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Location: Derby Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday Reporting to: CEO Role Purpose The Head of Finance will lead the financial management, reporting and commercial analysis for the organisation. This role ensures the business has robust financial controls, accurate reporting, and forward-looking insight that supports decision-making, growth and operational performance. This is both a strategic and hands-on position, responsible for overseeing day-to-day finance operations while contributing directly to long-term planning and business leadership. Key Responsibilities Financial Management & Controls Lead the finance function, ensuring accurate and timely month-end and year-end close Maintain strong financial controls, policies and processes Oversee balance sheet integrity, reconciliations and audit readiness Manage treasury, cash flow, banking relationships and working capital cycles Management Reporting Prepare monthly management accounts with insightful analysis Present financial performance to senior leadership Develop dashboards, KPIs and performance metrics Ensure reporting is consistent, timely and decision-ready Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting Partner with operational leaders to build robust financial plans Provide variance analysis with clear commercial explanations Identify risks, opportunities and financial impacts Commercial Finance & Business Partnering Support pricing, margin analysis, cost reviews and investment decisions Work with operations, sales and projects to improve financial outcomes Provide financial modelling for business cases, capital spend or new initiatives Cash Flow & Working Capital Own cash flow forecasting and liquidity management Drive improvements in debtor management, inventory and supplier terms Monitor cash conversion and support funding requirements where needed Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement Improve finance systems and reporting tools Strengthen processes to support scalability and growth Lead upgrades or transitions to new accounting/ERP systems Drive automation and efficiency across finance operations Candidate Profile Qualifications Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent) Strong technical grounding in financial and management accounting Experience Proven experience in a senior finance role, ideally Head of Finance or Finance Manager ready to step up Background within SME environments Experience in manufacturing and engineering Demonstrable ability to lead a finance function end-to-end 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:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Group Finance Controller to join a growing, multi-site organisation undergoing significant transformation and investment. This is a high-impact role focused on strengthening internal controls, driving improved financial reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives across the Group. Client Details This is a pivotal role responsible for leading financial operations across multiple divisions and group companies , ensuring robust financial control, insightful reporting, and the continued development of a high-performing finance team. Description You will work closely with site finance teams, the Executive Management Team, and the Group Finance Director, taking ownership of consolidated reporting, systems improvements, and group-wide financial governance. With operations expanding into Europe, the role also offers exposure to international finance activities. Key Responsibilities Internal Systems & Controls Enhance and document internal processes and financial controls across the Group. Review application and compliance of controls at site level (internal audit-style). Develop and monitor improvement plans with site teams to strengthen financial discipline. Monthly Reporting Lead detailed month-end reviews for each site. Prepare consolidated financial statements for the Group. Support monthly finance reviews with the Executive Management Team. Manage monthly intercompany reconciliations and ensure timely adjustments. Analysis & Performance Improvement Provide detailed ad-hoc profitability and performance analysis. Proactively identify and support EBITDA and cashflow improvement opportunities. Accounting & Systems Support Act as a subject-matter expert for accounting and ERP systems, supporting site finance managers. Assist with ongoing rollout and optimisation of Business Central ERP. Budgeting Work with site finance managers to prepare and present annual budgets. Lead the consolidation of Group budgets. Projects & Strategic Support Collaborate with finance and IT teams to deliver system and process improvements. Support Group Finance Director with refinancing, M&A activities, and business integration work. Contribute to finance activities relating to Group expansion into Belgium. Profile Self-motivated, pragmatic and collaborative. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and guide finance teams across the Group - including in challenging environments. Comfortable working with ERPs (knowledge of Business Central is an advantage). Willing to undertake regular travel across the UK and occasional travel within Europe . Qualifications & Experience Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). Significant post-qualification experience in financial control roles outside of practice. Strong technical expertise across financial reporting standards (particularly FRS102) and relevant tax requirements (VAT, PAYE/NI, CIS). Experience managing and improving finance systems and advanced user of Excel. Job Offer The opportunity to shape financial operations across a broad and growing group. A supportive and collaborative culture where continuous improvement is encouraged. Varied work with exposure to multiple business units and senior leadership. Travel across the UK and occasional European visits as part of a group-wide remit.

