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As part of the team working in the Specialist Crime Division , you can make a real difference by supporting the provision of Forensic Accountancy to our officers and staff across the second largest police force in the UK. Based at the prestigious Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh, you will manage a dedicated team, provide expert witness capabilities to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), and spearhead Project Jackal to dismantle the financial structures of serious organised crime, terrorism, and complex fraud.We believe our people are our most important asset and investing in them is fundamental to the success of introducing new and emerging solutions and support to our front-line.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership: Own and deliver the long-term strategic business plan for Forensic Accountancy across Police Scotland.Operational Oversight: Manage day-to-day services, providing expert direction to financial investigators, analysts, and police officers.Expert Witness & Advisory: Act as an expert witness in highly complex civil and criminal cases, advising UK Prosecuting and Civil Recovery Agencies.Thought Leadership: Represent Police Scotland at national and international levels, contributing to academic research and training modules at the Scottish Police College.Partnership Building: Foster collaborative relationships with key partners, including ICAS and the Association of Law Enforcement Forensic Accountants (ALEFA).What We Are Looking ForProfessional Membership: You must be a fully qualified accountant - ICAS, ICAEW or ACCAExperience: Comprehensive experience providing forensic accountancy servicesLeadership Style: A visionary leader who embodies Level 3 competencies in critical analysis, collaboration, and emotional awareness.Full details regarding this vacancy can be found in the attached Role Profile.Applicants must be a British citizen, a member of the EU or other states in the EEA, a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national free of restrictions.Why join us?Competitive salary with annual incrementsFull-time or part-time shift patterns28 days annual leave and 6 public holidays (increases with service)Local government pension scheme for long-term securityOngoing training to develop your skills and maintain CPD complianceOpportunities for career progression and professional growthComprehensive wellbeing support and dynamic work environmentExclusive discounts and savings through our rewards and benefits networkEvery role in Police Scotland plays a part in Keeping People Safe.This is an opportunity to join a national organisation serving communities across Scotland, where integrity, fairness and respect are at the heart of everything we do.Police Scotland serves over 5 million people across Scotlands cities, towns, rural and island communities.Our 2030 vision is for safer communities, less crime, supported victims and a thriving workforce. We are committed to equality, human rights and building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.You should have been resident in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to application for this roleCurrently Police Scotland have guidance in place that allows appropriate roles to be operated on an agile basis, should you have an interest in working more flexibly then we would encourage your application.In accordance with the Police and Fire Reform [Scotland] Act 2012, this post has been designated as politically restricted or sensitive. Please contact the Talent Acquisition team for further information and guidance if required.TPBN1_UKTJ

IntroductionAt Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, theyre free to grow, lead, and innovate. Youll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, youre not just improving clients' risk profiles, youre building trust. Youll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If youre ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.OverviewWere looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to lead our global SOX programme. Based in our Global Accounting Centre in Glasgow, youll work closely with senior stakeholders and our US Accounting Centre of Excellence in Chicago. Youll ensure our SOX framework is robust, compliant, and continuously improving. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and innovative organisation.How you'll make an impactManage the global SOX programme, ensuring timely delivery of the annual cycle.Lead SOX scoping, risk assessments, and control design to improve financial reporting quality.Maintain high-quality SOX documentation and manage testing processes.Evaluate control deficiencies and drive timely remediation plans.Collaborate with internal and external auditors on SOX matters.Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on risks, control issues, and recommendations.Drive process improvements, focusing on quality, standardisation, and automation.Produce clear technical reports for senior management and auditors.Ensure compliance with internal policiesAbout YouYou're a qualified accountant (ICAS/CIMA/ACCA/CA or equivalent.Youre skilled at managing priorities and meeting deadlines.Youre adaptable, detail-oriented, and thrive in dynamic environments.You have strong people management and organisational skills.Youre eligible to work in the UK.Compensation and benefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits youll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy extra daysDefined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute toLife insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10xIncome protection, well cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top upHealth cash plan or Private medical insuranceOther benefits include:Three fully paid volunteering days per yearEmployee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discountShare incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase planCritical illness coverDiscounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationallySeason ticket loanAccess to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchaseEmergency back-up family careAnd many moreWe value inclusion and diversityInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and its embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Dont worry, were here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If youd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as protected characteristics) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.TPBN1_UKTJ

An exciting new role has arisen, due to continued growth , with one of our highly regarded, forward thinking CA Firms, to join their expanding, successful team as a qualified Client Accountant- Accounts/ Bus Advisory Senior, based near Glasgow- 35 hour week.This role will suit an ambitious newly/recently qualified CA/ACCA keen to further progress and make their mark with good UK Practice accounts/general practice background s eeking a broad varied role reporting to Manager/Director level,andworking with a diverse range of clients, in a collaborative, friendly environment.Why join this client?* * Varied client portfolio, excellent salary and bens package with supportive, friendly culture and real scope for an ambitious qualified keen to perform a non audit role, work closely with clients as an all round Accountancy Business advisor to further develop your career.Our client supports good work/life balance and offers free parking**As a key member of the team you will have the opportunity to work with a wide and varying client portfolio, mentoring/supporting more junior individuals whilst further developing your career and technical skills. The role will focus on accounts- prep and review- portfolio management, but also involve basic related tax work, business advisory, ad hoc management accounts, projects etc.Ideal person:Enthusiastic, client focused individual with current/recent broad UK Accountancy Practice Firm background covering accounts preparation, basic tax and general practice/advisory.Keen to work closely with clients as an all round advisorTeam player with leadership potential and strong client and interpersonal skillsTPBN1_UKTJ

Connect Appointments is recruiting a qualified Chartered Accountant to join an established accountancy practice based in Falkirk. Our client is a well-regarded practice offering a professional and supportive working environment with a varied and interesting client portfolio. What's on offer? • Full-time permanent position, • Up to 40,000 per annum, • Own client portfolio with autonomy to manage your workload As a Chartered Accountant, your duties will include: • Preparing statutory year-end accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders, • Completing corporation tax and personal tax returns accurately and on time, • Managing your own client portfolio and acting as primary point of contact, • Assisting with VAT returns, bookkeeping and reconciliations where required, • Supporting forecasting, budgeting and management accounts when relevant The ideal Chartered Accountant will have: • Experience in a UK accountancy practice, • CA, ACCA or AAT qualification, or QBE with proven experience, • Strong technical knowledge of personal tax, partnership tax and corporation tax, • Confidence to manage your own time and take ownership of client work, • Competency in Microsoft Word and Excel (experience of Xero or Sage is beneficial) We would also welcome applications from candidates with experience in the following roles: Senior Accountant, Practice Accountant, Audit Senior or Tax Accountant. Interested? Contact Diane on 01324 464 951 or apply now by uploading your CV. CAGRA

Position: Interim Senior Financial Accountant Duration: 6 months / potential to extend Location: Glasgow / hybrid Day rate: Up to £400 p/d (inside IR35) Rutherford Cross is delighted to be supporting a well-known Scottish organisation to recruit an Interim Senior Financial Accountant. Key Duties & Responsibilities: • Leading the delivery of statutory accounts and periodic financial reporting, • Providing technical accounting expertise across IFRS and UK GAAP, • Managing balance sheet integrity, controls, reconciliations, and ledger governance, • Coordinating year-end processes and external audit activity, • Maintaining accounting policies and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, • Supporting tax, VAT, payroll-related reporting, and pension accounting matters, • Managing and developing members of the finance team, • Driving continuous improvement of finance processes and controls The Ideal Candidate: • Qualified Accountant (ICAS, ACCA, CIMA or eqv.), • Strong technical ability (IFRS, VAT, Payroll, etc.), • Available at short notice Please contact Christina McLean at Rutherford Cross for more information about this vacancy. Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

An exciting new role has arisen, due to continued growth, with one of our highly regarded, forward thinking CA Firms, to join their expanding, successful team as a qualified Client Accountant- Accounts/ Bus Advisory Senior, based in Glasgow- 35 hour week. This role will suit an ambitious newly/recently qualified CA/ACCA keen to further progress and make their mark with good UK Practice accounts/general practice background seeking a broad varied role reporting to Manager/Director level, and working with a diverse range of clients, in a collaborative, friendly environment. Why join this client? Varied client portfolio, excellent salary and bens package with supportive, friendly culture and real scope for an ambitious qualified keen to perform a non audit role, work closely with clients as an all round Accountancy Business advisor to further develop your career. Our client supports good work/life balance and offers free parking As a key member of the team you will have the opportunity to work with a wide and varying client portfolio, mentoring/supporting more junior individuals whilst further developing your career and technical skills. The role will focus on accounts- prep and review- portfolio management, but also involve basic related tax work, business advisory, ad hoc management accounts, projects etc. Ideal person: • Enthusiastic, client focused individual with current/recent broad UK Accountancy Practice Firm background covering accounts preparation, basic tax and general practice/advisory., • Keen to work closely with clients as an all round advisor, • Team player with leadership potential and strong client and interpersonal skills

