Practice Manager
Practice Manager – confidential search for a Salisbury chartered accountancy firm
£50,000–£65,000 depending on experience
Personnel Placements is exclusively managing this Practice Manager vacancy on behalf of our client, a respected, chartered accountancy firm in Salisbury.
As the firm’s first dedicated Practice Manager, you will take ownership of finance, people operations, systems, compliance and premises. This is a senior, non-fee-earning role with no client portfolio. You will lead the non-fee-earning team and report to a nominated equity partner. You will also give the full partner group a monthly report.
What you’ll be doing
- Producing management accounts, cashflow forecasts and budgets with the partners
- Leading billing and credit control to improve WIP conversion and cash collection
- Running HR processes from recruitment to appraisals, with external HR support
- Managing suppliers, insurance and premises, including health and safety
- Documenting and improving processes and systems (FYI, Xero, Power BI)
- Running client enquiry and onboarding, including AML, so every client gets the same experience
- Supporting governance: partner meetings, action logs and staff communications
About you
- Senior practice manager, operations manager or business manager experience in accountancy, law, consultancy or a similar partner-led business
- Solid grounding in firm finance and credit control
- Proven people management and HR experience
- Confident, tactful change leader who can influence several partners
Desirable: Ideally AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA, CIPD qualified (or equivalent) and AML/GDPR knowledge.
Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus the Christmas to New Year office closure; life assurance at 2x salary from day one; discretionary six-monthly bonus; pension matched up to 5% after probation; subsidised gym membership.
To apply, click Apply, or contact Lynne Rose at Personnel Placements for a confidential discussion.