People & Culture Manager

Job Title:

People & Culture Manager

Location:

Hybrid Working – London N3 / EC4M / Remote

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 35-hour week (Flexitime)

Reporting To:
People & Culture Senior Manager

Salary Range: £50,000 - £60,000

BKL is a Top 40 accountancy and advisory business supporting a diverse client base, from entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals to ambitious owner‑managed businesses and multinational groups. With a legacy spanning over 130 years, we’ve evolved into a modern, purpose‑driven business that balances profit with impact.

We are proud to be a certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to sustainability, transparency, and responsible governance. As a member of DFK International, we support clients locally and internationally with cutting‑edge expertise and a personal touch.

We believe all clients deserve the same level of care, innovation, and excellence.

You’ll be joining our People and Culture team, a close‑knit team of 12 covering People & Culture Managers, People Services, Talent Acquisition, and Talent & Development. We work collaboratively across the business to support leaders and employees at every stage of the employee lifecycle.

At the heart of what we do is a genuine care for our people. We’re passionate about creating a positive employee experience, building an inclusive culture, and making sure employees feel supported, listened to, and valued. As a team, we’re thoughtful, human in our approach, and committed to doing the right thing for our people and the business.

ABS (Accounts and Business Services) is one of our largest service lines, and there is plenty to get stuck into. You will work with senior leaders on real change and growth, turning insight into simple actions that make the employee experience clearer, simpler and more consistent every week.

We are after a self starter who spots what matters, rallies people around a plan and makes things happen. You will coach managers to be kind and clear, help us bed in people processes that scale, and be a visible culture ambassador and strong advocate for ABS people needs. If you enjoy variety, real ownership and a People team that has your back, we would love to meet you.

As People and Culture Manager for ABS, you will embed yourself in the rhythm of the service line, partnering closely with senior leaders to turn growth goals into a practical people strategy that improves how work is delivered and how teams perform. You will lead talent planning and quarterly reviews, make pipeline health visible, and align hiring, development and internal moves to where ABS needs capability most.

Day to day, you will work side by side with managers on the moments that matter - setting expectations, giving feedback that is kind and clear, navigating probation decisions, contribution reviews, sickness and life moments - so confidence and consistency rise across the team. You will ensure people processes run smoothly and at scale by keeping onboarding, induction, early check‑ins, probation and performance cycles consistent, well communicated and on time, using Bob to track milestones, surface risks and nudge action.

You will collaborate with Talent Acquisition, L&D and People Services to co‑design improvements, test them in ABS, measure impact and feedback into the People team. Throughout, you will help leaders land change in a people‑first way by mapping what is changing, clarifying roles and decision rights, planning clear communications and adjusting based on sentiment and outcomes.

Success looks like managers who feel equipped and supported, people processes that are simple and understood, colleagues who experience clear expectations and timely support through change, and leaders who can see talent and succession clearly. You will show steady, evidence‑backed improvements to how work gets done as ABS grows.

• Join the service line specific priorities along with the people strategy to determine local people priorities across talent, engagement, wellbeing capability and recognition.
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