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Director of Controlling Based close to Reading (Hybrid working) Highly competitive package Role Overview: We are looking for a highly talented Director of Controlling to lead financial accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, and financial systems for a multi-entity European group. This role reports directly to a fabulous CFO and plays a key part in ensuring compliance, driving operational efficiency, supporting M&A activity, and overseeing the finance shared services function. Key Responsibilities: Financial Control & Reporting • Lead monthly group consolidation, statutory accounts, and audit processes., • Oversee balance sheet reviews and maintain financial policies and procedures., • Manage group tax activities, including restructuring, risk management and tax provisions., • Manage senior finance leaders across reporting, tax, and shared services teams., • Support the CFO and collaborate with FP&A, business partnering, and other senior finance colleagues., • Build strong relationships with finance teams across the group and provide support to local entities., • Support acquisition activity, including due diligence, integration planning and execution., • Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and systems projects., • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong technical accounting expertise., • Experience managing complex group structures, consolidations, and senior finance teams., • Strong Excel skills; experience with consolidation or reporting systems is advantageous., • Proven ability to lead change, improve processes, and work in a fast-paced environment., • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Sheridan Maine is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join a growing business in the Reading area. Working for a SME business and reporting to the Group Finance Director, the role will encompass all aspects of management accounting and will be responsible for the following tasks: • Prepare and distribute monthly management accounts, • Provide variance analysis and commentary, • Liaise with budget holders and prepare the annual budgets, • Run monthly budget review meetings, • Business partner with stakeholders providing key analysis and management information, • Ensure the timely month end close of financial activities such as journals, accruals and prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, • Review and develop processes and systems, • Provide financial support with ongoing projects The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience: • Proven experience in an all round management accountant or similar role, • Strong analytical and IT skills, • Excellent interpersonal skills, • Experience of working with a range stakeholders, • Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) Due to location, own transport would be preferred. This is a newly created position that will be joining a dynamic and forward thinking business that boasts an incredible customer base and potential opportunity for career growth. You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Finance Manager £65,000 to £70,000 Reading | Office based with some hybrid | SME | Hands on | Varied and commercial We would be open to someone who is qualified and has worked in an SME. Or someone who is QBE (Qualified by experience) We need someone who can drive to an office near Reading. This is mainly office based, at least 4 days a week - so wanting coffee, human interaction and air-conditioning would be a benefit. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants a fun, varied and genuinely hands on Finance Manager role in a growing SME. Ideal for someone who enjoys everything from solid accounting and controls through to commercial support, analysis, business partnering and FP&A. This is a sub £25m turn over division of a larger group. You get the best of both worlds, hands on a chance to make an impact, but also with the backup and support of a larger group! If you want a role where you can make an impact, improve processes, work closely with an FD and actually add value across the whole business, this will suit you perfectly. This role will involve directly supporting the local SLT. (MD, CEO, Ops Director etc) What you will be doing • Own the management accounts, reporting and month end timetable, • Produce accurate financial statements, P&L, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis, • Deliver weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts, • Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, • Support commercial and operational teams with insight, cost analysis and business partnering, • Improve processes, controls and reporting across finance and operations, • Work closely with the FD on planning, decision support and ad hoc projects, • Ensure high quality data, accuracy and consistency across all reporting, • Help drive margin improvement and profit growth across the business What we are looking for • A capable, hands on finance professional with experience in an SME, • Management accounts background with strong commercial awareness, • Someone who enjoys variety, pace and getting stuck in, • Advanced Excel and strong analytical skills, • Able to communicate well with senior leaders, non finance teams and external partners, • A problem solver who enjoys improving processes and making things better, • ACCA or CIMA qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience, • Resilient, organised and comfortable juggling multiple tasks Why this role • You get full visibility across the whole business, • You work closely with a supportive FD, • You get variety across accounting, FP&A, operations and commercial finance, • You get to improve things, not just report on them, • You will genuinely grow and develop with the business If you want a Finance Manager role where you are trusted, involved and able to make a real difference, this is a great

