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Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annumLocation: London (Hybrid Working)Contract: Permanent, Full Time Are you an experienced Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant or Commercial Finance professional looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact? We're seeking a Business Partner - Schools to join a well-established Planning and Business Partnering Team within a leading London university. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior academic leaders, influence key financial decisions and support the delivery of strategic objectives across a diverse and dynamic educational environment. The role offers significant exposure to financial planning, performance management, stakeholder engagement and business partnering, providing the opportunity to add real value through insight, challenge and collaboration.The Role Working as part of the Finance Team, you'll partner with Schools and senior stakeholders to support financial performance and strategic decision-making across the University.Key Responsibilities \n\n • Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Schools and Professional Services\n, • Deliver budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities\n, • Provide meaningful financial analysis and performance reporting\n, • Support strategic decision-making through financial insight and challenge\n, • Develop and review business cases and investment appraisals\n, • Maintain effective financial controls and promote value for money\n, • Support budget holders through training, guidance and financial advice\n, • Drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance financial processes\n, • Ensure compliance with University policies, governance requirements and financial regulations\n, • Deputise for the Finance Manager and provide support across the wider team as required\n\n Candidate requirements: \n\n • Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience\n, • Qualified accountant or working towards a qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)\n, • Experience managing budgets, forecasts and financial planning processes\n, • Strong financial analysis and problem-solving skills\n, • Experience working with a range of stakeholders and influencing decision-making\n, • The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively\n, • A proactive and collaborative approach to continuous improvement\n, • Experience working in the Higher Education sector (E)\n\n Benefits include: \n\n • Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)\n, • 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays\n, • Additional Christmas closure days\n, • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements\n, • Excellent learning and development opportunities\n, • Season Ticket Loan Scheme\n, • Access to fitness and social facilities\n\n Apply Now If you're looking for a varied and rewarding finance business partnering role where your expertise will help shape financial performance and support the success of a leading university, we'd love to hear from you.

Executive Talent Solutions are partnering with an international property group to recruit an ambitious Senior Accountant. \n The business is a property development group with diversified holdings. They are part of a large Indian conglomerate with ambitious plans. \n This role will be supporting both the FD and CFO with a variety of tasks to allow the smooth running of their accounts and commercial activity. \n The role is office based in Mayfair, 5 days per week and offers a salary between £60,000 and £65,000 plus bonus and benefits. \n Key focus areas for the role include: \n\n • Support with the preparation of consolidated group accounts\n, • Managing the finances for a number portfolio businesses\n, • Improving reporting and audit processes\n, • M&A work covering due diligence, strategy and integration\n, • Management of several holding companies\n\n Candidates applying should be ACA / CA qualified with a broad finance and audit background. Full UK work rights are needed for this position.

This role is being handled by Via, a secure hiring platform used by employers to review candidates. \n After applying, you will be invited to create your profile on the Via platform. Your profile stays anonymous until you match. Financial Controller\n £60,000–£70,000 | Hybrid | London | 9-Month Fixed-Term Contract \n An established creative business is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join its finance team on a 9-month fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to step into a broad, hands-on role where you'll work closely with senior leadership, oversee the day-to-day finance function and help drive financial performance across a fast-paced, project-led business. The Role\n Reporting to the CFO, you'll play a key role in maintaining robust financial controls while delivering insightful reporting and commercial support to stakeholders across the organisation. \n You'll be responsible for ensuring the finance function operates smoothly, supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, and providing meaningful analysis that helps inform business decisions. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Oversee the day-to-day finance function, ensuring financial transactions are accurately processed and reported.\n, • Support month-end and year-end close activities, including reviewing profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and supporting schedules.\n, • Assist with budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning.\n, • Prepare management reports and provide insightful financial analysis.\n, • Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.\n, • Manage cash flow forecasting and support effective working capital management.\n, • Partner with operational teams to monitor project performance, client profitability and financial delivery.\n, • Maintain strong financial controls, processes and compliance across the business.\n, • Build effective relationships with stakeholders across multiple departments.\n, • Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function.\nAbout You\n You'll be a qualified accountant who enjoys working in a collaborative, commercially focused environment and is confident partnering with stakeholders across the business. \n We're looking for someone with: \n\n • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (or equivalent relevant experience).\n, • Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Senior Finance Manager or similar.\n, • Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.\n, • Experience managing work in progress (WIP), revenue recognition and profitability reporting.\n, • Advanced Excel skills and confidence using finance systems.\n, • Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities.\n, • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.\n, • The ability to manage competing priorities within a busy environment.\n\n Previous experience within a creative, marketing, advertising or other project-based professional services environment would be highly advantageous. What's on Offer?\n\n • Salary of £60,000–£70,000.\n, • Hybrid working.\n, • 9-month fixed-term contract with an immediate opportunity to make an impact.\n, • Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership in a commercially focused role.\n, • Enhanced annual leave.\n, • Pension scheme.\n, • Enhanced family-friendly and sick pay benefits.\n, • Flexible working policies.\n\n If you're an experienced Financial Controller looking for your next interim opportunity within a collaborative and commercially driven business, we'd love to hear from you. \n \n Register your details on Via to progress your application. Create one profile and be matched to this role and other relevant opportunities, including roles advertised exclusively on Via.

\n A well established business based in Uxbridge are looking for an experienced and technically strong Group Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within a multinational organisation offering 1 day of hybrid working. \n Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of consolidated financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, while driving improvements across reporting processes, controls and systems. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely Group reporting.\n, • Prepare and review the Group consolidation across multiple entities and currencies in compliance with IFRS.\n, • Manage intercompany reconciliations, eliminations and foreign currency translations.\n, • Prepare Group financial statements, management reports and insightful analysis for senior leadership.\n, • Provide technical accounting guidance on IFRS, ensuring the consistent application of Group accounting policies.\n, • Support the preparation of statutory accounts and regulatory reporting requirements.\n, • Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, reporting and systems, identifying opportunities for automation and standardisation.\n, • Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting and strategic finance projects.\n, • Monitor developments in IFRS and emerging accounting standards, ensuring compliance across the Group.\n\n Highly Desirable \n\n • Experience with IFRS 16 accounting and reporting desirable\n, • Experience using Tagetik or another consolidation experience is also highly desirable\n, • Industry experience of first time movers from an accountancy practice are welcome to apply\n\n What's on Offer? \n\n • Opportunity to join a leading international organisation.\n, • Exposure to senior leadership and strategic finance initiatives.\n, • Collaborative and supportive global finance team.\n, • Hybrid working and excellent benefits package.\n, • Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.\n\n \n If you're looking to take the next step in your financial reporting career and make an impact within a global business please do apply.

Financial Controller \n Salary: £75,000–£90,000 (depending on experience) | Discretionary bonus | Location: Southwest London | Office-Based | Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–6:30pm (or 8:30am–6:00pm) | Benefits Parking | Pension | 22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays \n An exciting opportunity has become available for an accomplished Financial Controller to join a well-established organisation experiencing continued commercial growth. This position offers the chance to take full responsibility for the finance function while working closely with senior management to help drive the business forward. \n This is an ideal role for a qualified accountant who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment, improving financial processes, and providing meaningful commercial insight. You'll become a trusted member of the leadership team, ensuring financial accuracy while supporting strategic business decisions. \n The Opportunity \n As Financial Controller, you will lead the day-to-day financial management of the business, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, and efficient operational processes. Alongside overseeing the finance department, you will identify opportunities to improve systems, strengthen reporting, and contribute to the company's ongoing success. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Lead and oversee all daily finance operations.\n, • Produce accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.\n, • Monitor cash flow, budgets, and financial forecasts.\n, • Manage VAT submissions and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.\n, • Coordinate year-end processes and work alongside external accountants and auditors.\n, • Develop and enhance financial procedures, reporting systems, and internal controls.\n, • Provide financial analysis and commercial support to senior stakeholders.\n, • Supervise key finance processes, including reconciliations, supplier payments, and ledger management.\n\n About You \n\n • To be successful in this position, you will have:\n, • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.\n, • Proven experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance leadership role.\n, • Strong understanding of management accounting, financial reporting, and cash flow management.\n, • Excellent analytical skills with a commercial approach to problem solving.\n, • Confidence communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the business.\n, • Advanced Excel skills and experience using accounting software packages. Knowledge of QuickBooks would be advantageous but is not essential.\n, • The ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.\n\n What's in it for You? \n\n • Competitive salary of £75,000–£90,000 DOE.\n, • Pension scheme.\n, • 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays.\n, • Onsite parking.\n, • Modern offices in Southwest London with excellent transport connections and local amenities.\n, • Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a successful and expanding business.\n, • Long-term career progression as the company continues to grow.\n\n If you're a commercially minded finance professional looking for a role that combines operational leadership with strategic involvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Financial Due Diligence Senior Manager Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 with fast progression to Director Director level available from the outset for exceptional candidates (£110k+) Location: London Hybrid role \n A modern, entrepreneurial and award-winning advisory firm is seeking a Financial Due Diligence Senior Manager to join their Transaction Advisory Services team. The firm is forward-thinking, highly tech-enabled, active on social media and committed to business development at all levels. It has consistently been recognised as one of the best firms to work for and continues to attract ambitious talent from Big 4, Top 10 and leading boutiques. \n The TAS team provides buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence, valuations, financial modelling and capital markets support. The capital markets specialists have extensive experience acting as Reporting Accountant on IPOs and RTOs, working closely with management teams and advisors to resolve issues early and support businesses throughout the transaction process. The wider team works across multiple sectors and assists with acquisitions, disposals, valuations and financial model reviews, adding value throughout and after the deal. \n As Senior Manager, you will lead financial due diligence engagements, manage multiple transactions, review reports, deliver commercial insights and work closely with corporate finance, tax and capital markets colleagues. You will develop junior members of the team and play an active role in business development, networking and deal origination. For the right candidate, there is a genuine opportunity for rapid progression to Director. \n Ideal candidates will be ACA or ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with strong experience in FDD, TAS or Transaction Services. You should be confident leading deals, commercially minded, strong with clients and interested in contributing to business development. An entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to grow within a modern advisory environment are essential. \n The firm offers a competitive salary package, flexible hybrid working, strong deal flow, excellent leadership support and a clear path to Director and beyond. \n If you are looking to accelerate your career within a progressive and ambitious advisory firm, please get in touch. \n \n As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Assistant Finance Manager / Senior Accountant \n \n • London based (hybrid, 3 days in the office) \n • International Bank \n • Salary up to £80k plus bonus and benefits \n \n An established interantional bank is looking for a qualified Assistant Finance Manager to join its small UK team in London. This is a great opportunity withing the financial services sector to join a company where future career progression is available. \n \n This is a senior level, hands-on role offering broad exposure across financial reporting, management accounts, reconciliations, and business support within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. \n \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • \n Leading junior members of the team whilst being hands on with daily accounting duties \n • \n Assisting with management accounts and financial reporting (Bank of England / Head office etc.) \n • \n Supporting month-end close and reconciliations \n • \n Monitoring financial performance and investigating variances \n • \n Preparing accruals, prepayments, and expense analysis \n • \n VAT returns \n • \n Budgeting \n • \n Supporting audit processes and regulatory reporting activities \n • \n Producing financial data and MI for senior stakeholders \n\n To be considered suitable for this role you will need the following skills/experience: \n\n • \n Understanding of regulated environments (banking/financial services etc.) \n • \n Experience within an SME/small team where indviduals are hands on would be preferred \n • \n Fully qualified accountant status (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) \n • \n Experience across reporting, month end and management accounting. \n • \n Strong analytical skills and attention to detail \n • \n Experience with financial systems including Sage \n\n