As part of the team working in the Specialist Crime Division, you can make a real difference by supporting the provision of Forensic Accountancy to our officers and staff across the second largest police force in the UK. Based at the prestigious Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh, you will manage a dedicated team, provide expert witness capabilities to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), and spearhead Project Jackal to dismantle the financial structures of serious organised crime, terrorism, and complex fraud. We believe our people are our most important asset and investing in them is fundamental to the success of introducing new and emerging solutions and support to our front-line. Key Responsibilities • Strategic Leadership: Own and deliver the long-term strategic business plan for Forensic Accountancy across Police Scotland., • Operational Oversight: Manage day-to-day services, providing expert direction to financial investigators, analysts, and police officers., • Expert Witness & Advisory: Act as an expert witness in highly complex civil and criminal cases, advising UK Prosecuting and Civil Recovery Agencies., • Thought Leadership: Represent Police Scotland at national and international levels, contributing to academic research and training modules at the Scottish Police College., • Partnership Building: Foster collaborative relationships with key partners, including ICAS and the Association of Law Enforcement Forensic Accountants (ALEFA). What We Are Looking For • Professional Membership: You must be a fully qualified accountant - ICAS, ICAEW or ACCA, • Experience: Comprehensive experience providing forensic accountancy services, • Leadership Style: A visionary leader who embodies Level 3 competencies in critical analysis, collaboration, and emotional awareness. Full details regarding this vacancy can be found in the attached Role Profile. Applicants must be a British citizen, a member of the EU or other states in the EEA, a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national free of restrictions. Why join us? • Competitive salary with annual increments, • Full-time or part-time shift patterns, • 28 days annual leave and 6 public holidays (increases with service), • Local government pension scheme for long-term security, • Ongoing training to develop your skills and maintain CPD compliance, • Opportunities for career progression and professional growth, • Comprehensive wellbeing support and dynamic work environment, • Exclusive discounts and savings through our rewards and benefits network Every role in Police Scotland plays a part in Keeping People Safe. This is an opportunity to join a national organisation serving communities across Scotland, where integrity, fairness and respect are at the heart of everything we do. Police Scotland serves over 5 million people across Scotland’s cities, towns, rural and island communities. Our 2030 vision is for safer communities, less crime, supported victims and a thriving workforce. We are committed to equality, human rights and building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. You should have been resident in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to application for this role Currently Police Scotland have guidance in place that allows appropriate roles to be operated on an agile basis, should you have an interest in working more flexibly then we would encourage your application. In accordance with the Police and Fire Reform [Scotland] Act 2012, this post has been designated as politically restricted or sensitive. Please contact the Talent Acquisition team for further information and guidance if required.

Commercial Management Accountant Glasgow (Hybrid Working) Competitive salary with study support + excellent benefits Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working with a leading Glasgow-based business that is looking to add a Commercial Management Accountant to its Operational Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant seeking a commercially focused role offering study support, hybrid working, and genuine career development opportunities. This position is best suited to an ambitious finance professional with management accounting experience who enjoys working closely with operational stakeholders, analysing financial performance, and providing insight to support business decision-making. Job Purpose: You will support a managed contract portfolio within a fast-paced operational environment. This commercially focused role combines management accounting, financial reporting, and business partnering responsibilities, with a key focus on analysing operational cost variances across a large supplier portfolio. Principal Tasks & Responsibilities: • Prepare monthly management accounts for key business areas, • Ensure all month-end tasks are completed in line with agreed schedules and reporting deadlines, • Business partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to analyse performance against budgets, • Establish and maintain regular review meetings with business colleagues, tracking actions and ensuring follow-up activities are completed, • Develop a thorough understanding of the operational and commercial drivers within key contracts, • Play a key role in the annual budgeting process, • Maintain control of balance sheet accounts and reconciliations, • Produce weekly and monthly reporting, with opportunities to develop Power BI reporting capabilities, • Assist with ad hoc projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function Experience, Skills & Qualifications: • Previous experience within a finance environment, • Part-qualified accountant or actively studying towards a professional accountancy qualification, with support available, • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, • Good systems and IT knowledge, • Experience working within a high-volume transactional environment, • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities, • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, • Proactive approach to process improvement and identifying efficiencies To find out more about the remuneration package and the role, please contact Rutherford Cross advisor Ally Deas for a confidential discussion. Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working exclusively with its client to appoint an Assistant Accountant to join a high-performing finance team. The organisation is a well-established and growing manufacturing business as part of a wider international group. Reporting to the Accountant, this is a varied and hands-on role supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function. You will play a key part in ensuring accurate financial processing, maintaining strong controls, and supporting the preparation of management information. This role offers excellent exposure across all areas of finance, making it an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a dynamic and supportive environment. Key Responsibilities: • Process, verify, and manage supplier invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely payments, • Raise customer invoices and liaise with internal teams to resolve queries, • Process employee expenses and manage petty cash, • Perform regular reconciliations of supplier and customer statements, • Monitor and review aged creditors and debtors, following up on outstanding balances, • Support sales analysis and reporting, working closely with finance and operational teams, • Assist with the preparation of monthly accruals and prepayments, • Complete balance sheet reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy, • Support intercompany reconciliations across UK and European entities, • Assist in month-end processes and management accounts preparation, • Maintain the fixed asset register, including additions and disposals, • Manage the finance inbox and respond to queries professionally and efficiently About You: • Strong understanding of core accounting principles, including P&L and balance sheet, • Experience with reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments, • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across departments, • Confident using finance systems and Excel, • Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and develop What’s on Offer: • A varied and hands-on role within a supportive finance team, • Exposure to multiple areas of finance and senior stakeholders, • Opportunity to develop technical skills and gain experience in month-end and reporting processes, • Clear progression pathway, with succession planning in place to support development into more senior finance roles over time, • A stable and growing business environment Development & Support: • Ongoing support from experienced finance professionals, • Regular feedback and development discussions, • Opportunities for further training and professional development, • Study support available, • A business committed to supporting long-term career growth within finance For more information on this role, please contact Ally Deas at Rutherford Cross. Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Position: Interim Project Accountant (Payroll) Location: Glasgow (on-site) Duration: 6 months Start Date: ASAP Day Rate: Competitive A well-established, family-run business based in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Professional to support on a key payroll project. You will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth running and transition of payroll operations following the recent implementation of a new SAGE payroll system. Key Responsibilities: • Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing, • Provide support on weekly payroll cycles, • Assist with the transition and optimisation of the newly implemented SAGE payroll system, • Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery, • Troubleshoot issues and provide hands-on support during the system transition period Key Requirements: • Experience supporting payroll as part of a broader role (not necessarily sole responsibility), • Proven experience running end-to-end monthly payroll, • Exposure to or involvement in weekly payroll processes, • Strong understanding of payroll systems, ideally SAGE, • Experience supporting payroll system implementations or transitions, • Hands-on, adaptable approach with the ability to hit the ground running Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. Please contact Christina McLean at Rutherford Cross for more information.

Management Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant Rutherford Cross is working with a well-established commercial property organisation based in Uddingston, which is seeking a Management Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant to join its finance team. This role offers excellent exposure across management accounting, reporting, and business partnering, making it an ideal opportunity for an ambitious ACCA, CIMA, or ICAS student looking to further develop their experience. The Role: Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in the day-to-day finance function and month-end processes across multiple sites. Responsibilities will include: • Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts, • Performing month-end close activities and bank reconciliations, • Completing balance sheet reconciliations, • Managing accounts receivable and debt collection activities, • Posting journals and monthly expenses, • Preparing and submitting VAT returns, • Supporting variance analysis and financial reporting, • Assisting with year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation, • Working with internal property management software and accounting systems, • Building strong relationships with operational teams across the business, • Identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls About You: We're keen to speak with candidates who have: • Experience in a management accounting, assistant accountant, or similar finance role, • Progress towards a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or ICAS), • Strong reconciliation and month-end experience, • Good knowledge of VAT and financial reporting processes, • Experience using Xero or a similar accounting system, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, • A proactive approach and desire to continually improve processes Package: • Salary up to £44,000, • Excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant, • Broad exposure across management accounting and commercial finance, • Supportive and collaborative team environment, • Pension scheme, • Genuine opportunity for progression and professional development For more information on the role, please contact Ally Deas at Rutherford Cross. Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Are you looking to build your management accounting career within a global organisation where you'll gain broad exposure, develop your technical expertise, and contribute to high-quality financial reporting? W&A is supporting a leading global business in its search for an Assistant Accountant to join its Finance Operations team in Glasgow. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to join a collaborative environment, supporting month-end reporting, financial analysis, and continuous process improvement. The role is based in Glasgow and offers hybrid working. The Opportunity Working as part of a high-performing Management Accounts team, you'll play an important role in delivering accurate financial information, supporting reporting deadlines, and providing valuable insight to the wider business. This position offers excellent exposure across management accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, audit support, and financial analysis, making it an ideal next step for someone studying towards a professional qualification or looking to broaden their experience. Key Responsibilities • Prepare and post monthly journals, including payroll, accruals, prepayments and cost adjustments., • Complete payroll reconciliations and support invoice coding and posting reviews., • Perform trend analysis against budgets and prior year performance ahead of month-end close., • Assist with monthly variance analysis and produce clear financial commentary., • Reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigating and resolving outstanding items with relevant stakeholders., • Support the preparation of monthly Risks and Opportunities reporting., • Maintain strong financial controls and produce clear audit trails across all work., • Assist with year-end and half-year audit deliverables, including reconciliation and supporting documentation., • Contribute to continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls. Candidate Profile • Previous experience within financial or management accounting., • Good understanding of financial reporting principles., • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and communicate findings clearly., • Confident communicator who can explain financial information to both finance and non-finance stakeholders., • Intermediate Excel skills, with advanced Excel experience advantageous., • Experience using SAP ERP or Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be beneficial but is not essential., • Highly organised with strong attention to detail and excellent investigative skills., • Able to prioritise workloads effectively and work independently when required., • Part-qualified (or studying towards) CIMA, ACCA or ACA, or qualified through relevant experience. Package Benefits • Competitive salary., • Hybrid working arrangement., • Opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation., • Excellent exposure across management accounting and financial reporting., • Supportive team environment with ongoing professional development opportunities., • Opportunity to work alongside experienced finance professionals within a collaborative business. Why This Role? • Develop your management accounting expertise within a large, international business., • Gain exposure to financial reporting, audit, analysis and business partnering activities., • Join a collaborative finance function committed to continuous improvement., • Build your career within an organisation offering long-term development opportunities. To learn more or apply, please contact Laura Buchanan Owen for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we'll be in touch. Please note, due to a high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.

