Microsoft Solutions Development Manager

  • Vacancy Working Pattern:
    Full Time

In a nutshell

Are you driven by the power of digital transformation? This is your chance to lead high-impact projects that directly influence how our business operates and grows.

As our Solutions Development Manager, you’ll take the reins on initiatives that harness the full Microsoft ecosystem—Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, SharePoint Online —to build scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions.

What’s in it for you?

  • Own your impact: Lead the design and delivery of cutting-edge systems that solve real business challenges.
  • Grow your influence: Collaborate with stakeholders across the business, shaping strategy and driving innovation.
  • Mentor and lead: Guide developers, champion best practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Stay ahead: Work at the forefront of Microsoft technologies, with opportunities to expand your skills and shape governance frameworks.

If you're passionate about technology, collaboration, and making a difference, we’d love to hear how you can help us build the future.

What you'll be doing day to day

  • Design, develop and implement solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps, Automate, BI, Dataverse)
  • Architect system integrations with Azure Logic Apps
  • Deliver collaborative tools via SharePoint Online and Teams
  • Define and enforce Power Platform governance and security standards
  • Ensure compliance with data and security policies
  • Monitor performance and drive innovation
  • Enhance efficiency and user experience
  • Contribute to strategic projects and represent the IT team
  • Translate business needs into effective technical solutions
  • Build strong, solution-focused relationships with stakeholders
  • Lead meetings to foster collaboration and drive outcomes
  • Support internal networking and external business development
  • Help to manage the development team to deliver secure, scalable solutions aligned with strategic goals
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor junior and citizen developers

About you

  • Proven expertise in Microsoft technologies: Power Platform, SharePoint, Teams, Azure Logic Apps
  • Familiar with Copilot Studio and AI solution development
  • Strong SQL knowledge; experience with JavaScript, PHP, Node.js, React (desirable)
  • Understanding of Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, and intranet/knowledge solutions
  • Solid grasp of DevOps, solution lifecycle, and Power Platform environment strategies
  • Experience mentoring developers and leading small teams
  • Background in IT within professional services; technical certifications and degree (or equivalent experience) preferred

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. 

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture. 

We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally. 

For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list. 

We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. 

All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey. 

The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025. 

While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries. 

Your core benefits 

Financial benefits:
•    Pension
•    Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
•    Group income protection
•    Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare 

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
•    Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
•    Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
•    Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
•    Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
•    Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
•    Gifts for career and family milestones
•    One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
•    Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation 

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

What happens next

To apply for the Microsoft Solutions Development Manager role click the ‘Apply now’ button below.

If you don't have an up-to-date CV or if you would like an informal chat about the role before applying then please contact Gemma Rid on: [email protected].

PKF Francis Clark is an Equal Opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’re dedicated to fostering a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and all aspects of employment at PKF Francis Clark are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process please let us know. We promise to reply to all applications.

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90 Victoria Street,, Bristol, UK, BS1 6DP
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