Accountancy Practice Manager

Accountancy Office Manager (Practice Manager)

£65,000-£80,000 DOE

Ruislip

We are on the hunt for an experienced practice manager who has a lot of knowledge and experience managing and running the day to day operations for a busy and thriving accountancy practice.

The successful candidate will take immediate responsibility for the day to day running of the office and will be solely responsible for ensuring all support functions are provided to the company and Directors.

You will have a support administrator working alongside you to handle general administrative tasks.

This role will look after the operational process for the practice, technology and systems and project/change management needed across the business.

This role will only suit a very experienced candidate who has like for like previous experience in the accountancy field.

Some duties include:

• Maintaining admin, compliance, data handling and operational efficiency.
• Maintaining and using a range of practice management, workflow management and accounting software.
• Overseeing the company financial management, VAT and payroll teams to ensure smooth monthly operation of this
• Overseeing the management the quarterly payments of VAT, UK Corporation Tax and other UK taxes as required by the firm
• Managing all supplier relationships
• Producing reports on Company and individual performance as instructed to by the directors
• Oversee all premises management issues, including meeting room scheduling, office layout planning, workspace optimisation and office facilities
• Managing and maintaining Health & Safety, Fire Safety, GDPR & Data Protection.
• Liaise with IT support to ensure staff have functioning equipment and correct system access.
• Support the rollout of new systems
• Maintain logs of software licences, user permissions and equipment inventories.
• Providing training to relevant team members and new starters on the firms IT and software systems and processes
• Support the delivery of a high-quality client experience through proactive communication in person and through all channels
• Lead operational projects such as system upgrades, office moves or process redesigns.

Essential Skills

• A relevant accountancy qualification – such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Previous experience working in a practice manager role with at least 3 years’ experience.
• Excellent client-facing manner with a professional and confident approach.
• Strong and demonstrable knowledge of the operational issues faced day to day by an accountancy firm.