KennedyPearce are seeking an experienced and commercially minded International FP&A Manager to lead the financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting function within a dynamic, growing organisation. This is a highly visible role that partners closely with senior leadership to provide strategic financial insight, support commercial decision-making and drive business performance. \n The successful candidate will combine exceptional analytical capability with strong business partnering skills, helping shape strategic decisions through robust financial analysis, forecasting and reporting. \n The ideal candidate will be working in media or sports entertainment or may have qualified in an investment banking space. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Lead the end-to-end FP&A cycle, including annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, long-range planning and monthly management reporting.\n, • Prepare executive-level management reporting packs, including P&L analysis, EBITDA reporting, KPI dashboards and pipeline performance.\n, • Deliver insightful variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance, providing clear commentary and recommendations.\n, • Ensure accurate, consistent and timely financial reporting to senior leadership and group finance.\n, • Develop and enhance reporting processes, dashboards and forecasting models to improve accuracy, efficiency and decision-making.\n, • Drive continuous improvement across planning, reporting and financial analysis processes.\n\n Commercial Finance & Business Partnering \n\n • Act as the lead finance business partner to senior operational and commercial leaders, providing strategic financial guidance and challenge.\n, • Support commercial teams by analysing business opportunities, pipeline performance and customer profitability.\n, • Lead the provision of workforce and compensation analytics, delivering meaningful insights to support strategic decision-making.\n, • Support strategic initiatives including investment appraisals, acquisitions, integrations and post-investment performance tracking where required.\n, • Influence business decisions through high-quality financial analysis and commercial insight.\n\n The ideal candidate: \n\n • Qualified accountant with 5-10 years experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance, Business Analytics or a related finance leadership role.\n, • Proven experience consolidating and analysing complex financial data across multiple systems and business units.\n, • Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and commercial decision-making skills.\n, • Experience presenting financial insights to executive leadership and influencing senior stakeholders.\n, • Demonstrated ability to handle commercially sensitive and confidential information with discretion.\n

Handle Recruitment are proud to be recruiting for a Group Financial Controller to assist in overseeing the finance function for a leading Media and Entertainment Company. \n This broad and progressive position will not only be responsible for supporting the European functions. Assisting the COO, the successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day activities of the team. \n Being a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and having experience within an Entertainment or Media business you will be experienced in consolidations accounting, inter-company transactions and will have had strong exposure to working in a controls-based environment. Skilled in team management and people development this role will provide accounting exposure across all the business units and be responsible for: \n Reporting and Controlling: \n\n • Collation and analysis of the group consolidated reports\n, • Group P&L and balance sheet - management and statutory\n, • Group budget and forecasts, Group cash flow reporting and forecasts\n, • Oversee client reporting; producing reports/brand analysis & client projections\n, • Ensure effective reporting to senior management\n, • Providing analysis to support results and business decisions\n, • Preparation of the monthly management accounts for group functions\n, • Preparation, and review of statutory group accounting, audit, and tax\n, • Producing of balances, monthly closings, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting\n, • Ad-hoc analysis as requires\n\n Operational: \n\n • Team management and continual team development\n, • Oversee routine meetings with Department Heads/Finance Managers\n, • Key point of contact for Department Heads and Managers\n, • Continual process improvement\n, • Ensuring that deals and sales are tracked appropriately.\n, • Liaising with the Business Affairs team as required\n, • Supporting the team to provide answers to ad hoc queries across the business.\n\n The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of accounting in a UK GAAP environment, group consolidations, and taxation. Being adaptable and proactive the candidate required will possess a commercially and forward thinking mind set to add to the technical and controls based expertise. You will be adaptable, flexible and possess strong communications skills. Entertainment/Media sector experience is essential! \n Working closely with senior figures within the business the position is a fantastic opportunity to work at the forefront of a company currently leading the way in its market. \n Apply now! \n \n Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are currently partnering with a hugely successful international retail and ecommerce brand, in the search for a high calibre Financial Accountant, with a passion towards the consumer world! \n \n Reporting into a highly accomplished Financial Controller, the role offers a perfect springboard for a qualified finance professional to move into industry from practice \n The role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain a hugely valuable grounding in financial accounting. \n key responsibilities will include the following \n Review of P & L and balance sheets \n Directly support senior management with statutory accounting and group consolidations \n Play a key role in respect of corporate reporting and tax work \n Support with budgeting, forecasting and associated analysis \n Partner with the financial planning and commercial teams , to support with ad hoc requests as and when required \n Lease accounting and provision of financial reporting support, associated with a large scale property portfolio \n We are seeking top talent - those with a strong academic record; formal accountancy qualification (or overseas equivalent) . The role is best suited to 0-2 years PQE, although not limited to \n ideally worked with IFRS & UK GAAP, either from a client perspective or gained in a 'hands-on' accounting role in industry \n The ability to thrive within a fast paced, ever changing environment is absolutely key \n You will have the opportunity to work as part of a high calibre team; within a fast paced, down to earth, collaborative, team orientated environment \n \n Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Your new companyI am working with a fast-growing insurance business in London looking for a Director of FP&A to join the team in London. Reporting to the CFO, this is a broad role, taking ownership of the FP&A process. \n Your new roleThis is a broad and varied role with key responsibilities including: \n\n • Develop comprehensive budgets and forecasts (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet) to support decision-making across all sites and head office.\n, • Build strong financial models to support strategic initiatives and business cases.\n, • Prepare monthly variance reports and management summaries, providing accurate and actionable insights.\n, • Improve reporting tools, including dashboards and in-month metrics, to drive data-led decision-making.\n, • Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of economic changes on financial performance.\n, • Partner with operational leaders to support ongoing financial planning, identify risks and opportunities, and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.\n, • Assist in preparing materials for board and lender meetings.\n\n What you'll need to succeed \n\n • Qualified accountant with proven experience in similar roles.\n, • Insurance carrier experience essential with MGA/Intermediary experience desirable.\n, • Extensive experience of financial analysis and management reporting within a complex, detail-focused environment\n, • Business partnering skill set\n, • Strong analytical skills\n, • High level of Excel ability to include financial modelling skills\n, • Excellent communication, verbal and written skills\n\n What you'll get in returnYou will be rewarded with the opportunity to make your mark on the business with the chance to grow and develop the function. This is a strategically focused role with the chance to partner with senior stakeholders to help drive the company forwards. \n What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: South East London (Hybrid Working)Contract: InterimRate: Competitive, dependent on experience but equivalent to Band 7/8a The Opportunity\n An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Finance Manager to join a well-established organisation within the healthcare sector during a period of transformation. \n Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a key role in providing continuity across both the Financial Accounts and Financial Management functions while supporting the organisation through a planned finance restructure. \n This is a hands-on interim assignment, ideally suited to someone who can quickly establish credibility, provide technical expertise and deliver high-quality financial support across a broad remit. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Lead month-end and year-end close activities.\n, • Ensure robust financial controls and balance sheet reconciliations.\n, • Support statutory reporting and external audit requirements.\n, • Produce accurate and timely management accounts.\n, • Lead budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.\n, • Partner with operational stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insight.\n, • Support cash flow management and technical accounting matters, including VAT where applicable.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and controls.\n, • Provide leadership and guidance to members of the finance team.\n, • Work closely with the Finance Director to support the finance function during a period of organisational change.\nAbout You\n We're looking for an experienced finance professional who is equally comfortable operating across both financial accounting and management accounting. Essential Experience\n\n • Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.\n, • Significant post-qualified finance experience.\n, • Strong technical financial accounting and financial control background.\n, • Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.\n, • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.\n, • Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.\n, • Previous experience managing or mentoring finance staff.\n, • Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with finance systems.\n, • Proven ability to add value quickly within an interim assignment.\nDesirable Experience\n\n, • Experience within healthcare, NHS or other complex public sector organisations.\n, • Previous experience supporting finance transformation or organisational restructuring.\n, • Exposure to ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP or similar.\n, • Experience working within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.\nWhat's on Offer?\n This is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact within a respected organisation undergoing positive change. You'll work closely with a collaborative senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in maintaining financial performance while helping shape the future of the finance function. \n If you're a proactive, commercially minded finance professional with a strong technical foundation and experience bridging financial accounting and management accounting, we'd love to hear from you. \n Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

Your new companyA leading international financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join its Financial Control team. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will partner closely with Front Office, Product Control, Operations and senior Finance stakeholders, supporting the integrity of financial reporting across a complex trading business.Your new roleAs a Finance Controller, you will take ownership of the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes for designated business areas, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.Key responsibilities will include: \n\n • Producing detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis with insightful month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year commentary\n, • Performing balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and control reviews\n, • Monitoring and resolving ledger breaks, suspense accounts and reconciliation issues\n, • Supporting Head Office, regulatory and statutory reporting requirements\n, • Coordinating risk and control assessments and maintaining a strong financial control framework\n, • Liaising with Product Control, Operations and business stakeholders to investigate financial reporting issues and improve processes\n, • Supporting financial statement disclosures under IFRS\n, • Assisting with audit reviews, SOX controls and regulatory compliance activities.\n, • Contributing to finance transformation, process improvement and data-driven initiatives\n\n What you'll need to succeedTo be successful in this role, you will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience gained within banking or financial services.You will have: \n\n • Previous experience within Financial Control, Product Control or Legal Entity Control\n, • Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations and control frameworks\n, • Knowledge of financial instruments and IFRS reporting requirements\n, • Experience delivering management reporting, variance analysis and balance sheet reviews\n, • Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across multiple business functions\n, • Advanced Excel skills and a passion for improving processes and controls\n, • A proactive, analytical and commercially minded approach\n\n What you'll get in returnThis is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established financial institution offering exposure to a wide range of financial products, senior stakeholder engagement and ongoing transformation initiatives. You will gain broad exposure across financial control, regulatory reporting and business partnering, while working within a collaborative and high-performing finance team.If you're looking to take the next step in your financial control career within a dynamic banking environment, we'd love to hear from you.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Group Finance Manager | Creative Agency - HYBRID Film, TV, VFX, Gaming & Immersive Experiences | London | £55,000 - £70,000 \n Looking to take your technical accounting experience into a growing, project-led creative business? \n We're partnering with an innovative international business operating across the creative industries, looking to appoint a Group Finance Manager to join its finance team. \n Working closely with the Financial Controller, you'll become a key part of the group's financial reporting function, taking ownership of month-end close, group reporting, statutory compliance and technical accounting across multiple entities. Alongside ensuring robust financial controls, you'll support finance transformation, systems improvements and the continued development of the finance function as the business grows. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant looking to broaden their exposure within a fast-paced, creative environment. Key responsibilities \n\n • Lead the monthly group reporting and financial close process\n, • Prepare accurate management accounts and consolidated reporting across multiple entities\n, • Deliver insightful variance analysis and financial commentary for senior leadership\n, • Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations\n, • Support statutory reporting, audit and tax compliance\n, • Review payroll accounting and balance sheet reconciliations\n, • Oversee accounting for intangible assets and capitalised project costs\n, • Support ongoing finance systems improvements, including NetSuite optimisation\n, • Assist with wider finance transformation and group projects\n We're looking for someone with: \n\n, • ACA qualified (Top 20 or Big 4 practice background highly desirable)\n, • ACCA will also be considered where there is strong financial reporting experience\n, • Experience within a Group Accountant, Financial Accountant, Financial Reporting or Group Finance role\n, • Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP\n, • Multi-entity reporting experience\n, • Excellent Excel skills and strong analytical ability\n, • A proactive, organised and hands-on approach\n, • Experience within Media, Entertainment, Film, TV, Gaming, VFX, Animation, Creative Agencies or another project-led business would be highly advantageous\n, • NetSuite or ERP implementation experience is a bonus\n Why apply? \n You'll be joining a business where finance plays an important role in supporting continued growth. Working directly alongside an experienced Financial Controller, you'll gain broad exposure across group reporting, technical accounting, systems development and finance transformation, whilst working within one of the UK's most exciting creative sectors. \n Whether you're making your first move from practice or already working within industry, this is an excellent opportunity to further develop your technical accounting career within a collaborative and ambitious finance team. \n Interested? \n If you're an ACA-qualified accountant with strong financial reporting experience and would like to find out more, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.

