KERV

Kerv is a high-growth technology services and software business operating at the intersection of digital transformation, cloud, data, AI and customer experience. Backed by Bridgepoint, one of Europe's leading private equity investors, Kerv has entered an exciting new phase of accelerated growth following recent investment. Bridgepoint's backing provides both capital and strategic support to scale the platform, drive operational excellence and execute on an ambitious growth agenda, including organic expansion, transformation initiatives and potential M&A. This is a pivotal moment for the business as it continues to professionalise, scale and prepare for future value creation and exit. About the Opportunity Kerv is seeking a Group Financial Controller (GFC) to join the business at a critical stage of growth and transformation. This is a newly created role, to support a recently appointed CFO in setting up the finance function for long-term success. The GFC will report directly to the CFO and be instrumental in building a best in class finance function capable of supporting the group through this next phase of growth. This is a broad, hands on leadership role responsible for driving financial discipline, improving reporting, strengthening controls, and supporting strategic initiatives across the group. The role requires a strong people leader who can inspire, develop and manage a high performing finance team, while also being hands on in shaping processes, driving change and embedding transformation across the business. Key Responsibilities Lead and own the group finance function, including managing the AP, AR and billing teams. Deliver high-quality, timely monthly group reporting, management accounts and board level packs. Own statutory reporting across the group, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards. Strengthen financial controls, governance and processes in line with PE best practice. Play a leading role in finance transformation, including systems and processes. Be a hands on leader, working alongside the team to drive process improvements and embed change. Act as a key finance partner to the CFO, supporting strategic initiatives, growth planning and value creation. Lead, develop and mentor a high-performing finance team, fostering collaboration and accountability. Support integration of acquisitions and other corporate activity as required. Work closely with external stakeholders including auditors, advisors and investors. Key Requirements Big 4 trained (ACA qualified or equivalent) with strong technical accounting foundations. At least 8 years PQE with proven experience as a Group Financial Controller or similar within a PE backed environment. Background in technology, software, or services businesses preferred. Demonstrable experience delivering finance transformation and change, including systems and process improvement. Experience in building best in class finance teams to support growth. Strong people leadership skills, capable of inspiring, coaching, and managing a high-performing team. Hands on approach with a willingness to roll up sleeves and drive change forward. Strong understanding of PE reporting requirements, investor expectations and exit readiness. Systems savvy, with experience improving or implementing finance systems and reporting tools, knowledge of MD Business Central is desirable. Commercially minded, resilient and comfortable operating in a fast paced, evolving environment. Location United Kingdom Job Type Full Time Application Closing Date 27th February 2026

A high-growth tech services company in the UK seeks a Group Financial Controller to lead its finance function during a crucial phase of transformation and growth. This hands-on role requires strong people leadership skills, extensive experience in finance transformation, and the ability to inspire and manage a high-performing finance team. The candidate should be ACA qualified with over eight years of PQE, preferably in a PE-backed environment. This role offers significant responsibility, reporting directly to the CFO and driving strategic initiatives for future growth.

A technology solutions company is seeking a Senior Test Engineer in the United Kingdom. The role requires expertise in both manual and automated testing of Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform solutions. Key responsibilities include maintaining test automation frameworks, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with team members. This full-time position offers a flexible work environment with opportunities for professional growth, excellent benefits, and a commitment to quality assurance.

Where the job is based: Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Who we are: Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We're the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for: A politically tuned, programme delivery wizard who can establish and control several streams of work across multi-year engagements; balancing the needs of each work stream against the programme objectives and stakeholder needs. You'll be responsible for running your programme and project teams and reporting into the Delivery Management leadership team and the operational board on programme status. All backgrounds will always be considered and experience here is far more important, we're really open to Programme Managers that have a solid transferable background looking to deliver a mix of well governed Business Transformation, Dynamics 365 delivery, Bespoke Development projects and programmes, with a blend of agile and waterfall approaches as appropriate. We're looking for someone that will take responsibility for their programmes, as well as rescue and turnaround projects that have hit a roadblock (it happens occasionally!) This is also a line management position with responsibility for the pastoral care and career development of a small number of our amazing Delivery Managers and Scrum Masters. Required Experience: Creating and maintaining the environment in which the programme will succeed Making sure programmes, workstreams and projects are delivered beyond expectations Managing short- and long-term objectives and ensuring programmes track against these milestones. Establishing and operating governance structures within programmes to ensure effective decision making and robust assurance. Managing senior stakeholders both within Kerv Digital and our clients. Reporting programme status to the Kerv Digital Leadership Team and the client. Meeting customers, listening carefully and understanding their business Working with on/off-shore development/implementation teams Managing programme and project cost and time tracking Identifying and delivering change control and upsell Wrestling detailed requirements and designs into an implementable plan Managing an agile development process, directly and indirectly through our delivery managers and scrum masters Line management of a small team Ability to step into a project that needs to be reset, working with the stakeholders and the project team to turn things around Other tasks as reasonably requested (yes, our lawyers asked for that one) Related Attributes: happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed an obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things! an escalation handler, able to achieve win-win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team ability to work effectively with remote teams in India/ UK ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales What we can do for you: We're a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: Real Flexibility we're a family first organisation,and if the work gets done,you can work when and where very you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we're a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in house training for tech, you can't get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth. Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don't just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Location United Kingdom Job Type Full Time Application Closing Date 31st January 2026

