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Your new companyOur client is a highly successful privately owned organisation committed to providing excellent service to a blue-chip clientele.Due to continued organic growth, excellent reputation and successful expansion into new markets, our client is looking to recruit a talented finance professional and people manager to join them as Financial Controller at their offices near Colchester, Essex.Your new roleReporting to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller will take day-to-day responsibility for finance; manage and develop a talented finance team, review and develop processes, controls, and lead the implementation of the new ERP system, BI tools and cybersecurity. Working closely with the Managing Director and board, the Financial Controller will provide strategic and operational finance support, delivering robust governance, insightful management reporting with analysis and strong cash management. The Financial Controller will play a key role in driving financial performance, influencing strategy and decision support through business partnering and the provision of high-quality, focused data-driven management information and modelling. They will lead budgeting, strategic business planning, statutory reporting, and audit. The Financial Controller will be the point of contact with banks, auditors and other professional bodies and will manage the business insurance, and utility contracts ensuring they are good value and fit for purpose. What you'll need to succeedThe Financial Controller will be a qualified accountant; ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CGMA. They will be technically strong with good business acumen who is adept at providing business partner support to board and SMT. They will have strong IT skills, implementation of ERP systems and have experience of AI, BI and automation. They will be a confident communicator and presenter, inquisitive, able to ask probing questions, provide data-driven insight and influence in a calm and professional manner. The Financial Controller will be a talented people manager, passionate about leading and developing people and continuous process improvement, creating a talented, happy and motivated team culture. What you'll get in returnThis is an excellent opportunity for a talented and ambitious Financial Controller to join a successful business with exciting and achievable strategic growth plans. The Financial Controller will be offered a very good market-based salary, plus benefits which include:Pension, life assurance, health plan and health insurance, flexible working, professional development, professional membership fees and CIPD, hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company bonus, team building and celebration events. 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 EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and 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

Job Title: Associate Director - Town Planning Location: Colchester Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading UK planning, development economics, and design consultancy in their search for an Associate Director to join their established team. About the Company: This highly regarded consultancy has built a strong reputation for delivering expert planning and development advice across England and Wales. Working with major developers, housebuilders, and public sector clients, they are known for their collaborative culture, innovative thinking, and involvement in high-profile and complex projects. The Role: As part of the Colchester-based planning team, you will play a key leadership role in delivering a wide range of projects. This will include strategic planning, development management, and coordinating planning applications for both private and public sector clients. You will also contribute to the continued growth and success of the office, supporting team development and strengthening client relationships. Key Responsibilities: • Lead and manage planning projects from inception through to delivery, • Provide strategic planning advice to a diverse client base, • Oversee development management projects and planning applications, • Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and consultants, • Build and maintain strong client relationships, • Minimum of 6 years' planning experience, • MRTPI qualified, • Strong commercial awareness with experience in both forward planning and development management, • Excellent knowledge of UK planning legislation, • Strong analytical and report writing skills, • Confident communicator with experience in client-facing roles, • Proven project management capabilities, • Competitive salary package based on experience, • Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects, • Clear career progression within a respected national consultancy, • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service up to 30 days), • Private medical insurance, • Pension scheme (salary sacrifice), • Life assurance / Death in Service benefit, • Employee assistance programme (24/7 support), • Cycle to work scheme, • Eye care vouchers, • Staff referral bonus scheme Interested? The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on or

NEW Financial Controller Opportunity - Hybrid Nr Colchester, Essex Your new company Our client is a highly successful privately owned organisation committed to providing excellent service to a blue-chip clientele. Due to continued organic growth, excellent reputation and successful expansion into new markets, our client is looking to recruit a talented finance professional and people manager to join them as Financial Controller at their offices near Colchester, Essex. Your new role Reporting to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller will take day-to-day responsibility for finance; manage and develop a talented finance team, review and develop processes, controls, and lead the implementation of the new ERP system, BI tools and cybersecurity. Working closely with the Managing Director and board, the Financial Controller will provide strategic and operational finance support, delivering robust governance, insightful management reporting with analysis and strong cash management. The Financial Controller will play a key role in driving financial performance, influencing strategy and decision support through business partnering and the provision of high-quality, focused data-driven management information and modelling. They will lead budgeting, strategic business planning, statutory reporting, and audit. The Financial Controller will be the point of contact with banks, auditors and other professional bodies and will manage the business insurance, and utility contracts ensuring they are good value and fit for purpose. What you'll need to succeed The Financial Controller will be a qualified accountant; ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CGMA. They will be technically strong with good business acumen who is adept at providing business partner support to board and SMT. They will have strong IT skills, implementation of ERP systems and have experience of AI, BI and automation. They will be a confident communicator and presenter, inquisitive, able to ask probing questions, provide data-driven insight and influence in a calm and professional manner. The Financial Controller will be a talented people manager, passionate about leading and developing people and continuous process improvement, creating a talented, happy and motivated team culture. What you'll get in return This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and ambitious Financial Controller to join a successful business with exciting and achievable strategic growth plans. The Financial Controller will be offered a very good market-based salary, plus benefits which include: Pension, life assurance, health plan and health insurance, flexible working, professional development, professional membership fees and CIPD, hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company bonus, team building and celebration events. What you need to do now If 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. # 4789414

