Operations Manager (Accountancy Practice)
Sheffield
£55,000 - £60,000
Growth is great until the wheels start wobbling. That’s usually where someone like you comes in.
A well-established and expanding firm in the accounting sector is looking for an operationally-minded leader to bring grip, structure, and consistency to its Sheffield office. This isn’t a client-facing portfolio role dressed up differently. It’s about making sure the engine underneath the business actually runs properly.
What makes this differentYou won’t inherit a perfectly polished operation. There’s pace, there’s ambition, and naturally, there are gaps. The expectation isn’t to maintain, it’s to refine, simplify, and make things scalable.
As an Operations Manager (Accountancy Practice), your success is measured by how smoothly the office runs, how clearly work is structured, and how well the team performs as a unit.
Key areas of focus*Bringing order to workflows, deadlines, and internal processes
*Improving how work is tracked, reviewed, and delivered across teams
*Strengthening internal controls and ensuring consistency of output
*Supporting team leads with day-to-day coordination and performance oversight
*Monitoring capacity, productivity, and turnaround times
*Ensuring compliance standards are met across all operational activity
*Introducing smarter ways of working through systems and automation
*Acting as the operational point of contact between site and senior leadership
The kind of background that fits*Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in accounting practice
*Exposure to practice environments where delivery and deadlines matter
*Someone who has naturally gravitated toward improving processes or team efficiency
*Comfortable managing people without needing to micromanage them
*Strong organisational instincts and attention to detail
*Able to challenge existing ways of working without overcomplicating things
Package and support*Performance-related bonus structure
*Share scheme offering longer-term upside
*25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
*Standard Monday to Friday working pattern
*Backing from an experienced leadership team with growth plans already underway
*A Sheffield-based role with real autonomy over how operations are shaped
The reality is, most practices say they want to improve how they operate. This one has created a role to actually do it.
If you’re the sort of person who notices inefficiencies immediately and can’t ignore them, this Operations Manager (Accountancy Practice) position gives you the remit to fix them properly