Own and shape the end to end technical architecture of the Payments Platform, ensuring scalability, resilience, and regulatory compliance. Act as design authority for complex and high risk payments initiatives across multiple squads and domains. Define and enforce engineering standards, reference architectures, and non functional requirements (availability, latency, throughput, security). Lead technical decisions across multi rail payments (e.g. real time, high value, cross border) and platform capabilities such as orchestration, clearing, and settlement. Embed security, controls, and operational resilience by design, partnering closely with Risk, Cyber, and Controls teams. Drive modernisation and platform evolution, reducing technical debt and enabling faster product and client onboarding. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers, tech leads, and architects across Payments Technology. Influence delivery and outcomes without direct line management, acting as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders. Ensure high standards of engineering quality, including test strategy, CI/CD, observability, and incident learnings. Purpose of the role To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives. Accountabilities Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives. Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget. Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement. Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity. Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development. Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions. Director Expectations To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function. Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives. Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives. Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations. Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area. Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally. Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions. Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division. All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.

Senior Tax Manager - Full-time, Permanent position (37.5 hours) £87,638 - £92,250 Farringdon, London.This role is suitable for MTVH's hybrid working policy. MTVH are seeking to recruit a Senior Tax Manager based in Farringdon who will be responsible for all day-to-day tax matters across a range of taxes including VAT, SDLT and CIS. Duties within this role will also see you be responsible for assisting the Corporation and Tax Planning Manager with corporation tax returns and the Payroll Manager on employment tax issues. The postholder will also be required to give tax advice to the business as and when required. They will also be responsible for ensure compliance with tax rules and that the organisation submits all regulatory returns on time. Duties: Review all VAT returns prepared by the Tax Accountant ensuring the returns are accurate and complete prior to sign off by the Head of Tax. Support operations teams with CIS support and supplier verifications. Review Capital Goods Scheme, Partial Exemption Special Method and Partial Exemption Standard method calculations. Identify tax compliance risks/opportunities. Ensure the Group's full compliance with all new VAT, SDLT and CIS tax legislation. Inform the business of any changes that may affect the organisation, monitor VAT rate changes ensuring Finance systems are updated accordingly. Organise and deliver VAT training sessions to the wider business. Provide detailed holistic tax advice on all new development/land projects, liaising with project teams as necessary. Respond to ad-hoc tax queries from the business. Manage MTVH's relationship with HMRC on VAT, SDLT and CIS. Provide support on Corporation Tax and Employment Tax issues. Identify and implement opportunities for tax savings. Ensure appropriate controls are in place. What you need to succeed: Either CTA qualified or working towards a professional tax qualification Qualified accountant or significant experience in an accountancy environment Significant indirect tax experience covering both technical VAT and systems work Experience of the social housing/charity sector is desirable Excellent Microsoft office skills, experience of Oracle would be preferred. Excellent communication skills; proven record of preparing and delivering persuasive, high quality, written and verbal reports and presentations within the organisation up to Executive and committee level and externally. Key dates: In-person interviews to be scheduled for Friday 06 March.

Finance Manager - Doncaster - c£45,000 Chase & Holland are excited to be working with a fast growing and green business in Doncaster who are looking to recruit a Finance Manager, to oversee the management accounts function for this growing business and act as the lead finance professional across multiple business units.This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, multi-company environment, ideal for someone who enjoys partnering with the business, influencing decision-making, and driving real operational impact. The Role Reporting to senior leadership, you'll deliver high-quality financial and management information while strengthening controls, improving processes, and supporting continuous improvement across the group. Key responsibilities include: Producing weekly and monthly management accounts across multiple entities, including group consolidation Preparing budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis , providing clear insight to senior stakeholders Leading the preparation of financial reporting packs and audit files , and liaising with external auditors Driving continuous improvement in financial processes, internal controls and systems development Managing, developing, and appraising a small finance team Partnering with senior managers and non-finance teams across the business Contributing to ad hoc projects and business improvement initiatives About You You'll be a confident finance professional who enjoys working closely with the business and taking ownership. ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified / later stages part-qualified (or QBE) Strong experience in management accounting and ideally consolidation Background in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment Excel skills with strong analytical capability Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging at all levels A proactive, self-motivated approach Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills A collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and challenge constructively Why join the business Ability to make real business impact Opportunity to influence financial strategy and operational performance Supportive, professional environment that values development and accountability Benefits include generous pension contribution, 25 Days Holiday & BH, Perkbox, DIS x3 and Study if required If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Finance Manager opportunity, please click 'apply now'.Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR and professional support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.

