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We are seeking a recently qualified accountant who is ready to take the next step in their career and join our growing international group. Based in Milnrow, Rochdale, this varied and commercially focused role is responsible for financial reporting of our US components operations and group consolidation reporting. The Group generates annual turnover of more than £20 million, including approximately $7 million from the US operation. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management and colleagues across the business, gaining broad exposure to international operations and group-level reporting. • Prepare accurate monthly and quarterly consolidated management reporting for the Group., • Produce monthly and annual financial reports for the US components operations business., • Coordinate reporting submissions from group entities and ensure consistent accounting treatment, quality and deadlines., • Prepare consolidation journals, intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries., • Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts, audit schedules and year-end reporting., • Review balance-sheet reconciliations and investigate variances, risks and unusual movements., • Prepare budgets, forecasts, cash-flow reporting and insightful variance analysis., • Work with operational leaders to improve financial understanding, performance and decision-making., • Maintain robust financial controls and support the continued improvement of reporting processes and systems., • Liaise with external auditors, tax advisers and other professional partners as required., • Support ad hoc projects, acquisitions, integration activity and wider finance initiatives. You will act as the principal finance contact for the US components operations business, which has annual turnover of approximately $7 million. Responsibilities will include timely monthly reporting, annual financial reporting, performance analysis, balance-sheet control and coordination with local colleagues and advisers. • Recently qualified accountant, ideally ACA, ACCA or CIMA., • Strong grounding in management accounting and financial reporting., • Experience of consolidation, multi-entity reporting or international operations would be advantageous., • Sound knowledge of financial controls, balance-sheet reconciliations and year-end processes., • Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues., • Advanced spreadsheet skills and confidence working with finance and reporting systems., • Organised, accurate and able to manage competing deadlines., • Proactive, commercially aware and comfortable taking ownership., • Strong communication skills and the confidence to build effective relationships across different locations and cultures. The role is based in Milnrow, Rochdale. Some international travel, including occasional visits to the United States, will be required. This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified accountant seeking their next challenge. The role offers direct exposure to senior management, ownership of an international business unit and the opportunity to influence reporting, controls and decision-making across a growing group. What We Offer Competitive salary, career progression, 6% employer-matched pension, 25 days’ holiday, increasing to 30 with service, 4 x times basic salary life assurance, Cash health plan, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Service Recognition Scheme, Christmas gift. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions – this means we help move food from farms to the dinner table, with more than 22,000 employees across over 450 locations and spanning 20 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. As an FP&A Analyst within Lineage’s Global Integrated Solutions (GIS) business, you will play a key role in supporting the financial performance of our UK Road Transportation operations while contributing to FP&A activities across Europe, covering both Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding. Working in a matrix structure, you will combine hands‑on financial analysis with broader regional responsibilities. You will work closely with operational, commercial and finance teams to understand business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and turn financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights. This is more than a reporting role. You will have the opportunity to challenge existing ways of working, improve processes and help move FP&A towards more automated, scalable and data-driven solutions. The role also offers a clear development path towards a Senior Financial Analyst position, with increasing ownership and business partnering responsibilities. • Support monthly close, reporting and financial performance analysis for UK Road Transportation., • Analyse revenue, margins, operating costs, headcount, fleet expenses and productivity., • Prepare management reports, dashboards and performance reviews., • Investigate financial and operational variances and provide recommendations., • Support budgets, forecasts and long‑range planning., • Monitor key operational and financial KPIs and identify trends, risks and opportunities., • Partner with operational and commercial teams to understand business drivers and translate them into financial insights., • Support business cases, investment reviews and capital expenditure analysis., • Contribute to European reporting and FP&A activities across Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding., • Consolidate and analyse country results and support regional forecasting., • Develop profitability and performance analysis by customer, country, business line and service., • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate reporting and planning processes., • Build and enhance Power BI dashboards, financial models and self‑service reporting solutions., • Drive continuous improvement in data quality, forecast accuracy and reporting efficiency., • Collaborate with finance teams across Europe and contribute