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Payroll Specialist (Practice Experience Preferred)We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a friendly and supportive accountancy practice team. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who is confident managing payroll for a varied client portfolio and enjoys delivering a high standard of client service.Key Responsibilities • Managing payroll for a portfolio of clie... ZIPC1_UKTJ

The Company Our client is a market leading Engineering company. To help maintain and grow their client base they are recruiting for a Technical Account Manager. The Role • You will manage customer projects from cradle to grave., • Always maintaining and prioritising customer requirements and needs., • You will be responsible for growing the existing customer base., • Being knowledgeable about products and serv... ZIPC1_UKTJ

We're recruiting for a confident and personable Credit Controller to join a friendly and supportive finance team in central Darlington, with 2 or 3 days working from home. This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of a busy ledger while building strong customer relationships. This role would suit someone who enjoys speaking with clients, is confident negotiating payment solutions, and ... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Trainee Account Manager Our client brings businesses together with communications tech in new and unexpected ways, making their clients more accessible, more productive and more profitable. Working primarily with mid to large-sized UK enterprises, they're recognised leaders within their space. In the last year they've experienced an exciting period of growth and have doubled in size, creating lots of opportunities! You'll join a team where there is a great scope for progression, from Trainee to Senior Account Manager and perhaps even a business leader with us in the future! Trainee Account Manager Package: • A competitive basic salary of £24k, • Y1 OTE of £26k!, • Comprehensive support and training - both internal and external, • Excellent scope for progression, earning potential, professional and personal development, • Regular socials in a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere and regular charity events, • Incentive company holidays in the snow and sun!, • Lucrative incentive and bonus schemes, • Pension Trainee Account Manager Role: • Obtain a comprehensive working knowledge of their offering and the marketplace they operate within, • Support senior account managers with up and cross selling into larger accounts, • Independently manage and sell to lower spend accounts, • Develop relationships, rapport and new streams of business with new clients via prospecting, LinkedIn and strategic e-mails, • Develop an understanding of their customers, their needs and sell back to them articulately with the correct solution, • After 9-12 months, you'll start going out and meeting clients on a face to face basis - directly engaging with customers and taking ultimate responsibility for business relationships Trainee Account Manager Requirements: • Educated to degree level, • Possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, • Strong commercial awareness, • Self-motivated, with a strong desire to succeed, • Ambitious and determined Grab your fast pass! Want to skip the queue? Once you click 'Apply', be sure to follow the link to Sapia AI sent straight to your email. This 15-minute text chat replaces weeks of boring job applications and puts you directly in front of top companies hiring right now. How does it work? No CV needed right now - just a simple text chat for 15 minutes. Instant feedback - get your personalized "Sales DNA" profile immediately. Fast-track your career - secure your seat at our next Live Assessment Day. Hit apply below, check your inbox, and fast-track your career! Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.Pareto values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. If you require this job specification or to apply in an alternate format, please visit the Pareto website.

Accounts AssistantNigel Wright are currently supporting a Durham based business with their temporary Accounts Assistant requirement. This will be on a rolling basis, with an immediate start available. The RoleAs Accounts Assistant, you will: • Assist with the preparation of accounts for various businesses, • Assist with VAT Returns, • Provide adhoc support across the other accountants, • Assist with payroll for various businessesThe CandidateTo be suitable for this role, you'll have:, • Accountancy practice experience, • Comfortable on Sage software, • AAT Qualification (desirable), • Available to start on short noticeApplicationsInterested? Apply now!

