Operations Manager (Advisory Services) - Fisher German LLP : Job Details

The Team & Focus of the Role

Are you a highly organised individual with operational team management skills? Are you a self-starter, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills? We have a newly created opportunity to come and join our team as an Operations Manager, working closely with the Divisional Managing Partner of our Advisory Services division.

This role will be responsible for assisting the Divisional Managing Partner (DMP), in the efficient running of the division, dealing with the administration of divisional matters, and acting as a conduit for information passing between the wider division, business and DMP. It is essential you are able to communicate effectively, as you will be liaising with other Divisional Operations Managers in the business to share best practice, coordinate output and deliver consistency across the wider Partnership.

You will also be involved in coordination of key activities relating to our Shared Services functions, including People, Risk & Compliance, Finance and Business Development and Communications.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week), based at our office in Ashby de la Zouch. We also operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Principle support to the DMP for key projects, actions and reporting activities
• Assisting with the creation of business plans, and collation/monitoring of annual action plans
• Direct liaison with Shared Services and other third parties for the coordination of all operational matters
• Diary management for the DMP for all divisional matters
• Supporting the Divisional Management Team through budget and forecasting updates, as well as organising preparations for quarterly business reviews
• Working closely with Department Heads and conducting quarterly work reviews
• Managing the financial timetable for the divisional budget, forecasting and MI reporting
• Acting as the primary point of contact for the People Team on all people matters, including liaising with the Talent Acquisition team, Learning & Development team, and overseeing onboarding of New Starters
• Acting as the primary point of contact for the Risk & Compliance team, assisting in coordinating audit and associated compliance matters
• Working closely with the IT team to provide general support for the division

The successful candidate will have...

• Highly organised and capable of acting dynamically, prioritising workload to meet a continuous stream of deadlines
• Good people manager with operational team management skills and the ability to flex resources to achieve business goals
• A self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate independently and to collaborate with other teams and colleagues to deliver cross functional projects and initiatives
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to translate data into relevant, easy to digest insight, recommendations and action
• Comfortable engaging and operating at all levels of the business
• Experience in business process design, implementation and ongoing continuous improvement

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.