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As The largest independent global SAP solutions provider serving the public sector as well as offering specialist skills in media and entertainment. We bring deep expertise combined with advanced technologies to enable organizations to modernise so they can run at the speed of today’s business. We know how to navigate the extraordinary complexities of international businesses and public sector organizations, working with stakeholders to drive change and create agile organizations of tomorrow using the technologies of today. The company is entering a multi-year growth phase, with a clear ambition to scale its clients product offering, and expand market presence across the UK, Asia and the Middle East, and build organisational capability that accelerates value creation. Role Information • Department: HR, • Location: Head Office, UK, Reading, • Reporting To: CFO, • Direct Reports : 5, • Employment Type: Full-time Role Purpose As the Global HR Director this role will support our global workforce of over +800 professionals through a critical period of evolution and requires a high-impact, transformational leader who can design and execute a global people strategy aimed at professionalising our HR operations for the next phase of growth. The expectation is that this role will be the architect for implementing a new culture and values, employing best-practice performance frameworks and enabling our new target organisational design that ensures excellence across all functions. Beyond owning the traditional HR oversight responsibilities we are looking for a commercially astute leader who can operate at pace, lead from the front, make bold decisions and turn the strategic vision into tangible results. Core HR Responsibilities • Global HR Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the existing HR team to achieve best-in-class performance. Utilise your expertise to evaluate the current function and determine the optimal structure, reporting lines, and individual responsibilities to drive efficiency., • Global HR Oversight: Direct the daily operations of a distributed HR function, ensuring consistent, high-quality service delivery across all international territories., • Reward & Benefits: Manage global compensation structures, payroll alignment, and benefits packages to ensure the business remains competitive and compliant in every region., • Talent Acquisition & Lifecycle: Oversee end-to-end recruitment strategies to attract top-tier software and managed services talent, while managing seamless onboarding and offboarding., • Employee Relations & Compliance: Act as the final point of escalation for complex ER matters, including sensitive investigations, disciplinary matters, formal grievances and ensure the business remains fully compliant with diverse local labor laws., • Data Integrity & Insight: Maintain the accuracy of people data and utilize HR analytics to provide the executive team with regular insights into headcount, turnover, and engagement for our monthly board reporting. Transformational responsibilities: • Organizational Design: Support the management team in executing the newly designed target operating model from an HR standpoint., • Performance Management: Overhaul legacy appraisal systems to design and implement a high-performance culture focused on measurable outcomes, continuous feedback, and professional rigor., • Culture & Values Integration: Lead the road map for a new culture and values, embedding them into every touchpoint of the employee experience to drive unity., • Strategic Incentive Design: Partner with the executive management team to architect and implement global bonus plans that are directly mapped to core business outcomes and key performance indicators (KPIs)., • Diagnose & Professionalise processes: Audit and overhaul existing legacy processes to instill corporate best practices, moving the business from a reactive to a proactive HR model., • Succession & Leadership Development: Identify high-potential talent and build robust succession plans to ensure the business is "growth-ready" at the leadership level., • Future Policy Redesign: Lead a comprehensive diagnostic and overhaul of all existing HR policies and processes and transform legacy frameworks into modern, scalable, and agile future-state systems., • Retention & Turnover Strategy: Develop and execute a data-driven global strategy to increase employee retention and significantly reduce staff turnover. This involves diagnosing the root causes of attrition and implementing targeted initiatives - from engagement programs to enhanced career pathways - that foster long-term commitment and stability across all regions., • Benchmarking: Establish a rigorous annual benchmarking process to evaluate our compensation and benefits packages against global industry standards. Ensure our total reward offering remains highly competitive within the managed services and software sectors to attract and retain top-tier talent. Success Measures / Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Provide a 180 day plan for core responsibilities & priorities., • Quality & accuracy of deliverables., • Timeliness of project or task completion., • Stakeholder / customer satisfaction levels., • Team productivity & engagement., • Compliance with policies and regulatory standards., • Staff turnover rates / survey engagement and ratings. Skills & Experience - Essential • Executive HR Leadership: 15+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years as a HR Director within a global organization., • High Energy & Gravitas: Charismatic, highly motivated, and driven to operate at pace while confidently influencing board-level stakeholders, • Sector Expertise: Proven experience within a managed services or professional services model. Needs to understand the commercial drivers of a business where timesheets, billable hours, and utilization are core to the organizational makeup., • Transformational Toolkit: Track record of professionalizing HR functions with expertise across the full HR value chain, specifically in organizational design, the architecture of bonus schemes, and the execution of global talent strategies., • Global Footprint: Demonstrable success in a multi-region role, with specific expertise navigating the labor markets, cultural nuances, and compliance landscapes of the UK, India, and the Middle East., • Talent Management: Expert-level ability in designing talent acquisition strategies, leadership development programs, and internal communication frameworks that drive high employee engagement., • Autonomy & Commercial Ownership: Highly comfortable operating in fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and scaling environments. Takes full ownership of the HR domain, proactively providing strategic recommendations and driving execution without the need for micro-management., • Stakeholder Mastery: Exceptional communication skills with the gravitas to influence board-level stakeholders and the ability to act as a commercially-minded advisor to the executive team., • Global Mobility: Flexibility and willingness to travel regionally and globally as required to support our international offices., • Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of HRIS, data analytics tools, and modern HR technologies to drive evidence-based decision-making. Skills and Experience - Desirable • Advanced degree or professional certification., • Experience in global territories beyond UK, India and Middle East., • Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma)., • Working knowledge of DarwinBox and SAP., • Previous experience in change consultancy organisation/environment., • Experience leveraging AI-enabled HR operations to automate workflows and optimize analytics., • Navigating private equity backed environments or businesses undergoing rapid growth, with a proven ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced, and chaotic landscape., • Experience within the technology sector—ideally the SAP ecosystem—coupled with a strong understanding of offshore delivery challenges and cross-cultural alignment. Hybrid Flexible working Model.