A superb opportunity has arisen to join a global business based in Mid Kent as a Project Finance Manager. We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded individual to join a dynamic Project Accounting team supporting large-scale transformation initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in driving financial performance across complex programmes, partnering closely with project leaders and influencing decision-making from day one. If you enjoy combining financial rigour with strategic insight - and want to see the tangible impact of your work - this role offers both challenge and visibility. The Role You will: Provide project accounting support across major transformation programmes, ensuring financial information is accurate, timely, and aligned with business needs Partner with project teams to review, challenge, and refine financial assumptions, forecasts, and budgets Deliver insightful analysis and reporting to optimise programme performance and monitor profitability and working capital Implement and maintain strong financial controls in line with governance frameworks and audit requirements Support projects across the full lifecycle - from setup and forecasting through to reporting, analysis, and closure Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure financial processes enable delivery of programme objectives Line manage 1-2 team members, supporting their development and performance About You We're looking for someone who brings: Experience in project finance, financial planning, or programme accounting within complex environments Strong analytical skills and confidence working with stakeholders to influence outcomes Advanced Excel skills and the ability to quickly learn new systems Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) - or nearing completion - highly desirable Leadership or people management experience (advantageous) Experience in construction or large capital programmes (desirable but not essential) The Team You'll join a collaborative Project Accounting function that works closely with programme and operational teams, providing financial control and business partnering across significant transformation initiatives. The team plays a critical role in ensuring financial decisions support long-term success and continuous improvement. What's on Offer Competitive salary Generous pension scheme Flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits Private healthcare options Employee discounts and additional perks Opportunity to contribute to high-profile programmes with real organisational impact If you have the relevant experience and looking to work in Mid Kent then apply today!

Claims Governance & Best Practice Manager Location: Manchester/ Chelmsford/ Whitstable/ Tunbridge Wells / Haywards Heath (Hybrid) The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Claims Governance & Best Practice Manager to lead the governance framework across our claims function. This is a senior role with strategic influence, responsible for ensuring governance, documentation, and best practice across the claims organisation remain robust, compliant, and aligned to regulatory expectations. Working closely with Claims Operations, Compliance, Risk, Audit and senior stakeholders, you will ensure governance standards are embedded across the business while driving continuous improvement in technical quality and operational excellence. If you enjoy combining technical claims expertise, governance leadership and strategic thinking , this role offers the chance to shape best practice across a large and evolving claims function. What You Will Be Doing Governance Leadership Own and maintain the Claims Governance Framework across all lines of business Oversee adherence to governance standards and regulatory obligations across the claims function Lead governance of best practice materials, claims documentation and strategy documentation Ensure strong version control, approvals and lifecycle management for all governance materials Support operational resilience and ensure robust governance controls remain in place Technical Best Practice Act as the senior authority on claims best practice Drive improvements in processes, procedures and governance controls Provide governance input into transformation initiatives, systems changes and improvement programmes Leadership Lead and develop the Claims Document Governance team Embed a high performing culture focused on strong customer outcomes Oversee team prioritisation, workload management and delivery against agreed service levels Risk, Quality and Insight Produce monthly governance reporting and management insight Identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement Support internal and external audit activity and ensure governance evidence supports Consumer Duty expectations Stakeholder Collaboration Act as a central governance partner across the claims business Work closely with QA, Risk, Audit and Compliance teams Engage with suppliers, partners and external auditors where required What We Are Looking For Essential Experience Extensive insurance claims experience with strong technical knowledge across Motor claims including Personal Injury, Credit Hire and Property Damage Strong understanding of claims governance, regulatory expectations and compliance frameworks Experience leading a technical or governance function Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across a large organisation Experience managing external audits within a claims environment Strong analytical capability with experience using management information to drive insight Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical material Project or change management experience Desirable Dip CII or equivalent qualification Experience working with automated decision making or AI assisted claims handling Knowledge of operational resilience frameworks Experience working within audit or risk assurance environments Familiarity with Agile change delivery Why Join This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape the governance standards and technical excellence of a major claims operation . You will work with senior leaders across the organisation while building a culture that prioritises strong governance, fair customer outcomes and continuous improvement. If you are an experienced claims professional with a passion for governance, technical excellence and leadership, we would love to hear from you.