We're looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a collaborative finance team on a 14 month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a broad, high-profile role, partnering with senior stakeholders across the UK & Ireland and supporting a global service line. This position is hybrid - 2/3 days in the office, starting at the end of July, based in East London. \n What you'll be doing \n\n • Partnering with senior business leaders to provide commercial financial support and insight.\n, • Producing and reviewing monthly management accounts.\n, • Managing month-end activities including accruals, prepayments and payroll journal reviews.\n, • Delivering revenue reporting, forecasting and pipeline analysis.\n, • Consolidating financial performance across multiple international markets.\n, • Presenting financial performance and key insights during monthly business reviews with senior leadership.\n, • Building strong relationships across the business and providing proactive financial support.\n, • Using reporting tools to analyse data and drive business performance.\n\n What we're looking for \n\n • A technically strong accountant with Finance Business Partner experience.\n, • Comfortable balancing commercial business partnering with hands-on accounting responsibilities.\n, • Strong management accounting and month-end experience.\n, • Excellent understanding of revenue reporting and forecasting.\n, • Confident communicating financial information to senior stakeholders.\n, • Strong analytical skills with experience using Power BI.\n, • Experience of working across multiple entities or international markets is advantageous.\n, • A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to build trusted relationships quickly.\n\n Please note to apply for this role you should be available to begin work at the end of July

Senior Management Accountant \n Ready to take ownership and make an impact?Our client is a well-established international business that provides specialist products and services to customers across a variety of industries. With a strong global presence and a reputation for quality and innovation, they are committed to delivering tailored solutions and exceptional customer service.We're looking for a Senior Management Accountant to join a growing finance team in London. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and working closely with senior stakeholders across the business.\n What you'll be doing:\n\n • Managing month-end accounting for multiple entities\n, • Preparing management accounts, accruals and prepayments\n, • Maintaining the fixed asset register and overseeing foreign VAT returns\n, • Reviewing revenue, costs and financial performance\n, • Supporting cash flow forecasting and producing insightful financial analysis\n, • Mentoring and reviewing the work of a junior finance team member\n, • Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to drive financial accuracy and continuous improvement\nWhat we're looking for:\n\n, • Strong management accounting experience\n, • Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills\n, • Confident in managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines\n, • A proactive, hands-on approach with a continuous improvement mindset\n, • Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the business\nWhy apply?This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive team where you'll have real ownership, exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence business performance.Interested? We'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

\n Senior Syndicate Accountant \n \n About the Role \n Join a global insurance group in a newly created role as Senior Syndicate Accountant. Drive accurate syndicate and regulatory reporting for their Lloyd's syndicate, partnering across underwriting, claims, and finance teams to deliver process improvements and tight controls. \n \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead general ledger close for Syndicate and related entities (US GAAP and UK GAAP reporting)\n, • Maintain controls and reconciliations across technical accounts and balance sheet items\n, • Support interface implementation and collaborate on system improvements\n, • Partner with Finance teams on analysis, planning, and regulatory reporting\n, • Liaise with auditors and support audit processes\n\n Requirements \n\n • Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or working towards\n, • Deep Lloyd's market knowledge, Lloyd's/FCA/PRA reporting experience. (including Xchanging, LCA processes)\n, • Strong attention to detail with excellent communication skills\n, • Self-motivated team player comfortable working independently and mentoring more junior staff\n\n \n What's On Offer \n Impactful role with a global risk management leader. Drive syndicate reporting excellence in a collaborative culture that values innovation and professional growth. Hybrid working with genuine flexibility. \n \n Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process and has a hybrid office working environment. \n \n

Client Finance Manager – Fast-Growing Start-Up Specialist PracticeLocation: Central LondonContract: PermanentSalary: £70,000-£80,000Are you a qualified accountant with 2–3 years' post-qualified experience looking for your next challenge? Ready to step away from traditional practice and join a business that's redefining what modern accounting looks like? We're working with a rapidly growing, technology-led accountancy practice that partners exclusively with ambitious startups and scale-ups. Combining exceptional client service with AI, automation and cutting-edge technology, they're transforming how finance supports high-growth businesses. If you're commercially minded, enjoy building relationships, and want to work with innovative founders while helping shape the future of the profession, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss.The Role You'll become the trusted finance partner for a portfolio of fast-growing startup clients, working closely with founders as they navigate every stage of their growth journey. No two days are the same. You'll gain exposure to everything from financial reporting and tax through to budgeting, forecasting, fundraising support and strategic finance, all while working in a business that embraces technology to make finance smarter and more efficient. You'll also collaborate closely with a team of software engineers, helping identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve accounting processes and deliver an exceptional client experience.What You'll Be Doing\n\n • Managing a portfolio of exciting, high-growth startup clients.\n, • Building trusted relationships with founders and senior stakeholders.\n, • Supporting clients with financial reporting, management accounts and compliance.\n, • Advising on budgeting, forecasting and fundraising preparation.\n, • Providing guidance across a broad range of accounting and tax matters.\n, • Working with internal technology teams to improve processes using AI and automation.\n, • Driving continuous improvements that enhance both client delivery and internal efficiencies.\nWhat We're Looking For\n\n, • ACA qualified.\n, • Around 2–3 years' post-qualified experience.\n, • Strong technical accounting knowledge.\n, • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.\n, • Someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.\n, • An interest in technology, innovation and the future of accountancy.\nWhy Join?\n\n, • Work with some of the UK's most exciting startups and scale-ups.\n, • Be part of a modern, technology-first accountancy practice.\n, • Gain broad commercial exposure beyond traditional compliance work.\n, • Work directly with founders and rapidly growing businesses.\n, • Join a collaborative, ambitious team with genuine opportunities for progression.\n, • Hybrid working and a culture that encourages innovation, ownership and continuous learning.\n If you're looking for a role where you can combine your accounting expertise with technology, innovation and meaningful client relationships, this is a fantastic opportunity to accelerate your career in a truly forward-thinking practice.

Management Accountant \n £45,000 - £60,000 per annum (DOE) \n King’s Cross – Hybrid \n We have partnered with a rapidly growing international fashion wholesale and e-commerce brand that is looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to join its expanding finance team. \n Working closely with the Finance Director, you will take ownership of the monthly management accounts while providing meaningful financial analysis and insight to support decision-making across the business. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified or part-qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant who wants broad exposure in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment. \n The business operates across multiple brands and international markets, making this a varied role with strong involvement in reporting, budgeting, and process improvement. \n The Role \n\n • Own the monthly management accounts process including prepayments, fixed assets and stock adjustments\n, • Review P&L and Balance Sheet, completing reconciliations and variance analysis vs budget\n, • Reconcile and review sales and COGS data, ensuring accuracy between Shopify and the accounting system\n, • Produce monthly flash reporting, KPIs and performance commentary for senior leadership\n, • Manage intercompany transactions and recharges across the group\n, • Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process\n, • Prepare VAT returns for review and manage cash receipt postings\n, • Process a small volume of purchase invoices and supplier payments\n, • Contribute to process improvements and financial reporting development, particularly for new brands\n, • Assist with the annual statutory audit\n\n About You \n\n • Newly qualified or part-qualified CIMA / ACCA\n, • 3+ years’ experience preparing full management accounts\n, • Strong Excel skills with confidence analysing large data sets\n, • Experience with FX transactions\n, • Background in a SME or growing business environment, ideally within a group structure\n, • Experience within e-commerce or retail preferred\n, • Stock accounting exposure beneficial\n, • Experience with Sage advantageous\n, • Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail\n, • Confident communicator who can work closely with senior stakeholders\n\n Why Join? \n\n • High-growth fashion and e-commerce business\n, • High visibility role working closely with the Finance Director\n, • Opportunity to influence reporting and processes as the business scales\n, • Creative, collaborative environment\n, • Hybrid working in a central location\n

Qualified Management Accountant \n £60,000 - £65,000 DOE + Bonus | Southwest London | Office Based | 8:30am–5:30pm \n An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified ACCA or CIMA Management Accountant to join a fast-growing, financially secure business in Southwest London. Recently recognised as a best place to work award winner, the company is known for its supportive culture, strong leadership and genuine investment in employee development. \n This is a fantastic role for an ambitious finance professional looking to take ownership, build commercial exposure and work closely with senior stakeholders across the business. You’ll partner with Project Managers and Commercial Managers while gaining hands-on involvement in reporting, forecasting, budgeting and operational analysis. Send your CV today. \n The business offers a vibrant and social working environment, with regular team events, summer BBQs, annual ski trips, Christmas celebrations and excellent long-term career progression opportunities. \n Working closely with the Finance Director and Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in driving accurate financial reporting and supporting commercial decision-making within a fast-paced, growing organisation. \n Key Responsibilities of the Qualified Management Accountant: \n\n • Produce monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis\n, • Prepare journals including accruals, prepayments and deferred income\n, • Manage the Fixed Asset Register\n, • Support month-end, year-end and audit processes\n, • Prepare VAT returns\n, • Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting\n, • Deliver cost analysis and commercial insight to support business performance\n, • Improve financial controls, reporting processes and system reconciliations\n\n Skills & Experience \n\n • Fully qualified ACCA or CIMA\n, • Strong management accounting experience\n, • Understanding of revenue recognition and WIP reporting\n, • Sage 200 or similar finance system experience\n, • Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and Lookups\n, • Confident communicator with a proactive, team-focused attitude\n\n Benefits \n\n • Salary £60,000 to £65,000\n, • Annual performance bonus\n, • 23 days holiday + 3 at Christmas, increases with length of service.\n, • Pension scheme (increases with length of service)\n, • Private medical insurance option\n, • Wellbeing support and cash plan\n, • Clear career progression within a growing business\n\n Please note we are recruiting for similar management accounting roles in London. \n This role could also suit candidates currently working as a Commercial Accountant, Project Accountant or Senior Assistant Management Accountant.

A brilliant and well-established agency is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to lead our finance function, drive financial excellence, and support the continued growth of our business. \n You'll lead and develop a small finance team while overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and project accounting across multiple entities. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll provide accurate financial insight, ensure strong financial controls, and play a key role in improving systems and processes. Key responsibilities\n\n • Lead, mentor and develop the finance team.\n, • Oversee monthly management accounts, statutory accounts, audits and VAT compliance.\n, • Manage budgeting, forecasting and financial performance reporting.\n, • Ensure robust financial controls and an efficient month-end close.\n, • Oversee payment processes, credit control and balance sheet reconciliations.\n, • Support project accounting, job costing and production finance.\n, • Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, processes and reporting.\nAbout you\n\n, • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA or equivalent).\n, • Proven experience in a finance leadership role.\n, • Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge.\n, • Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.\n, • Highly organised, analytical and committed to continuous improvement.\n\n If you're a proactive finance leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes and providing commercial financial insight, we'd love to hear from you.