Your new companyHays are delighted to be working with a faith-based charitable organisation in the North East is seeking a highly capable Project Finance Officer to take a leading role in managing, monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of grant-funded projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys variety, autonomy, stakeholder engagement and meaningful work that directly supports community-focused initiatives.Your new roleRole SummaryThe Project Finance Officer will oversee the financial management of externally funded projects, ensuring accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting and compliance with funding requirements. You will work closely with project leads, senior managers, community partners and internal finance colleagues to ensure financial information is timely, reliable and aligned with organisational policies.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both detailed financial work and building supportive relationships with non-financial stakeholders.Key Responsibilities • Lead project financial reporting to internal boards, committees and stakeholder groups, shaping the style and content of reports., • Support funding applications by preparing financial information and submitting grant claims through relevant grant management systems., • Manage grant claims from local project partners, ensuring accuracy, eligibility and compliance with internal financial regulations., • Advise and support community partners in preparing eligible claims, including occasional site visits., • Maintain accurate project accounting using restricted fund and project accounting principles., • Monitor and report against project budgets, investigating variances and liaising with budget holders., • Set up new projects and manage approved budget changes within the accounting system., • Coordinate project budget submissions and ensure alignment with funding agreements., • Produce forecasts and financial commentary for senior leadership and governance boards., • Contribute to process improvements within the finance and transformation teams., • Provide wider finance team support including year-end preparation, budget setting and cover during staff absence. What you'll need to succeed • AAT Qualified or nearing qualification, or studying towards CIMA, ACCA or ACA, • Advanced Excel skills - majority of the reporting is in Excel, • Experience of process improvement, • Experience of database management What you'll get in returnYou will be offered a full-time, permanent contract, with access to hybrid working and free on-site parking.Further benefits will be discussed on application. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new companyWe are seeking a detail-oriented and commercially minded Financial Accountant to join a small finance team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role will play a key part in delivering accurate financial reporting across the group, ensuring compliance, and supporting business decision-making. Your new roleKey Responsibilities • Preparation of monthly management accounts for the group, including variance analysis and commentary, • Ownership of the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, • Preparation and submission of VAT returns, ensuring full compliance with HMRC requirements, • Support in the preparation of group statutory accounts and consolidation processes, • Management of prepayments, accruals, and journal postings, • Balance sheet reconciliations and ongoing monitoring of key control accounts, • Liaising with operational teams across the manufacturing sites to provide financial insight, • Assistance with audit processes (internal and external), • Continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and reporting What you'll need to succeed • Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience, • Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly desirable., • Strong understanding of management accounting, group reporting, and VAT, • Experience with prepayments, accruals, and month-end processes, • Excellent Excel and financial systems skills, • Strong attention to detail with the ability to work to tight deadlines, • Proactive, organised, and able to communicate effectively across the business What you'll get in return • Competitive salary and benefits package, • Opportunity to work within a dynamic and growing organisation, • Exposure to group-level finance activities, • Professional development and progression opportunities What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

• Management Accountant, • Durham, • HybridAbout Bernicia Bernicia are about helping people in need of housing, believing a good home makes lots of other things possible, so providing great homes and services that do just that. Bernicia is a business that people want to be a part of, one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers. Operating within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create the unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures customer focus, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership. The Management Accountant will support the Strategic Finance Team. Responsibilities include, • Timely and quality preparation of management information for the Group. This includes monthly management accounts, budget variance analysis, budget profiling and reforecasting, treasury management, business planning and financial regulatory returns., • Effective and efficient management of all of the Group’s accounting records in line with statutory obligations and current accounting requirements., • Provision of effective and efficient management information to the Group., • Ensuring excellent support services are delivered across all Group departments and external customers, including companies under the Group’s management. Candidate requirements, • A recognisedprofessional accounting qualification or equivalent substantial experience., • To be self-driven and motivated to succeed., • Excellent skills relating to written and verbal communication, report writing, timemanagementand problem solving., • To be able to act as a key member of the Strategic Team,demonstratingleadership, ownership, responsibility, accountability, influence and commitment., • A customer focused and objective orientated approach. The Benefits:, • 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) (pro-rata for part time and fixed term roles)., • Working from home up to 2 days a week, • Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more. We’ll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme – up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education – that you may have., • Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more., • Generous pension scheme.

Your new companyA growing and exciting group based in Darlington is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a full-time basis. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will be responsible for a wide range of finance-related duties. Your new role • Purchase & sales ledger, • Processing supplier invoices/reconciling statements, • Processing sales invoices and customer contracts, • Processing expenses, • Following and using the Sage accounts system and contracts system, • Management and resolution of queries, • Bank reconciliations, • Payments runs, • Credit Control - proactively chasing aged and current debt via telephone and email What you'll need to succeed • Previous experience in a similar Accounts Assistant role but not essential, • Experience of Sage/Xero desirable, • Proficient in Excel, • The ability to adapt, multitask and work to deadlines, • A self-starter with excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, • Positive working mentality, • Studying towards an accountancy qualification or part/fully qualified - desirable but not essential What you'll get in return • Salary based on experience, • 23 days holiday (excl. bank holidays), • Potential for support if studying, • Opportunity to join a fast-growing group with on-going career opportunities., • Smart new offices What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

