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Cisco Network Engineer - City of London - Large financial services company - Salary up to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits - Hybrid working (3 times a week in London office) A large financial services company are currently looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join their growing team. The role will have responsibility for managing and designing the enterprise network which stretches globally click apply for full job details

We have a great opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a dynamic, forward-thinking practice. Our client are passionate about supporting ambitious professionals so this would suit someone ready to step into a role where you can own your portfolio and build real client relationships. The role is offered on a hybrid basis with four days based at their modern offers near Waterlooville and one day working from home. As a Client Accountant, youll be the go-to advisor for your own portfolio of clients helping businesses thrive through expert financial insights and proactive support. Youll work closely with clients across a variety of sectors, guiding them on tax efficiency, growth strategies, and financial performance. The role Take charge of preparing, submitting, and delivering accounts and tax returns for a range of clients. Supervise and mentor a small team of accountants, helping them deliver first class service and ensure deadlines are met and supporting their technical development. Check and review financial and tax work, providing constructive feedback that strengthens team performance and builds confidence. Support Senior Management team by improving key team metrics such as productivity, efficiency, and output. Maintain strong client relationships and oversee the onboarding process for new clients from initial bookkeeping and compliance tasks to smoothly integrating them into your portfolio. Access clients tax positions and offer advisory support on cashflow and budgets. Prepare and deliver impactful year-end meetings, providing insights that shape client decisions. Ensure all HMRC and Companies House filings are accurate and up to date. Must haves Fully qualified (ACCA / ACA / AAT) with experience in practice Confident managing the full accounting process end-to-end Brilliant communicator who enjoys building client relationships Deadline-driven, organised, and solutions-focused Skilled in Excel and familiar with cloud software like Xero or QuickBooks The salary is up to £50,000 with a range of generous benefits including pension, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme and holiday reward scheme. The is a hybrid role with four days based at the practices modern offices in Waterlooville, easily commutable from Portsmouth and Southampton. JBRP1_UKTJ

A well-established regional organisation based in Uxbridge is seeking a capable Recruitment Officer to join the team. As a business that embraces flexibility you will have the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week. Reporting into the People & Culture Advisor you will coordinate the recruitment cycle from start to finish, liaising with agencies and Hiring Managers to source excellent candidates. You will post advertisements, utilise Hireful Software and act as the first point of contact for all applicants. Additionally, you will prepare weekly recruitment updates, prepare offer letters and support with HR administrative duties including maintaining employee records in the HRIS. Your responsibilities will also cover the onboarding process including pre-employment checks and induction processes. In order to be suitable for this role, you will be an accomplished professional with excellent communication skills and demonstratable expertise in providing a proactive service. You will have solid recruitment experience and will ideally be a CIPD Level 3 qualification. You will also have knowledge of MS Office Applications including Excel coupled with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The team are looking for an organised, tech-savvy recruitment professional with hands-on SharePoint experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Recruitment Officer to join a successful organisation with an extensive range of benefits.

This is a newly created position for a Dynamics 365 Analyst with solid integration & configuration experience to join a global leading firm based in the East Grinstead area of West Sussex. This role is paying £45,000 and offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home). To be considered for this position you will have a good understanding and experience of Dynamics 365 & ERP platfo click apply for full job details

We are seeking a people focused HR & Payroll Manager to join a small and friendly company within the Travel sector This is a multi-faceted role covering all aspects of HR, Payroll, Facilities Management and Office supplies. The role is based at the companys offices in West London (ample free parking available) As HR & Payroll Manager, youll take ownership of the full employee life cycle for appr click apply for full job details

This is a newly created position for a Head of CRM to take hands on management over a large Zoho suite for an SME in Northampton. This role is paying £80,000 and will be 4 days a week in the office & 1 day a week from home. To be considered for this position, you will have a solid CRM solutions background within the Zoho ecosystem click apply for full job details

This is a newly created position for a Dynamics 365 Analyst with solid integration & configuration experience to join a global leading firm based in Walsall. This role is paying £45,000 and offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home). To be considered for this position you will have a good understanding and experience of Dynamics 365 & ERP platforms click apply for full job details

A market-leading organisation based in Guildford is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join the team on an initial 3-month contractual basis. This will be an office-based role so you will be expected to be on-site 4-5 days per week. Please note, this contract is Inside IR35. In this role, you will manage both weekly and monthly payroll for circa 200 staff, you will show demonstratable exp click apply for full job details

Enterprise Architect - Retail business - Permanent full time position - Salary up to £75k plus bonus, healthcare and more! - Remote/home-based role A successful retail brand is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join their growing IT function on a permanent basis. This role will focus on technology solutions across business, data, applications and infrastructure click apply for full job details

Solicitor Charity Colchester - £60,000 Hybrid working A well established, nationwide charity are looking for a qualified Solicitor to join their legal team. This role will provide expert legal advice across the charity on commercial, property, employment and contract matters, whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and data compliance and managing legal risk. The successful candidate will evidence strong commercial experience alongside a general knowledge of other areas of law. External legal advisors will be consulted for matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature. Working in Colchester - this is a Hybrid position with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home with flexibility around ad hoc meetings as required. As a qualified Solicitor you will: Provide advice on broad legal issues, including public law, commercial law, intellectual property, and charity-specific regulations to support organisational strategy Identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risks for the charity and managing the Legal Risk Registers Ensuring the organization complies with its statutory and regulatory framework. Liaising with external legal advisors on matters of a more complex and specialist legal nature. Overseeing property transactions, leases, and drafting of commercial contracts. Advising on employment contracts, workplace policies, and handling any related disputes. Protecting the charity's intellectual property, such as trademarks and copyrights. To be suitable for this role you will be a qualified solicitor with experience broad commercial law experience. Exposure to charity law, probate law, property law, conveyancing, employment law and tribunals, contract law, and data protection legislation would be beneficial. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex legal issues is essential. The salary on offer for this role is up to £60,000 plus 27 days holidays (plus BH), pension scheme and other benefits. JBRP1_UKTJ