Assistant Group AccountantLocation: London (Hybrid Working)Salary: Competitive + BenefitsContract: PermanentYour new companyAn internationally recognised professional services organisation is seeking an Assistant Group Accountant to join its FP&A function following an internal promotion. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified finance professional looking to develop their career within a complex, multi-entity environment while working closely with senior finance stakeholders and international offices.Your new roleReporting to the Group Finance Manager, you will support the oversight of the general ledger and financial reporting process across multiple international locations. You will play a key role in month-end reporting, balance sheet reviews, financial analysis, budgeting and maintaining consistency of accounting practices across the business.Key responsibilities will include: \n\n • Reviewing monthly management accounts submissions from international offices\n, • Analysing profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and reconciliation schedules\n, • Supporting month-end close processes and management accounting activities\n, • Reviewing bank reconciliations and ensuring robust financial controls\n, • Maintaining consistency of general ledger postings across the business\n, • Supporting annual budgeting and forecasting processes\n, • Assisting with external audit requests and internal control improvements.\n, • Producing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting for senior finance stakeholders\n, • Building strong relationships with finance teams across international offices\n, • Contributing to the continual improvement of financial processes and reporting procedures\n\n What you'll need to succeed \n\n • Part-qualified ACCA (or equivalent professional qualification)\n, • Experience working within a law firm or professional services environment\n, • Minimum two years' finance experience\n, • Strong general ledger experience with excellent attention to detail\n, • Previous exposure to management accounting and month-end processes\n, • Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability\n, • Experience reviewing reconciliations and balance sheet controls\n, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills\n, • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment\n\n What you'll get in return \n\n • Opportunity to join a highly respected professional services organisation\n, • Clear progression opportunities within a growing finance team\n, • Exposure to international finance operations and senior stakeholders\n, • Hybrid working arrangement\n, • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package\n\n What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Are you an ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified accountant looking for a hybrid fp&a commercial analyst? \n We are seeking a commercially minded and qualified finance professional to support financial performance, revenue and cost management across the business. This role will play a key part in both retrospective performance analysis and forward-looking forecasting, budgeting, and strategic decision-making. \n Working closely with the Head of Finance and operational stakeholders, you will provide meaningful financial insight that drives performance improvement and supports business objectives. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Support the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and reforecasts in line with Group reporting requirements.\n, • Analyse business performance and identify key drivers impacting financial and operational results.\n, • Partner with business leaders and operational teams to drive performance improvements and cost efficiencies.\n, • Produce and monitor financial and non-financial KPI reporting for key stakeholders across the organisation.\n, • Support the month-end and period-end close process, including variance analysis and management reporting.\n, • Deliver insightful analysis to ensure senior management and the Board have a clear understanding of financial and operational performance.\n, • Utilise existing systems and reporting tools to enhance data analytics capabilities and improve management information.\n, • Develop and expand performance reporting frameworks to support informed decision-making.\n, • Build strong relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders across the business.\nSkills & ExperienceEssential\n\n, • Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA).\n, • Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.\n, • Proven ability to interpret financial and operational data and provide actionable insights.\n, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.\n, • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.\n, • Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.\n, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines.\n, • Experience producing KPI reporting and performance analysis.\n, • Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.\n\n Personal Attributes\n\n • Organised, proactive, and results-driven approach.\n, • Commercially aware with a strong understanding of operational performance drivers.\n, • Collaborative team player committed to achieving wider business objectives.\n, • Ability to build lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.\n, • Self-motivated with excellent time management and organisational skills.\nBenefits\n . Generous holiday allowance, hybrid working, pension \n If this sounds of interest please do apply.

\n Interim Management Accountant \n Location: BexleySalary: £40,000-£45,000 Contract Type: Temporary|Strong chance to go permanent Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week on site (flexible)Hours: 08:00 - 16:00 The Opportunity\n We are seeking an experienced Interim Management Accountant to join a fast-paced manufacturing business on a temporary basis. This role will support the finance team in delivering accurate stock, costing and operational reporting while partnering closely with operational stakeholders across the business. \n The successful candidate will play a key role in analysing material variances, maintaining robust inventory controls, and providing financial insight to support decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working with large data sets and influencing operational performance. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Produce and analyse daily production and standard costing reports.\n, • Investigate and explain material variances between actual and expected costs.\n, • Review inventory movements and financial transactions within the accounting system.\n, • Reconcile financial and operational data to ensure accuracy and completeness.\n, • Monitor stock levels and identify risks relating to obsolete or redundant inventory.\n, • Analyse quantity and value variances and communicate findings to operational stakeholders.\n, • Support effective stock control and inventory management processes.\n, • Attend regular meetings with Operational Leads to discuss performance, trends and opportunities for improvement.\n, • Deliver meaningful financial reporting and analysis to support business decisions.\n, • Drive continuous improvement across processes, reporting and financial controls.\n, • Utilise Power BI and other reporting tools to analyse and present data.\nCandidate RequirementsEssential\n\n, • Previous experience in a Management Accountant position.\n, • Food manufacturing experience.\n, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.\n, • Experience investigating variances and reconciling large volumes of data.\n, • Excellent attention to detail.\n, • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.\n, • Comfortable challenging and influencing senior stakeholders.\n, • Logical, methodical and process-driven approach.\n, • Strong Excel and reporting capabilities.\nDesirable\n\n, • Manufacturing sector background.\n, • Experience within a stock-intensive environment.\n, • Knowledge of standard costing and inventory accounting.\n, • Experience using Power BI.\n\n \n We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit and for our privacy policy.

Salary: Up to £75,000 \n Location: Home-based with occasional travel to London \n \n Are you a commercially minded finance leader who thrives in periods of change and transformation? We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Finance to join a values-led organisation at a pivotal point in its journey. \n \n This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation embarking on a significant period of organisational restructuring and transformation. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of the finance function and supporting the wider business through change, ensuring financial stability, strong governance and operational excellence throughout the transition. \n \n The Role \n \n Reporting to the Director of Finance & Transformation, you'll lead the finance function, overseeing a team of nine while partnering with senior leaders to deliver strategic and operational objectives. \n Alongside leading the day-to-day finance operation, you will be instrumental in supporting the organisation through its restructuring programme, helping to develop scalable financial processes, improve reporting, enhance controls and provide the commercial insight needed to drive informed decision-making. \n \n Key responsibilities include: \n \n\n • Leading and developing a high-performing finance team.\n, • Producing monthly management accounts and statutory financial reporting.\n, • Driving budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and long-term business planning.\n, • Leading finance transformation through process improvement, systems enhancement and automation.\n, • Supporting the organisation through a significant restructuring programme, ensuring robust financial planning and effective change management.\n, • Managing treasury, cash flow forecasting, banking relationships and regulatory compliance.\n, • Providing commercial insight and strategic financial support to the Executive Team and Board.\n, • Supporting wider strategic initiatives, including organisational transformation, business planning and potential mergers and acquisitions.\n\n \n About You \n \n We're looking for a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant with proven experience leading finance teams within a complex organisation. \n \n You'll bring: \n \n\n • Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.\n, • Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.\n, • A track record of delivering finance transformation and continuous improvement.\n, • Experience supporting organisations through periods of change, restructuring or business transformation.\n, • Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and business partnering skills.\n, • The confidence to influence senior leaders and present financial information at Board level.\n\n \n Experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector and knowledge of Charities SORP would be advantageous but is not essential. \n \n What's on Offer \n \n\n • Salary up to £75,000\n, • Home-based with occasional travel to sites and meetings\n, • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays after successful completion of probation\n, • And more...\n\n \n If you're looking for an opportunity where you can make a genuine strategic impact while helping shape the future of an organisation through an exciting period of change, we'd love to hear from you. \n Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

NLB Solutions are working with a multi site business that are recruiting for a new Assistant Accountant to join the finance team as they have expanded again. The business are looking for an experienced assistant accountant that can take responsibility for reconciliations, trade processing, reporting, cash management, ad-hoc analysis, management accounts support and year-end audit participation. The role will report into the Head of Finance who will help the new candidate settle into the company and team. This role is in the office 5 days a week with the core hours are 9am to 5pm with flexibility as required. The role will also support the AP and credit control functions as required. \n The business offer a fast paced dynamic environment to work in with dedicated individuals that are looking to learn, grow and develop as the business expands. \n Duties: \n\n • Review and process weekly trading information from sites.\n, • Ensure monies are received in the bank in a timely manner from all sources.\n, • Reconcile all joint venture events ensuring third parties are correctly accounted to.\n, • Compile weekly trading statistics.\n, • Ensure any trading anomalies are queried and escalated to senior management.\n, • Wage % input.\n, • Highlight trading inefficiencies, overspends, abnormally high discounts/ promotions etc.\n, • Assist with compilation of weekly payment proposal.\n, • Bank reconciliations.\n, • Ensure sites are operating within their sign off limits.\n, • Ensure invoice requests are submitted along with signed contracts.\n, • Assist with payroll processing/ reconciliations.\n, • Support Purchase Ledger.\n, • Support Credit Control.\n, • Support PRS submissions.\n\n Person Spec: \n\n • Experienced with reconciliation, assisting with year end and month end activities\n, • Excellent communication skills\n, • Experience of working in a fast paced environment\n\n

An international financial services organisation is seeking an Assistant Vice President to join its Accounting & Control function, focusing on revenue reporting, performance analysis and financial controls across a complex EMEA business. The role combines technical accounting expertise, stakeholder engagement and data-driven analysis to ensure the integrity, accuracy and insightfulness of management reporting. \n Client Details \n A highly regarded international banking and financial services organisation with a strong presence across EMEA. This Bank offers exposure to diverse products and complex financial reporting challenges. Based near Liverpool Street. \n Description \n\n • Own and maintain monthly revenue and profit reporting processes, ensuring data accuracy, consistency and control.\n, • Deliver financial and management reporting outputs, including performance analysis and senior management reporting.\n, • Investigate and resolve reconciliation issues, providing root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.\n, • Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Treasury and Front Office teams to provide guidance on revenue recognition, transaction booking and reporting treatment.\n, • Drive process improvements, automation initiatives and reporting enhancements to improve efficiency and strengthen controls.\n, • Support governance activities, maintain documentation and help ensure robust reporting and control frameworks are in place.\n\n Profile \n\n • Qualified or nearly qualified accountant with experience gained within banking or financial services.\n, • Strong understanding of management reporting, financial accounting and investment banking products.\n, • Experience investigating reconciliations, revenue reporting and working with complex financial data.\n, • Advanced analytical skills with strong knowledge of Excel and other data tools.\n, • Familiarity with accounting standards and the ability to assess the impact of technical accounting requirements.\n, • Proactive, solutions-focused communicator who can influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.\n\n Job Offer \n\n • Competitive salary and benefits package.\n, • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.\n, • Private medical and wellbeing benefits.\n, • Access to learning, development and long-term career progression opportunities.\n, • Collaborative, inclusive environment within a growing international organisation.\n

