Job Title: Office Manager
Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE
Location: Colchester
Job ID: 10396
Recruit UK is working with a growing financial planning business seeking an Office Manager to lead and develop their back-office teams.
This is a people-focused leadership role overseeing administration and paraplanning, ensuring workloads are managed effectively, service standards are met, and the office runs smoothly day to day.
Key responsibilities:
- Line management of administration and paraplanning teams
- Managing workloads, team performance, and MI reporting
- Conducting appraisals, PDPs, 1-2-1s, and performance management
- Managing annual leave, sickness, and return-to-work meetings
- Overseeing onboarding and offboarding
- Ensuring SLAs are consistently met
- Working closely with the management team to improve processes and efficiency
- Acting as a key point of contact for operational queries
- Promoting a positive and collaborative team culture
Additional responsibilities may include:
- Office management
- Health & safety oversight
- Software and systems management
- Audit oversight
- Supporting wider operational projects
About you:
- Experience managing teams within financial services
- Strong people leadership skills
- Background in administration, paraplanning, or operations
- Organised, client-focused, and commercially aware
- Positive mindset with strong decision-making ability
This could suit either an experienced Office Manager or someone ready to step up from a senior support or operational management role.
Pay: Up to £60,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience within financial services?
Work Location: In person