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills, and the ability to distil complex concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing and will require you to actively manage client portfolios, manage project delivery, coordinating junior resource and BDO tax specialists, to deliver exceptional client service. Owning client relationships with the senior team is key, and you'll be heavily involved in business development and innovation activities to support our business growth. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and at the senior manager level, we require candidates with a depth of tax experience, specifically with TA&RM experience, with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with the team at all levels to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with, acting as a key part of BDO's relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone: To act as a key point of contact within the firm for our clients, together with the senior team. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax strategy, SAO and CCO compliance, HMRC Business Risk Reviews, developing the tax control framework and tax operating model, advising on tax risk management e.g. tax risk registers.) With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level, and with strong tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery, who can lead projects with complexity to deliver quality advice. Who has a keen interest in helping clients develop tax governance and developing bespoke scopes of work to meet our clients' needs. With personal responsibility for own decisions and the actions of others. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. LI-

Job title: Data Strategy Manager/Data product Manager (Strategy) Location: Bromley (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) Contract Length: 12 months Daily Rate: 650/Day Status: Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Full Time Are you a data enthusiast with a flair for strategic thinking? Do you thrive in regulated environments and have a passion for modern data practises? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Our client, a leading organisation in the IT/Financial Services sector, is looking for a Data Strategy Manager to join their dynamic team on a temporary basis. About the Role: As the Data Strategy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the data landscape for our client. You will lead the development of data domain strategies, ensuring a seamless end-to-end data flow design. Your collaboration across business and technology teams will drive multiple projects, align strategic objectives and enforcing governance standards. Get ready to make a significant impact! Who You Are: Experience in data strategy, data product management, or data transformation Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics, and modern data architectures is essential. Global Payments domain expertise: payment rails, clearing/settlement, cross-border flows, correspondent banking, treasury/payments operations is essential Ability to communicate with both technical teams and business stakeholders Experience creating strategy documents, roadmaps, and executive presentations Background in strategy consulting within financial services, ideally from a Big 4 or top-tier consultancy is highly desirable. Certified in SAFe POPM/Architect, CDMP/DAMA, with additional cloud certifications being a plus. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Vision Roadmaps: Define data domain strategies and modernisation pathways while co-developing roadmaps with delivery teams. Portfolio Intake Discovery: Assess new requests to drive data landscape simplification and governance. Governance Routines: Lead the adoption of target data patterns, ensuring control efficacy and compliance readiness. Architectural Vision PI Planning: Align enterprise blueprints with strategic enablers. Delivery Verticals Support: Validate Epic acceptance criteria and advise on prioritisation and trade-offs. Voice of Customer Use Case Capture: Serve as the strategy-layer product manager to capture and prioritise use cases for measurable value. Data-as-Product Advocacy: Promote shared services and champion cultural change across domains. Global Payments Domain Expertise: Leverage your payment rails knowledge, including ISO20022 and SWIFT MT/MX. Regulatory Reporting Knowledge: Navigate PSD2/Open Banking and AML/Sanctions reporting controls with ease. Why Join Us? Be a part of an innovative team that values your expertise. Drive strategic initiatives that influence the future of data management in the financial services industry. Enjoy a collaborative working environment that encourages growth and development. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and make a difference in the world of data strategy, we want to hear from you! Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with our client! How to Apply: Send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you are the perfect fit for this role. Let's shape the future of data together! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills, and the ability to distil complex concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing and will require you to actively manage client portfolios, manage project delivery, coordinating junior resource and BDO tax specialists, to deliver exceptional client service. Owning client relationships with the senior team is key, and you'll be heavily involved in business development and innovation activities to support our business growth. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and at the senior manager level, we require candidates with a depth of tax experience, specifically with TA&RM experience, with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with the team at all levels to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with, acting as a key part of BDO's relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone: To act as a key point of contact within the firm for our clients, together with the senior team. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax strategy, SAO and CCO compliance, HMRC Business Risk Reviews, developing the tax control framework and tax operating model, advising on tax risk management e.g. tax risk registers.) With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level, and with strong tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery, who can lead projects with complexity to deliver quality advice. Who has a keen interest in helping clients develop tax governance and developing bespoke scopes of work to meet our clients' needs. With personal responsibility for own decisions and the actions of others. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. LI-

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills, and the ability to distil complex concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing and will require you to actively manage client portfolios, manage project delivery, coordinating junior resource and BDO tax specialists, to deliver exceptional client service. Owning client relationships with the senior team is key, and you'll be heavily involved in business development and innovation activities to support our business growth. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and at the senior manager level, we require candidates with a depth of tax experience, specifically with TA&RM experience, with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with the team at all levels to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with, acting as a key part of BDO's relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone: To act as a key point of contact within the firm for our clients, together with the senior team. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax strategy, SAO and CCO compliance, HMRC Business Risk Reviews, developing the tax control framework and tax operating model, advising on tax risk management e.g. tax risk registers.) With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level, and with strong tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery, who can lead projects with complexity to deliver quality advice. Who has a keen interest in helping clients develop tax governance and developing bespoke scopes of work to meet our clients' needs. With personal responsibility for own decisions and the actions of others. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. 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We're supporting a leading retail business in Merseyside with the appointment of an Interim Finance Project Manager to strengthen financial control, reporting and governance during a period of change. This is a highly visible role, working closely with the senior finance leadership team, with a strong focus on getting the fundamentals right while helping future-proof the finance function. The Role You'll take ownership of several finance-led projects, including: Reviewing and strengthening financial control frameworks Improving balance sheet integrity and reconciliation processes Supporting statutory and management reporting Creating, documenting and embedding accounting policies Assessing current processes and driving practical improvements Acting as a bridge between BAU finance and wider transformation initiatives What We're Looking For Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) Strong background in financial reporting, controls and technical accounting Experience delivering finance projects in large, complex organisations Comfortable rolling sleeves up - hands-on and delivery focused Retail or consumer-facing sector experience advantageous but not essential Why This Role? Work with a financially stable retailer Senior stakeholder exposure and real influence Hybrid working (4 days onsite, flexibility for the right person) A genuine opportunity to leave the finance function in a stronger place If you're an experienced finance professional who enjoys bringing structure, clarity and control , this could be a great fit.