Solicitor Charity Colchester - £60,000 Hybrid working A well established, nationwide charity are looking for a qualified Solicitor to join their legal team. This role will provide expert legal advice across the charity on commercial, property, employment and contract matters, whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and data compliance and managing legal risk. The successful candidate wil

Enterprise Architect (Remote/Home Based) - Retail business - Permanent full time position - Salary up to £75k plus bonus, healthcare and more! - Remote/home-based role A successful retail brand is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join their growing IT function on a permanent basis. This role will focus on technology solutions across business, data, applications and infrastructure click apply for full job details

This is a newly created position for a HubSpot CRM Support Analyst to join an SME in Central London. This role is in the Oxford Street area paying £40,000 and is 5 days a week in the office with no home working. To be considered for this position, you will have a background working with & supporting HubSpot CRM. This will include configuring, customising, managing user accounts, permissions, int click apply for full job details

A well-established organisation based in near Corby in Northamptonshire is looking for an IT Manager to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis. Please note this is a fully site-based role. This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced IT professional who will be responsible for overseeing and supporting all technology operations, maintaining and optimising the organisations core busi click apply for full job details

A multinational business is looking for an accomplished Financial Controller to join its team. Please note that the firm embraces flexible and hybrid working so you will be able to work from home 2 days per week. In order to be suitable for this role of significant responsibility you must be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with proven experience of leading a finance team click apply for full job details

This is a newly created position for a Full Stack Developer to take an instrumental position for a Northampton based firm paying £70,000 in a hybrid (2 days in the office) environment. This is both a hands-on technical and leadership role, responsible not only for building high-quality, scalable systems but also for implementing and maintaining modern development, coding, and deployment practice click apply for full job details

Overview A government body is seeking an experienced Head of Commercial (Property) to draft, negotiate and complete s106, s38, s278 agreements and any other agreement and licences relating to planning and highways matters. Duties will include: advising on all matters relating to planning and highways matters leading, managing and supervising a team of contract lawyers, planning lawyers and property lawyers positively contributing as a member of the Legal Services Management Team conducting member training attending and advising at planning committee and any other council committees, as necessary deputising for the council's Monitoring Officer including attending high level meetings. Based in the Dartford area, SE London / Kent. This is a contract role for initially 20 weeks (36 hours per week) from approximately 17 November and paying £63.63 per hour, less deductions for insurance, taxes and umbrella company charges (PAYE £49.43 per hour). The closing date is Friday, 31st October. To be suitable for this role, you must have experience working in a Head of Commercial (Property) or similar role within a complex organisation, preferably local Borough or Council.

Overview A market-leading organisation based in Guildford is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join the team on an initial 3-month contractual basis. This will be an office-based role so you will be on-site 4-5 days per week. Please note, this contract is Inside IR35. Responsibilities Manage both weekly and monthly payroll for circa 200 staff. Demonstrate expertise in the end-to-end payroll lifecycle, including the calculation of earnings, deductions, sick pay and taxes. Act as the main point of contact for payroll-related inquiries. Carry out P11D administration. Complete payroll year-end rollover and complete national statistics reports monthly. Coordinate pension schemes and stay up to date with pensions regulations, changes and practices. Qualifications Proven Payroll Manager with excellent communication skills and experience in successfully managing a payroll function. Prior experience with COINS ERP software is preferred but not essential. Benefits/Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful UK organisation on a contractual basis.

HR Business Partner - Fully remote role - National charity - Initial 6 month fixed term contract with potential to extend - Salary up to £46,500 plus 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and 35 bhour working week A fantastic UK charity organisation is looking for an HR Business Partner to join their HR function on an initial 6 month fixed term basis. This role will oversee HR administration and be responsible for the following: - Guide and support managers through HR process - provide leadership to HR Administrators - Generalist HR support - ER/Employee Relations casework - Lead on TUPE projects - Lead on redundancy programmes where required - Building relationships with stakeholders and looking at opportunities for improvement - HR projects and analyising of data To be considered suitable you will have previpous experience in a senior HR role (HR Advisor, HRBP or HR Manager) along with the following: - Ideally CIPD 5 or above - Strong HR generalist background - Experience of handling ER, TUPE and redundancies - Ideally some experience of leading/advising junior HR team members - Solid understanding of employment law >

A well-established regional organisation based in Uxbridge is seeking a capable Talent Acquisition Partner to join the HR team. As a business that embraces flexibility you will have the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week. Reporting into the People & Culture Advisor you will lead and coordinate the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding process by working closely with Hiring Managers and agencies to design smart, values-driven hiring strategies. You will take a holistic view of talent acquisition from managing the full recruitment journey, improving processes and using data to drive efficient decisions to shape the HR strategy. Additionally, you will prepare weekly recruitment updates, prepare offer letters and support with HR administrative duties including maintaining employee records in the HRIS. In order to be suitable for this role, you will be an accomplished Talent Acquisition professional with excellent communication skills and demonstratable expertise in providing a proactive service. You will have solid recruitment experience and will ideally hold a CIPD qualification. You will also have knowledge of MS Office Applications including Excel coupled with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The team are looking for an organised, tech-savvy recruitment professional with a commitment to promoting inclusions, fairness and an excellent candidate experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Officer to join a successful organisation with an extensive range of benefits.