We are delighted to be working with a national management company who are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join their Head Office based in Darlington. Full time, permanent, hybrid opportunity. You will have a solid management accounting background with a strong matching concept, excellent excel skills and good communication skills with the ability to discuss finance with non financial staff. You will join a the northern support office who provide a five star professional service. Personality is also key for this role as is being a person who is happy to roll your sleaves and really care about the end result. Reporting the Financial Controller your duties will include: • Prepare and post monthly journals, accruals and prepayments, • Reconcile balance sheet accounts, • Lead the reconciliation of annual contract costs, • Ensure accurate fixed fee profit reporting, • Variance analysis and trends, • Providing accurate date for operational managers, • Process improvements, • Assisting with budgeting , forecasting and year end The successful candidate: • A very hands on and accountable Management Accountant, • Qualified or qualified by experience, • Excellent Excel skills, • Proven ability to communicate finances to non financial ops managers, • Ability to multi task If you enjoy getting stuck into the detail and delivering high quality work, being part of a team and hitting deadlines this role is for you. You will join a successful business that has grown continually the group is diverse which gives this role broad scope to influence the business. Excellent working environment, fantastic benefits available.

Reed Accounting are currently working with a well-established company in Darlington, who are looking to recruit a Credit Controller on a full-time, permanent basis.Key Responsibilities: • Managing credit control activities, including monitoring and collecting outstanding debt, • Building strong relationships with clients and resolving queries efficiently, • Chasing payments via phone and email and agreeing payment plans where required, • Raising invoices and ensuring they are issued promptly and accurately, • Posting and allocating cash to maintain the sales ledger, • Reconciling accounts and supporting month-end processes, • Updating internal systems and maintaining accurate records, • Liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders You will manage a large and varied client portfolio (circa 1,000 accounts), working across aged debt and dealing with multiple payment methods including direct debit, invoice, cash, and cheque. About You: • Confident communicator, particularly over the phone, • Highly organised with strong attention to detail, • Proactive and positive approach to work, • Able to work both independently and as part of a team Benefits: • Hybrid working, • 21 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service), • Time off over Christmas, • Flexible approach to personal commitments, • Inclusive and supportive company culture, • Quarterly social budget for team activities If this opportunity sounds of interest, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Are you looking for a finance role where you'll be genuinely supported, given opportunities to develop, and be part of a friendly, well-established team? We are delighted to be recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a successful and growing business in Darlington. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to build on their existing finance experience, gain exposure to managem... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Join Our Team as a Management Accountant! Social Housing organisation About the Role: As a key member of our award-winning finance team, you will support the Strategic Finance Team in various essential functions, including: • Preparing monthly management accounts, budget variance analysis, budget profiling, and reforecasting., • Managing treasury operations and assisting in business planning and financial regulatory returns., • Ensuring effective management of the Group's accounting records while complying with statutory obligations., • Providing top-notch management information to support all Group departments and external customers. About You: To thrive in this role, you should possess: • A recognised professional accounting qualification or equivalent substantial experience., • Social Housing experience, • Strong self-motivation and a drive for success., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, alongside proficiency in report writing, time management, and problem-solving., • Leadership qualities, with a commitment to ownership, responsibility, accountability, and influence., • A customer-focused, objective-oriented approach to your work. The Benefits: We believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work! He...

Your new company We are seeking a detail-oriented and commercially minded Financial Accountant to join a small finance team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role will play a key part in delivering accurate financial reporting across the group, ensuring compliance, and supporting business decision-making. Your new role Key Responsibilities Preparation of monthly management accounts for the group, including variance analysis and commentary Ownership of the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting Preparation and submission of VAT returns, ensuring full compliance with HMRC requirements Support in the preparation of group statutory accounts and consolidation processes Management of prepayments, accruals, and journal postings Balance sheet reconciliations and ongoing monitoring of key control accounts Liaising with operational teams across the manufacturing sites to provide financial insight Assistance with audit processes (internal and external) Continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and reporting What you'll need to succeed Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly desirable. Strong understanding of management accounting, group reporting, and VAT Experience with prepayments, accruals, and month-end processes Excellent Excel and financial systems ...