Finance Business Partner Inchinnan, Glasgow Hybrid Full-time, Permanent Please note that this role requires security checks. The Role: A commercially focused Finance Business Partner, combining strong financial acumen with a passion for continuous improvement, business change and operational excellence. Partnering closely with Product Line Heads and operational teams, this position drives financial performance, enhances forecasting and reporting quality, and delivers meaningful insights that support strategic decision. Alongside core finance responsibilities, this role will be the key connect between the Finance function and the transformation team delivering the new ERP implementation. This role will help design, standardise and embed efficient, future ready processes and systems. A curious, detail-oriented and results-driven problem solver, they challenge established ways of working, collaborate across functions and champion innovative solutions that deliver greater efficiency, stronger financial discipline and long-term value for the business. What youll be doing: • Partner with Defence Product Line teams to deliver forecasting, reporting, revenue recognition and month-end activities, while driving continuous improvement., • Support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, improving forecast accuracy, reporting standards and financial discipline., • Prepare management information, KPI reporting and financial insights to support business and leadership decision-making., • Drive finance process improvements that enhance efficiency, controls and commercial performance., • Provide Finance SME support for transformation and ERP projects, working with cross-functional teams to standardise processes and embed best practice., • Support ERP process design across R2R, O2C and P2P, ensuring alignment with finance requirements, controls and compliance standards., • Lead Finance data quality, migration and UAT activities, ensuring successful system implementation and adoption., • Act as a key stakeholder in system and process design, improving cost accuracy, resource planning, operational performance and financial insight., • Support change management, training and stakeholder engagement to drive collaboration and successful transformation outcomes., • Some regular travel to Aberdeen will be required alongside occasional international travel. What were looking for: • Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) with a strong understanding of IFRS/GAAP standards and statutory compliance requirements., • Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering role, providing insight, challenge and support to operational stakeholders., • Experience supporting ERP implementation programmes, from process design and configuration through to testing, deployment and go-live., • Strong analytical skills with the ability to simplify complex financial processes, implement effective controls and resolve data and system issues., • Experience operating within multi-site, international organisations, with exposure to diverse regulatory and compliance environments., • Ability to translate business and finance requirements into effective system, process and data solutions that support operational and strategic objectives. Why join us? • Early finish on Fridays, • Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with experience (Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, Cycle to work scheme, Company Pension, etc.), • Clear pathways for career development and organisational visibility, • Inclusive and supportive culture that values individual contributions, • Meaningful work with impact across safety, innovation, and global operations About Us: James Fisher is a global engineering services company operating across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. With a strong heritage in maritime operations, we now deliver innovative solutions in challenging environments. Our One James Fisher strategy is focused on building a unified, sustainable business within the Blue Economy, driving progress through technology, expertise, and collaboration. Visit our website at: Home | James Fisher and Sons plc For more information about our values and behaviours, follow the link: About us | James Fisher and Sons plc James Fisher Defence (JFD), part of the James Fisher Group, is a global leader in underwater capability, delivering cutting-edge diving, submarine rescue, and hyperbaric solutions to both commercial and defence markets. Operating worldwide, JFD is the foremost provider of submarine rescue services and a trusted name in submarine escape training. Were also at the forefront of hyperbaric rescue innovation and a leading supplier of advanced diving equipment and saturation systems across the industry. Explore more about JFD If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click apply now! Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. At James Fisher and Sons, we are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success is driven by the talent and diversity of our workforce. To support an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience in the UK, we partner with Vercida. You can learn more about our approach by visiting our company page: James Fisher and Sons diversity, inclusion, culture - VERCIDA

Are you ready to make a real impact in Corporate Finance? THE ORGANISATION The organisation is a well-established, UK-based business with a strong reputation for advising on high-value transactions. Operating across various sectors, the team has successfully completed over 60 deals worth more than £2.5bn since 2016. They support clients through M&A, raising equity and debt, and strategic advisory. With a focus on growth and innovation, the business offers opportunities for talented professionals to develop their careers in a dynamic environment. • Support a team involved in high-profile transactions across the UK and globally, • Work within a collaborative team of experienced corporate finance specialists, • Engage with entrepreneurs, investors, and senior stakeholders, • Benefit from a flexible, entrepreneurial culture focused on growth, • Develop technical skills in financial modelling, valuation, and deal structuring THE ROLE The role is vital in helping to deliver complex corporate finance projects. You'll be involved in various transactions, supporting from deal origination through to completion. Your work will include preparing financial models, conducting valuations, and writing reports for clients and stakeholders. This provides excellent exposure to the full transaction cycle and enhances your understanding of business valuation, financial analysis, and client relationship management. The position offers significant involvement with senior team members and the opportunity to grow into a leading finance professional. • Lead or support transactions including disposals, acquisitions, and capital raising, • Build detailed financial models to support valuation and decision-making, • Analyse and interpret financial statements and data from multiple sources, • Prepare pitch materials, investment memoranda, and valuation reports, • Attend meetings with clients, investors, and senior executives to present analysis and provide insights, • Manage your workload efficiently, working under tight deadlines and to high standards THE IDEAL CANDIDATE You will be considered by your peers and line managers as a high-flyer, ambitious with an appetite for growth in corporate finance. You will have a background in finance, accounting, or related fields, and possess the skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Mandatory: • Qualified Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) with relevant experience, • Proven experience in financial analysis and modelling, ideally with MS Excel, • Strong commercial acumen and understanding of financial statements and valuation techniques, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, • Ability to work proactively, take ownership, and meet strict deadlines, • Experience building financial models within Excel, ideally with knowledge of software like Sage or Xero Preferred: • Prior experience within an advisory, investment banking, or corporate finance team, • Exposure to transaction processes including due diligence and report writing, • Knowledge of UK accounting standards (UK GAAP/FRS 102) and IFRS, • Familiarity with ERP systems and data analysis tools such as Power BI ON OFFER The organisation provides a fast-paced, supportive environment where talented professionals can grow quickly. You will gain hands-on experience in a variety of transactions, working closely with senior advisors and clients alike. The team’s entrepreneurial spirit supports members in shaping their careers and making a meaningful impact in the market. As part of a small but expanding team, your opinions and ideas on development are highly valued. • Opportunity to work on high-profile transactions from start to finish, • Exposure to private equity investors, legal advisors, and debt providers, • Learn from experienced professionals with backgrounds in banking and advisory, • Develop your skills in valuation, modelling, and deal structuring, • Progress within a high-growth, innovative business aligned to market needs iMultiply is committed to diversity and will promote diversity for all employees, workers and applicants. iMultiply will treat everyone equally and will not discriminate on the grounds of an individual's 'protected characteristic’. If you like the look of this vacancy and think you could perform the role, but, you don't think you meet all the requirements, please DO APPLY for this opportunity. Data shows that certain groups, mainly women and people from Black and Minority communities, are less likely to apply for jobs where they don't meet 100% of role requirements. iMultiply would encourage you to apply for roles where there is room for development and growth.

Enjoy the opportunity to shape the finance function within a business that's investing heavily in its future. As Financial Controller, you'll be at the heart of financial management, ensuring strong governance while delivering the insight that supports strategic decision-making and sustainable growth. Located in East Kilbride, this is a permanent, full-time office-based position where you'll work alongside senior stakeholders, helping to strengthen financial performance and enhance processes as the business continues to expand. The Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation entering an exciting new phase of growth. Following a recent acquisition, the business is continuing to broaden its footprint and is looking for a commercially minded Financial Controller to lead day-to-day finance operations and provide accurate financial information that supports informed business decisions. You'll take ownership of financial reporting, maintain robust controls, and partner with teams across the organisation to drive efficiency and support ongoing expansion. Key Responsibilities • Manage and develop the Finance team, promoting continuous improvement and best practice., • Oversee the month-end close process, including journals, accruals and prepayments., • Ensure the smooth running of purchase and sales ledger functions., • Manage supplier payments, customer invoicing and credit control activities., • Complete bank, supplier and balance sheet reconciliations., • Assist with payroll processing and CIS administration., • Prepare VAT returns and other statutory submissions., • Monitor project profitability, reporting on margins and accrued income. Candidate Profile • Previous experience in a broad, hands-on finance manager or senior finance position with responsibility for month-end reporting., • Strong accounting systems experience, with knowledge of Xero advantageous., • Advanced Excel skills and excellent analytical ability., • Highly organised with strong attention to detail., • Confident communicator who can build effective working relationships across the business., • Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines. Desirable • Qualified accountant or qualified by experience., • The ability to be 'hands on' as well as contribute to the commercial aspects of the business., • Familiarity with ERP or project costing systems. Package Benefits • Competitive salary., • Private healthcare., • Company pension scheme., • 28 days' annual leave plus your birthday off., • Additional annual leave based on length of service., • Gym membership discounts and wellbeing benefits., • Free Apple Watch, Fitbit or Garmin through the wellbeing programme., • Complimentary cinema tickets., • Free on-site parking., • Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities. Reasons to Join • Become part of a business with clear growth ambitions and an exciting future., • Work closely with senior leaders, influencing financial and commercial decision-making., • Take ownership of a broad, varied role with genuine responsibility., • Gain valuable exposure to acquisitions and business transformation projects., • Build your career in an organisation that supports progression and development. To learn more or apply, please contact Jack Ramage for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we'll be in touch.