About HSO HSO Success and Ambition HSO are a leading member of the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle, founded in 1987, and specialize in sectors such as Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Financial Services and Local Government. We've won several prestigious awards over the last few years including being voted in the UK's top 10 Best Large companies to work for the last 3 years running. This year we are also proud to have been named the D365 Finance Microsoft Partner of the Year Award and Finalist for D365 Sales & Marketing. HSO is the place to work for those in the Microsoft Dynamics channel. People join and stay because we care; about adding value to our customers, about delivering what we say we will, striving to improve ourselves, being inclusive and having fun. The core values that enable us to work so well together also mean our customers want to work with us. We choose to be different to other Microsoft Partners. Caring about our people, customers and quality of work differentiates us. We always support our people and customers to achieve shared, agreed goals. Reporting to D365 CE Services Director Key Responsibilities: • Work closely with Technical Architect to deliver the technical solution that fits with overall technical design, • Define project Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategy, • Manage DevOps: repositories, branching, solutions, build and release pipelines., • Ownership of complex development items: C# plugins, JavaScript, PCF controls, and custom pages., • Perform Tech design and customisation/code review/QA ensuring best practice coding standards are met., • Identification and resolution of performance bottlenecks, • For large projects, allocate development work to developers, manage development team on daily basis, • Manage application issues both related to standard and bespoke code, • Making sure that development satisfies the customer's functional, technical and business requirements (FDDs & IDDs), • Production of Technical Design Documents, • Management and definition of environment landscape to fit project needs., • To attend weekly project update call and give development update to wider project team, • To be an active member of the HSO CE Services Team focussed on implementing D365 solutions at our customers. This includes engaging with external customers to understand and shape requirements to achieve desired business outcomes., • To support sales and the pre-sales team to ensure workable solutions for prospects are being promoted., • Owns technical delivery on projects, with the ability to deep dive into the technical inquiries on proposed solution., • To produce architecture and design documentation to agreed HSO standards, • To understand the HSO project delivery methodology and apply this implementation approach to all HSO Projects., • To work closely with project teams and act as a point of reference/escalation during the implementation, particularly through go-live advising/improving on scalability and performance of the solution., • Act as a Technical lead and mentor colleagues to share knowledge., • Plan and execute wave release updates. Requirements Essential • Solid experience on Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Apps and Power Platform., • Acted as a Technical Lead in at least 3 successful Dynamics CRM projects., • Adept at Business Requirement Analysis Adept at working with functional consultants to translate business needs into viable technical solutions., • Effectively communicating complex technical concepts, constraints, and solutions to both technical team members and non-technical stakeholders, • Solid understanding and design of Environment Architecture, • Good understanding of implementation methodologies, • Exam passes for relevant Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement technical certifications, • Practical knowledge of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement tables, workflows, Power Automate, customisation and configuration. Desirable • Experience of data and application integration to and from Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, • Knowledge of data migration options and processes, • Knowledge of other technologies which are complementary to the core Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement solution., • Knowledge of ‘Dual Write' integration framework for integrating Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Key Competencies • Excellent communication skills including written, verbal (online meetings), and face-to-face, • Critical thinking and problem solving skills, • Planning and organising, • Decision-making, • Team player, • Flexible, • Ambitious for personal development, to take personal ownership and to contribute to the continued success of HSO Benefits Salary: We offer a competitive, market-aligned salary, that reflects the skills and experience of each candidate. Our commitment to providing a fair and equitable salary ensures we attract and retain top talent in our industry. The salary package will be discussed during the interview process and will be based on current market benchmarks for similar roles, as well as the individual's qualifications and experience. In addition to base salary, eligible employees have the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses and participate in our benefits programs. Benefits: Healthcare Dental Life Insurance Tonic Wellbeing HSO Perkz Flexible working when required and agreed

Commercial Manager Burghfield, near Reading, Berkshire Permanent - Full Time On-site NG Bailey have a vacancy for a Commercial Manager to join us on a nuclear project in Burghfield near Reading . The successful applicant will implement best commercial practices to maintain and maximise, the profitability and financial performance of medium to large Project/s for NG Bailey’s Strategic Projects Engineering Division . Due to the nature of the project the successful applicant will be required to obtain security clearance in order to work on this site, therefore we can only consider British nationals, who have not worked outside the UK in the last 5 years. Ensure that our safety first and foremost message is visible and alive through all activities. Ensure the accuracy and rationality of all project level risk and opportunity schedules. Identify measures to protect the company and improve contract profitability. Manage the implementation of identified mitigation and enhancement, and report back to the business. Provide leadership to the commercial team, maximising potential of both the teams and the individuals within them. Build and maintain high level mutually beneficial customer, key supplier and vendor relationships. Carry out negotiations with customers on contract terms, valuation of works, and final account settlement. Attend contract reviews and assist with ensuring the accuracy and integrity of costs and values forecast by project teams. Assist the Commercial Director with preparation and updating of business plans and local management accounts. Ensure all records are generated and maintained, using records to avoid or manage disputes. Monitor and manage the commercial performance of the project and project commercial staff Work with project commercial team to prepare the commercial plan, ensuring all identified contract obligations, conditions precedent and risks are communicated and understood by the project team. Be responsible for the submission of applications for payment, reporting to the finance function on when and how much is to be received. Ensure payment is received in line with the contract. Manage the ongoing commercial aspects of subcontracts, including agreement of terms and conditions. What we’re looking for : Significant experience of responsibility for the commercial performance of construction projects Experience of NEC 4 contracts (preferred) Experience of managing a team BSC/Degree/equivalent (desirable) Next Steps: As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us: We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.c272c101-f45c-4783-b4a0-50ad222b87c0

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