Your new company Hays are delighted to be working with a faith‑based charitable organisation in the North East is seeking a highly capable Project Finance Officer to take a leading role in managing, monitoring and reporting on a portfolio of grant‑funded projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys variety, autonomy, stakeholder engagement and meaningful work that directly supports community‑focused initiatives. Your new role Role SummaryThe Project Finance Officer will oversee the financial management of externally funded projects, ensuring accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting and compliance with funding requirements. You will work closely with project leads, senior managers, community partners and internal finance colleagues to ensure financial information is timely, reliable and aligned with organisational policies.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both detailed financial work and building supportive relationships with non‑financial stakeholders.Key Responsibilities Lead project financial reporting to internal boards, committees and stakeholder groups, shaping the style and content of reports. Support funding applications by preparing financial information and submitting grant claims through relevant grant management systems. Manage grant claims from local project partners, ensuring accuracy, eligibility and compliance with internal financial regulations. A...

Management Accountant When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. Management Accountant Location: Durham Contract: Full time Permanent. Hours: Full Time 37 per week. Salary: Up to £47,621 per annum (dependent on experience) Closing Date: 8 th July 2026 Do you feel that you would have the skills to ensure the timely and quality preparation of management information within a finance role? If so, then our Management Accountant post is for you! About the role: Joining our Regional and National award-winning finance team, the Management Accountant will support the Strategic Finance Team. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following: Timely and quality preparation of management information for the Group. This includes monthly management accounts, budget variance analysis, budget profiling and reforecasting, treasury management, business planning and financial regulatory returns. Effective and efficient management of all of the Groups accounting records in line with statutory obligations and current accounting requirements. Provision of effective and efficient management information to the Group. Ensuring excellent support services are delivered across all Group departments and external customers, including companies under the Groups management. For further details, please see attached link to the role profile. About you: Youll need: A recognised professional accounting qualification or equivalent substantial experience. To be self-driven and motivated to succeed. Excellent skills relating to written and verbal communication, report writing, time management and problem solving. To be able to act as a key member of the Strategic Team, demonstrating leadership, ownership, responsibility, accountability, influence and commitment. A customer focused and objective orientated approach. The Benefits: 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) (pro-rata for part time and fixed term roles). Working from home up to 2 days a week Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more. Well also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education that you may have. Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more. Generous pension scheme. About us: Were all about helping people in need of housing. We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that. Weve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of. Were one of the North Easts largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers. We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique Bernicia Way culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership. Please note you may be required to drive for business, if this forms a requirement of the role. If this is required, you will be required to hold a current and valid driving licence. Interviews are expected to commence 2 weeks following the vacancy closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications. The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities, and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently underrepresented at Bernicia. TPBN1_UKTJ

This is you: a self-starter, with great communication & sales skills, a persuasive ‘people-person’ who enjoys dealing with all sorts of customers, looking to stretch your business development potential to the next level. You’re excited by the uncapped earning potential for self-employment where you get all your appointments and pre-qualified leads supplied by head office, and all the training you need to make your business a success straight out of the blocks. And this is us! Anglian Home Improvements, the UK’s leading home improvement business, proud of our craftsmanship and service, which has kept customers coming back time and time again for over 60 years. All our products are made in Britain to the highest industry standards. But the quality products and excellent customer service are only made possible by having great people representing us – and we want to grow our team of outstanding sales and business development representatives. What you’ll be doing You’ll be quickly trainedup to know the products inside out; you’ll be proud of them, and confident in selling them to customers using your existing and growing sales abilities. Your role will involve: Following up on warm sales leads, visiting customers in their own homes or utilising our new remote selling framework Giving persuasive business development pitches to convert quotes to sales Educating customers about the products and services offered, thinking on your feet and cross-selling other products where appropriate Working with customers to meet their unique requirements and get the job right first time, every time. What we’re looking for You’ll need to be self-motivated and confident communicating with a variety of customers at a senior level. You’ll be: Proactive and results-driven Flexible towards varied workloads and working hours Able to provide a consistently high level of customer service Ideally experienced within Home Improvements (or similar!) A driver with a full UK driving licence and your own car What we can offer you This is truly a career where your hard work pays off – the more you put in, the more you get out! With OTE of £75k-100k (with uncapped earning potential), you’ll also enjoy amazing bonuses - holidays, weekends away, tickets to sports events, and a full support package. You’ll receive industry-leading training within your role along with a tour of our factory to help you reach your full sales and business development potential enabling you to take home market leading commission! If you want a rewarding self-employed career where you answer to yourself, manage your own time, and earn an enviable amount of money along the way, apply today, or request a call back. Our Company is committed to monitoring & aligning its Policies with up-to-date Government guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace. Through the Company’s value of “Succeed Together” we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of any protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 creating an inclusive working environment and culture for our employees