Our Client Mackie Myers have partnered with a large and growing Multi-Academy Trust to recruit a Head of Financial Accounting into their newly restructured finance function. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation that is investing significantly in its central finance team, with a clear focus on strengthening financial controls, improving processes, and building a modern, efficient finance function. With a collaborative leadership team, a strong social purpose, and a genuine commitment to professional development, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact during a period of significant change and growth.The Role Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, the Head of Financial Accounting will lead a team responsible for treasury, statutory reporting, transactional finance, taxation, and financial controls across a complex multi-site organisation. Managing a team of finance professionals and working alongside the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will play a key role in delivering the organisation's finance transformation agenda, embedding best practice, improving processes, and ensuring robust governance and compliance frameworks are in place. This role would suit an experienced financial accounting leader who enjoys driving improvement, strengthening controls, developing teams, and working closely with senior stakeholders to support organisational decision making.Main Duties\n\n • Lead and develop the Financial Accounting function, creating a high performing and collaborative team culture\n, • Oversee treasury management, cashflow planning, and banking arrangements across a complex operational environment\n, • Take ownership of financial controls, policies, and procedures, ensuring they remain effective, compliant, and fit for purpose\n, • Lead the monthly close process, ensuring balance sheet integrity and timely financial reporting\n, • Manage the preparation and audit of statutory accounts and other external returns\n, • Act as the key contact for internal and external audit, ensuring recommendations are implemented and controls are continually strengthened\n, • Oversee VAT and taxation activities and manage relationships with external advisers\n, • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes, systems, and ways of working, building on recent investments in finance technology and automation\n, • Partner with senior leaders across the organisation, providing expertise on financial governance, risk management, and compliance matters\n, • Deputise for the Deputy Director of Finance and contribute to wider finance leadership initiatives\nThe Successful Candidate\n\n, • Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA qualifications\n, • Proven experience leading a financial accounting function within a large or complex organisation\n, • Strong technical accounting knowledge, including statutory accounts preparation, audit management, and financial controls\n, • Experience of treasury management, cashflow oversight, and balance sheet management\n, • Track record of developing teams and leading through change\n, • Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, influence, and build effective relationships across an organisation\n, • Demonstrable experience improving finance processes and implementing best practice controls\n, • Experience within education, not for profit, public sector, healthcare, housing, or another similarly complex environment would be advantageous\nWhat’s on Offer?\n\n, • Salary of £73,000 per annum\n, • Flexible hybrid working with typically two days per week on site and monthly attendance at the central office [Part-time and Term-Time Working Options available]\n, • Significant scope to shape financial processes, controls, and ways of working\n, • Supportive and experienced senior leadership team with a strong culture and clear strategic direction\n, • Excellent pension provision and wider benefits package.\nOur Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and better decision making. We are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone can thrive and feel valued. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities and are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment processes.

We're looking for a Financial Services Director to join our team in London on a permanent basis. This role offers a salary of £93,500 - £105,000 per annum depending on experience and a hybrid working pattern. \n Lead ICAEW's strategic engagement with the financial services sector, shaping the organisation's position, priorities and influence across banking, insurance, investment management and related markets; using market insight and stakeholder intelligence to inform strategic planning, content priorities and external engagement activity. \n Own and deliver a forward-looking financial services strategy that enhances ICAEW's relevance, profile and value to members, firms, regulators and wider stakeholders. Ensuring ICAEW's financial services proposition remains relevant, insight-led and responsive to member, market and regulatory needs. \n What you will be doing; \n\n • Build and maintain senior relationships with regulators, government bodies, market participants, professional firms and member communities to raise ICAEW's profile, command respect and drive innovative, thought-provoking content on the industry.\n, • Direct thought leadership, policy positions and technical guidance on issues affecting financial services, and lead ICAEW's response to major regulatory, legislative and market developments - ensuring timely, authoritative, evidence-based contributions to consultations, inquiries and public debate.\n, • Identify emerging risks, trends and opportunities affecting the sector, advising internal leadership and shaping ICAEW's strategic response.\n, • Represent ICAEW externally as a credible, influential voice on financial services through speaking engagements, stakeholder forums, media activity and senior industry networks.\n, • Partner with membership, policy, communications, international and other business areas for a joined-up sector approach, while leading direct reports and wider contributors with clear direction and high-performance ways of working.\n, • Manage budgets, resources and commissioned activity for quality delivery and value for money, and contribute as a senior leader to ICAEW's wider strategic objectives and Direction 2030. Specific duties will vary with business needs.\n\n What you will need; \n\n • A high standard of education, with a degree or relevant professional qualification essential. Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a number of years post qualified experience desirable.\n, • Recent experience in the financial services industry, derived from a major financial services institution, professional services firm or relevant regulatory body.\n, • High level understanding of issues and developments affecting the financial services industry as a whole and specific sectors such as banking, insurance and investment management.\n, • Strong project management skills, with the proven ability to devise, develop, commission, manage and deliver high quality content, thought leadership, policy work and consultation responses.\n, • Demonstrable written, presentational and public speaking communication skills, including an ability to make complex, technical issues accessible and understood to a range of audiences.\n, • Excellent inter-personal collaborative and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work with leaders within the financial services industry\n\n What you can expect from us \n We believe doing your best work starts with feeling supported both professionally and personally. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to give you flexibility, security, and peace of mind: \n\n • A strong pension contribution of 9%\n, • Private medical cover with AXA (where eligible), alongside a healthcare cash plan\n, • Life assurance at 4x your salary\n, • 24 days holiday increasing to 27 with years of service, plus Christmas closure and the option to buy or sell extra days\n, • Hybrid working to help you find the right balance\n, • Everyday savings through gym discounts, travel loans, and retail perks\n, • Enhanced family leave, including up to 6 months on full pay\n, • Ongoing wellbeing support, including access to CABA\n, • A paid day each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you\n\n \n

\n • Client Manager / Portfolio Manager (Accountancy Practice)\n, • Job Title: Client Manager / Portfolio Manager\n, • Location: Finchley\n, • Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience\n, • Reports To: Partner / Director\n, • About the Role\n, • We are seeking an experienced and client-focused Client Manager / Portfolio Manager to join our growing accountancy practice. This is a non-audit role focused on managing a portfolio of owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and high-net-worth individuals, providing proactive accounting, tax, and advisory services.\n, • The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining strong client relationships, overseeing service delivery, reviewing work prepared by junior team members, and identifying opportunities to add value to clients' businesses.\n, • Key Responsibilities\n, • Portfolio Management\n, • Manage a diverse portfolio of clients across various sectors.\n, • Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building and maintaining strong professional relationships.\n, • Ensure timely delivery of accounts, tax returns, and advisory services.\n, • Monitor workflow and deadlines to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.\n, • Conduct regular client meetings to discuss business performance, tax planning, and future objectives.\n, • Accounts & Tax\n, • Review statutory accounts prepared under UK GAAP and FRS 102/FRS 105.\n, • Review corporation tax returns and associated computations.\n, • Review self-assessment tax returns for directors, sole traders, and high-net-worth individuals.\n, • Provide tax planning and advisory support where appropriate.\n, • Assist clients with management accounts, cash flow forecasting, and business planning.\n, • Client Advisory\n, • Provide proactive business and financial advice to clients.\n, • Identify opportunities for improving profitability, efficiency, and tax position.\n, • Support clients with business growth strategies, financing requirements, and restructuring projects.\n, • Liaise with external stakeholders including banks, solicitors, financial advisers, and HMRC.\n, • Team Management\n, • Review work prepared by junior and semi-senior team members.\n, • Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training.\n, • Assist with resource planning and workload allocation.\n, • Support the development and progression of team members.\n, • Practice Development\n, • Identify opportunities to expand services within existing client relationships.\n, • Participate in networking events and business development activities.\n, • Support fee reviews and engagement renewals.\n, • Contribute to continuous improvement of internal processes and client service standards.\n, • Person Specification\n, • Essential\n, • ACA / ACCA qualified (or qualified by experience with significant practice experience).\n, • Minimum 5 years' experience within a UK accountancy practice.\n, • Strong experience managing a client portfolio.\n, • Excellent knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and tax compliance.\n, • Experience reviewing work and supervising junior staff.\n, • Strong communication and relationship management skills.\n, • Commercially aware with a proactive approach to client service.\n, • Experience using accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, and cloud-based systems.\n, • Desirable\n, • Experience in business advisory and tax planning.\n, • Exposure to specialist sectors such as property, healthcare, construction, or professional services.\n, • Business development and networking experience.\n, • ICAEW or ACCA practising environment experience.\n, • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)\n, • Portfolio fee recovery and profitability.\n, • Client retention and satisfaction levels.\n, • Timely completion of compliance deadlines.\n, • Quality of work and technical compliance.\n, • Development of junior team members.\n, • Identification and conversion of advisory opportunities.\n, • Growth in portfolio fees and service offerings.\n, • Benefits\n, • Competitive salary package.\n, • Performance-related bonus.\n, • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.\n, • Professional development and training support.\n, • Clear progression pathway to Senior Manager or Partner level.\n, • Pension scheme.\n, • Generous annual leave entitlement.\n, • Employee wellbeing initiatives.\n, • Ideal Candidate Profile\n, • This role would suit an experienced Accountant, Senior Accountant, Assistant Manager, or Client Manager currently working within practice who enjoys managing client relationships and providing advisory-led services rather than undertaking audit work. The successful individual will be commercially minded, technically strong, and passionate about helping clients achieve their business objectives.\n

Finance Business Partner \n Location: South LondonSalary: £52,000 - £59,000 Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid \n We're supporting a respected housing organisation in recruiting a Finance Business Partner to work alongside its Customer Services directorate. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational teams, challenging performance, and turning financial information into meaningful business insight. \n Rather than sitting behind spreadsheets all day, you'll become a trusted adviser to senior leaders, helping shape budgets, improve forecasting and support strategic decision-making across a wide range of customer-focused services. \n The Role \n As Finance Business Partner, you'll be the key financial contact for Customer Services and associated commercial activities, providing high-quality management information, commercial insight and proactive financial support. \n You'll build strong relationships with budget holders, helping them understand financial performance, identify opportunities and make informed decisions that deliver value for money and excellent customer outcomes. \n Alongside business partnering, you'll take ownership of monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting for a subsidiary company and mentoring a developing member of the finance team. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Produce accurate monthly management accounts and financial reporting.\n, • Partner with Directors and budget holders to support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.\n, • Analyse financial performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.\n, • Provide commercial insight to support operational decision-making and continuous improvement.\n, • Prepare annual budgets and support the long-term business planning process.\n, • Produce cash flow forecasts and monitor financial performance throughout the year.\n, • Lead the production of statutory accounts for a subsidiary company and coordinate the annual audit process.\n, • Maintain robust financial controls, reconciliations and accounting records.\n, • Mentor and develop an Assistant Management Accountant.\n, • Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across the business.\n\n About You \n You'll be a confident communicator who enjoys building relationships just as much as analysing numbers. \n You're naturally curious, commercially minded and comfortable challenging stakeholders while providing clear, practical financial advice. \n You'll likely bring: \n\n • A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).\n, • Experience producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.\n, • Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.\n, • The ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.\n, • Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail.\n, • Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting.\n, • Previous experience mentoring or developing colleagues would be advantageous.\n, • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.\n\n

Are you a commercially minded FP&A professional who thrives on influencing business performance and driving strategic decision-making? \n HFG are seeking an experienced Senior FP&A Analyst to join a high-performing finance team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a highly visible role, partnering directly with senior stakeholders and business leaders to provide the financial insight, forecasting expertise and commercial challenge needed to support growth and profitability. \n This is far more than a traditional reporting role. You'll be at the centre of strategic planning, performance management and business decision-making, helping shape future direction through robust analysis, forecasting and actionable insight. \n As a trusted finance business partner, you will work closely with senior leadership teams to deliver meaningful analysis that drives commercial outcomes. You will play a key role in forecasting, planning and performance reporting while helping to improve processes, strengthen financial controls and enhance decision support across the organisation. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified finance professional who enjoys operating in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment and wants to make a tangible impact from day one. \n Desired Skills \n\n • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).\n, • Proven FP&A experience within a non-life insurance environment.\n, • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into strategic recommendations.\n, • Advanced financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capabilities.\n, • Exceptional stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leaders.\n, • Strong Excel skills and experience working with financial planning and reporting tools.\n, • Ability to operate independently, prioritise effectively and deliver results in a dynamic environment.\n, • Previous experience within insurance (London Market or Lloyd's)\n\n

