Project Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

5/19/2025

Department: Operations

Location: London

Compensation: £50,000 - £60,000 / year

Description

As the Project Manager, your ability to deliver on multiple projects, build strong relationships with your stakeholders and manage the smooth and efficient running and development of our operational projects as well as the seamless transition of planned mergers and acquisitions into the firm will be critical to our success.

This is a 6 month fixed-term contract position.

Aims

Your aims are to ensure that Simmons Gainsford are delivering on its critical projects through:

• Leading managing and being accountable for the implementation of our operational projects including the integration of new teams.
• Coordinating, facilitating, and managing the operational integration of acquired businesses into the Simmons Gainsford portfolio.
• Championing solutions to issues, obstacles and barriers and creating processes and systems that allow the organisation to become more disciplined, accountable, and efficient in executing every part of its vision.
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver operations and integration projects that will grow our portfolio and develop the operational strength of Simmons Gainsford
• Programme-manage the delivery of technical and central services projects that will underpin the smooth running of our client services.
• Measure and report on the progress of our projects across the organisation in line with our weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual review of critical success factors.
• Build collaborative working relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders, communicating effectively and articulating complexities easily across a broad range of operational topics.
• Conduct projects’ post-implementation reviews, taking the key learnings and continuously improving our processes and practices.
• Proactively manage any operational risks by identifying, documenting, and mitigating risks before they become a problem.
• Develop project management capability in the team and establish reporting processes that will keep the firm informed of progress, challenges, and solutions.
• Communicate confidently and kindly with all members of the Simmons Gainsford Team.
  
  

Success Criteria

You’ll know you’re succeeding if:

• We integrate new businesses seamlessly into Simmons Gainsford and maintain high engagement within all teams.
• All operational projects are completed successfully - fit for purpose, on time and to budget.
• Each member of the operations team is engaged, committed, skilled, stable, and collaborating effectively to ensure the smooth operation of the organisation.
  

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Ideally an accountancy background and good understanding of operational and technical accountancy processes.
• Experience in managing acquisitions and business transfers.
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent team spirit and the skills and competence to lead in your area of expertise and be a valued part of a high-performing, dedicated team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to make the right things happen at pace.
• The ability to inspire others by being honest but never over-promising.
• A proven track record of success and the ability to implement operations planning and project management effectively.
• Understanding or a willingness to learn about and support all aspects of our work at Simmons Gainsford.
• Passionate about providing your colleagues with a great operational service experience at every stage of their engagement with you.
• Values led with care and support for others to achieve their goals.
  

This job description represents a guide to your responsibilities as Projects Manager; however, you may be asked to take on additional or alternative tasks within your capability from time to time.