Job Description:

Location: Hoddesdon, EN11
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (Dependent on experience)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday 9am-5pm)
Job Code: MJ2332

Office Manager (Accountancy)

On behalf of our client, a highly regarded and established accountancy firm based in Hoddesdon, we are seeking a proactive and experienced Practice Manager to oversee day-to-day operations and support the firm’s continued growth.

Working directly alongside the Partners, this pivotal role is ideal for a hands-on operational leader who excels at managing team workflows, ensuring strict compliance, and keeping an office running seamlessly.

Our client is looking for a dependable, approachable, and self-motivated professional who takes complete ownership of their responsibilities. If you are a collaborative problem-solver who can balance day-to-day operational details with the firm’s bigger-picture goals, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate daily office operations, allocate client workloads, optimize internal processes, and handle key incoming enquiries.
• Monitor critical deliverables across accounts, tax returns, VAT, and payroll to guarantee all statutory deadlines are met.
• Oversee practice compliance, coordinate with external IT partners, and manage office suppliers and facilities.
• Assist Partners with profitability monitoring, budgeting, billing processes, and credit control/overdue account management.
• Drive recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing staff development in partnership with an external HR consultant.
• Support practice marketing activities and help organise internal and external networking events.

Requirements:

• Prior experience as a Practice Manager or Office Manager within a professional services environment (ideally accountancy).
• Proven track record of managing, coordinating, and supporting a team environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage competing deadlines under minimal supervision.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office and accounting practice management software.
• Excellent client-facing skills with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

The Perks & Benefits:

• 20 days holiday increasing annually up to 25 days
• Christmas Shutdown
• Company events
• Early finish on Fridays
• Free on-site parking

Despite our best efforts, it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive. Only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted for this particular role. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. However, we will keep your details on our database and contact you when other suitable positions become available.