Marc Daniels are recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to join a highly respected and forward-thinking organisation based in the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation, with strong investment in systems, data, and commercial decision-making. \n This organisation operates at scale, managing complex financial operations and working with a wide range of stakeholders. It offers a collaborative and progressive environment where finance plays a central role in shaping strategic direction. With the recent implementation of a modern ERP platform, the business is well positioned to enhance reporting, insight, and commercial performance-making this an exciting time to join and make a tangible impact. \n Responsibilities: \n · Deliver high-quality financial planning, analysis, and insight to support strategic and operational decision-making \n · Partner with senior stakeholders and budget holders to support budgeting, forecasting, investment appraisal, and project analysis \n · Provide clear and insightful performance reporting, including KPI tracking and variance analysis \n · Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable commercial insights \n · Identify financial risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation strategies and performance improvement \n · Contribute to the development of financial models, reporting processes, and analytical tools \n · Support planning cycles including month-end, forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning \n · Work closely with finance and non-finance teams to drive business partnering and informed decision-making \n · Evaluate commercial initiatives, including investment opportunities and strategic projects \n · Collaborate with the wider finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting and balance sheet considerations \n Requirements: \n · Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) \n · Proven FP&A experience within a commercial finance environment \n · Strong business partnering experience with non-finance stakeholders \n · Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability \n · Experience improving processes, reporting, or systems \n · Strong communication and stakeholder management skills \n · Experience with ERP systems \n · Knowledge of data visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau) advantageous

A fast-growing international business operating in the Online/Retail space is seeking a commercially minded and trustworthy Finance Manager to take full ownership of their financial operations in a newly created first in finance position. \n This is a senior, hands-on role sitting at the heart of the business. You'll be the financial backbone — managing everything from day-to-day accounts to shareholder tax planning, dividend optimisation, and benefit structuring. You'll work directly with the Director and external accountants, and your work will have a direct impact on the strategic direction of the business. \n Financial Management & Budget Control \n\n • Take full ownership of the company's financial operations, planning and reporting\n, • Develop and monitor budgets to ensure responsible spending and optimal resource allocation\n, • Regularly review financial performance against budgets, providing variance analysis and actionable recommendations\n, • Maintain and monitor cash flow to ensure the business meets all operational and tax obligations\n, • Prepare financial forecasts and management reports for the director and shareholders\n, • Identify cost reduction opportunities and advise on profit margins and reinvestment strategy\n\n Payments & Record Keeping \n\n • Approve and process supplier invoices, purchase orders, and outgoing payments accurately and on time\n, • Manage accounts payable and receivable, keeping reconciliations current\n, • Track e-commerce transactions, platform fees, and deductions across Shopify, Amazon, and other platforms\n, • Maintain clean, accurate ledgers with all entries properly coded and reconciled\n, • Produce monthly management accounts and assist with end-of-year financial statements\n\n Taxation & Compliance \n\n • Ensure all VAT, PAYE, and corporation tax submissions are accurate and filed on time in coordination with external accountants\n, • Maintain full compliance with HMRC regulations and e-commerce tax requirements\n, • Keep accurate, audit-ready records of all financial transactions\n, • Liaise with accountants and auditors to support year-end and compliance reviews\n, • Monitor changes to tax legislation and proactively advise on implications for the business\n\n Shareholder & Director Tax Planning \n\n • Advise on and implement tax-efficient dividend strategies for shareholders, taking into account personal income, tax band utilisation and timing\n, • Support directors with personal tax planning including salary and dividend structuring, benefit-in-kind optimisation, and self-assessment obligations\n, • Identify and implement opportunities to maximise available allowances, reliefs and exemptions — including corporation tax deductions, capital allowances, and employment benefit schemes\n, • Work with external accountants to ensure shareholder and director tax positions are optimised each financial year\n\n Growth & Strategic Support \n\n • Work closely with operations, procurement, and compliance teams to align financial priorities with business objectives\n, • Provide financial insights and scenario modelling to support purchasing decisions, inventory planning, and growth initiatives\n, • Support the business in building scalable financial systems and reporting infrastructure as the company scales into major UK retail\n\n What We're Looking For \n\n • An ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified or possible PQ/QBE accountant with 5+ years’ experience in a finance role with hands-on responsibility for management accounts, tax compliance, and financial planning\n, • Excellent commercial finance and business management skills\n, • Strong knowledge of UK accounting standards, HMRC regulations, and Director/shareholder tax matters\n, • Experience with dividend planning, benefit-in-kind reporting, and PAYE for directors\n, • Proficient in Xero and confident working across e-commerce platforms including Shopify and Amazon\n, • Strong numerical accuracy, analytical thinking, and attention to detail\n, • High integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial and personal tax information\n, • E-commerce or retail background strongly preferred\n, • A proactive, ideas-driven mindset — they want someone who doesn't just manage the numbers but actively identifies opportunities to improve tax efficiency, reduce costs, and structure the business more effectively. If you've implemented schemes, reliefs, or strategies that others missed, we want to hear about it.\n

Director - Disputes, Investigations & Valuations \n The Disputes, Investigations and Valuations team at Quantuma has undergone significant growth over recent years. We act in a very wide range of commercial and personal disputes across all sectors, both in the UK and overseas. An opportunity has arisen for a strong candidate with a background in expert witness work to join the team during this growth phase and to take a senior position with excellent prospects to reach Managing Director within a relatively short time frame. \n Areas of Responsibility: \n\n • \n As an experienced forensic accountant, drafting well written expert witness and advisory reports in disputes involving loss of profits, valuation etc \n • \n Training less experienced team members, to build their expertise and ability to support senior team and become named experts in their own right \n • \n Using your skills and reputation to create and enhance relationships with referrers and clients to continue the profitable growth of the firm. \n • \n Identifying opportunities to promote colleagues from other service lines across the Quantuma and K3 Advisory Group and to support them as needed. \n\n \n Reporting, Relationships & Management \n The role would be based in our London office but would be very much a part of our National Disputes, Investigations and Valuations service line supporting all the Managing Directors and team members across the Country, on both UK and International work when needed. \n Required Skills & Experience \n\n • \n Several years relevant forensic accounting career experience within the areas of disputes, investigations and valuations \n • \n Background within either a specialist independent forensic accounting firm or Top Tier (Top 4 / 10 / 50) forensic accounting team \n • \n Must be well networked with good relationships across a range of introducers and referrers in the legal, accountancy and advisory communities within the City / Region \n • \n Experienced in winning / securing work opportunities within Forensic Accounting and Disputes, Investigations & Valuations \n • \n Currently Associate Director or Director level and seeking a new challenge within a growing advisory firm \n

Audit and Accounts Senior/Semi-senior \n Overview \n\n • £34-42k per annum - negotiable, dependent on experience\n, • Based in Croydon Surrey area\n, • Permanent, full-time role\n\n Join a growing two partner two branch Croydon Surrey area Chartered Accountancy firm focused on providing a wide range of top-quality client services and offering genuine employee progression. \n My Client is recruiting for a part-qualified or qualified Audit and Accounts Senior/Semi-Senior to support the Audit and Accounts Managers and Supervisors at a progressive and friendly practice. \n Our firm has expanded its office space to accommodate its growth and are seeking an early career part-qualified or qualified accountant (either ICAEW or ACCA), with good all-round accountancy skills to grow within the organisation and learn on the job. \n Candidate Requirements: \n\n • ACCA/ICAEW newly qualified or part qualified\n, • 1 - 3 years’ in-practice experience\n, • Familiar with financial reporting standards\n, • Experience of statutory audit\n, • Some experience of statutory tax\n, • Management Accounting & VAT reporting experience\n, • Experience of Bookkeeping\n\n The Ideal Candidate: \n\n • Excellent verbal and written communication skills\n, • Good attention to detail\n, • A strong interest in owner-managed businesses and general commercial awareness\n, • The ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively\n, • Strong interpersonal skills\n, • Enthusiastic with a positive attitude\n, • Courteous and professional\n\n The Workplace: \n My Client is a well-established firm specialising within the owner-managed business area across the UK. Their approach to growing the team goes beyond looking at CVs and examination history as they know that personality, enthusiasm, common-sense and a good work ethic make for the right hire. Because of this, employees enjoy an office environment which is as sociable as it is professional at the same time. \n The Role: \n In this role, you will assist the managers, supervisors and directors in work on statutory audits, statutory accounts preparation and management accounts services, as well as to manage and work with junior staff members. \n As the Audit/Accounts Senior/Semi-senior your day-to-day will include: \n\n • Planning and delivery of both audit and accounts assignments\n, • Carrying out assignments in conjunction with the client manager’s or partners’ instructions.\n, • Supervising junior staff during the accounts processes and reviewing their work\n, • Delivering the working schedules to the assignment manager or partner in a timely manner\n, • Managing client communication in effective manner\n, • Proactive monitoring of your chargeability and your assignment budgets\n, • Coaching other staff for improved performance and technical development\n, • Drafting statutory accounts\n, • Drafting corporation tax computations\n, • Preparing and submitting VAT returns\n, • Preparation of management accounts\n, • Some bookkeeping tasks where required\n\n What you bring to the table \n\n • As well as the usual experience and qualifications, you bring personality, enthusiasm, common-sense and a good work ethic.\n, • Proven experience of OMB/SME private company statutory accounts preparation\n, • Knowledge of and experience with current accounting standards and approaches\n, • Prior experience of statutory company accounts preparation under UK GAAP / FRS 102, and also friendly societies, charities and LLPs\n, • Knowledge of IFRS would be useful, but is not essential\n, • Experience of using accounting software such as Sage, Xero and Quickbooks\n, • Some experience of accounting practice software such as IRIS would be useful but not essential\n, • Experience with working in teams on-site and in the office\n, • Experience of preparing budgets and monitoring actual time against budget\n

Your new company A fast-paced and growing organisation is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller during a period of change. This is a unique hands-on role requiring you to hit the ground running, bring structure and drive improvements within a busy finance function. \n Your new role \n\n • Support the monthly close process, including full management accounts\n, • Prepare and maintain balance sheet schedules (accruals, prepayments, fixed assets)\n, • Ownership of accrued and deferred revenue\n, • Support and lead elements of audit\n, • Work across multiple systems, driving better quality data in Excel\n, • WIP reporting\n, • Drive process improvements and efficiencies across finance\n\n What you'll need to succeed \n\n • Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / equivalent)\n, • Proven experience in a fast-paced, hands-on environment\n, • Strong technical grounding\n, • Experience within a consulting projects\n, • Systems experience and strong Excel\n, • Reliable, adaptable and personable, comfortable working in a changing environment\n\n What you'll get in return \n\n • Salary up to £65,000\n, • Immediate start available (temp-to-perm or permanent options)\n, • Close working relationship with the Financial Controller and an opportunity to quickly develop\n\n What you need to do now \n If you're interested in this role, apply now or contact Chris Evans for a confidential discussion. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

We're recruiting for a Technical Accounting Manager to join the finance team of a leading organisation within the insurance sector. \n As the Technical Accounting Manager, you'll play a key role in providing technical accounting expertise, supporting statutory reporting, leading accounting assessments for complex transactions, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the business. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Provide technical accounting guidance across UK GAAP, US GAAP and regulatory reporting.\n, • Prepare technical accounting papers for senior management, auditors and regulators.\n, • Lead accounting assessments for acquisitions, investments and other complex transactions.\n, • Support the implementation of new accounting standards and regulatory developments.\n, • Assist with the preparation and review of UK statutory accounts and legal entity reporting.\n, • Liaise with external auditors and key internal stakeholders throughout the reporting cycle.\n, • Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.\n, • Deliver reporting and accounting projects while ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.\nAbout You\n\n, • ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant.\n, • Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly UK GAAP (IFRS and US GAAP advantageous).\n, • Experience preparing statutory accounts and technical accounting papers.\n, • Confident managing relationships with auditors and senior stakeholders.\n, • Experience working on acquisitions, investments or other complex accounting projects is desirable.\n, • Strong analytical, communication and project management skills.\n, • Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\n