Head of Damp, Mould and Disrepair Interim contract | Immediate start £630 per day Inside IR35 (via umbrella) Hybrid working CVs are being reviewed immediately and interviews will be taking place week commencing 18 May 2026 This is a rare and urgent opportunity for an experienced leader to step into a highly visible interim role at a time when performance, compliance and pace really matter. As Head of Damp, Mould and Disrepair, you will report directly into the Assistant Director and take full ownership of a critical service area, leading 10 staff and overseeing delivery across directly employed teams and multiple contractors. This role carries real influence. You will be accountable for driving standards, improving outcomes and ensuring the organisation meets its statutory responsibilities under Awaab’s Law and wider disrepair legislation. If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy leading through challenge and want an interim role with genuine impact, this is one to act on quickly. Your role as Head of Damp, Mould and Disrepair: • Lead and inspire a specialist team, setting clear direction and accountability • Own service delivery across damp, mould and disrepair, managing in‑house teams and contractors • Ensure compliance with Awaab’s Law, housing legislation and statutory requirements • Drive robust governance, accurate record keeping and audit‑ready proce...

Rota Support is acting on behalf of our client, an established and registered Ofsted provider with children's care homes and supported accommodation services for children aged 11+. This particular vacancy is located at their 4 bed, Ofsted registered, children's residential home in Earley, Berkshire and the home specialises in Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. The hours for this role are Full-Time (37.5 hours per week with flexibility to meet the needs of the business, and on-call duties) Specific duties and responsibilities for this role will include; Maintain Ofsted registration and ensure that each home meets and exceeds regulatory and quality standards. Provide direct line management to Deputy Manager and leadership to the wider operational team. Lead on the implementation of quality assurance frameworks, audit cycles, and service improvement plans. Develop and maintain a high-performance culture with a focus on staff development, child-centred care and positive outcomes. General responsibilities for this role will include; Champion the organisation’s values and represent the company externally. Deliver monthly performance updates and reports to the Responsible Individual and Executive Director. Oversight of workforce planning, budget management and staff deployment. Chair multi-disciplinary meetings, strategy discussions and regional forums. An ideal candidate for this role will ho...