An exciting, new stand-out client focused opportunity has arisen, with one of our long established, forward thinking Accountancy professional services Firms who continue to grow, for a suitably experiencedAccountancy & Business Advisory Manager.Ideal for a qualified Accountant seeking to play a key role in shaping a modern, tech enabled advisory offering!This broad role will suit an ambitious, recently qualified CA/ACCA who enjoys working closely with clients as a Business advisor, with proven accountancy/business advisory experience managing a client portfolio and PQE gained from another UK Practice Firm. You will be keen to work closely with a diverse range of clients, managing a small team in a collaborative, friendly team environment.As a key member of the team, reporting to senior management/Directors and front person for your clients, you will have the opportunity to manage a wide and varying client portfolio, managing and leading your team, organising and managing workflow- budgeting, forecasting and cashflow modelling, year end and management accounting, significant business advisory and assisting Senior Management with business development and ad hoc projects.Leading a portfolio of clients as the main relationship owner, you will assist clients to understand their business performance and any potential improvement areas or opportunities with extensive use of technology including various Cloud & IT accounts packages,Why join this client?Varied client portfolio, stand out opportunity.Our client supports flexible start/finish times if required, with significant hybrid working- if desired, and a genuine opportunity offering real scope to further develop your career at a most exciting time to join this Firm!Competitive salary, pension, great holidays, flexible working with varied flexi benefits package to select and suit benefits that suit your personal needs.Ideal person:Enthusiastic, ambitious Qualified CA/ACCA with broad UK Accountancy Practice Firm backgroundKeen to work closely with clients as an all round advisorTeam player with strong client and interpersonal skillsStrong IT Accounts experience and interest in technologyPeople management/ leadership skillsBusiness advisory experience and/or desire to be involved in this areaTPBN1_UKTJ

\n \n Our client, a respected accountancy firm based near Stirling, is looking for a Part-Time Accountant to join their team. This is a flexible role (approx. 2.5 days/week) with the potential to grow. \n The Role of Part Time Accountant \n \n • Finalise accounts from Xero/QuickBooks\n, • Post year-end adjustments (depreciation, accruals, WIP, tax)\n, • Prepare statutory accounts, CT600s & personal tax returns\n, • Produce management accounts & meaningful commentary\n, • Liaise with clients to clarify queries\n \n The Candidate for Part-Time Accountant \n \n • Qualified or QBE with 5+ years in practice\n, • Strong UK tax knowledge (especially for OMBs)\n, • Confident in cloud bookkeeping & tax software (Xero, QuickBooks, Absolute)\n, • Strong Excel skills (e.g. VLOOKUPs, working papers)\n, • A proactive, detail-focused mindset\n \n \n

\n \n Sanderson is working in partnership with a leading global provider of ICT Services for the large enterprise and public sector markets. We have a contract opportunity for A2R (Accounts to Reporting) Lead - Hybrid working to Exeter, UK. \n Job Title: Accounts to Reporting Lead \n Location: Hybrid working to Exeter, UK (once or twice per month) \n Job type: Contract. \n Start date: ASAP. \n Duration: April 2026 (Possibility of further extension) \n Daily rate: £600 Inside IR35. \n Travel expenses will be paid. \n Qualification: \n \n • Qualified Accountant.\n, • Must understand reporting requirements and can define and manage them through to ensure they are adopted within the organization.\n \n Sanderson acts as both an employment business and as an employment agency. \n Please Note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via Call/Email. \n Apply now to know more. \n Should you choose to contact Sanderson regarding this role or apply for it, all personal data you submit to us will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice which you can find on our website. \n Sanderson is committed to barrier-free and inclusive recruitment. We are a Disability Confident recruiter, and a RIDI 100 and Business Disability Forum partner organization. \n Reasonable Adjustments: \n Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. \n If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you. \n \n

\n \n The Opportunity:\n \n Our client, a leading logistics and infrastructure company, is seeking a skilled FP&A Analyst to join their team based in Teesside. The role offers a unique opportunity to play a key role within a vital national infrastructure business and will be suited to a strong analyst and modeller. \n \n Main duties/responsibilities:\n \n \n • Lead the monthly financial reporting and forecasting process, including preparation of management and board packs.\n, • Coordinate and produce board-level financial presentations and budget documentation.\n, • Manage the annual budgeting process, long-term and short-term cash flow forecasting, and revenue/capex forecasting.\n, • Monitor and report on financial risks, opportunities, and debt covenants.\n, • Collaborate with external finance stakeholders on financial modelling and investor presentations.\n, • Conduct project appraisals, including IRR and cash flow analysis\n \n You will be/have:\n \n \n • Qualified Accountant with post-qualification experience.\n, • Strong corporate financial modelling skills in Excel.\n, • Familiarity with OLAP financial reporting systems.\n, • Proficiency in PowerPoint and advanced Excel.\n, • Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines.\n, • Strong communication skills, especially in liaising with senior management and analysts.\n \n Benefits:\n \n \n • Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 (depending on experience)\n, • Annual Leave: 25 days (increasing to 30 with service) plus bank holidays\n, • Pension: Defined Contribution Scheme\n, • Healthcare: Private medical care\n, • Other Benefits: Death in service cover, employee discount rewards\n \n \n

The CompanyAble Bridge Recruitment are currently engaged with a growing accountancy firm based in the heart of Glasgow in the recruitment of an accountant/accounts semi senior for a permanent position.Benefits includeAbove average holiday entitlementComprehensive employee assistance programmeEV salary sacrifice schemeMedical assistancePensionEnhanced salaryThis vacancy, the result of forecasted growth will report into a partner of the firm and will be office based 5 days per week to begin with. The organisation has seen massive growth over the past few years and they see no reason for this to change.The ResponsibilitiesThe purpose of this role is to provide a first in class accountancy service to a broad portfolio of SME clients. You will be a key point of contact for your clients in business advisory matters as well as coordinating all accounting activities such as corporate tax, personal tax, payroll services as well as bookkeeping tasks with the relevant internal teams.On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;Completion of full sets of accounts for a broad range of SME clients from start to finish.Review of work completed by various departments to ensure compliance with UK legislation.Support the key partnership group in the smooth running of a forward-thinking accountancy firm.Management of a portfolio of clients including attendance of face to face meetings.Ensure that statutory deadlines and client service levels are attained at all times.Support and mentor junior members of the team to aid growth and development.The RequirementsIdeally candidates will be either ACCA, CA, or ICAS qualified accountants who have a minimum of 3 years of experience in preparing a portfolio of client accounts within the UK in practice. With this being said, our client would consider applicants who do not have a formal qualification but meet the qualify criteria of experience. Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a strong technical knowledge of FRS102 as well as being experienced with accounting systems such as sage and or Xero. Communication skills in both written and verbal form are critical competencies for success in this role.Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.TPBN1_UKTJ

\n \n A highly successful accountancy practice based in Falmouth is looking to recruit an Accounts Semi Senior, or Senior Accountant into their growing team undertaking a wide-ranging role preparing year end accounts and other wide ranging service delivery. The opportunity provides increasing responsibility, technical skill development and support on offer, as you develop within this firm and role. \n Client Details \n Based in Falmouth this accountancy practice acts for very wide ranging clients across varying industries acting for wider ranging industry sector OMBs, SMEs and corporate limited company clients, along with acting for smaller sole trader and partnerships. Full study support, flexible hours, competitive benefits and salary are on offer and the role can be office based, or with a mix of home to office working and also able to accommodate a fully remote working addition for the right candidate. \n Description \n You will join the team as an Accounts Semi Senior, or Senior Accountant level key addition and will take on increasing responsibility for the hands on preparation of year end accounts preparation, tax compliance, overseeing bookkeeping and increasing involvement in wider project work as you develop within this firm and role and other involvement in wider services as you develop within this team and role. You will have opportunity to develop technically and progress, carving a long term career move, as a highly valued addition in this team of experienced accountants with support on offer for those pursuing further qualifications. \n Profile \n For this Accounts Semi Senior, or Senior Accountant role you may be AAT qualified, or studying at AAT level 3 or 4, or have developed your career entirely through experience only to date. Equally you could be pursuing and studying for ACA/ACCA or other qualifications. You will have a background working the accountancy practice sector for an accounting firm of any size, having anything from at least one to three years, or considerably more experience to date. You will bring a mix, or any of: year end accounts preparation, audit, tax, bookkeeping, VAT, etc and be looking to find a new career move, where you can become a key, long term addition to a successful team and firm. \n Job Offer \n £28,000 - £35,000 dependent on background and experience, all to be explored. Please apply online and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on . \n \n

\n \n The Opportunity:\n \n Our client, a long-established and highly successful industrial business based in Middlesbrough, is seeking a Group Financial Accountant to join their team. If you are a hands-on, technically astute, and qualified Accountant seeking a new opportunity within a superb and growing business, this could be the perfect role for you. The role is offering an excellent salary plus hybrid working and attractive benefits. \n \n Main duties/responsibilities:\n \n \n • Manage quarterly financial reporting for internal executive and external stakeholders.\n, • Support year-end financial statement preparation, including accounting adjustments and auditor liaison.\n, • Prepare statutory financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP, including iXBRL compliance.\n, • Conduct internal controls reviews and assess their effectiveness.\n, • Provide accounting solutions and support for corporate finance projects (e.g., refinancing, modelling).\n, • Assist in the 5-year business planning process, including model maintenance and assumption documentation.\n, • Handle ad hoc financial assignments as needed.\n \n You will be/have:\n \n \n • ACA/ACCA qualified with a strong technical accounting background.\n, • Proficient in IFRS and current accounting standards.\n, • Analytical mindset with a focus on understanding financial data.\n, • Experience in investment appraisal is preferred.\n, • Strong communication and IT skills, especially in spreadsheet use.\n, • Comfortable engaging with senior management across departments.\n \n \n \n \n

