Project Manager

Gravita; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-enabled accounting firm in Greater London is seeking a Project Manager to lead transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in delivering change projects, strong project management skills, and the ability to engage stakeholders. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project scopes, and ensuring successful adoption of new processes. Join a collaborative and dynamic environment focused on shaping the future of accounting with a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career progression support

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering multi-stakeholder transformation projects.
• Strong project management skills: planning, governance, risk management.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and technology implementations.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects including system migrations.
• Build robust project plans with clear deliverables and timelines.
• Work closely with stakeholders to scope, plan and deliver projects.

Skills

Project Management Methodology

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Excellent Communication Skills

Third-Party Vendor Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Were Gravita : the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We are a full service tech-enabled firm working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals and make an impact in the world.

We’re growing fast and bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team uses their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.

Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting.

The Role

We are seeking a driven and delivery-focused Project Manager to join our Transformation team at key time, not just for Gravita but for the accounting industry as a whole. The profession is undergoing a significant transformation as technology, data and client expectations reshape how services are delivered. With increased automation, smarter platforms and integrated workflows this is a pivotal time to drive meaningful change as firms come together digitise and reimagine their operating models. This role will take the lead on a portfolio of projects with a particular focus on our firmwide transformation programme driving the delivery and adoption of systems across all of our offices. With focus on operational efficiency, technology adoption, process redesign and cultural change across the business.

You’ll be working closely with stakeholders across Service Lines Finance People Tech and the wider Leadership Team to scope plan and deliver projects that underpin our growth; addition to transformation work you will also be asked to deliver other strategic or client-facing change initiatives as needed.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on making change happen and enjoys seeing ideas move from concept to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects (e.g. system migrations, operating model changes, service redesign).
• Build robust project plans with clear deliverables, timelines, dependencies and risk/issue logs.
• Coordinate cross‑functional project teams including internal staff SMEs and third‑party vendors.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and produce regular updates for steering groups and exec sponsors.
• Ensure benefits are defined, tracked and realised (e.g. cost savings, time savings, improved CX).
• Roll your sleeves up to help deliver key parts of the projects.

Project Governance & Reporting

• Run regular project governance forums, steering groups and working groups.
• Provide clear and concise project reporting (status, risks, issues, decisions) to stakeholders, senior management & board.
• Champion good governance and consistency across all projects.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with business leads, partners and functional heads to define requirements and secure buy‑in.
• Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to shape project scope and solutions.
• Communicate clearly and proactively to manage expectations and drive adoption.

Change Management

• Develop change and comms plans to support adoption of new systems, processes or ways of working.
• Work with People / Comms teams to embed change through training, engagement and reinforcement.

Qualifications Knowledge & Experience

• Proven track record of delivering multi‑stakeholder transformation or change projects in a professional services or corporate environment.
• Strong project management skills: planning, governance, risk management, issue resolution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage at all levels.
• Experience managing third‑party vendors and technology implementations.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and bringing structure to loosely defined problems.
• Proficient in core Microsoft applications e.g. PowerPoint, Excel etc.

Nice to have

• Exposure to professional services or multi‑office technology rollouts.
• PRINCE2 Foundation and / or Scrum Master (PSM1) or willingness to attain within the role.
• Experience in supporting UAT, data migration or integrations.

Your Career with Gravita

When you join Gravita we support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential.

We work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development to help you focus on your future.

The Nitty Gritty

• Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis.
• Core working hours are 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday.
• Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast‑paced changes.
• Your development won’t be forgotten; our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size.
• It’s a busy fast‑paced environment here at Gravita. Feel free to check out our social media channels (Instagram X LinkedIn and Glassdoor).

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology, Project / Program Management, Construction Estimating, Construction Experience, PMBOK, Visio, Construction Management, Project Management, Project Management Software, Microsoft Project, Project Management Lifecycle, Contracts

Employment Details

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1