to regional strategic planning initiatives., • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field and Fully qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA., • 4–7+ years of experience in FP&A, financial controlling, commercial finance or business partnering., • Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management., • Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into clear business recommendations., • Experience improving or automating financial reporting and processes., • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across functions and countries., • A proactive, curious and commercially minded approach, with a willingness to challenge existing processes., • Experience with Power BI and advanced Excel is preferred., • Experience in a multinational, matrix or operationally intensive environment is an advantage., • Keen interest in Logistics/Transportation A role combining operational finance, FP&A and business partnering across the UK and Europe. Broad exposure to Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding and their underlying business drivers. The opportunity to work with senior operational, commercial and finance stakeholders across Europe. Strong exposure to Power BI, advanced Excel, financial modelling, automation and AI-enabled analytics. A clear development path towards a Senior Financial Analyst role with increasing responsibility and regional exposure. An international environment where you can build a broad finance network across Lineage. Working Monday – Friday (flexible based on 37.5 hours per week and hybrid working options) Competitive starting salary and will be discussed at screening stages before potential interviews. 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), the opportunity to earn additional holidays each year up to an extra week after 5 years. Purchased holidays – purchase up to an extra week holiday Free onsite car park Success means becoming a trusted finance partner to the UK Transportation leadership team and providing insights that help the business make better decisions. Within your first 12–24 months, you will have taken ownership of key elements of European FP&A reporting and analysis, delivered measurable improvements through automation and standardisation, and established strong relationships with operational, commercial and finance stakeholders. You will also have contributed to improving forecast quality, reporting efficiency and business insight across GIS — while building the experience and ownership needed to progress towards a Senior Financial Analyst position. Reference: INDUK We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain. Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex‑Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation. As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle‑to‑work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union. Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us. Purchased holidays – purchase up to an extra week holiday Free onsite car park More vacancies in the Netherlands #J-18808-Ljbffr

Why You Will Love It Here! • Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model, • Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University, • Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme, • Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff, • Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, • Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career What You Will Get To Do: The Senior Director, Asset Servicing, Fund Accounting is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance, performance and continuous improvement of Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting functions. The role provides end-to-end oversight of core operational activities across the investment lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of accurate, efficient, scalable and compliant services to clients and stakeholders. The role is responsible for defining and executing a multi-year operational strategy focused on transformation, automation, digitisation and process optimisation. By leveraging emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and workflow automation, the Senior Director will drive operational excellence, enhance client outcomes, reduce risk and deliver sustainable efficiencies across the organisation. As a member of the senior leadership team, the Senior Director will lead significant change initiatives, shape future operating models and ensure operational capabilities remain aligned to business growth, regulatory requirements and evolving market demands. Asset Servicing & Fund Accounting Leadership • Provide strategic leadership across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting functions., • Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of all operational, servicing and fund accounting activities., • Maintain robust governance, control and risk management frameworks., • Oversee fund valuation, NAV production, pricing controls and financial reporting processes., • Ensure operational resilience and service quality across all functions., • Lead relationships with key clients, regulators, auditors, custodians and third‑party providers., • Sponsor and oversee fund launches, restructures, migrations and complex operational events. Transformation, Automation & Innovation • Develop and execute a strategic transformation roadmap across Asset Servicing and Fund Accounting., • Lead automation initiatives aimed at reducing manual intervention, improving productivity and enhancing operational controls., • Drive adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, workflow automation and advanced data analytics., • Simplify operating models and processes to improve scalability, efficiency and service delivery., • Deliver measurable operational efficiencies, cost savings and productivity improvements., • Establish a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and operational excellence., • Identify and implement opportunities for straight‑through processing and