Job Title: Associate Director Location: Colchester Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading UK planning consultancy in their search for an Associate Director to join their team in Colchester. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate Director to play a key rol

Head of Care – Children’s Residential Services (EBD / LD) UK – Flexible / Hybrid (travel required across services) £60,000 – £75,000 + Benefits Full-time, Permanent About the Organisation We are working with a fast-growing and ambitious children’s residential care provider delivering high-quality, trauma-informed care to children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and learning disabilities. Due to continued expansion, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Care to lead and oversee a developing portfolio of 6 children’s homes – including 3 established services and 3 newly opening provisions. This is a key strategic leadership role within a growing organisation, offering genuine influence, autonomy, and progression. The Role As Head of Care, you will take overall responsibility for the quality, compliance, and operational performance of all residential services within the portfolio. You will work closely with the Responsible Individual, Operations Director, and Registered Managers to ensure all homes deliver outstanding outcomes for children and young people while maintaining full regulatory compliance. Key Responsibilities • Provide leadership and oversight across 6 children’s residential homes, • Support, supervise, and develop Registered Managers and senior leadership teams, • Ensure full compliance with Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted standards, • Lead on service quality, safeguarding, and continuous improvement, • Drive performance across all homes, ensuring consistency of care standards, • Support the mobilisation and opening of new children’s homes, • Work closely with external partners, including Local Authorities and commissioners, • Contribute to strategic growth, service development, and operational planning, • Lead on audits, inspections, and quality assurance processes, • Promote a strong, trauma-informed, child-centred culture across all services About You We are looking for an experienced senior leader with a strong background in children’s residential care. You will ideally have experience as: • Responsible Individual (RI), • Operations Manager / Regional Manager, • Head of Care / Senior Leadership within CYP residential services You will bring: • Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations and safeguarding frameworks, • Proven experience managing multiple children’s homes or services, • Ability to lead and develop Registered Managers effectively, • Experience supporting new home registrations and openings, • A clear commitment to trauma-informed, therapeutic care models, • Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills, • A passion for improving outcomes for children and young people What’s on Offer • Salary £60,000 – £75,000 (DOE), • Senior leadership position with real influence and autonomy, • Opportunity to shape and grow a developing provider, • Involvement in new service development and openings, • Career progression within a growing organisation, • Supportive senior leadership team, • Mileage/travel expenses (if applicable), • Enhanced annual leave & pension scheme Why Apply? This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior strategic role where you will directly shape the quality and future of multiple children’s homes. You will be joining at a pivotal stage of growth, with the chance to make a lasting impact on services and outcomes for children and young people. Apply Now If you are a passionate and experienced children’s residential leader looking for your next challenge at Head of Care level, we would love to hear from you

Our client is a leading commercial and residential real estate consultancy, who are looking for an Economic & Planning Policy Associate Director/Director to join their thriving team. Economics & Planning Policy Director/Associate Director. An experience economist who has working knowledge and experi

As Planning Director, you’ll play a key role in:. Strong experience in renewable energy planning. Leading and delivering complex planning projects across.

We are supporting a confidential search for a senior Planning Director within a complex defence and manufacturing environment. We are keen to speak with individuals who have led programme planning activity across large scale engineering, manufacturing or defence related projects, with strong experie

Join a top-tier professional services practice in a newly created Associate Director role, well positioned for a robust leadership trajectory within the firm with clear milestones for transition to Director and subsequently to Partner. Business Tax Associate Director job in Cambridge with Big 4 firm

We are looking for a Account Director for a leading UCaaS provider.

They are looking for an Associate Director to take a leading role in their Aviation work - carrying full commercial accountability for client accounts while delivering complex programme advisory at the most senior levels. A proven history of operating as a trusted advisor to Director-level, SRO, or

Strong experience in a Senior Account Director, Group Account Director or. They are in need of an experienced account director, wanting to work on a contract basis, to cover a team members maternity leave. As an Account Director, you will be required to support the client services team across both b

Our client, a respected and award‑winning Building Services Consultancy, is seeking an accomplished Associate Director – Electrical Design Engineer to join their Maidstone office. Supporting workload planning, resource allocation, recruitment input, and team development.

Either a newly promoted Account Director or a Senior Account Manager ready to step up. The opportunity to step into or further establish yourself at Account Director level. A boutique creative healthcare communications agency is looking for an Account Director, or a Senior Account Manager ready to s

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For more details about the opportunity or company please reach out to John Murphy, Anzurra Director at E: jm@anzurra. Anzurra is proud to partner with KOSMOS in the hiring of an Associate Director - Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor - in London, United Kingdom.

