Project Manager

Job Description

AMS Group is a UK-based accounting and advisory firm focussed on client satisfaction through dedicated relationship managers that become a unified point of contact across specialist delivery teams within accounting, tax advisory, advisory, consultancy, legal, and wealth. The firm supports businesses at all stages of growth, with a focus on personalised service, innovation, and strategic insight.

The Project Manager Role

We are seeking a Project Manager with a background in professional services having worked on multiple M&A, Technology & Business Change projects. Reporting into our Group Business Change Manager, you’ll be a key part of our Central Operations team, working closely with senior leaders, third-party suppliers, and colleagues across the AMS Group. You’ll lead a mix of business change, technology, and M&A integration projects from planning to delivery, ensuring they’re delivered on time, in scope, and within budget.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead end-to-end delivery of business change, technology, and M&A integration projects - from scoping and planning through to implementation and post-project review.
• Partner with Project Sponsors, workstream leads, and senior stakeholders to define objectives, success criteria, and business outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party partners to deliver on time, in scope, and within budget.
• Apply best-practice project management and change delivery methodologies.
• Track project spend against agreed budgets, ensuring financial discipline.
• Manage project governance and reporting into senior forums.
• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, technology partners, and vendors.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure projects align with the Group’s technology roadmap and regulatory standards.
• Capture and share lessons learned to support continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience delivering complex business change, technology, and M&A integration projects from definition to delivery.
• Project management background in Professional Services, Accountancy, Audit or Legal.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior level.
• Proven use of change management techniques.
• Confident presenter and facilitator, able to secure buy-in for key initiatives.
• Budget management experience, including forecasting and planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Salary and company benefits

• 25 Days Holidays
• Additional day off for birthday
• Annual bonus scheme
• Health cash plan after probation
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced parental pay policies
• Perkbox subscription
• 1 x paid membership / subscription
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension scheme

AMS Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.