WHSmith Inverness Airport, Inverness Airport, Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom Job Description Posted Friday 6 March 2026 at 01:00 Multi-Site Store Manager - WHSmith At WHSmith, our mission is simple: to enhance every journey through exceptional service, and at the heart of this are our people, customers, and partners. As a Multi-Site Store Manager, you'll lead the performance of multiple stores across various formats, including InMotion and hospitality, driving growth and ensuring a world-class customer experience. Airport Requirements: 5 years continuous references - to gain an airport pass you will need to provide 5 years' worth of either employment or education references without any gaps. Criminal Records Bureau Check - to be completed by WHSmith if your application is successful. Photographic ID i.e. passport or UK Driving Licence. What being a Multi-Site Store Manager is all about: People: Fostering a positive, unified multi-store culture where teams work together to achieve business goals. Tailoring development and training plans for each store, nurturing strengths and potential within teams. Creating an environment of openness, engagement, and communication, acting as an advocate for the colleague voice. Cultivating talent and maintaining a flexible succession plan for key roles, ensuring top talent development. Overseeing HR processes, ensuring all policies and procedures are followed with support from the ER team. Ensuring stores are safe and compliant with all legal requirements, including HMRC standards. Completing mandatory training on time and ensuring new starters experience a welcoming induction. Managing staffing profiles effectively, ensuring productivity is maximised while adhering to payroll budgets. Promoting diversity and prioritising the wellbeing of your teams while keeping them updated on business communications. Plan: Conducting purposeful store visits with a focus on people, planning, and customer satisfaction. Using data to drive results, setting clear SMART actions and consistently monitoring progress. Ensuring store activities are completed on time and in line with brand guidelines and supplier requirements. Maintaining high standards for stock availability, shrink controls, and productivity across all stores. Coaching teams on key processes and ensuring a consistent customer journey through efficient execution. Managing the commercial business scorecard, focusing on sales, shrink, payroll, and legal compliance, closing performance gaps across stores. Ensuring the right colleagues are in the right place at the right time, effectively managing peaks and maintaining budgeted hours. Proactively managing shrinkage and food waste, particularly in high-risk areas like InMotion and hospitality. Customer: Ensuring consistently high store standards across all locations by coaching and validating the execution of brilliant behaviours. Motivating InMotion teams to meet sales targets and drive a performance-driven culture. Role-modelling exceptional customer service, coaching teams to sell, manage queues, and deliver delightful customer experiences. Focusing on growing sales by educating teams on key commercial levers like spend per passenger, ATV, and transaction volumes. Conducting weekly one-on-one meetings to set objectives and measure contribution to sales goals. Ensuring all colleagues are passionate about customer-first culture and knowledgeable about products to drive add-on sales. Contributing to strategic projects that influence the UK Travel Business, becoming a recognised expert in your area. Build and maintain strong relationships with landlords, ensuring any issues are dealt with promptly. How we reward our teams: Competitive salary, pension scheme, and 33 days holiday (including bank holidays). Employee discounts (up to 50%) and deals from retail partners for savings on dining, entertainment, and more. Employee Assistance Programme to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. About WHSmith: With a rich heritage, WHSmith continues to grow, particularly in airports, hospitals, rail stations, and motorway services. Our InMotion brand is leading the way in digital accessories, offering an exceptional customer experience. We have established strong partnerships with brands like M&S and Costa Coffee to broaden our customer offerings across the UK. As we grow, our mission remains simple: to make every journey better. We are proud to be an inclusive employer, where our colleagues are welcome and free to be themselves. WHSmith Inverness Airport, Inverness Airport, Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom

Position: Senior SHEQ Advisor Advisor Location: Manchester Salary Guide: 55,000 - 60,000 Plus Excellent Benefits Package Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of United Utilities AMP7/AMP8 programme of clean and wastewater non-infrastructure projects throughout the North West. They are recruiting for a Senior SHEQ Advisor to work who will help ensure a high standard of health and safety performance on one of their major projects located near Manchester. You will report to the SHEQ Manager and provide weekly feedback to the site team, highlighting areas of positive health and safety performance as well as opportunities for improvement. Further responsibilities will include: Maintaining a dynamic and driven approach to supporting SHEQ across the Projects. Facilitating the development and implementation of policies, procedures, management systems and risk controls, which will help reduce risk and support a positive SHEQ culture. Organising audits and supporting the delivery and execution of SHEQ assurance audits. Conducting accident/incident investigations and/or supporting investigations conducted by the Head of SHEQ. Integrating within the wider project teams to understand day to day challenges. Working with the client to deliver collaborative approaches to SHEQ. Exposure to the project management lifecycle of project delivery. Highlighting opportunity for sustainable solutions. Trending and analysis of key performance data. Maintenance of our externally certified management systems. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Experience of health and safety practice preferably within the Water Treatment / Construction industry Knowledge of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) Knowledge of good practice in construction, e.g. HSE guidance and approved codes of practice. Formal qualification in Occupational Safety and Health (e.g. NEBOSH Construction Certificate) CSCS card or affiliated scheme (SHEA Water) Ability to collect, analyse and evaluate large volumes of data whilst maintaining data integrity. Ability to interpret legislation and Approved codes of Practise. Good communicator who's comfortable engaging at all levels within the organisation as you will be advising the team at a senior level. Confidence to make decisions whilst recognising when appropriate to escalate issues or concerns.