increased automation across the investment lifecycle. Operational Excellence & Risk Management • Ensure effective oversight of operational risk, controls and regulatory obligations., • Drive process standardisation, quality improvement and service performance., • Develop and monitor key operational metrics and performance indicators., • Lead operational resilience planning and business continuity preparedness., • Ensure compliance with all internal governance standards and external regulatory requirements. Leadership & Strategic Influence • Lead and develop high‑performing operational and functional leadership teams., • Shape future operating models to support business growth and strategic priorities., • Partner with Technology, Product, Finance, Risk and Change teams to deliver strategic objectives., • Develop business cases supporting investment in technology, automation and transformation initiatives., • Represent the function at Executive, Board and Client Governance forums as required. What You Will Bring: • Significant senior leadership experience within Asset Servicing, Fund Administration or Fund Accounting environments., • Deep understanding of fund accounting, NAV production, valuation controls and operational governance., • Proven track record of leading large‑scale transformation, automation and operational excellence programmes., • Experience delivering measurable cost efficiencies and service improvements through technology and process optimisation., • Strong knowledge of regulatory environments and operational risk management., • Demonstrated success leading large, multi‑disciplinary teams through periods of growth and change., • Experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving strategic organisational outcomes. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions – this means we help move food from farms to the dinner table, with more than 22,000 employees across over 450 locations and spanning 20 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. As an FP&A Analyst within Lineage’s Global Integrated Solutions (GIS) business, you will play a key role in supporting the financial performance of our UK Road Transportation operations while contributing to FP&A activities across Europe, covering both Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding. Working in a matrix structure, you will combine hands-on financial analysis with broader regional responsibilities. You will work closely with operational, commercial and finance teams to understand business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and turn financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights. This is more than a reporting role. You will have the opportunity to challenge existing ways of working, improve processes and help move FP&A towards more automated, scalable and data-driven solutions. The role also offers a clear development path towards a Senior Financial Analyst position, with increasing ownership and business partnering responsibilities. Responsibilities · Support monthly close, reporting and financial performance analysis for UK Road Transportation. · Analyse revenue, margins, operating costs, headcount, fleet expenses and productivity. · Prepare management reports, dashboards and performance reviews. · Investigate financial and operational variances and provide recommendations. · Support budgets, forecasts and long-range planning. · Monitor key operational and financial KPIs and identify trends, risks and opportunities. · Partner with operational and commercial teams to understand business drivers and translate them into financial insights. · Support business cases, investment reviews and capital expenditure analysis. · Contribute to European reporting and FP&A activities across Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding. · Consolidate and analyse country results and support regional forecasting. · Develop profitability and performance analysis by customer, country, business line and service. · Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate reporting and planning processes. · Build and enhance Power BI dashboards, financial models and self-service reporting solutions. · Drive continuous improvement in data quality, forecast accuracy and reporting efficiency. · Collaborate with finance teams across Europe and contribute to regional strategic planning initiatives. Your background · Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related field and Fully qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA. · 4–7+ years of experience in FP&A, financial controlling, commercial finance or business partnering. · Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management. · Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex data into clear business recommendations. · Experience improving or automating financial reporting and processes. · Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across functions and countries. · A proactive, curious and commercially minded approach, with a willingness to challenge existing processes. · Experience with Power BI and advanced Excel is preferred. · Experience in a multinational, matrix or operationally intensive environment is an advantage. · Keen interest in Logistics/Transportation What’s in it for me? • A role combining operational finance, FP&A and business partnering across the UK and Europe., • Broad exposure to Road Transportation and Freight Forwarding and their underlying business drivers., • The opportunity to work with senior operational, commercial and finance stakeholders across Europe Strong exposure to Power BI, advanced Excel, financial modelling, automation and AI-enabled analytics., • A clear development path towards a Senior Financial Analyst role with increasing responsibility and regional exposure., • An international environment where you can build a broad finance network across Lineage., • Working Monday – Friday (flexible based on 37.5 hours per week and hybrid working options), • Competitive starting salary and will be discussed at screening stages before potential