Kenneth Brian Associates is recruiting on behalf of a successful and growing business based in Croydon for an experienced and qualified Finance Manager. \n This is a hands on leadership role, ideal for a finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, working autonomously, and supporting the wider business. Managing a team of 8, you'll be responsible for overseeing the finance function while acting as a trusted business partner across the organisation. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Lead, mentor and develop a finance team of 8.\n, • Prepare monthly management accounts with insightful commentary.\n, • Produce annual budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections.\n, • Manage the year-end audit process and liaise with external auditors.\n, • Ensure compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP.\n, • Prepare and submit VAT returns across multiple group companies.\n, • Oversee cash flow and payment processes, ensuring suppliers are paid within agreed credit terms.\n, • Manage customer credit checks and credit insurance arrangements.\n, • Provide commercial and financial support across the business, answering a wide range of operational and financial queries.\n, • Work closely with sales, operations and senior management to provide accurate information on areas such as pricing, stock availability and inventory.\n, • Participate in customer meetings where financial input is required.\n, • Prepare presentations and financial information to support fundraising and strategic initiatives.\n, • Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, processes and reporting.\nAbout You\n\n, • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).\n, • Previous experience in a Finance Manager or similar senior finance position.\n, • Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.\n, • Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.\n, • Confident managing audits and dealing with external stakeholders.\n, • Proven people management experience, with the ability to lead and develop a team.\n, • Highly organised, proactive and able to work with minimal supervision.\n, • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where no two days are the same.\n, • Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage with colleagues, customers and senior stakeholders at all levels.\n, • Commercially aware with a practical, problem-solving approach.\n\n This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where you'll play a key role in both the day-to-day finance function and the wider commercial success of the organisation. If you're looking for a varied, autonomous position with genuine responsibility and the opportunity to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Howett Thorpe is partnering with a privately owned international project delivery business that is entering an exciting phase of growth. \n The business operates across complex, high-value infrastructure projects and is continuing to build momentum across a significant global project portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation where finance plays a central role in supporting project delivery, commercial decision-making and long-term growth. \n The UK office is based in London and supports a number of major international programmes, with further expansion expected as the project portfolio continues to develop. \n Job Title: Project Finance Manager \n Job Type: Permanent \n Location: London \n Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 \n Reference no: HT16114 \n Project Finance Manager – Benefits \n\n • 25 days annual leave\n, • Hybrid working – 2/3 days in the office\n, • Discretionary annual bonus scheme – company and personal performance related\n, • Healthcare\n, • Enhanced sick pay\n\n Project Finance Manager – About The Role \n This is a broad, hands-on project finance role with responsibility for managing finance activity across project expenditure. The successful candidate will be involved in all financial aspects of live international projects, ensuring accurate visibility of spend, committed costs, project profitability, cash flow, forecasting and financial performance. \n This is not a narrow reporting role. The position requires someone who is comfortable taking ownership across the full finance cycle of project expenditure, from understanding budgets and tracking costs through to reporting actuals, analysing variances, supporting forecasts and providing meaningful commercial insight. \n Working closely with senior stakeholders, project teams, operations and overseas offices, you will play a key role in ensuring project costs are accurately captured, controlled and reported. The role will suit someone who enjoys working close to operational delivery and can bring structure, accuracy and commercial insight to complex project environments. \n The role offers hybrid working, with an expectation of 2–3 days per week in the London office. \n Key Responsibilities \n Responsibilities will include: \n\n • Taking ownership of finance activity across project expenditure\n, • Preparing and reviewing project P&L reporting across live international projects\n, • Tracking project spend, committed costs, accruals, margins, budgets and forecasts\n, • Ensuring project costs are accurately recorded, analysed and reported\n, • Monitoring project profitability and providing commentary on financial performance\n, • Supporting cost control, cash flow forecasting and working capital visibility across projects\n, • Reviewing actual spend against budget and identifying key variances, risks and opportunities\n, • Working closely with project teams to understand cost drivers and operational activity\n, • Liaising with international offices in relation to procurement, logistics and project financials\n, • Supporting senior management with commercial analysis and decision-making\n, • Helping to improve reporting processes, financial controls and project finance visibility as the portfolio grows\n, • Supporting wider finance and commercial reporting requirements as required\n\n The successful Project Finance Manager will have: \n The successful candidate is likely to be a qualified accountant, or finalist, with experience gained in a project-led, contract-led or commercially complex environment. \n You will be confident working across the full finance cycle of project expenditure and comfortable taking ownership of cost reporting, project P&L, forecasting, variance analysis and commercial insight. \n Strong Excel skills and the ability to interpret financial information in a commercial context will be important. You will need to be hands-on, proactive and comfortable working in a growing business where finance plays a key role in supporting project delivery. \n Experience gained within construction, infrastructure, engineering, international projects, manufacturing, logistics or a similar project-based environment would be particularly relevant, although candidates from other commercially focused finance backgrounds will also be considered. \n Candidate Profile \n\n • Qualified accountant, or finalist with strong project finance experience\n, • Strong project accounting, management accounting or commercial finance experience\n, • Experience managing project costs, expenditure, budgets, forecasts and P&L reporting\n, • Comfortable working across the full finance cycle of project spend\n, • Confident reviewing actuals, committed costs, accruals, margins and variances\n, • Strong Excel and reporting skills\n, • Excellent attention to detail with a commercial mindset\n, • Able to build relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders\n, • Proactive, hands-on and comfortable working in a growing business\n\n Why Apply? \n This is an excellent opportunity to join a privately owned business as it gains momentum across a significant international project portfolio. The role offers genuine exposure to complex, high-value projects with global reach, alongside the chance to work closely with senior decision-makers in an entrepreneurial environment. \n For a finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, working close to the detail and providing financial clarity across project expenditure, this is a highly engaging opportunity within a business that is expected to see continued growth across its project base. \n Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. 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Bookkeeper | Central LondonSalary: Competitive + BenefitsJob Type: Full-time | PermanentA good accountant is a good poet. He appreciates the true value of things." — Robert Frost.Sheridan Maine is delighted to be working with a well-established accountancy practice in central London to recruit an experienced Bookkeeper. This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team within a growing practice, where you will work with a varied client portfolio and play a key role in delivering high-quality bookkeeping and financial support services.Your key responsibilities as the Bookkeeper:\n\n • Managing bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients across a range of industries.\n, • Processing purchase and sales ledgers accurately and efficiently.\n, • Bank reconciliations and cash flow monitoring.\n, • Preparing and submitting VAT returns.\n, • Assisting with month-end reporting and management accounts preparation.\n, • Maintaining accurate financial records for sole traders, partnerships, and limited companies.\n, • Liaising with clients to resolve queries and ensure smooth financial processes.\n, • Supporting accountants and senior team members with ad hoc duties as required. \nTo be considered for this Bookkeeper role, you will require:\n\n, • Previous experience in a bookkeeping role, ideally within an accountancy practice.\n, • Strong knowledge of bookkeeping principles and VAT regulations.\n, • Confident using accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar.\n, • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.\n, • Strong communication and client-facing skills.\n, • Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple client deadlines. \nWhat’s on Offer:\n\n, • Competitive salary and benefits package.\n, • Friendly and supportive team environment.\n, • Exposure to a varied client portfolio.\n, • Opportunities for training and development.\n, • Potential for career progression within practice. \nThis is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Bookkeeper looking to join a reputable accountancy practice and develop their career within a professional and collaborative environment.Apply today through Sheridan Maine to find out more.You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Qualified Financial Accountant\n West London | Office-Based | £60,000-£70,000k \n We are partnering with a successful, well-established international IT organisation to recruit a qualified Financial Accountant into a key role within its UK finance team. \n Reporting to senior leadership, this is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant looking to take full ownership of financial reporting, statutory compliance and finance operations within a stable and growing business. You'll also have responsibility for leading a small finance team and driving continuous improvements across financial processes and controls. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports and forecasts\n, • Produce balance sheet reconciliations and maintain robust financial controls\n, • Deliver insightful variance analysis and performance reporting\n, • Prepare statutory accounts and manage the year-end audit process\n, • Oversee VAT, corporation tax and statutory compliance\n, • Manage cash flow, budgeting and forecasting\n, • Process monthly payroll\n, • Lead, coach and develop a small finance team\n, • Improve finance systems, reporting processes and internal controls\n, • Partner with senior stakeholders to support commercial decision-making\nAbout You\n You'll be an organised, commercially minded finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise and the confidence to work closely with senior management. \n You'll ideally have: \n\n • ACA or ACCA qualification\n, • 5+ years' post-qualified experience\n, • Strong financial accounting and statutory reporting experience\n, • Experience preparing management accounts and working to monthly reporting deadlines\n, • Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP or accounting systems\n, • Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills\n, • Previous experience managing or mentoring finance staff\n\n Experience within technology, equipment rental or other asset-intensive industries would be beneficial but is not essential. What's on Offer\n\n • Salary of £60,000-£70,000\n, • Pension scheme\n, • Structured professional development\n, • Annual salary reviews\n, • Supportive and collaborative culture\n, • Long-term career progression within a financially secure international business\n\n If you're an experienced Financial Accountant looking to join a stable organisation where you can make a genuine impact, we'd be delighted to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion. \n Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data:

Role: Financial Director \n Location: Bromley (4 days per week in office) \n Salary: Circa £100,000 – £120,000 executive package \n \n The Opportunity \n This is not a slow, process-driven corporate finance role. This is a rare opportunity for a highly driven, hands-on Financial Director to join a fast-growth business. They are experiencing exceptional growth with the pace and energy of a startup. You will be the CEO's trusted right hand – not just a technical accountant, but a true commercial partner who thrives on balancing aggressive growth ambitions with financial reality. \n \n The Role \n Leading a small but highly capable finance team, you will take full ownership of the finance function in a business that operates multiple operational units. You will be expected to move seamlessly between high-level strategy and rolling up your sleeves to get into the detail. \n Key responsibilities include: \n\n • Commercial Finance & Modelling - Build and stress-test complex financial models to support growth initiatives, investment decisions, and scenario planning.\n, • Cash & Capital Management: Relentlessly focused on the balance between cash in the bank, working capital requirements, and the need to reinvest for growth.\n, • Contract & Commercial Review: Apply an expert eye for detail to customer, supplier, and partnership contracts – identifying risk, commercial upside, and hidden exposure before they become problems.\n, • Board Packs & Investor-Level Reporting: Prepare insightful, data-rich board packs that tell the real story – not just historical numbers, but forward-looking projections and actionable intelligence.\n, • Growth vs. Caution: Act as the internal guardian who respects ambition but never ignores the numbers. Challenge where needed, but always in service of sustainable, rapid growth.\n, • Operational Integration: Understand how multiple business units (e.g., different revenue streams, cost centres, or operational functions) interact financially – and ensure no part operates in a silo.\n\n What We're Looking For \n You will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a proven track record as a Financial Director, Head of Finance, or senior finance leader in a fast-growth, high-energy environment. \n You will be comfortable with the realities of a startup-style culture: ambiguity, pace, limited bureaucracy, and high personal accountability. In return you will have a genuine path to CFO as the business continues its growth trajectory.