Cyber Security Project Manager 6-month contract Outside IR35 Preston/Remote My Customer in the utilities industry is currently looking for an experienced Cyber Security Project Manager to support a critical cyber resilience initiative within a regulated utilities environment. This role will focus on strengthening organisational security posture by aligning systems, processes, and operational technology with the expectations of the UK Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) . As Cyber Security Project Manager, you will oversee the delivery of CAF-aligned security improvements across both IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments. Key Skills required from the Cyber Security Project Manager: Strong understanding of the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) and UK cyber resilience expectations. Experience working within the utilities sector Familiarity with NIS Regulations and their application within critical infrastructure environments. Experience working across both IT and Operational Technology (OT) security domains. Proven experience managing complex cyber security or technology programmes. Experience supporting or coordinating cyber maturity assessments, audits, or security reviews. Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, technical workstreams, and remediation initiatives. Background within critical national infrastructure , utilities, or energy sector environments. Exposure to SCADA systems, substations, or industrial control systems . Key responsibilities of the Cyber Security Project Manager: Coordinated CAF gap assessment outputs across key systems or business areas Documented evidence mapping against CAF outcomes A prioritised remediation roadmap including timelines and dependencies Support alignment with CAF requirements and NIS regulatory obligations . Governance reporting and programme updates to senior stakeholders Coordination of policy, procedural, or architectural improvements where required Work with cyber specialists and system owners to evaluate the effectiveness of current security controls. Oversee the review of policies, operational procedures, architecture documentation, and technical evidence. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Connor Smal via the VIQU IT website. Do you know someone great? We ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on IT Recruitment.

Treasury Manager - Back Office Woking - Hybrid We are currently recruiting for a Treasury Manager - Back Office to join our team playing a key role in our daily finance operations. You will be working alongside a talented, like-minded team for some of Europe's largest frozen food brands including Birdseye, Aunt Bessie, Findus and Goodfella pizzas. About the role: The Treasury Manager Back Office plays a critical role within the Treasury function, with primary responsibilities for managing risk and compliance. The role focus on operational controls, KYC and AML requirements and robust oversight of daily activities, accesses and records across the group based on the Treasury Governance & Control Framework. The role ensures that all transactional activity, banking arrangements, payments, mandates and credit facilities are timely organised and execute on a timely manner to support smooth efficient day-to-day treasury operations in line with best-practice standard. Strong investigative skills, attention to detail and the ability to question, problem-solve and escalate issues accordingly, are key attributes required for this role to ensure clarity, consistency, and full compliance with the Group's control framework. This is a hands-on role that requires a proactive, solution driven approach and strong 'can do' attitude. The successful individual will be encouraged to contribute to the refinement and continues improvements of back-office processes and operational practices. The position offers the opportunity to serve as a key participant and contributor on several ongoing and upcoming treasury transformation project, providing valuable exposure to systems, automation and process-enhancement initiatives. Key Accountabilities: Serve as the primary administrator for all banking portals and Treasury systems Ensure timely payment approvals and accuracy of settlement instructions across all system Manage all Treasury Vendors, including oversight of contracts, renewal, budget and POs creation in Ariba Maintain and update bank mandates and authorized signatories for all group bank accounts Oversee the issuance, administration, and renewal of Bank guarantee Support or annual SWIFT Attestation process Coordinate and response to banks KYC and AML requirements Manage the bank accounts lifecycle, including opening, closures, structural oversight and related controls documentation Conduct bank fee analysis and reconciliation to ensure accuracy and cost efficient Support the execution of "one off" manual payments supporting other functions Administer Nomad Groups global cash pooling arrangements, including margins review Act as a key contributor to banking related projects and relevant documentation Lead the review, design, implementation and migration of liquidity structures across banking partners Support the Nomad loans administration, including loan drawdowns and principal, interest and fee payments Manage FX dealing mandates, settlements, confirmations and trade book information for appropriate treasury reporting About you: Minimum of 3/4 years Treasury experience Very competent skills in Microsoft Excel, Power point and Word. Experienced in banking systems, both from an input and administrator Broad knowledge and experience in most aspects of back-office control and risk management Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with large data sets/excel models Comfortable with deadlines and organizing workload Intra-day operational treasury Team player Good communication skills What we can offer you: We're on an exceptional adventure and can offer a truly purpose led career with flexibility. In addition, you will benefit from the below: An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential The potential to progress your career across different areas of Birds Eye and Nomad Foods A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference To view the full job profile and to apply, please click on the apply button above which will divert you to our careers site. We look forward to receiving your application. At Nomad Foods we're proud to represent the world we serve by hiring diverse talent. Our inclusive culture is all about what we can achieve together.

