Person specification

• A Project Manager with a broad experience of managing projects from inception to completion.
• The ability and confidence to take control of any issues arising.
• A strong balance of assertive and negotiation skills, able to resolve conflict and drive outcomes in challenging circumstances.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise heavy workloads, and remain focussed on key delivery targets.
• Ability to deliver large scale change management projects and ensure that that change is embedded into Saffery and that the project can demonstrate the return on investment.
• Works well with others in the team and acts as a role model, setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self-development. Uses knowledge to support his or her own team and transfers skills in areas of expertise.
• Communicates effectively with people and team members alike, with a high degree of commitment to customer service. Communicates with clarity, sets clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans, monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
• Develops and maintains strong, collaborative relationships with the business, ensuring needs are anticipated, expectations managed, and feedback sought. Takes action to break down ‘silo barriers’, working across disciplines and functions. Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates effective decision making, aligned to business strategies, to satisfy a range of stakeholder needs and overcoming potential barriers, including deadlines and incompleteness of information.
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and prioritise situations from an operational perspective, including the impact on business operations.
• Selects, analyses, and presents information and effectively communicates results.
• Identifies new processes and simplifies practices to improve operational efficiency.
• Demonstrates a commitment to change, implementing and leading change projects within the team, where relevant.
• Promotes the firm’s values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary.
• Flexibility: the applicant must appreciate the occasional need for out of hours and weekend work as well as being in contact out of office hours to support this level of serviceability
• Monitoring contractors and suppliers to ensure guidelines and plans are achieved.
• Highly developed organisational skills including the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks.
• Numeracy skills.
• Commercial focus.
• Self-motivated and directed.

Reward & Benefits

• A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm
• Agile working policy giving you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
• 25 days annual leave. After 5 years’ service, the entitlement will be increased by 1 day.
• In addition, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis with employee from their date of joining)
• Life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary,
• Company car as per Managers’ Car Scheme. May opt for a company car to the value to £15,100 by sacrificing £3,611 per annum of salary. (Pro-rata for lower vehicle cost).
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000. Paid in December.
• New client referral scheme. Members of staff introducing a new client to the firm, have the potential to receive a referral payment of up to 10% of the first year’s total fees.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme. This is based on both individual performance and firm performance.
• Private Medical - entitled to join on successful completion of probationary period
• Staff have access to health assessments, cancer screenings, and health cash plans through the flexible benefits programme.
• Access to a number of additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefit programme, health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex, and a Workplace ISA.

The organisation

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax, and VAT services. Founded in 1855 by Joseph John Saffery, it is currently the 15th largest accountancy firm by UK fee income.

We pride ourselves on our informal and inclusive culture, building an environment where people can be themselves and enjoy challenging, interesting, rewarding careers.

When you work with Saffery, the well-respected accountancy firm where heritage meets ambition, you work with people who know your name. Who know you as a human being, not just a job title. Everyone belongs here. Always.

Saffery is a proud member of Nexia, a leading, global network of independent accounting and consulting firms.