Administrative Senior Manager - Accounting Firm
BPM – where caring and community is in our company DNA; we are always striving to be our best selves; and we’re compelled to ask the questions that lead to innovation.
Working with BPM means using your experiences, broadening your skills, and reaching your full potential in work and life—while also making a positive difference for your clients, colleagues, and communities. Our shared entrepreneurial spirit drives us to see and do things differently. Our passion for people makes BPM a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and part of something bigger. Because People Matter.
What you get:
Total rewards package: from flexible work arrangements to personalized benefit structures and financial compensation options that give you choice and flexibility.
Well-being resources: interactive wellness platform and incentives, an employee assistance program and mental health resources, and Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) that provide safe spaces for colleagues to share, be heard, feel valued and deepen connections.
Balance & flexibility: 14 Firm Holidays including 2 floating, Flex PTO, paid family leave, winter break, summer hours, and remote work options, so you can balance challenging yourself with taking care of yourself.
Professional development opportunities: A learning culture with CPA exam resources and bonuses, tuition reimbursement, a coach program, and live classes, workshops, and seminars through BPM University.
Who is successful at BPM:
· Caring people who put others first
· Self-starters who embody the BPM entrepreneurial spirit
· Authentic individuals with a diverse point of view
· Lifelong learners with a drive to excel
· Resilient people who rise to the occasion
As an Administrative Senior Manager at BPM, you will lead a collaborative and high-performing administrative team, coaching and supporting colleagues to deliver consistently exceptional service to both internal and external clients. This leadership role is responsible for managing daily workflows, supervising team performance, and fostering professional development through 1:1 coaching, timely feedback, and ongoing training. You will drive process improvements by identifying key operational needs, establishing best practices, and implementing solutions that enhance team efficiency and service delivery.
In this role, you’ll serve as the primary liaison between the tax administrative team and PDMs, helping to ensure seamless coordination and communication across teams. During peak periods, you may support tax administration directly. This position also plays a key part in BPM’s firm-wide initiatives, collaborating with leaders across departments while promoting a positive, inclusive, and safe work environment.
We’re looking for an experienced administrative leader from a professional services or public accounting background who thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings a proactive, people-first mindset to everything they do.
Responsibilities:
Coach and supervise the workload of the administrative team by pool.
Oversee (and sometimes lead) team trainings.
Have ability to see need for 1-on-1 coaching and training until colleague is comfortable with task assigned.
Provide regular and timely feedback to team and coach them through areas for development.
Manage workflow and task assignments in assigned pool and ensures completion of all administrative tasks.
Identify key areas of improvement, plan administrative processes, establish guidelines, and implement protocols.
Ensure excellent service is provided consistently to both internal and external clients.
Promote and maintain a positive and safe working environment for employees.
Collaborate in firm-wide initiatives working with other firm leaders.
Assist tax administration during busy season if necessary.
Serve as the liaison between tax administrative team and tax PDMs.
Be required to travel as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of five years of related experience in a professional services environment with progressively increased management responsibilities.
Experience in public accounting.
Minimum of three years of experience managing staff.
Demonstrated leadership abilities, people and project management skills, and an ability to identify and implement creative solutions to enhance productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations, systems, and procedures.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Professional appearance and demeanor.
Participative and consultative management style; interact with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to deal positively with adversity and difficult situations.
Advanced skills in Microsoft office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience with CCH Axcess Suite, DocuSign, Safesend and Salesforce.
$100,000 - $155,000 a year
The salary range provided is intended for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area who meet the minimum requirements of the position. Candidates who do not reside in the San Francisco Bay Area, do not meet the minimum requirements, or exceed the requirements are encouraged to apply and a recruiter will provide you with a range specific to your location and qualifications.
About the job
Apply for this position
Administrative Senior Manager - Accounting Firm
BPM – where caring and community is in our company DNA; we are always striving to be our best selves; and we’re compelled to ask the questions that lead to innovation.
Working with BPM means using your experiences, broadening your skills, and reaching your full potential in work and life—while also making a positive difference for your clients, colleagues, and communities. Our shared entrepreneurial spirit drives us to see and do things differently. Our passion for people makes BPM a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and part of something bigger. Because People Matter.
What you get:
Total rewards package: from flexible work arrangements to personalized benefit structures and financial compensation options that give you choice and flexibility.
Well-being resources: interactive wellness platform and incentives, an employee assistance program and mental health resources, and Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) that provide safe spaces for colleagues to share, be heard, feel valued and deepen connections.
Balance & flexibility: 14 Firm Holidays including 2 floating, Flex PTO, paid family leave, winter break, summer hours, and remote work options, so you can balance challenging yourself with taking care of yourself.
Professional development opportunities: A learning culture with CPA exam resources and bonuses, tuition reimbursement, a coach program, and live classes, workshops, and seminars through BPM University.
Who is successful at BPM:
· Caring people who put others first
· Self-starters who embody the BPM entrepreneurial spirit
· Authentic individuals with a diverse point of view
· Lifelong learners with a drive to excel
· Resilient people who rise to the occasion
As an Administrative Senior Manager at BPM, you will lead a collaborative and high-performing administrative team, coaching and supporting colleagues to deliver consistently exceptional service to both internal and external clients. This leadership role is responsible for managing daily workflows, supervising team performance, and fostering professional development through 1:1 coaching, timely feedback, and ongoing training. You will drive process improvements by identifying key operational needs, establishing best practices, and implementing solutions that enhance team efficiency and service delivery.
In this role, you’ll serve as the primary liaison between the tax administrative team and PDMs, helping to ensure seamless coordination and communication across teams. During peak periods, you may support tax administration directly. This position also plays a key part in BPM’s firm-wide initiatives, collaborating with leaders across departments while promoting a positive, inclusive, and safe work environment.
We’re looking for an experienced administrative leader from a professional services or public accounting background who thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings a proactive, people-first mindset to everything they do.
Responsibilities:
Coach and supervise the workload of the administrative team by pool.
Oversee (and sometimes lead) team trainings.
Have ability to see need for 1-on-1 coaching and training until colleague is comfortable with task assigned.
Provide regular and timely feedback to team and coach them through areas for development.
Manage workflow and task assignments in assigned pool and ensures completion of all administrative tasks.
Identify key areas of improvement, plan administrative processes, establish guidelines, and implement protocols.
Ensure excellent service is provided consistently to both internal and external clients.
Promote and maintain a positive and safe working environment for employees.
Collaborate in firm-wide initiatives working with other firm leaders.
Assist tax administration during busy season if necessary.
Serve as the liaison between tax administrative team and tax PDMs.
Be required to travel as needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of five years of related experience in a professional services environment with progressively increased management responsibilities.
Experience in public accounting.
Minimum of three years of experience managing staff.
Demonstrated leadership abilities, people and project management skills, and an ability to identify and implement creative solutions to enhance productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations, systems, and procedures.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Professional appearance and demeanor.
Participative and consultative management style; interact with all levels of management and staff.
Ability to deal positively with adversity and difficult situations.
Advanced skills in Microsoft office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience with CCH Axcess Suite, DocuSign, Safesend and Salesforce.
$100,000 - $155,000 a year
The salary range provided is intended for candidates in the San Francisco Bay Area who meet the minimum requirements of the position. Candidates who do not reside in the San Francisco Bay Area, do not meet the minimum requirements, or exceed the requirements are encouraged to apply and a recruiter will provide you with a range specific to your location and qualifications.