Where the job is based Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs) Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ Who we are Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we're not just another tech company. We're the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value! With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we're a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders. People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects. Who we are looking for You are passionate about quality and achieving great outcomes for our customers. Working with our UK & India based teams, you will develop project test plans and strategies tailored to project and client requirements and processes, ensure they are executed to the highest quality, plan and support test phases, and quality assure the output of multiple test and delivery teams. You are someone who is an authority on testing - being able to talk broadly and in detail about all types of testing types, test phases, test techniques or tooling, knowing when to apply them, how and for what purpose in the context of a specific project. You'll be able to speak to colleagues and clients to educate or allow them to participate in or support QA activities and team members and to gain approvals of strategies and approaches where required. You thrive working as part of a collaborative team, are proactive in nature and embrace getting involved in the hands on testing activities as and when required. Main Duties and Expectations Manage a project team of testers of mixed levels of experience, from junior to lead, who are manual and automation testers, some of whom may also have specialisms in non-functional testing as well Able to handle a medium large sized project without the direct involvement of a more senior member of the QA team Work with Kerv Digital Delivery Managers and other team members, as well as client stakeholders and team members in project management, test managers, or independent assurance teams Providing a positive input into discovery workshops from a test and test planning perspective, working to set up projects and programmes for success and to enable the identification and documentation of a test strategy as the output Lead by example - demonstrate calm and professional leadership. Always acting with integrity and capable of getting hands on in testing activities as and when required to support the team Provide assurance / oversight over multiple concurrent projects when required - assessing project and team health, compliance with the test strategy and expected standards of work Line management responsibilities, which involve regular 1:1 touchpoints, performance management and development support and monitoring Supports recruitment activities when required A confident and proven decision maker with a proactive nature towards their work and contributions to projects and company objectives Required Skills & Experience 10+ years of experience working as a Test Manager or Senior Test Lead ISTQB Foundation as a minimum Solid hands on testing experience, across functional and non functional testing, including but not limited to API, Data Migrations, Accessibility Able to evidence experience of being able to deliver the main duties and responsibilities of the role, as above Extensive experience of planning and carrying out testing activities of all types and levels in a Disciplined Agile / Scrum methodology Experience managing QA activities across multiple projects and workstreams - leading, prioritising, escalating, supporting, coaching and mentoring Educating, implementing and enforcing best practice in testing Ability to define and implement Test Strategies and plans - assessing the need for functional, non functional, manual and automated testing Ability to produce test and defect related reporting and an ability to identify the right data to monitor test, defect and quality metrics in order to manage the project, suggest and / or implement change where required Ability to recognise how test and bug management tooling on a project could be configured and adjusted to allow for improved management, ways of working and reporting where required and be familiar with configuring tools such as ADO & JIRA in this way Ability to articulate risk, and provide clear and concise escalation and reporting Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, internally and with clients Ensuring quality standards are met across projects Experience reviewing and continuously improving testing practises and processes Experience of using Azure Dev Ops Test Plan module as the project test and defect management tool Experience in Microsoft products such as Dynamics, Power Pages, Power Apps Hands on Test Automation experience, extending into automation practices and frameworks and not just the ability to create an automated test Hands on experience of API testing Non functional testing specialisms, such as performance and security Experience in testing of AI or utilisation of AI to improve or make efficient, testing tasks and practices We're also looking for people that fit how we work happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed an obvious attention to detail ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly ability to work effectively with remote and geographically spread teams ability to work flexibly to deliver on time to tight timescales Is able to understand, live and breathe the Kerv Values What we can do for you We're a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: RealFlexibility - we're a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and where you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office. Awesome Environment - all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work - these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not for profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits - all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose your own tech approach to end user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we're a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in house training for tech, you can't get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition & Growth - Recognised as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth. Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don't just build ground breaking technology - we build future. Don't take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews Location United Kingdom Job Type Full Time Application Closing Date 28th February 2026 Apply today First Name Last Name Email Phone Resume LinkedIn Profile Will you require visa sponsorship now or in the future to work in the UK? No Yes What is your current immigration status? What ISTQB Testing Certification do you hold? Brief summary of your Microsoft Dynamics experience Brief summary of your Microsoft Power Apps & Power Pages experience