\n \n Are you a fully qualified accountant or finalist with experience producing consolidated statutory accounts? Do you enjoy delivering high-impact financial analysis that supports executive-level decision making? Are you looking for a broad, flexible finance role in a high-profile charity? If yes, this is the role for you! \n A leading UK charity is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant to join their agile, collaborative finance team on a permanent basis, and play a key role in supporting a complex, recognisable organisation. \n The key duties of this Financial Reporting Accountant will be: \n \n • Producing consolidated financial reports and analysis that inform the Senior Management Team’s decisions\n, • Leading elements of month-end management reporting, working closely with Finance Business Partners across both programme and central teams\n, • Supporting twice-yearly forecasting, annual budgeting and multi-year financial modelling exercises\n, • Playing a key role in year-end statutory reporting, including leading on subsidiary statutory accounts, disclosures, and liaising with external auditors\n, • Contributing to high-level reporting submitted to the organisation’s international group entity\n, • Taking ownership of financial analysis and process improvement projects - such as FX, income recognition, or future systems implementations\n, • Rotating responsibilities with peers, ensuring exposure across all areas and allowing the team to flex based on capacity and interests\n \n What makes this role special? \n You’ll be part of a small, agile team of qualified accountants who cover both management and statutory accounting in a flexible and collaborative way. There's no siloed working here; everyone contributes to core reporting cycles and gets to lead their own areas, including representing subsidiaries at audit and board level. The organisation is complex, high-impact, and constantly evolving, offering huge learning opportunities and involvement in major projects. \n The successful candidate will be: \n \n • A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) – though finalists will be considered if near completion\n, • Experienced in preparing or auditing statutory accounts - ideally with some exposure to SORP and the charity/NFP sector\n, • Analytical and confident producing financial insights for senior, non-finance audiences\n, • Proactive, adaptable and capable of working independently within a collaborative team culture\n, • A strong communicator with the credibility to present to Audit Committees and subsidiary boards\n \n This role is being offered on a largely remote basis, however there will be occasional requirements to attend in person meetings in their London office a few times per month. \n If you’re a qualified accountant with a flair for financial reporting and analysis, and want to work somewhere that makes a real-world impact, apply today to ensure you don’t miss out! \n \n

Your new company Hays are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and highly respected organisation operating within the housing and community services sector. With a significant property portfolio, a strong financial position and a long-standing commitment to supporting local communities, the organisation plays a vital role in delivering high-quality services across the Greater Glasgow area. The business has a diverse range of operations and is entering an exciting period of continued development, making this an excellent time to join its leadership team. Your new role Reporting to the Director of Finance, IT & Resources, you will lead the finance function and play a key role in supporting the organisation's strategic and operational objectives. Managing an established finance and factoring team, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of robust financial management, reporting and control processes across the organisation and its subsidiary entities. You will oversee thepreparation of budgets, management accounts, cash flow forecasts and financialreporting, while providing insightful analysis to support decision-making atboth senior management and board level. The role will also involve treasury management,oversight of month-end processes, VAT reporting, financial appraisals fordevelopment projects, and the continuous improvement of finance systems,procedures and controls. Working closely with stakeholders across theorganisation, you will help drive performance, support strategic initiativesand ensure the highest standards of financial governance are maintained. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will be a professionally qualified accountant (ICAS, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with significant experience in financial planning, financial control and risk management. You will have a proven track record of preparing management and statutory accounts, coupled with strong technical accounting knowledge including FRS102 and Charities SORP. You will be an experienced people leader who can motivate, develop and support teams while fostering a high-performance culture. Strong communication skills are essential, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders. You will be highly organised, commercially aware and confident managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment. Excellent Excel and finance systems skills are also required, along with a proactive and solutions-focused approach. Experience gainedwithin social housing, charities, the voluntary sector or a similarly regulatedenvironment would be advantageous, as would exposure to treasury management,loan covenant compliance, board reporting and systems implementation projects. What you'll get in return In return, you willreceive a competitive salary alongside an excellent benefits package. Theorganisation offers a strong commitment to work-life balance through a 35-hourworking week, hybrid working arrangements and flexible working practices.Employees benefit from generous annual leave, a defined contribution pensionscheme with life cover, healthcare benefits, professional subscriptionreimbursement and a range of additional wellbeing initiatives. Most importantly,you will have the opportunity to join a values-led organisation where yourexpertise will directly contribute to the delivery of services that make apositive difference to communities across Glasgow. 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 about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

\n \n RM Recruit are working with a brilliant not-for-profit client currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic finance team on a full-time, temporary-to-permanent basis. This role involves remote working with an office presence of once per month at their Midlands based office. \n Key Responsibilities: \n \n • Support the Finance Business Partner in delivering accurate financial analysis and reporting\n, • Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and budget monitoring reports\n, • Assist the Finance Business Partner with challenging and supporting budget holders as necessary.\n, • Provide financial insight and support to operational teams to drive performance\n, • Contribute to forecasting, variance analysis, and financial planning activities\n, • Help maintain robust financial controls and compliance with internal policies\n, • Liaise with internal and external auditors on relevant audit work.\n, • Assist in preparation of reports to the Executive Team and the Group Board.\n, • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the effective delivery of financial support\n \n About You: \n \n • Part-qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or qualified by experience\n, • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills\n, • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial systems\n, • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal\n, • Self-motivated, well-organised, and able to work independently in a remote setting\n, • Previous experience in a finance or management accounting role is desirable\n \n If you’re looking to take the next step in your finance career and want to work in a role where your insights and ideas will be valued, we encourage you to apply. \n RM Recruit is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will treat all applicants equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, age, disability, race, religion, pregnancy, ethnic or national origin. \n \n

\n \n Company Description\n \n \n At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. \n Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary. \n \n \n Job Description\n \n \n Job Description \n What will you be doing? \n We're seeking a talented individual to join our Corporate tax team in Tunbridge Wells, which is responsible for tax compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients. The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients and managing more junior members of staff as necessary. You will also provide assistance to Directors/Partners in both client work and in the management of the group and you will actively be involved in and look to seek out working on special assignments and advisory projects where appropriate. \n As Corporate Tax Manager, your responsibilities will include among others \n \n • Manage portfolio of businesses including OMBs, SMEs and larger corporates\n, • Undertake corporate tax provisioning, compliance, and advisory work for your portfolio\n, • Ability to get involved in variety of business tax work (e.g. ad-hoc advisory, international tax matters, R&D tax credits, awareness of VAT and employment tax aspects)\n, • Opportunity to assist with transactional and due diligence work\n, • Give exceptional client service and be responsible for maintaining regular contact with client team\n, • Liaison with Partners, demonstrating strong management skills\n, • Appraisals/monitor staff performance\n, • On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis\n, • Ensuring S&W procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant\n, • Ensuring department KPIs are met around billing and recovery targets\n, • Reading; internal meetings; internal and external seminars and courses\n, • Acute awareness of what other parts of the firm can do, to encourage cross-referrals\n \n \n \n Qualifications\n \n \n Qualifications and Experience: \n \n • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA)\n, • Significant corporate tax experience gained within the profession and or industry\n, • Technically capable tax adviser who is able to assist in complex client work\n, • Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients\n, • Appetite to develop business development skills to assist with the growth of the business\n \n Key Competencies: \n \n • Client focus - ability to deliver consistently excellent client service\n, • Commercial awareness - delivers value to client and team profitability\n, • Teamwork - organises and supports others\n, • Good communicator - both written and oral\n, • Problem solving - positive attitude to solving problems and delivering outcomes\n, • Enthusiastic and keen business developer\n \n \n \n Additional Information\n \n \n As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include \n \n • Competitive salary\n, • Private medical insurance\n, • Life assurance\n, • Pension contribution\n, • Hybrid working model (role dependent)\n, • Generous holiday package\n, • Option to purchase additional holiday\n, • Shared parental leave\n, • Fully funded training towards professional qualifications\n, • Cycle to work scheme\n, • Season ticket loan\n, • Eye care support\n \n \n We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. \n We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know. \n \n

\n \n Company Description\n \n \n At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. \n Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary. \n \n \n Job Description\n \n \n What will you be doing? \n We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Restructuring & Recover Services team in London. To provide a high level of expert support to partners and directors, including the supervision of restructuring and recovery processes through from planning to review and completion. \n As Restructuring & Recover Services Senior Manager , your responsibilities will include among others \n \n \n • Maintain a portfolio of insolvency cases and ensure cases are efficiently and proactively progressed.\n, • Participate in independent business review, and other advisory, work as required.\n, • Liaison with appointee and other staff where appropriate to ensure all are kept up to date with relevant issues.\n, • Ensure staff are briefed and motivated in order to complete cases efficiently.\n, • Review and supervise staff work and comment constructively on their performance.\n, • Take a central role in developing staff and self through on-the-job experience.\n, • Ensure all work is reviewed. Ensure files are completed to a state suitable for review.\n, • Identify opportunities where we may be able to provide further services.\n, • To assist the partner/director in ensuring that stakeholder needs are met and that the range of our services is extended.\n, • Where possible, the service level expectations of stakeholders should be exceeded.\n, • Attend marketing events where appropriate and bring/develop own network of potential work sources.\n, • Review statutory documents for compliance with Insolvency regulations and relevant standards.\n, • Prepare case reviews and brief partners on work carried out and business issues.\n, • Manage WIP and debtors on a client by client basis.\n, • Be a positive influence in the team and in embracing and driving change where needed.\n \n \n \n Qualifications\n \n \n To be successful in this role, you should \n \n • Substantial experience of corporate (administration/liquidation) and property (LPA) insolvencies is necessary.\n, • Knowledge of insolvency legislation and other statutory requirements. \n, • Quick to learn/adapt to new procedures/situations. \n, • Ability to organise and to be able to work on several different assignments at one time.\n \n Professional Qualifications and Education \n \n • Qualified accountant and/or JIEB.\n \n \n \n Additional Information\n \n \n As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include \n \n • Competitive salary\n, • Private medical insurance\n, • Life assurance\n, • Pension contribution\n, • Hybrid working model (role dependent)\n, • Generous holiday package\n, • Option to purchase additional holiday\n, • Shared parental leave\n, • Fully funded training towards professional qualifications\n, • Cycle to work scheme\n, • Season ticket loan\n, • Eye care support\n \n We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. \n We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know. \n \n