Freelands Foundation is looking for a Head of Finance to deliver and contribute to Freelands Foundation's financial strategy to enable the Foundation to achieve its ambitious strategic objectives. This role will play a pivotal part in supporting the scaling of the Foundation over the next few years, including a major capital project for our Errol Street building, a significant expansion of key programmes, and reaching new audiences for our work. \n This opportunity is perfect for a qualified chartered accountant with at least five years' experience at a senior level, who is excited and ready to bring their skills to a growing team with the aim of making a real impact in art education. We are looking for someone with significant experience working in the charity sector in a finance leadership position, with in-depth knowledge of both UK Charity SORP requirements and US Private Foundation regulations. \n Job Description - Role purpose \n Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, the Head of Finance will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Foundation's Finance function, leading on all reporting, payments and compliance. This role will also deliver and contribute to Freelands Foundation's financial strategy by managing financial planning and running accounting systems, ensuring that they meet Freelands Foundation's strategic objectives and align with our values. The Head of Finance will line manage the Finance Officer. \n Role responsibilities - Financial strategy and planning \n\n • Lead the annual budgeting and reforecasting process, working collaboratively with departmental budget holders to ensure expenditure is accurately monitored and any variances are clearly understood.\n, • Conduct scenario modelling and financial analysis to support new programmes, grant rounds and capital projects.\n, • Maintain accurate cashflow forecasts to allow appropriate drawdowns from the Foundation's investment portfolio.\n, • Manage relationships with the Foundation's banking partners and financial software providers, ensuring a high level of service and that all tools are fit for purpose.\n, • Produce monthly management accounts to provide the Foundation's leadership with accurate and timely information on the financial health of the organisation.\n, • Prepare high-quality financial reports and papers for the Executive Leadership and Board of Trustees.\n, • Manage the year-end audit process and produce statutory accounts compliant with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements,\n, • Lead on the preparation of the Foundation's US tax filings, including the FBAR, 9990PF and estimated tax payments.\n, • Prepare and submit UK Corporation Tax returns when necessary.\n, • Prepare and submit the Foundation's P11D reporting.\n\n Payments \n\n • Manage the Foundation's bi-weekly payments process, ensuring all suppliers and expenses are paid accurately and on a timely basis.\n, • Liaise with the Programmes team to ensure that all grant payments are made promptly and accurately, in line with our governance processes.\n, • Lead the monthly Payroll process for employees and temporary workers, including payments of salaries, benefits and employment taxes.\n\n Compliance and risk management \n\n • Ensure the Foundation adheres to all relevant accounting standards & regulatory requirements, including the Charity SORP & US Private Foundations 5% min distribution rule.\n, • Ensure all financial controls are complied with and continuously seek improvements to our internal processes to minimise risk.\n, • Put procedures in place to protect the organisation from financial fraud and conduct relevant training to ensure all team members are aware of the latest risks.\n\n Team leadership and business partnering \n\n • Provide inspiring and supportive line management to the Finance Officer, with clear objectives and effective ongoing performance management.\n, • Support the wider organisation in finance-related decision-making, including upskilling the wider organisation in financial awareness.\n, • Ensure the Foundation's financial processes enable the wider team to achieve their strategic objectives, actively seeking feedback on ways to improve the service Finance provides.\n\n Freelands Foundation contribution \n\n • Undertake such tasks that are needed to deliver this role's responsibilities.\n, • Work in cooperation with colleagues across the organisation, providing support and cover as needed within available time and resource.\n, • Undertake organisational training as required.\n, • Work within the organisation's agreed policies and processes, confirming such with a senior manager where clarity is needed.\n, • Uphold the organisation's values and mission in all internal and external interactions undertaken on behalf of Freelands Foundation.\n\n Person Specification - Essential Experience \n\n • At least five years' experience working in the charity sector in senior-level finance positions.\n, • Substantial senior-level experience working with external auditors on annual audits and tax filings.\n\n Knowledge \n\n • In-depth knowledge of the UK Charity SORP requirements.\n, • In-depth knowledge of US Private Foundation federal and state regulations.\n, • Good working knowledge of Xero software and Expensify.\n\n Qualifications - Qualified chartered accountant: CIMA, or ACCA, or ACA. \n Apply now \n Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Finance Manager, Central London Hybrid Working | Excellent Benefits | Up to £65k“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader…they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” Lisa Haisha.Sheridan Maine is delighted to be partnering with a rapidly growing entertainment organisation based in Central London, who are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join their dynamic and forward-thinking team.This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional to take ownership of the finance function, supporting the delivery and planning of high-profile events and working closely with key stakeholders across the business. You will play a pivotal role in managing financial operations, improving processes and providing valuable commercial insight to support continued growth.Working closely with event organisers, you will help develop innovative concepts and products designed to enhance customer experiences and maximise revenue opportunities.What’s on Offer:\n\n • Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.\n, • Hybrid work pattern of 3 days in the office.\n, • Opportunity to join a rapidly growing and innovative organisation.\n, • Supportive and collaborative working environment.\n, • Modern Central London offices.\n, • Strong stakeholder relationships and exposure to exciting projects.\n, • A culture that values development, teamwork and new ideas.\nYour key responsibilities as the Finance Manager:\n\n, • Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts, reporting requirements and financial updates for senior stakeholders.\n, • Manage the finance function, supporting the wider team and ensuring workloads, priorities and deliverables are effectively managed.\n, • Lead the implementation and ongoing application of BIS systems across the department.\n, • Review and improve processes, including recharge invoicing accuracy across EMEA.\n, • Support budgeting, forecasting, revenue reporting and detailed variance analysis.\n, • Manage VAT, WHT tax applications and support quarterly FEU submissions.\n, • Complete reconciliation and review of final general ledger, cash positions, payroll and journal postings to support project close.\n, • Lead the VIP settlement process, including revenue audits with local promoters and artist teams.\n, • Oversee AR/AP processes, purchase order requirements and expense management.\n, • Work closely with internal teams and key stakeholders across the business to ensure effective communication, collaboration and alignment of financial activities.\n, • Identify risks, recommend solutions and effectively manage stakeholder expectations.\n, • Provide financial guidance and support to ensure successful delivery of events and projects.\nIn this Finance Manager position, you will require:The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience managing finance operations within a fast-paced environment.You will ideally have experience within music tour finance or tour accounting, with exposure to AR/AP processes. Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including tour directors and artist teams, would be highly advantageous.You will also have:\n\n, • Strong knowledge of UK and European VAT, PRS and WHT application (desirable).\n, • Experience using Oracle and BIS systems.\n, • Proven experience supervising or managing team members.\n, • Excellent communication skills with the confidence to build relationships across all levels.\n, • A proactive approach with the ability to identify improvements and deliver solutions.\nIf you are an experienced Finance Manager looking for an opportunity to combine your accounting expertise with a fast-moving, creative environment, we would love to hear from you.Apply today to find out more.You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Management Accountant \n Join a Leading Live Music Company \n Are you a Management Accountant looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact within one of the world's most exciting industries? \n We're partnering with a leading live music company to recruit a talented Management Accountant to join its growing finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced, creative environment, supporting the financial performance of a dynamic business. \n Working closely with the Reporting Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality financial reporting, supporting commercial decision-making, and helping to drive continuous improvements across the finance function. \n The Role \n As Management Accountant, your responsibilities will include: \n\n • Producing accurate monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting.\n, • Delivering insightful variance analysis and commentary for senior management.\n, • Developing and enhancing management reporting packs and financial reporting templates.\n, • Supporting the annual budget and regular forecasting processes, working closely with budget holders across the business.\n, • Building financial models to support business planning, scenario analysis and strategic decision-making.\n, • Maintaining balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring the integrity of the general ledger.\n, • Supporting month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, journals and intercompany reconciliations.\n, • Assisting with statutory accounts preparation and the external audit process.\n, • Building strong relationships across the business, providing commercial insight and financial support to key stakeholders.\n, • Assistance with system implementation\n\n About You \n We're looking for an enthusiastic, commercially minded accountant who enjoys working collaboratively and thrives in a fast-moving environment. \n You'll ideally have: \n\n • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (or be actively studying towards qualification).\n, • Previous experience producing monthly management accounts.\n, • Strong understanding of month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.\n, • Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting.\n, • Excellent Excel skills with strong analytical capability.\n, • Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders across the business.\n, • Live Music experience\n, • A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.\n\n What's on Offer \n\n • The opportunity to join a market-leading company within the live music industry.\n, • Exposure to a broad and varied finance role with excellent career development opportunities.\n, • Involvement in the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.\n, • A collaborative, supportive and passionate team environment.\n, • Competitive salary and benefits package.\n\n If you're looking to combine your technical accounting expertise with commercial exposure in an exciting and fast-paced live music business, we'd love to hear from you. \n Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Your new companyA high growth investment management business are looking to grow their finance team by hiring a qualified Fund Accountant with the potential to grow and develop their careers. The company are an established and financially secure business with £250 million assets under management, serving mainly PE and family office markets.Your new roleGiven the breadth of the role and mix between reporting, commercial investment analysis and regulatory duties the role would be ideally suited to a qualified accountant who has and interest in working within the investment / asset management space.Duties \n\n • Preparation of year end statutory accounts\n, • Fund accounting\n, • Preparation of quarterly management accounts with commentary\n, • Variance analysis - budgets vs actuals\n, • Drawdowns from investors\n, • Review and analysis of investment performance\n\n What you'll need to succeedThe company prides itself on the ability to give opportunity to their team as well as senior level exposure to the people managing the business. With this comes lots of development opportunities. \n\n • Qualified accountant ACA/ ACCA / CIMA\n, • Interest/experience in investment/fund/financial services\n, • Desire to work in small but growing business\n, • Takes interest in process improvement\n, • Can work with senior stakeholders\n\n What you'll get in returnYou will need to be conscientious and hard working but also have the desire to align yourself to company growth. The company have a competitive remuneration structure and a progressive, hard working, fun culture.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior IBA Accountant \n London (4 days in office)Up to £60,000 + benefits \n We are supporting a growing, internationally recognised reinsurance business in their search for a Senior IBA Accountant to join their London-based finance team.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business with a strong global presence, offering exposure across both UK and overseas finance operations. \n Your new companyA rapidly growing and internationally recognised reinsurance business with a strong presence in the London market and a wider global footprint across multiple overseas offices.The firm has built a reputation for its entrepreneurial culture, specialist underwriting capabilities, and continued expansion, making it an exciting time to join. With a collaborative finance function spanning both London and international teams, you will gain exposure to a dynamic and fast-paced environment with real opportunity to add value and drive process improvements.Your new roleYou will play a key role in managing the day-to-day IBA and client money activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strong operational control across the business.Working closely with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, this role offers both hands-on responsibility and the chance to influence process improvements within a growing finance function. \n\n • Ownership of IBA processes including cash allocation, insurer settlements, and client money management\n, • Performing and reviewing reconciliations across client money and insurer accounts\n, • Supporting and contributing to Client Money Calculations in line with FCA CASS 5 requirements\n, • Managing aged balances and resolving unallocated cash issues\n, • Liaising with brokers, underwriters, and internal finance teams across UK and overseas offices\n, • Supporting audits and maintaining strong financial controls\n, • Identifying and implementing process improvements within IBA operations\n\n What you'll need to succeed \n\n • Proven experience within an IBA / Insurance Accounting role\n, • Background within an insurance broker, MGA, or reinsurance environment\n, • Confident managing reconciliations, settlements, and stakeholder queries\n, • Strong attention to detail with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset\n, • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment\n\n What you'll get in return \n\n • Hybrid working (4 days in London office)\n, • Exposure to a global reinsurance finance function\n, • Opportunity to join a growing and ambitious business\n\n What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk