Personnel Placements
Practice Manager
Practice Manager at Personnel Placements, based in Salisbury, South West England, paying £50,000 - £65,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £50,000 - £65,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Salisbury, South West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Office Manager
About 37% above the going rate for office manager
Reference 57547098
About the role
Practice Manager – confidential search for a Salisbury chartered accountancy firm
£50,000–£65,000 depending on experience
Personnel Placements is exclusively managing this Practice Manager vacancy on behalf of our client, a respected, chartered accountancy firm in Salisbury.
As the firm’s first dedicated Practice Manager, you will take ownership of finance, people operations, systems, compliance and premises. This is a senior, non-fee-earning role with no client portfolio. You will lead the non-fee-earning team and report to a nominated equity partner. You will also give the full partner group a monthly report.
What you’ll be doing
- Producing management accounts, cashflow forecasts and budgets with the partners
- Leading billing and credit control to improve WIP conversion and cash collection
- Running HR processes from recruitment to appraisals, with external HR support
- Managing suppliers, insurance and premises, including health and safety
- Documenting and improving processes and systems (FYI, Xero, Power BI)
- Running client enquiry and onboarding, including AML, so every client gets the same experience
- Supporting governance: partner meetings, action logs and staff communications
About you
- Senior practice manager, operations manager or business manager experience in accountancy, law, consultancy or a similar partner-led business
- Solid grounding in firm finance and credit control
- Proven people management and HR experience
- Confident, tactful change leader who can influence several partners
Desirable: Ideally AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA, CIPD qualified (or equivalent) and AML/GDPR knowledge.
Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus the Christmas to New Year office closure; life assurance at 2x salary from day one; discretionary six-monthly bonus; pension matched up to 5% after probation; subsidised gym membership.
To apply, click Apply, or contact Lynne Rose at Personnel Placements for a confidential discussion.
Personnel Placements is an independent recruitment agency working across Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Reference: 57547098 · Posted 28 minutes ago · Closes 18 Dec 2026 · Listed via Personnel Placements
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