\n At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition. \n \n What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work? \n \n • Flexible work options – part-time, working from home and additional leave\n, • Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans\n, • Career advancement – client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs\n \n \n The Opportunity: \n The Senior Manager - BSC Finance Operations will lead key global finance operational services within Business Service Central (BSC), Ashurst Perkins Coie global business services function. \n The role is responsible for leading the global Accounts Payable and Cash & Banking teams through a number of direct leadership reports, with an overall team size of approximately 21 colleagues across the UK and Australia. \n Working closely with the Director - BSC Finance and wider Finance leadership team, the role will support the continued development of scalable, efficient and well-controlled finance operations aligned to the firm's global operating model. \n A key focus of the role will be driving operational excellence, process simplification, service alignment and continuous improvement across finance operations. \n The role requires a proactive and hands-on approach to operational leadership, change management and service improvement, supporting the ongoing evolution of finance operations services, systems and processes. \n \n Key responsibilities of the role include: \n Cashiering \n \n • Develop consistent global operational standards, controls and governance across Cash & Banking activities\n, • Ensure integrity, accuracy and timeliness of finance operational records and reconciliations\n \n Accounts Payable \n \n • Managing production Payment Practices Report in the UK and Payment Times Reporting Scheme in Australia - including ongoing initiatives to improve results\n, • Review and follow up of unallocated credit card transactions\n \n Service Delivery & Operational Leadership \n \n • Lead delivery of high-volume global finance operational services across multiple regions and jurisdictions\n, • Ensure services are delivered in line with agreed SLAs, KPIs and operational controls\n \n People \n \n • Support the continued development and embedding of BSC Finance operating models and ways of working\n, • Provide leadership to the global BSC Finance team ensuring that all employees are engaged and aligned with the firm's objectives\n \n Project Management and continuous Improvement \n \n • Lead finance operational projects relating to systems enhancement, process improvement and service alignment initiatives\n, • Drive process improvements across cashiering, accounts payable, and finance operations\n \n Process & Service \n \n • Support identification and transition of appropriate operational services into BSC Finance\n, • Set KPIs and define SLAs based on accurate baselines and sensible targets\n \n This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working. \n \n More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site Careers | Ashurst Perkins Coie \n \n About you: \n The successful candidate will have: \n \n • Qualified accountant preferred; candidates with significant relevant operational leadership experience or demonstrably equivalent expertise will also be considered\n, • Experience leading, motivating & developing operational teams across multiple jurisdictions\n, • Experience operating within a complex global or matrix organisation\n, • Proven ability to lead operational change and continuous improvement initiatives\n, • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple levels of the organisation\n, • Experience of working in a law firm or similar highly regulated environment is essential as is the ability to interpret rules and regulations in a simple but effective manner\n \n

Description\n \n \n Swoon was founded in 2012 to create distinctive designs that owners will want to keep forever and a lofty goal to spark home obsession everywhere. \n We design original pieces in-house, and our innovative NPD process quickly discovers the next trend. Our testing platform ensures designs sell online at their intended price, and our data-led approach grows sales within families exponentially. Our business model cuts out expensive overheads like shops and overstocked warehouses, making our prices affordable. \n Our distinctive look unlocks collaborations with leading retailers like John Lewis and many more. This diversified growth strategy is powering our brand to a significant market share. And we’re just getting started… \n The Head of Finance oversees the entire finance function, from strategic FP&A and long-term planning to day-to-day management accounting, treasury, and reporting. As the financial conscience of the business, you will act as a key gatekeeper for capital allocation and a trusted senior partner to the co-founders and leadership team. \n Leading a capable finance team, you will provide robust control and constructive challenge to operational leads. You will set the budgets within which they operate, approve capital expenditures, and validate the commercial logic of key business decisions to ensure strong financial governance as Swoon continues to scale. \n What you'll own\n Financial Planning, Forecasting and Reporting \n\n • Strategy & Planning: Own the annual budget, quarterly reforecasts, and three-year strategic plan. Build robust, ground-up models that connect commercial drivers to financial outcomes.\n, • Reporting: Manage the monthly management accounts, board packs, investor reporting and FP&A reporting.\n, • Trading Cadence: Oversee the weekly trading rhythm with marketing and merchandising; challenge plans and ensure every promotional or marketing spend has a clear business case.\n, • Cash Flow: Maintain weekly direct/operational cash flow forecasts and three-way model. Galvanise the internal team to execute the cash roadmap.\n, • BI & Insights: Develop an FP&A reporting suite within Sigma to ensure the business stays on track against targets.\n\n Operational Finance, Treasury and Day-to-Day \n\n • Financial Integrity: Oversee the monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, and the integrity of all board-level data.\n, • Treasury: Run payment run, manage banking relationships, debt facilities, covenant reporting, and lender communication.\n, • Compliance: Oversee VAT, payroll, and statutory filings; manage the year-end and external audit processes.\n, • Operations & HR: Oversee business insurance and annual renewals. Bring financial rigor to people-related decisions, including payroll, compensation, and benefits.\n, • Leadership: Lead, coach, and prioritise the finance team, building capabilities to scale alongside the business.\n, • Payment stack: own statutory reporting and relationship with payment providers\n\n Strategic Finance and Business Partnering \n\n • Commercial Advisor: Serve as a strategic partner to the co-founders, providing analysis and guidance on major commercial decisions, partnerships, new ventures, and CAPEX investments.\n, • Merchandising Controls: Uphold guardrails for inventory management, including budgets, stock investment, intake margin, clearance pricing, and markdown strategies.\n, • Working Capital: Set and enforce rules-based working capital frameworks, including CM3 floors, discontinuation thresholds, and cash recovery targets.\n, • Margin: partner with the B&M and operations teams to drive continuous improvements in the "Margin Stack" from factory to front door.\n, • Funding: Lead funding discussions with existing and prospective lenders.\n, • CAPEX Governance: Evaluate all tech CAPEX projects against projected ROI and rigorously review the tech roadmap budget.\n\n Controls, Governance and Risk \n\n • Control Environment: Continuously evolve the financial control environment, including payment authorisation, segregation of duties, and procurement controls.\n, • Planning Cycle: Support the co-founders with the quarterly OKR-based planning cycle to ensure cross-functional alignment with profitability and cash targets.\n, • Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify, model, and mitigate financial risks, such as supply chain disruption, pricing pressure, partner concentration, FX volatility, and working capital seasonality.\n\n \n Requirements\n \n Essential \n\n • Qualifications: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with 7+ years of experience.\n, • Breadth: Proven track record leading or working within the full finance function, encompassing FP&A, management accounting, treasury, and statutory reporting.\n, • Commercial Acumen: Strong instincts developed in a consumer-facing, high-growth environment (e-commerce, retail, hospitality, or DTC).\n, • Controls & Governance: Demonstrable experience in designing, implementing, and managing robust financial controls.\n, • Business Partnering: Ability to build credibility with non-finance functions and challenge leadership constructively.\n, • Technical Proficiency: Advanced financial modelling and forecasting skills; comfortable building complex models from scratch and comfortable with 3 way financial modelling.\n, • Hands-on Leadership: A strategic thinker who is unafraid to "roll up their sleeves" during month-end; comfortable working directly with the numbers.\n\n Strongly preferred \n\n • Experience in a multi-channel business (Direct-to-Consumer + Wholesale).\n, • Familiarity with retail / merchandising finance, including stock investment economics and markdown management.\n, • Proficiency with modern BI tools (e.g., Sigma).\n, • Experience working with or reporting to a strategic board—specifically understanding the standard required by institutional partners.\n, • Prior experience in the furniture, homeware, or interiors sectors.\n\n \n Benefits\n \n Compensation & Benefits \n\n • Competitive salary\n, • Share options programme\n, • Profit share scheme\n, • Wellbeing allowance\n, • Pension scheme\n, • Private medical cover for you and your family\n\n \n Holidays, working environment and other perks \n \n\n • 27 days holiday rising to 30 with tenure\n, • 4 months of summer hours finishing at 1 PM on a Friday (we’re currently trialling rolling this out permanently!)\n, • Free furniture on each anniversary of employment \n, • Friends & family discount of 20%\n, • Remote working 4x days per week\n

\n \n We are working with a public sector institution based in King's Lynn, West Norfolk to recruit a Capital Accountant on an initial six-month interim contract. There is potential for the role to be extended or become permanent. \n The role is offering a salary of £60,000 per annum and is based on a hybrid working model, requiring one to two days per week on-site and the rest working from home. \n Applicants must be fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). Previous experience working within the NHS or not-for-profit sector is highly desirable. The role will involve managing capital project accounting, maintaining accurate asset records, and producing financial insights to support capital planning. You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards and contributing to internal and external audits. \n This is a great opportunity for a qualified accountant seeking a varied role within a purpose-driven organisation. \n Apply now to be considered or contact us for further details. \n \n

\n \n We are looking for a qualified accountant from a Restructuring or Covenant background for an in-house 12-month contract opportunity. This role offers the flexibility of hybrid or remote working.\n \n \n Key Responsibilities:\n \n \n \n • Lead covenant assessments, reviewing financial strength of sponsoring employers.\n, • Oversee affordability reviews, financial health monitoring, recovery plan assessments, and due diligence.\n, • Manage annual monitoring processes and employer data collection.\n, • Handle technical financial and covenant queries.\n, • Liaise with employers and stakeholders both virtually and in-person.\n, • Ensure processes meet regulatory requirements and best practice standards.\n \n \n Requirements:\n \n \n \n • Experience in pension covenant assessments or business reviews.\n, • ACCA/ACA qualified or with relevant restructuring/insolvency experience.\n, • Strong organisational, management, and communication skills.\n, • Confident in presenting, reporting, and engaging with stakeholders.\n \n \n If you are interested in this Senior Covenant / Restructuring Manager opportunity or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Warwick at IPS Finance. \n \n \n IPS Finance has 45 years experience in the Yorkshire accountancy recruitment market. We have built our business on long term relationships with both individuals and clients in all sectors, bringing real benefits to all concerned. Please visit the IPS Finance website to view the latest accountancy / finance and practice opportunities.\n \n

