Each region has a Senior Operations Manager who liaises with the Office Support Teams and Operations Directors to deliver a range of service provisions, ensuring the most efficient running of operations and Azets sites. This is a remote position, with ad hoc travel in the South region.

The role

Operations Specific Tasks

• Timesheet ManagementAssist Senior Operations Managers in ensuring that timesheets are completed on time across all offices in the South, Central, and West regions.
  Follow up with team members via email or phone to remind them of deadlines.
• Work In Progress (WIP) ManagementEnsure that all Inter database recharging is processed correctly and reaches WIP.
• Document Creation and MaintenanceCreate and update documents using the Microsoft Office suite, maintaining high standards of formatting, accuracy, and consistency
• Azets Document Management SystemDemonstrate proficiency in using CCH document management system to complete tasks efficiently.
• Ad-Hoc Project SupportProvide assistance for various ad-hoc projects, ensuring timely completion and delivery.
• Team SupportRespond to and action general requests from team members as needed.
• Practice Economic SessionsAssist in delivering and ensuring understanding of Practice Economic sessions at a local level for all staff.
• CCH System ComplianceDrive the adoption of CCH system usage, including providing additional training as necessary.
  Collaborate with the CCH team to ensure compliance with Azets' agreed usage of the system.
• Reporting SupportAssist with providing reporting support for teams, as required.
• Central Task CoordinationHelp coordinate the roll-out of central tasks and initiatives, ensuring deadlines are met and tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Utilisation MonitoringMonitor staff utilisation and assist in identifying underperformers.
• Property Team LiaisonLiaise with the Azets UK Property team regarding property-related tasks, including Health & Safety (H&S) compliance, and support local office teams.
• Supplier Payment QueriesAssist Finance with queries related to supplier payments
• M&A SupportProvide support for new acquisitions, ensuring smooth integration in collaboration with the M&A team.
• System Review and ImprovementContribute to ongoing system reviews and suggest improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Support for RMPs and OMPsProvide ad-hoc support to Regional Management Partners (RMPs) and Office Managing Partners (OMPs) as needed.
• Team-Wide SupportOffer ad-hoc support to staff across regions as required
• Cross-Regional CollaborationCollaborate with Senior Operations Managers to ensure consistency and standardization of processes across Azets UK.

Key accountabilities

• A friendly, collaborative nature and a desire to help
• Able to take work instructions and work under the supervision of, and directed by, more senior colleagues
• Takes personal responsibility for timekeeping and attendance and demonstrates flexibility to meet business requirements
• Confident to escalate issues if workload is challenging and request additional information if more knowledge is required
• Remains calm and professional at all times
• Displays flexibility to assist with ad hoc tasks and/or support to other areas of Azets outside of own office
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a proactive and flexible attitude
• Takes ownership of personal development
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities as needed
• Willingness to build awareness of basic industry/accounting knowledge through on-the-job learning
• Understands the Azets core group values and strives to demonstrate them

Skills & experience

Skilled and experienced in day-to-day operations, with:

• A strong ability to act as a key contact for operational related matters, ensuring enquiries are handled efficiently.
• Serving as the liaison between the Senior Operations Managers and the Azets offices, managing coordination and responding to the offices enquiries as needed.

CLIENT FOCUS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good client and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SKILLS

• Demonstrates strong organisational skills to effectively manage tasks and responsibilities
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks, ensuring high-quality work output
• Proficient at multi-tasking and successfully working on several ongoing tasks at any one time
• Applies problem-solving techniques to address challenges and find practical solutions
• Awareness of, and compliance with, Azets policies and procedures, as detailed on The Hive
• Good understanding of anti-Money Laundering and other mandatory regulatory compliance together with obtaining a sound understanding of internal processes and individual responsibility for reporting breaches
• Basic project management skills in order to deliver work on time and to budget
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding ethical standards in all aspects of work

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATION SKILLS

• Has an awareness of the budgeting timescales, for a particular aspect of assignments, on chargeable tasks
• Familiarity with practice management system including timesheets and expenses

IT & SYSTEMS SKILLS

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and TEAMs
• Competent in key performance software, with support, inc CCH, Microsoft Office, Azets Reach, CoZone

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