Financial Accountant / Compliance Accountant Overview We have an outstanding opportunity to join a hugely successful global business in a compliance focused capacity. This represents a rare chance to join their stable finance team, all of which is based here in the UK, on a hybrid basis. Reporting directly into the Finance Director the principal objectives of the role are to ensure accurate and timely delivery of filing obligations across multiple jurisdictions, while maintaining effective communication with external advisers and internal stakeholders. Responsibilities: • Ensure group tax balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly and compliance trackers are accurate and up to date,, • Reporting to the FD/CFO to provide clear visibility of filing status and upcoming obligations Coordinating externally managed tax and financial accounts filing compliance across 10+ jurisdictions including USA, APAC and EU • Primary internal contact for external consultants in their preparation of annual tax and statutory filings (including any associated audits)., • Monthly reconciliation of Group tax balance sheet accounts, • Supporting year-end audit queries relating to tax compliance, • Managing data requests and internal coordination, • Maintaining compliance calendars and monitoring deadlines, • Reviewing deliverables for com...

Revenue Accounting Analyst We have an outstanding opportunity to join a hugely successful global business in a revenue focused accounting capacity. This represents a rare chance to join their stable finance team, all of which is based here in the UK, on a hybrid basis. This role requires extensive revenue recognition (IFRS 15) experience to date. In addition to the accounting responsibilities you will also be involved in significant business partnering and revenue analysis, providing clear and concise insight to the Finance Director. With that, any Excel modelling skills are very much welcome! Responsibilities: Prepare and post month end revenue journals for review Compare actual revenue to forecast, investigating and explaining variances Adjust forecasts and prepare structured variance summaries for inclusion in the monthly reporting pack Maintain accrued and deferred revenue schedules by entity Reconcile revenue related P&L and balance sheet accounts Maintain a complex Excel based revenue forecast for the group Review and update forecasts, incorporating commercial, project and billing information Interpret contract terms and delivery milestones for revenue forecasting purposes Translate operational/project updates into financial impact Create structured, centralised summary data for non-finance stakeholders to review Provide revenue insight and supporting data for group budgeting process Prepare journals for revenue-related audit queries, escalating technical matters to the FD as required. Identify and implement opportunities to streamline, automate or improve revenue models and supporting processes Experience Required: Qualified accountant with a strong academic background Strong foundation in financial accounting or management accounts Sound knowledge of "revenue recognition" and IFRS 15 standards Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel - including modelling skills Aptitude for investigating incomplete data sets Strong communicator with excellent business partnering abilities

Compliance Accountant Overview We have an outstanding opportunity to join a hugely successful global business in a compliance focused capacity. This represents a rare chance to join their stable finance team, all of which is based here in the UK, on a hybrid basis. Reporting directly into the Finance Director the principal objectives of the role are to ensure accurate and timely delivery of filing obligations across multiple jurisdictions, while maintaining effective communication with external advisers and internal stakeholders. Responsibilities: Coordinating externally managed tax and financial accounts filing compliance across 10+ jurisdictions including USA, APAC and EU Primary internal contact for external consultants in their preparation of annual tax and statutory filings (including any associated audits). Managing data requests and internal coordination Maintaining compliance calendars and monitoring deadlines Reviewing deliverables for completeness prior to submission Ownership of UK VAT process (data capture, review, submission, payments) Primary internal contact for external advisers, coordinating information flow and deadlines Monthly reconciliation of Group tax balance sheet accounts Supporting year-end audit queries relating to tax compliance Tracking regulatory updates from advisers and coordinating internal responses Improving processes, documentation and controls US Remit Oversight of Avalara-managed US sales tax process Identifying potential new state filing obligations and monitoring any assessed exposures Researching customer nexus positions and summarising findings for FD review, including exemptions Liaising with US advisers where required Person Profile Strong academics and a professional accounting qualification or working towards one, are an absolute must. This role would suit someone with significant tax and statutory filing experience to date, ideally encompassing US sales tax in a previous position. You must be agile, possess excellent communication skills and be proven at developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders as well as external partners

Job Title: Audit Director - Responsible Indivdiual. Our client are a medium sized, ACCA registered audit firm based in a prime location in Central London.

England’s fastest-growing school food providers, .We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, nutritious meals that support student wellbeing and enjoyment.Innovate, Cucina, Chapter One (Independent Schools), Hutchison, and Dolce,.We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for an experienced.Thi

Area Operations Manager – Pharmacy (Multi-site).We are seeking experienced Area Operations Managers with a background in multi-site pharmacy management.We are looking for strong leaders who:.Thrive on colleague and patient interaction.Are passionate about spending the majority of their time in pha

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Regional Director to join our growing nursery group. As Regional Director , you will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day operational performance of several nurseries within the group. Conduct regular site visits, audits, and operational reviews.

You’ll be skilled at being an accomplished Managing Partner/Director, preferably knowing the machinations of owner-led small business life! Above all, you’ll possess the EQ and IQ to craft game changing opportunity and generate solutions to consultancy needs for a discerning client base. Wanted

Job Title: Hotel Operations Manager – Luxury Hotel.Salary: £65,000 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits.We are recruiting a Hotel Operations Manager for a luxury hotel in Somerset.This is a high-impact leadership role overseeing day-to-day hotel operations across multiple departments, delivering an excep

Acting as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Finance Directors and operational stakeholders.

Highway Maintenance Operations Manager.Salary: £75,000 - £85,000pa + Benefits.Applicants must have a demonstrable background in managing UK Highway Maintenance Operations.Management of the highway inspections team.Establishment and maintenance of an annual works programme.Working closely with sub-

Own and manage any health, safety or food safety issues identified through audits, inspections or events, ensuring effective improvements.

Business Development Director – Real Estate Finance.

NED or Executive Director (or readiness to step into a first NED role).

As Managing Director, you will take operational ownership of the business and lead its next phase of commercial and organisational growth. Managing Director / Yorkshire / £120k–£140k + EMI Equity Scheme. Managing Director / Yorkshire / £120k–£140k + EMI Equity Scheme.

Managing Director – Consumer Legal Tech Services (High-Growth / PE-Backed) 🚀.

We are seeking a high-calibre Divisional Managing Director to lead Digital Operations, taking full ownership of strategy, performance and growth.

Managing Director – Contract Electronics Manufacturing - North West England (onsite). A UK-based contract electronics manufacturer is seeking a commercially driven and sales focused Managing Director to lead its next phase of growth.

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We’re looking for an epic leader of people and standards driven operator to join our team as an Operations Manager.You’ll be the driver of culture, leading your General Managers and bring to life our 'bring the fun' value.You'll provide clear direction and motivational leadership, be responsible

Proven experience working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership and director-level executives.

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You may currently be a Managing Director, Operations Director, Regional Director or General Manager stepping into full business leadership. As the embedded hiring partner to the Founder, we are supporting an established and profitable UK contracting business appointing a Managing Director to assume

Proven experience as a Managing Director, General Manager, Divisional Director or equivalent senior leadership role. As a result, the company is seeking a strategic and commercially focused Managing Director to lead all commercial, operational, and technical functions, working closely with the Senio

A leading manufacturing business in Worcestershire is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to drive performance, efficiency, and continuous improvement across its production operation.This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded operational leader to join a growing organisation wi

Our client is a specialist services division within a larger group is seeking an experienced.The division has grown through the.The businesses are commercially strong but require interim leadership.Step in immediately and take charge and stewardship.Give the Group CEO a clear, candid diagnosis.Tight

We are interested in speaking with proven senior leaders who have operated in positions such as Managing Director, General Manager, Commercial Director, Sales Director, or Divisional Director. The incoming Managing Director will:. ASR International specialises in Commercial, Operational and Sales-ba

Legal Operations Manager (Probate).A growing professional services business operating in a regulated environment is seeking a Senior Legal Operations Manager on a 3-month fixed-term contract.This role sits within a probate-focused service function and will take ownership of improving operational del

Managing Director – Supplements, High Growth & Excellent Exit Value Potential. Backed by significant parent Group investment and ambitious international growth plans, the business is now seeking to appoint a commercially driven Managing Director to lead its next phase of expansion.

You will assist Quality Audit Managers with audit programmes, roadmap updates, reporting activities, and maintaining audit records within the MAUD database. Due to ongoing project demand, they are now looking for an Internal Audit Coordinator to support internal surveillance and audit activities wit

Bamburgh Castle is one of England’s most iconic coastal fortresses and a privately owned family estate welcoming around a quarter of a million visitors each year.With its dramatic setting, rich history and strong reputation as a visitor attraction, the Castle is now seeking an experienced and comm

MacGregor Black are partnering with a.High-Growth Outdoor Consumer Brand.This is a rare chance to step into a founder-level leadership role in a fast-growing, profitable consumer brand with a clear pathway to.Backed by entrepreneurial investors, the business has strong product-market fit, loyal cust

Managing Director - Professional Services Recruitment. Managing Director - Professional Services Recruitment. FIFTEEN WEST is partnering with a high-performing international search business to appoint a Managing Director to lead and scale its Professional Services recruitment platform across the UK

Conduct regular data quality audits and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Ensure accurate sustainability documentation and audit trails are maintained.

Operations: Client Services & Delivery.To provide relevant, up-to-date STEM skills for the present and future global workforce.Evolve and develop strong and efficient foundations across Client Services and Delivery functions to enable scale.Managing Client Services and Delivery teams to support and

Technology Manufacturing / Advanced Hardware Environment.Are you an Operations Manager who enjoys bringing clarity, structure, and efficiency to complex engineering environments?.Do you thrive when building strong operational processes, improving quality systems, and leading teams delivering high-va

The GQRA/Internal Compliance Auditor will be responsible for carrying out a range of audits, assessments and inspections in line with business processes, quality management systems and HSEQ management systems, ensuring that the HSE Consultancy is operating in full compliance with the various standar

MeetGeek is one of the leading AI meeting automation platforms, trusted by 4,000+ companies across 100+ countries.We help revenue teams capture, structure, and act on meeting data through AI-powered summaries, insights, and automated workflows, deeply integrated with CRMs and sales tools.As our go-t

Project Development and Finance Senior Associate / Legal Director 5+ PQE. Our client, a highly ranked international firm are seeking a Senior Associate / Legal Director to join their Energy & Natural Resources team.

My Leading FinTech client are looking for a talented and motivated Supply Chain Operations Manager to build a strong working relationship with their network of repair and fulfilment vendors to deliver a best-in-class service while identifying and enabling operational improvements and expanding their

Our client is a leading wealth management firm who are looking for an.This role plays a key part in supporting advisers to deliver consistently high standards of advice while developing their technical competence, confidence, and professional judgement.You’ll work closely with colleagues across co

Operations Manager – Herts/ Bucks - £60k.Are you a passionate and supportive Operations Manager within the Contract Catering sector who has a passion for providing a 5* service to all your clients, with food to match, whilst also having the ability to drive sales and look after the bottom line? I

A market leading retailer who are loved by shoppers for their extensive range across fashion & homeware are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to join their dynamic retail team in the picturesque Surrey town of Camberley.This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-pa