Job Description

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

What will you be doing?

S&W is launching a new Economic Advisory team, delivering high-quality advisory and expert services to corporates, regulators, government bodies and legal advisers. We’re looking for a Senior Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping, leading, and sustaining an inclusive, intellectually rigorous, and responsive working culture.

The role provides exposure to a broad range of clients, sectors, and types of work, and will particularly suit someone who enjoys varied projects and the collaborative, dynamic nature of working within a growing team.

As Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include among others

Client service

• Establishing and communicating work scopes
• Planning and preparation of budgets
• Performing/supervising work

Key Responsibilities

• Writing/reviewing reports
• Responsibility for client meetings

Growing the Business

• Networking and maintaining industry contacts
• Maintenance of team credentials database
• Assistance in preparing for work pitches
• Cross-selling and liaison with other departments
• Working alongside colleagues from other departments and maintaining cross-divisional contacts

Developing Self and Others

• Coach, guide, and develop junior team members
• Provide constructive feedback and aid in the development and appraisal of team member

Financial Management

• Manage projects to ensure margin targets are achieved, good recovery, and timely billing and payment

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have

• Proven experience in economic advisory, competition economics, regulatory economics, public policy economics or applied microeconomics, gained within a leading professional services firm, specialist economics consultancy, regulator, government body, or regulated industry
• Technical expertise in one or more core economic consulting disciplines, including:

1. Competition economics (e.g. mergers, market investigations, antitrust conduct, digital and platform
   
   markets)
2. Regulatory economics (e.g. price controls, market design, regulatory frameworks, incentives)
3. Economic valuation and financial economics
4. Econometrics, quantitative modelling and data-driven analysis

• Strong track record delivering workstreams on complex projects, with accountability for quality and timelines
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insights and client-ready outputs.
• Experience working directly with clients, presenting analysis and providing insights
• Confident interpreting and challenging data and models
• Strong written and verbal communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience mentoring junior team members and coordinating across teams
• Collaborative, organised and quality-driven approach
• Exposure to proposals, bids and identifying new opportunities
• Commercially aware with strong stakeholder management skills

Professional Qualifications and Education

• Degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Econometrics or a closely related quantitative discipline
• A postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) in economics or a related field is desirable

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.