Partner Account Manager
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £51,685 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 September 2025 |
| Location: | W Midlands, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
At AAT it’s our mission to make it possible for more people to experience the opportunities a career in finance brings, through our accessible qualifications and supportive community.
We are the UK’s leading qualification and professional membership body for vocational accountants. We pride ourselves on providing practical qualifications that meet the needs of both employers and employees, as well as products and services to support our members and customers throughout their careers.
Term: Permanent
Location: Field based role in Oxfordshire, East Midlands and West Midlands
What exactly will you be doing?
As a Partner Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of training provider and employer partners. Acting as the primary point of contact, you’ll build strong, lasting relationships that drive engagement, satisfaction, and commercial growth.
You will use data-driven insights to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure our partners have the tools and support they need to succeed. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you will play a key role in strengthening AAT’s presence and impact across the UK.
Major objectives
Your major objectives will include:
Managing the full partner lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring a positive and productive experience.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across your portfolio.
Monitoring performance metrics and providing regular reporting on engagement, satisfaction, and revenue growth.
Identifying and mitigating risks and supporting partners at risk of withdrawal.
Collaborating with internal teams to support cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement.
Representing AAT at local events, conferences, and stakeholder meetings to drive brand advocacy.
Developing long-term account plans and identifying opportunities for upselling and expansion.
Staying informed on market trends, competitor activity, and changes in the education and professional development sectors.
What are we looking for?
Strong relationship-building and account management skills.
A customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities.
Experience in a client-facing role, ideally within the education or professional services sector.
Financial acumen and the ability to use data to make informed decisions.
Knowledge of the education and training sector, and ideally the funding/apprenticeship landscape.
Hold a valid UK Driving license and access to suitable car for regional travel.
Emotional intelligence, adaptability, and a proactive, can-do attitude.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Join our collaborative and purpose-driven team and help us build meaningful partnerships that support learners and employers across the UK. If you’re passionate about relationship management and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
What are the benefits?
At AAT we believe in treating our staff well and this is reflected in our wide-ranging benefits, which include:
Hybrid working including days in our London office and opportunities for further flexible working.
25 days’ annual leave, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays.
Great pension scheme, life assurance and critical illness cover.
Health cash plan
Car and fuel allowance
Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave contributions of up to 6 months’ full pay depending on the length of service.
Regular wellbeing initiatives.
Cycle2Work scheme and much more.
Closing Date: The planned closing date for this role is 23 September 2025 at 17.00, however, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than planned.
It’s an exciting time to join AAT and we would love you to join us on our journey. In 2023 we achieved one-star company status in the Best Companies survey and we have recently launched our strategy to 2030.
We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We have a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champions group, which leads on our D&I strategy and organise events to celebrate and raise awareness. We are a disability-confident committed employer and have signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We have also signed up for the Women in Finance Charter and in 2022 we exceeded our target for appointing females into senior positions.
Come and help us to make AAT an even better place to work!
Interested?
To apply please upload a copy of your CV and fill your application online.
We are the UK’s leading qualification and professional membership body for vocational accountants. We pride ourselves on providing practical qualifications that meet the needs of both employers and employees, as well as products and services to support our members and customers throughout their careers.
Term: Permanent
Location: Field based role in Oxfordshire, East Midlands and West Midlands
What exactly will you be doing?
As a Partner Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of training provider and employer partners. Acting as the primary point of contact, you’ll build strong, lasting relationships that drive engagement, satisfaction, and commercial growth.
You will use data-driven insights to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure our partners have the tools and support they need to succeed. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you will play a key role in strengthening AAT’s presence and impact across the UK.
Major objectives
Your major objectives will include:
Managing the full partner lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring a positive and productive experience.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across your portfolio.
Monitoring performance metrics and providing regular reporting on engagement, satisfaction, and revenue growth.
Identifying and mitigating risks and supporting partners at risk of withdrawal.
Collaborating with internal teams to support cross-functional initiatives and continuous improvement.
Representing AAT at local events, conferences, and stakeholder meetings to drive brand advocacy.
Developing long-term account plans and identifying opportunities for upselling and expansion.
Staying informed on market trends, competitor activity, and changes in the education and professional development sectors.
What are we looking for?
Strong relationship-building and account management skills.
A customer-centric mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities.
Experience in a client-facing role, ideally within the education or professional services sector.
Financial acumen and the ability to use data to make informed decisions.
Knowledge of the education and training sector, and ideally the funding/apprenticeship landscape.
Hold a valid UK Driving license and access to suitable car for regional travel.
Emotional intelligence, adaptability, and a proactive, can-do attitude.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Join our collaborative and purpose-driven team and help us build meaningful partnerships that support learners and employers across the UK. If you’re passionate about relationship management and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
What are the benefits?
At AAT we believe in treating our staff well and this is reflected in our wide-ranging benefits, which include:
Hybrid working including days in our London office and opportunities for further flexible working.
25 days’ annual leave, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays.
Great pension scheme, life assurance and critical illness cover.
Health cash plan
Car and fuel allowance
Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave contributions of up to 6 months’ full pay depending on the length of service.
Regular wellbeing initiatives.
Cycle2Work scheme and much more.
Closing Date: The planned closing date for this role is 23 September 2025 at 17.00, however, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than planned.
It’s an exciting time to join AAT and we would love you to join us on our journey. In 2023 we achieved one-star company status in the Best Companies survey and we have recently launched our strategy to 2030.
We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We have a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champions group, which leads on our D&I strategy and organise events to celebrate and raise awareness. We are a disability-confident committed employer and have signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We have also signed up for the Women in Finance Charter and in 2022 we exceeded our target for appointing females into senior positions.
Come and help us to make AAT an even better place to work!
Interested?
To apply please upload a copy of your CV and fill your application online.