Description
Operations and Facilities Manager
About the role
Join a dynamic and growing professional services firm committed to excellence in client service and employee development. We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Operations & Facilities Manager to lead our office support activities and ensure the efficiency and professionalism of our office environments across all locations.
In this role you’ll be managing office property administration and operational activities, overseeing a team of Office Coordinators and Assistants, ensuring we maintain the high standards expected of a professional services firm.
The role is based in our easy to reach office in Exeter (just off the M5), you’ll be supporting a busy office which houses 100 employees and is a collaborative hub for our southern offices day to day, you will also travel to our other office locations regularly as part of your role.
Key Responsibilities will include:
1. Managing all office support activities and facilities management, including phone handling, purchasing, filing, events, reception, and parking.
2. Developing positive relationships with key stakeholders.
3. Ensuring compliance with property legal requirements and managing within budgets by working closely with the Finance team.
4. Project managing, supervising, and coordinating the work of the Office Operational Team, delegating tasks accordingly.
5. Ensuring timely and high-quality completion of tasks.
6. Fostering a positive and can-do attitude within the team.
7. People management of Office Coordinators and Assistants, including managing, developing, and providing feedback.
8. Effectively leading and managing team members by conducting regular performance reviews and check-ins.
9. Developing and implementing standardised office policies and procedures, partnering with key stakeholders as required.
10. Keeping policies and procedures up to date and identifying opportunities for improvement.
11. Building strong relationships with colleagues, clients, visitors, and customers in the office environment.
12. Implementing health and safety processes and procedures, overseeing compliance across offices.
13. Coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance.
14. Providing the Exeter office administration support and being part of the Local Markets Team, overseeing administration tasks across all offices.
15. Regularly meeting with Office Lead Partners to ensure local office requirements are met.
16. Providing high-level customer service and engagement to stakeholders.
About you
17. Strong administration and organisational skills
18. Financial/procurement experience (notably monitoring budgetary spend)
19. Experience of managing people
20. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
21. Good IT skills with a good working knowledge of MS office
22. Excellent attention to detail
23. High level of regard for confidentiality
24. Good understanding of data protection requirements
25. Experience of Health and Safety and Property management is desirable
Why Bishop Fleming?!
Bishop Fleming is an independent leading provider of audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory services in the UK. With a turnover of £38.4m, the firm saw growth of 15.5% per cent over the last 12 months.
From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming has a wealth of knowledge and experience in areas such as internal and external audit, corporate and personal tax, corporate finance and deals and accounting services.
Bishop Fleming is currently ranked 33 in the Accountancy Age league table and is the number one provider of audit services multi-academy trusts in the academy sector. The firm was also ranked fifth in the inaugural UK Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index.
With 8 offices spanning from the West Midlands to the South West, the firm has 43 partners and nearly 500 staff, and is a certified Great Place to Work®.
Bishop Fleming is a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.
We are a firm that thinks clients, people and communities. As a member of Business in the Community (BITC) we are focussed on improving our responsible business practices and collectively making positive impacts for the benefit of society.
If that’s not enough, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:
26. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus Christmas off!
27. Hybrid working
28. A contributory Pension scheme
29. Life assurance
30. Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
31. Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,00 perks and discounts
32. Yulife employee wellbeing app
33. Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
34. Numerous opportunities for development
We welcome applicants who would like the flexibility in their working arrangements, including working from home or part time working, which may help to accommodate parent or carer responsibilities, further studies and activities outside of work.