Associate Director Electrical Engineering. We are looking for an energetic and experienced Associate or Associate Director Electrical Engineer to join their team within the Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) Practice. As an Associate Director Electrical Engineer in the D&AT practice, the successful

Associate / Associate Director. We’re working with a well-established multi-disciplinary consultancy who are hoping to attract an Associate or Associate Director level Mechanical Engineer with proven Building Services Design delivery experience to join their growing team. We’re looking for someo

Providing structured governance, overseeing cross functional planning and delivery, you'll ensure alignment to commercial, trading, operational and customer experience objectives. Own the base calendar and lead the quarterly and annual planning for base and marketing, ensuring a fully aligned and ag

Genuine strategic Account Director role. Account Director – Public Sector. They’re looking to hire an experienced Account Director to manage and develop a small number of strategic Public Sector customers.

Facilities Account Director – London £95,000. We are seeking an Account Director to work in a very prestigious environment to join an established team, all from a various trades who make up the building services team consisting of 30 staff. Inform the Divisional Director of all contract issues th

Selling complex AI driven IT Services & SaaS solutions to Central Government in the UK.Predominately new business role and some existing account management/development.Working with a large collaborative virtual team providing the highest quality solutions to the Public Sector.Selling across MOJ and

The Account Director is responsible for developing and executing robust account plans that drive revenue, delivery excellence and customer engagement, aligned to both Teladoc Health’s strategic objectives and those of our partners. Lead cross‑functional go‑to‑market planning for new products

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Turley are seeking to recruit an ambitious Associate Director to expand our modelling service and energy strategy work, as part of our growing Sustainability and ESG team. We are looking for someone experienced in building modelling software and other modelling services more generally, decarbonisati

We are working on behalf of a fast-growing, fully remote agency to appoint a commercially driven Account Director with a strong focus on client growth and value creation. Proven experience in an agency environment at Account Director level (or similar). If you’re an Account Director who looks beyo

Account Director – Secure Networking & SASE (500+ seats). Operate as a trusted advisor to CIOs, IT Directors, Heads of Infrastructure and Security leaders.

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A leading medical communications agency is looking for Senior Account Managers / Account Directors to join its growing, award-winning Healthcare Client Services team. Oversee day-to-day account management activities while supporting the Senior Account Director. Collaborative team player who works ef

TECHNICAL ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - £80k + £5k CAR. I expect this opportunity to be more advisory-led and consultative rather than a traditional account director.

Senior Account Director / Account Director – Influencer Marketing & Social. We’re hiring a Senior Account Director to lead high-profile influencer and social-first campaigns for a global agency working with some of the world’s most recognisable brands across fashion, beauty, FMCG, tech and lif

Drive long-term client planning and growth in partnership with the Client Director and wider management team, including the development and activation of account plans. Walker and Sloan are proud to be working with a B2B marketing agency, as they are keen to bring on an experienced B2B Account Direc

Build and manage your own pipeline through outbound engagement, partnerships, industry events and strategic account planning, alongside support from marketing and SDR resources. Reporting directly to the Director of Sales for EMEA, this is a highly visible role with significant autonomy and accounta

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My client is looking for an experienced Account Director with a strong background in managing global workforce solutions across enterprise accounts. What the Account Director will be doing:. What the Account Director will bring:.

A global SaaS company, having had continued phases of growth is looking to expand their UK sales team by hiring an experienced Account Director. Retain and grow a portfolio of high-value accounts through strong relationships and strategic account planning. Analytical mindset with a strategic approac

Job Title: Account Director – Commercial Catering Service & Maintenance. We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Account Director to lead and develop key client relationships. Proven experience in an Account Director / Senior Account Manager role, ideally within service-led or techni

We offer high-quality, specialist care to some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children in society.Every young person in our care is supported by a team of experienced, empathetic staff within warm, welcoming homes.Our approach is built around emotional safety, trust, and consistent daily r

Monday - Friday - Fulltime - 9am - 5pm.My client is a well-established provider of high-quality care to young people (aged 16 to 18).Offering Supported Living accommodation for young people.Working directly with young people who may have experienced trauma, family breakdowns or care leaving, helping

Maintenance Planning Manager Location: West Yorkshire Job ref: JH /64392 Sector: Plastics Function: Engineering, Maintenance Client Overview: Founded in the late 90’s, this UK-based manufacturer is best known for its durable, transparent, and stackable storage boxes that come in a wide range o

Were looking for a Corporate Planning Data Manager to join our Corporate Planning team within the Finance & Assurance directorate.

Warehouse Operative / FLT Counterbalance.Temporary / Part-time (Ongoing).Our client, a cleaning product supplier, is seeking a dependable and hardworking Warehouse Operative / FLT Counterbalance Driver to support their day-to-day operations across both the warehouse and office functions.Using intern

We are currently seeking a motivated and reliable Warehouse Operative with a valid forklift qualification to join our client's growing team in Southampton.Our client is a well-established packaging distributor experiencing continued growth and is looking for a hardworking individual to support their

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This is an opportunity to earn an excellent salary whilst working as an Account Director responsible for a prestigious £4 million commercially led security contract in London, for a highly established provider of Security solutions who sits as a recognised quality provider within the security manag

My Client is recruiting for an Associate Director EICA Engineering in the Water Sector Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. Bring you