Operations Manager - Financial Services

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Client Details

Our client is a growing financial services business, who are looking for an Operations Manager to help drive business efficiency helping them improve and continue to grow. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who likes a challenge, and can work in a fast paced environment.

Description

The key responsibilities of this job role will include:

• Improve operational systems, processes and policies - specifically, better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organisational planning
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR and Administration), through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between operational support and programme development & delivery
• Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence
• Payroll management, including tabulation of accrued employee benefits
• Organisation of fiscal documents
• Oversee day to day processing of accounts
• Reconcile monthly activity, generating year-end reports, and fulfil tax related requirements
• Manage month end and year-end closure procedures
• Maintain archival and financial administrative files
• Manage payroll, pension scheme, employee benefits and organisational insurance
• Ensure that accounting requests are resolved and communicated in a timely manner to internal and external parties
• Coordinate strategy (on behalf of MD) to realise ambitions set out in the Corporate Plan
• Oversee management of all operational functions
• Be responsible for HR, increasing effectiveness and efficiency
• Oversee IT & Premises as well as coordination and communication between all operational functions
• Drive initiatives in the management team and organisationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence
• Contribute to short & long-term organisational planning and strategy in support of the SMT
• Maintain and review all office policies and procedures, including Health & safety, environmental and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation

Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Be a Team Player
• Have strong communication skills both (Oral and Written)
• Have the ability to prioritise and conflict manage
• Have previously working in a people management or leadership role
• Have Drive for Success
• MS Office; including Outlook, Access, Word & Excel
• At least 3 years in Operations/Office Management
• Experience within financial services

Job Offer

Permanent job offer, Monday - Friday 37.5 hours a week.

Paying between £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience.

Free on site parking, Leeds based offices