events on regulatory changes.

Team leadership and development:

• Lead, coach and supervise managers and consultants, and allocate work across the team with the Practice Manager.
• Set objectives and carry out appraisals for your team, and support their technical training and professional exams.
• Build and keep up to date the firm’s technical procedures, templates and knowledge base for the services you lead.

Practice management:

• Track engagement budgets, time and recoveries on your portfolio, and report on them monthly.
• Take part in the monthly management meeting and the firm’s strategy reviews, and lead the initiatives assigned to you.
• Deputise for the Managing Partner on technical and client matters when required.

What we are looking for

• A first degree in accounting, finance, economics, law or a related discipline.
• A professional qualification: ICAN, ACCA or CITN.
• At least seven years’ experience in tax, compliance, audit or advisory, with at least three years managing engagements and teams in a professional services firm.
• Strong, current technical knowledge of Nigerian tax and regulatory compliance, including the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 and CAMA.
• A track record of managing client relationships directly and growing fee income on accounts you led.
• Experience reviewing and signing off the work of others to a documented quality standard.
• Clear, confident writing for client reports, advice letters and proposals.
• The ability to lead and develop a team, and to work closely with a Managing Partner on firm direction.

It would be an advantage if you have:

• Experience in a growing firm where processes had to be built rather than inherited.
• Exposure to e-invoicing, transfer pricing or sector-specific regulatory work.

What we offer

• A monthly salary of N500,000 to N600,000, depending on experience.
• A senior role working directly with the Managing Partner on the firm’s three-year growth strategy.
• Real influence on how the firm’s services, team and client base develop.
• A six month probationary period.

Application Closing Date

19th November, 2026