Solution Director - Business Development team Where the jobisbased Hybrid (will need to attend Kerv Digital offices and customer sites as and when required, in line with Kerv Digital's hybrid working policy) Who We Are Looking For The ideal candidate will possess: Detailed knowledge of the Microsoft Business Platform : Comprehensive expertise in Dynamics 365 (Customer Engagement, ERP, and HCM), Power Platform, Azure, and data-centric solutions. Detailed knowledge of pro-code software solutions across a variety of programming languages (.net, React,Node.js, Typescript, Java etc.) which are platform agnostic, understanding the benefits of this approach over a vendor specific platform approach. An understanding of where Autonomous SaaS, Agentic platforms, and AI-infused Business Platforms can be leveraged and how they provide value. A good understanding of how AI is being applied and how it can be driven responsibly. Experience of delivering solutions into a range of industries, especially (but not limited to) UK public sector and financial services. Innovative Mindset: A track record of leveraging cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, such as AI, advanced analytics, and cloud-native solutions, to address complex challenges in the public sector. Enterprise Project Leadership: Extensive experience in leadership roles for multiple complex enterprise project lifecycles from inception to delivery. Client Relationship Expertise: Exceptional skills in building and nurturing strong, long-term relationships with key clients and partners, ensuring trust and sustained collaboration. Commercial and Marketing Acumen: Demonstrated ability to apply a commercial perspective to market and customer intelligence, identifying new routes to market, opportunities, and product offerings. Strategic and Political Skills: Strong political awareness and presentation skills, with the ability to navigate conflicting interests, meet competing requirements, and communicate effectively at all levels. Executive Representation: Confidence in representing Kerv Digital in Director and C-suite forums, building professional networks and managing critical escalations. Leadership and Collaboration: Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a collaborative approach to enabling teamwork across departments and practices within Kerv Digital. Mentoring and Team Development: A passion for mentoring team members, supporting their professional growth and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development. Microsoft Community: Strong ties to the Microsoft Community and have strong relationships with those within Microsoft itself. Wider software community: Strong ties with the wider software services community, including other vendors like AWS and Google. Key Responsibilities Technical and Solution Leadership: Oversee the technical and solution strategy for key strategic engagements, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Sales Engagement: Collaborate with Sales to craft compelling technical proposals, including the preparation and delivery of demonstrations in partnership with technical pre sales, contributions to bids, and to sales presentations. Governance and Quality Assurance: Provide top level technical governance across the portfolio of industry projects, ensuring consistent quality and alignment with best practices. Strategic Advisory: Contribute to the development and refinement of industry strategy, leveraging insights to guide decision making and innovation. Cross Team Collaboration: Work closely with our various industry Pods, CTO, and other key stakeholders to drive broader organisational strategy and ensure successful project delivery. Thought Leadership: Act as a thought leader, promoting Kerv Digital's strategy, expertise and value proposition to clients and partners. We are also looking for people that fit how we work, which is somethinglike; Happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed An obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things! An escalation handler, able to achieve win win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team Ability to work effectively with remote teams in India, and other locations Ability to work flexibly to deliver on time to tight timescales What we can do for you: We're a transparent, honest, and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees: RealFlexibility we're a family first organisation,and if the work gets done,you can workwhen and where veryou want.A healthy approach for most employeesseems to be splitting three ways between home, customersites and the office. Awesome Environment all of our employees will tell you that we foster aneasy going environment,are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on - that's in large part because the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work. Interesting Work these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not for profit stotransform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market. Great Benefits all the usual suspects and then some.Some highlights include our choose your own tech approach to end user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goods(we're a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in house training for tech. you can't get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Fulldisclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation. Recognition& Growth Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth. Don't take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews Location United Kingdom Job Type Full Time Application Closing Date 28th February 2026 Apply today First Name Last Name Email Phone Resume LinkedIn Profile Will you require visa sponsorship now or in the future to work in the UK? No Yes