Trainee Project Manager - No Experience Needed Build a structured, high-earning career in Project Management - starting today. Looking for a career change? Naturally organised and good with people? Or ready to move into a leadership-focused role with real progression? Train online at your own pace and secure your first Project role in as little as 1-3 months. Please note this is a training course and fees apply. Job guaranteed - complete the programme and get a job or your money back. Our graduates earn £30,000-£42,000 Why Project Management? Every industry runs on projects - from construction and IT to healthcare, finance, and government. Skilled Project Managers are responsible for delivering change, managing budgets, leading teams, and ensuring objectives are achieved on time and within scope. Current UK average salaries include: Project Administrator - £30,000 Project Coordinator - £33,000 Junior Project Manager - £38,500 PRINCE2 Project Manager - £61,500 Senior Project Manager - £70,000+ With experience, project professionals can move into senior leadership or contract positions with significant daily rates. If you are dependable, organised, motivated, and confident communicating with stakeholders, this could be your ideal career path. How It Works Step 1 - APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) Begin with the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification, awarded by the Association for Project Management - the only chartered body for project management professionals. You'll learn: Core project principles Project lifecycles Governance and stakeholder management Risk and resource planning Study time: 20 hours Assessment: 1-hour multiple choice exam You'll receive exam simulators, revision tools, and a live online revision workshop before sitting your exam. This qualification sets you on the pathway toward becoming a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) with further study and experience. Step 2 - PRINCE2 Foundation PRINCE2 is one of the most recognised project management methodologies worldwide and a key requirement for many UK roles. You'll learn: Structured, process-driven project delivery Project stages and controls Roles and responsibilities Risk and quality management Study time: 15-20 hours Assessment: 1-hour multiple choice exam Online learning includes revision tools and a dedicated exam preparation workshop. Step 3 - Project Management Simulation Gain practical experience through our exclusive online Project Simulation. You'll: Work through a realistic project scenario Shadow a virtual Project Manager Make decisions across the project lifecycle Submit your work for tutor grading This gives you tangible, practical experience to discuss in interviews and strengthens your CV. Step 4 - Recruitment Support Once qualified, our recruitment support team will begin working with you to secure your first entry-level role in project management. You'll receive: Professional CV review tailored to your qualifications Job application guidance Mock interviews Ongoing career coaching Advice on suitable gateway roles (Project Administrator, Project Coordinator, PMO roles) Most candidates secure their first role within 1-3 months of qualifying - often sooner in major cities. We Get You Hired Our programmes include certified tutors, UK-accredited qualifications, and one-on-one support from a recruitment adviser focused on placing you. We don't believe in empty promises. Complete our programme, follow the process, and if you don't land a job, you get your money back. "I went from zero project management knowledge and skills to landing my first Project role in months. The support made all the difference." Ready to Start? If you're motivated, organised, and ready to step into a structured, respected, and financially rewarding career, we'll help you take that first step. Enquire now and one of our experienced Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours to guide you toward your new Project Management career.