Job Title: Business Operations Project Manager
Location: Hybrid Working (London EC4M/Remote)
Days/Hours worked: Monday-Friday, 35-hour week (Flexitime)
Report to: Group Operations Director
Our Vision:
We are creating a sustainable business where our people love to work, clients grow from our advice, and we achieve great things together.
What Makes Us Different:
Established 130 years ago, Wilson Wright is now part of BKL, an accounting, tax, and business advisory firm based in London. As a longstanding member of DFK International, a worldwide association of accounting firms, we can support our clients globally when the need arises. Our clients range in size from small sole traders to multinational groups. We believe they all have one thing in common: they want cutting-edge technical excellence with a hands-on, professional, and personal service that they can rely on to add value and deliver results.
What We Value
* Think Big:
We are always challenging ourselves to think differently and reimagine what’s possible.
* In It Together:
BKL is a business for everyone. We work together and care about each other so that we can all achieve our best.
* Take Pride:
We work with conviction, seeking to be the best version of ourselves in everything we do.
* Do the Right Thing:
We value fairness, honesty, and integrity above all else.
* Enjoy It:
We bring our whole selves to work every day – free to express our beliefs and share our unique perspectives.
The Business Operations Project Manager is a hands-on organiser and doer, skilled at both planning and execution. As an organiser and influencer, you will ensure that projects are structured with a clear, achievable plan and are completed within the expected timescales. Additionally, you will act as a practical facilitator, driving change and ensuring its sustainability by partnering with individuals within the business to help them adapt their everyday work practices.
Day to Day Responsibilities include but not limited to:
* Overseeing the day-to-day coordination and delivery of one or more integration related projects across various business functions as assigned by the Group Operations Director.
* Act as the central communication point for all stakeholders, ensuring that the right information reaches the right people at the right time.
* For each project, managing the day-to-day activities, including meeting weekly with Workstream Leads to ensure Kanban and relevant logs are up to date.
* Assist Workstream Leads in the development and execution of comprehensive integration plans, delineating timelines, milestones, and KPIs for evaluation of integration success.
* Reviewing progress with the Programme Lead and supporting Workstream Leads in preparing the Weekly Highlight Report for review during weekly calls.
* Act as a point of contact for Workstream Leads, offering additional support as needed.
* Develop project plans that identify, scope, and schedule deliverables, driving progress against the plan by actively monitoring time, cost, and quality, and managing dependencies, risks, and resources.
* Running status reviews and steering group meetings, controlling changes to the plan, and escalating issues when necessary.
* Drive actions to ensure that business changes are sustainable post-integration.
* Define the "end state" for the project and coordinate the delivery of necessary changes—such as running trials, or training—to achieve this end state.
* Support the Group Operations Director with reporting and resource management across a portfolio of integration projects, providing relevant project data, capacity estimates, and other required information.
* Act as a subject matter expert on project management, change management, and implementation.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies throughout the integration process.
* Responsible for closing out each project by transferring knowledge, templates, and lessons learned, fostering continuous improvement.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills required
* A minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management, or implementing business changes with a project-mindset.
* Experience within an accounting or professional services firm, ideally from a business function such as operations, finance, regulatory or compliance would be desirable.
* Experience of post-acquisition integration implementation would be strongly beneficial.
* Proficiency in project management methodologies, including Prince2, Agile, Scrum, or Kanban, coupled with a strong understanding of business operations.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in high-pressure environments and manage competing priorities.
Wilson Wright is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates eligible to work in the UK.
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