interviews., • 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), the opportunity to earn additional holidays each year up to an extra week after 5 years., • Purchased holidays – purchase up to an extra week holiday, • Free onsite car park How does success look like? Success means becoming a trusted finance partner to the UK Transportation leadership team and providing insights that help the business make better decisions. Within your first 12–24 months, you will have taken ownership of key elements of European FP&A reporting and analysis, delivered measurable improvements through automation and standardisation, and established strong relationships with operational, commercial and finance stakeholders. You will also have contributed to improving forecast quality, reporting efficiency and business insight across GIS — while building the experience and ownership needed to progress towards a Senior Financial Analyst position. Reference: INDUK Why Lineage? We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain. Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation. Benefits As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union. Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Hybrid - two days per week in our Rochdale office Contract: 14-16-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover) Department: Group Finance Marston Holdings is one of the UK's leading debt recovery and enforcement services providers, supporting local and central government, utilities and the private sector. Through its specialist businesses, the Group delivers technology-enabled solutions across debt collection, enforcement and recovery, alongside clean air and traffic management services. We are looking for an experienced Group Management Accounting Manager to join our Group Finance team on a 14-16-month fixed-term contract, providing maternity cover. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will lead Group month-end reporting, balance sheet governance and financial control across a complex, multi-entity, PE-backed environment. You will play a key role in the external audit process, improving reconciliations and reporting processes, and supporting the Group's legal entity rationalisation programme. You will also manage a small team and work closely with finance teams across the business to ensure accurate, timely and reliable financial reporting. • Lead the Group month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting against agreed deadlines., • Own Group balance sheet integrity, leading reconciliation and clean-up activities, reviewing balances and resolving historical items and discrepancies., • Develop and maintain robust balance sheet governance, including standardised templates, clear ownership, review sign-off, issue tracking and effective controls., • Coordinate the external audit Prepared by Client (PBC) process, acting as a key contact for auditors and ensuring supporting evidence and audit queries are dealt with promptly., • Ensure accounting policies and technical requirements are consistently applied, working with the Technical Reporting team on complex accounting matters., • Analyse and explain balance sheet movements, oversee intercompany reconciliations, and review accruals, prepayments, provisions and other accounting adjustments., • Oversee Group cost allocations and fixed asset accounting, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation and allocation across entities., • Drive continuous improvement through process standardisation, automation and stronger financial controls., • Work with transactional finance, operational teams and Group FP&A to ensure accurate financial information and reporting., • Support legal entity rationalisation, including balance sheet clean-up, intercompany reconciliations and transfers of assets and liabilities., • Oversee payroll journals through D365 and TM1, ensuring entries are accurate, complete and appropriately reviewed., • Manage and develop a Financial Accountant and offshore assistant, providing guidance, reviewing work and ensuring deadlines are met., • Support ad hoc Group Finance projects and process improvement initiatives., • A professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)., • A degree in finance, accounting or a related field, or equivalent experience., • Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP, including IFRS 16, ideally within a multi-entity group., • Demonstrable finance business partnering experience., • Proven experience delivering accurate and timely month-end reporting in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment., • Experience in group consolidations, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory reporting and working with external auditors., • A track record of improving finance processes, reporting and financial controls., • Experience managing or supervising a small team, including reviewing others' work; experience managing offshore teams would be advantageous., • Experience in a PE-backed or similarly complex group environment is desirable., • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a right-first-time mindset., • Clear communication skills, problem-solving ability and curiosity, with the confidence to explain financial matters to non-specialists., • Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines., • Advanced Excel skills; experience with D365 and TM1 would be an advantage., • 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package, subject to eligibility criteria, • Health Cash Back Plan, • Staff benefits, including discounts on high street and online shopping, travel, socialising and wellbeing, • Pension Scheme, • Hybrid working, with two days per week in our Rochdale office New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and a County Court Judgment check. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Part-time Tax Accountant for a renewable energy business focusing on UK and international corporation tax compliance, tax accounting, and CT return preparation, with advisory and project involvement.