Interim Director of Finance Rutherford Cross is working with its client in the education sector near Glasgow to appoint an Interim Director of Finance for an initial 3-6-month period. Reporting directly to the Principal/CEO, you will be responsible for: • Strategic and operational leadership of the finance department and team responsible for timely external financial reporting, • Overseeing the preparation of statutory accounts in line with accounting standards and liaison with external auditors, • Leading on annual planning and budgeting and ongoing financial performance monitoring, • Ensuring effective business partnering with all departments within the organisation takes place, • Ensuring robust financial controls and governance frameworks as well as effective risk management processes and controls are in place, • Finance strategic planning and operational planning to meet financial targets aligned to the organisational strategy, • Leading and driving ongoing improvements in systems and processes within the department You will be a fully qualified accountant and a highly experienced Finance Director, having worked at board level within a medium or large complex business. Open to individuals from both within and outwith the education sector, you will have excellent team leadership skills and also have a flair for identifying and implementing improvements in processes, systems and data. Start: August 2026 Salary: £100,000 - £110,000 p.a. For more information on this role, please contact Derek Lauder at Rutherford Cross. Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

\n \n Are you an experienced senior business partner ready to take on a high-impact interim role in property services finance in the Housing sector? Can you lead and motivate a team while supporting operational leaders through complex financial challenges? Are you available for a 3–6 month contract with a major Midlands-based housing provider? \n This interim Senior Finance Business Partner opportunity sits at the heart of a critical part of the organisation—Property Services. With rising costs, regulatory demands, and a large geographical footprint, this service area requires strong and strategic financial leadership. You’ll act as the lead Finance Business Partner to the Property Services leadership team, managing a small team and driving forward insightful budgeting, forecasting, and cost management across repairs and maintenance. \n This is a 3–6 month contract with hybrid working; weekly presence in the Midlands office is preferred. \n Key responsibilities include: \n \n • Leading the financial business partnering function for Property Services\n, • Supporting senior stakeholders with strategic insight across repairs and maintenance\n, • Managing and developing a small team delivering high-quality financial support\n, • Driving financial improvements in areas with known data and reporting challenges\n, • Playing a key role in cost control and identifying financial efficiencies across the portfolio\n \n This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior-level business partnering role in a complex, fast-moving environment. The housing sector is under pressure to do more with less, and your contribution will be vital in helping the business make sound financial decisions that enhance value and performance. \n To be considered, you'll be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a strong track record in finance business partnering—ideally within the social housing sector, or within a comparable setting such as construction or maintenance services. You’ll need exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work confidently with operational leaders and senior finance colleagues alike. \n Interviews are taking place shortly—apply today if you’re ready to make a difference. \n \n

\n Finance Business Partner (Development) \n Salary: 60,000 + excellent benefits Location: Glasgow | Hybrid Home Based (1-2 days in office) Hours: 35 hours per week (including flexi-time) \n \n \n Help shape investment decisions that deliver new homes.\n \n \n We're working with one of Scotland's housing organisations to recruit a Finance Business Partner. \n This isn't a traditional management accounting role. It's an opportunity to combine financial planning, project appraisal and business partnering while supporting a significant programme of new build and regeneration projects. \n Working closely with Development and Finance teams, you'll provide the financial insight that helps shape investment decisions, monitor major capital projects and support long-term business planning. \n If you're someone who enjoys understanding the story behind the numbers, influencing decisions and building strong relationships across the business, this could be an excellent next step. \n \n \n The Role\n \n \n You'll be responsible for providing financial support across a wide-ranging development programme, helping ensure projects remain financially viable from initial appraisal through to completion. \n Key responsibilities include: \n \n • Preparing financial appraisals for proposed development projects.\n, • Monitoring project costs, grant funding and financial performance.\n, • Producing monthly management accounts, forecasts and statutory accounts.\n, • Preparing meaningful financial commentary for senior leadership and Board reports.\n, • Supporting business planning and long-term financial forecasting.\n, • Working closely with operational teams, translating financial information into practical business insight.\n, • Managing and developing a Senior Finance Officer.\n \n \n \n \n About You\n \n \n We're looking for a qualified accountant who combines strong technical ability with excellent communication skills and a proactive approach. \n You'll ideally have: Essential \n \n • CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant.\n, • Strong management accounting experience.\n, • Experience preparing management and statutory accounts.\n, • Financial appraisal, capital project accounting or business planning experience.\n, • The ability to communicate confidently with non-finance stakeholders.\n, • Experience preparing reports and commentary for senior leadership or Boards.\n, • Advanced Excel skills.\n \n \n Desirable \n \n • Housing, construction, wider public sector or charity experience.\n, • Financial modelling experience.\n, • Previous line management experience.\n \n Success in this role is about more than technical accounting. \n You'll be naturally curious, comfortable asking questions and confident gathering information from across the organisation. You'll enjoy solving problems, identifying opportunities for improvement and explaining financial information in a way that's meaningful to a range of stakeholders. \n \n \n What's on Offer?\n \n \n \n • Agile home-based working with flexibility around office attendance.\n, • 35-hour working week with flexible hours.\n, • A collaborative and supportive finance team.\n, • The opportunity to influence major investment decisions and capital projects.\n, • Excellent pension and benefits package.\n, • Genuine variety across financial reporting, business partnering and project finance.\n \n \n \n \n Apply Now\n \n \n If you're looking for a role where you can influence decisions, build strong stakeholder relationships and play a key part in delivering future housing developments, we'd love to hear from you. \n Apply today by submitting your CV or contact Erinne Bird MacKellar at Morgan Hunt for a confidential discussion. Please contact Erinne via for more details. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role. \n

\n \n Company Description\n \n \n ABOUT IQ-EQ \n We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide. We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms. \n Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts. \n Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. \n At IQ-EQ UK, we don’t just talk about being a great workplace – we’ve been recognized for it. Recently named in The Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 we craft spaces where potential is nurtured, individuality is celebrated, and careers flourish. Loving where you work shouldn’t be a bonus, it should be the baseline. \n \n \n Job Description\n \n \n As a Client Accountant, you’re a detail-oriented team player with great organizational skills. Your responsibilities include day-to-day management of private equity or real estate clients, reviewing financial statements, ensuring accurate communication of cash movements, and overseeing the preparation and completion of client deliverables. \n What you will do \n \n • You’ll work closely with your line manager to ensure financial statements meet the funds’ reporting requirements, e.g., UK/French GAAP or IFRS\n, • You’ll review investor drawdown calculations to ensure accuracy of figures as funds seek access to their commitments from investors\n, • You’ll review investor distribution calculations to ensure the flow of funds from the sale of an investment are accurately recorded so that proceeds are appropriately allocated and paid to investors\n, • You’ll ensure the accurate communication of all cash movements between the fund and its investors through the issuance of relevant notices to investors\n, • You’ll oversee the preparation and completion process of client deliverables including agreeing timetables with clients, and thereafter\n \n What we offer \n \n • Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile\n, • Wellbeing: Additional social benefits such as private health and dental cover, life assurance, discounted gym membership, eye test and corporate GP\n, • Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 25 days paid leave, plus all UK public holidays. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave\n, • Flexible working: We recognize the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements\n, • Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day.\n \n \n \n Qualifications\n \n \n \n • Fluent in French \n, • Preference of experiences in French GAAP or French Accounting Standards \n, • You are ACCA/ACA/CIMA part or fully qualified or qualified by experience\n, • You have previously worked in financial services or accounting practices working on multiple client relationships\n, • You have experience reviewing working paper files and financial statements, including disclosures or alternatively can demonstrate strong accounting background through previous experience and CPD\n, • You manage client relationships and experience with resolving issues directly with clients\n, • You have experience in supporting and mentoring junior team members.\n \n \n \n Additional Information\n \n \n OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT \n Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment. \n There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee. \n Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced. \n We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning. \n \n \n

\n \n Company Description\n \n \n At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. \n Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary. \n \n \n Job Description\n \n \n Business Tax \n We provide a wide range of tax and consulting services to a broad range of companies, from housing associations to owner managed businesses. \n Through establishing close relationships with our clients, we ensure that we are able to deliver the most comprehensive business tax advice, and also ensure we are aware of the key opportunities and risks faced by our clients. \n Purpose of Role: \n To manage your own portfolio of clients, working with Partners/Directors or alone on complicated consultancy and advisory projects. A significant part of the role will be business development of existing and new clients as well as potentially developing a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge and expertise. \n Key responsibilities: \n Client work \n \n • Act as trusted adviser and engage with clients on wider commercial and strategic issues\n, • Manage portfolio of complex advisory and compliance cases\n, • Give exceptional client service, taking the lead in managing and developing client relationships\n, • Technically strong\n, • Identifying opportunities on client portfolio\n \n Staff management and development \n \n • Liaison with Partners\n, • Appraisals/monitor staff performance, acting as formal ADR managers for some staff\n, • On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis\n, • Dealing with staff questions\n, • Work collaboratively with peers in team and across firm to ensure joined up approach\n \n Practice development \n \n • Involved in business development activities/profile raising locally\n, • Actively use network of established relationships to drive new business opportunities and cross referral of services\n, • Able to take advantage of marketing/PR opportunities\n, • Compliance\n, • Ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant\n \n Personal development (technical & other) \n \n • Internal and external seminars and courses\n, • Reading\n, • Internal meetings\n \n \n \n Qualifications\n \n \n Education/Qualifications: \n \n • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA)\n \n Key Experience/Skills: \n \n • Significant corporate tax experience gained within the profession and/or industry\n, • Technically capable tax adviser who is able to manage complex client work\n, • Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients\n, • Existing business development skills and appetite to grow business\n, • Project management experience\n, • Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally\n \n \n \n Additional Information\n \n \n As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include \n \n • \n Competitive salary \n \n \n • \n Private medical insurance \n \n \n • \n Life assurance \n \n \n • \n Pension contribution \n \n \n • \n Hybrid working model (role dependent) \n \n \n • \n Generous holiday package \n \n \n • \n Option to purchase additional holiday \n \n \n • \n Shared parental leave \n \n \n • \n Fully funded training towards professional qualifications \n \n \n • \n Cycle to work scheme \n \n \n • \n Season ticket loan \n \n \n • \n Eye care support \n \n \n We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. \n We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know. \n \n

\n \n Cedar is exclusively partnered with a PE Backed Buy & Build Platform who are seeking to hire a Group Financial Controller. The business offers a remote first working pattern with occasion travel to their office in Nottingham and other UK hubs. \n As Group Financial Controller, you will help drive the next phase of its ambitious growth strategy, and this is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing leadership team in a business that is scaling rapidly through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. \n Operating in recession-resilient sector, the group operates across multiple geographies. With strong tailwinds, a people-centric culture, and a commitment to technology and sustainability, this is a purpose-led organisation on a path to exceed €300m in revenues and 3,000 employees within the next few years. \n Key Responsibilities: \n \n • Own day-to-day financial operations, controls and compliance across the Group\n, • Oversee the finance team, including accounting, AP/AR, reconciliations, and centralised processing\n, • Lead the financial integration of acquired businesses, working closely with the M&A and FP&A teams\n, • Ensure a successful rollout of the Group's new accounting platform\n, • Support group-wide reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis\n, • Maintain strong banking, tax, and audit relationships\n, • Champion the automation of key processes, including AP and credit control\n, • Provide leadership, mentorship, and structure as the business transitions from a multi-entity group to a unified operating platform\n \n Candidate Profile \n \n • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with post-qualified experience in a scaling environment\n, • Experience in a PE-backed or buy-and-build context highly desirable\n, • Strong technical accounting skills and familiarity with multi-entity structures\n, • Systems savvy - ideally with experience implementing or optimising ERP systems (e.g. Sage Intacct, NetSuite)\n, • Comfortable with ambiguity and change; thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments\n, • Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams during periods of transformation\n, • High integrity, low ego, and a collaborative leadership style\n \n \n This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a fast-growing, PE-backed services platform. Please apply now for a confidential conversation with Cedar. \n \n

\n \n \n \n Our Purpose \n \n \n At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.\n \n \n \n \n \n How you’ll make an impact\n \n \n \n \n \n Xero is building new AI products and looking for an accounting/bookkeeping product specialist to help in the effort. Xero’s goal is to build beautiful small business software that solves their needs across disparate jobs to be done like bookkeeping, invoicing, bills, payroll, compliance, and more. \n \n \n \n \n \n As we experiment with new AI products, this role is essential for understanding the nuances of core accounting, bookkeeping, and tax, so that they can be translated into beautiful experiences, and ensuring our product solves the core accounting and bookkeeping needs of our small business customers.\n \n \n \n \n \n You'll be embedded with product development teams, and will apply subject matter expertise to enable them and broader Xero to create customer delight and market opportunity. To do this, you’ll leverage your deep understanding of small business and accountant & bookkeeper needs, ensuring our software meets and exceeds customer expectations. \n \n \n \n \n \n As a key member of the Product Management team you'll positively influence culture, and be a key advocate for what products to build.\n \n \n \n \n \n An accounting degree or equivalent experience is required\n \n \n \n \n What you’ll do\n \n \n • Be the key subject matter expert for Accounting and Bookkeeping, and apply your broad understanding of Accounting and Bookkeeping standards, customs, user needs, and business realities to support the product strategy & product development process. \n, • Interpret and translate applicable product market fit, legal & regulatory requirements (and assessments from partner SME teams) into digestible recommendations that product leadership teams and their direct reports can consider and prioritize to develop winning strategies, and write effective requirements for Xero’s AI products.\n, • Apply subject matter expertise to support Marketing, Comms, Customer Support and other teams to ensure that customer facing communications are created in an accurate, efficient and fully compliant way.\n, • Work with UX design, UX research, and product teams to craft research activities and gather customer feedback and interpret the results (for both AB and SB behaviours)\n, • Support product teams to implement process and controls that will lead to delivery of accurate and compliant software for our customers\n, • Work with cross functional partners such as the Product Compliance team to provide insight on upcoming changes (regulatory or otherwise) that will affect Xero and its customers, and ongoing assessments of our product to ensure that our product and small business customers remain compliant with relevant rules, legislation and industry best practices.\n, • Work closely and collaboratively with other subject matter experts from across the business, and externally, such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, Government Relations and Privacy on shared projects and content.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Success looks like\n \n \n, • Xero’s AI products achieve product market fit\n, • Xero’s customers are able to effectively complete core bookkeeping jobs to be done through beautiful product experiences\n, • Xero’s customer communications are clear, correct, timely, and helpful\n, • Product development activity is well informed by accurate and clear expertise\n, • The compliance community within Xero is well informed and engaged with the AI Product team\n, • Stakeholders feel empowered with comprehensive up to date knowledge about the needs of the market\n, • Xero creates customer delight and commercial opportunities out of regulatory requirements and market dynamics\n \n \n \n \n \n \n What you’ll bring with you\n \n \n, • Critical competencies\n, • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Commerce, Law, Taxation, Finance or similar\n, • Highly advanced and specialist understanding of regional regulatory requirements that impact or drive data and returns flowing in/out of the tax authorities (broadly around accounting, bookkeeping, income tax, sales tax, payroll and related cyber security and privacy requirements)\n, • Highly advanced and specialist knowledge of requirements around accounting and reporting obligations\n, • An exceptional communicator (written and verbal) who can translate complex technical regulatory information into clear and simple recommendations for diverse audiences such as product and technology leadership teams, business analysts and developers.\n, • An eye for detail and superb analytical & research skills. You take a methodical approach to your work.\n, • A growth mindset and thirst for learning\n, • Confident and accurate decision making skills when working on significant and specialist issues\n, • Thrive on managing your own time and approach to work, with a ruthless prioritization of time and projects, a strong results & delivery attitude and equally happy with independent vs team based work.\n, • Self motivated and team oriented, with strong interpersonal skills\n, • Ability to discuss technical topics and convey complexity in a concise way\n, • A methodical and structured approach to analytical problem solving\n, • The ability to build strong networks, including remotely\n, • A strong interest in AI\n, • Creativity for thinking of compelling new AI-powered solutions\n, • Strong bias for action\n \n Experience\n \n, • 7+ years experience in public practice with focus on taxation, compliance or business services\n, • 5+ years working collaboratively in technology, software or with Tax Agencies\n, • Qualified accountant or bookkeeper and current member of professional body\n, • Experienced in writing technical advice addressing complex specialist issues, with in-depth analysis, evaluation and interpretation, often requiring the ability to gain acceptance or change of thinking\n, • Experience collaborating and working with a broad range of stakeholders including senior leadership, external customers, technical peers\n, • Experience with risk assessments and product roadmaps is helpful\n, • Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Why Xero?\n \n \n Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, private medical insurance, gym passes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.\n \n \n \n \n \n Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.\n \n \n \n

Interim Regional Finance Director \n \n Location: Banbury (3 days in office, 2 days WFH) \n Contract: 6-month Interim Assignment \n Salary: c. £85,000 – £100,000 per annum (pro-rata, DOE) About the Interim Regional Finance Director Role \n We are seeking an experienced Interim Regional Finance Director to join our client’s leadership team for a 6-month assignment. This pivotal role will support the Group CFO during a period of transformation, bringing commercial insight and strong leadership to the finance function. \n You will be responsible for driving operational and financial improvements, supporting business transformation initiatives, and ensuring robust financial reporting and business partnering across multiple sites. Interim Regional FD - Key Responsibilities \n Partner closely with the Regional CFO and Global CFO to deliver on key transformation projects. \n Lead, mentor and develop the finance team, ensuring clear objectives and strong performance management. \n Oversee multi-site financial reporting, including UK and EU entities. \n Provide commercial finance insight, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling to support business decision-making. \n Drive improvements in financial processes, controls, and reporting efficiency. \n Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, offering challenge and support. \n Manage change programmes, embedding new processes and ways of working across the finance team. Key Requirements \n Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) — QBE candidates with strong relevant experience also considered. \n Proven track record in senior financial leadership roles, ideally within complex, multi-site or international environments. \n Strong experience in commercial finance, transformation, and employee management. \n Excellent technical reporting skills with UK / EU reporting knowledge. \n Demonstrated ability to manage teams effectively and deliver improvements under time-bound conditions. \n Strong interpersonal and business partnering skills, able to influence at Board and senior leadership levels. \n Flexibility to work in the Banbury office 3 days per week, with home working on Mondays and Fridays. What’s on Offer \n 6-month interim contract with scope to add significant value in a period of change. \n Salary equivalent of £85,000 – £100,000 per annum (pro-rata), dependent on experience. \n Hybrid working (3 office days in Banbury, 2 days from home). \n Opportunity to lead meaningful transformation projects within a global business environment. \n

Finance Manager 58,052 - 61,206 + Excellent Benefits Glasgow | Hybrid Working | Permanent | 35 Hours Morgan Hunt are supporting a well-established social housing organisation in the recruitment of a Finance Manager to join their senior finance team. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you'll lead a small finance team while taking ownership of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, treasury management and financial reporting across the organisation. Alongside the day-to-day finance responsibilities, this role offers the opportunity to help shape the continued development of the finance function. The organisation has invested in new systems and is keen to continue improving reporting, streamlining processes and making the most of its finance technology. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical finance with leadership, business partnering and continuous improvement. The Role You'll be responsible for: • Leading, developing and supporting a small finance team., • Producing monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts., • Treasury management and cashflow reporting., • Preparing VAT returns and supporting statutory reporting., • Partnering with budget holders across the organisation., • Supporting business planning and financial decision-making., • Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting., • Contributing to the ongoing development of finance systems. About You You'll ideally bring: Essential • Qualified accountant (ACCA, ICAS, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)., • Experience producing management and statutory accounts., • Previous finance team leadership experience., • Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial planning skills., • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable • Experience within social housing, charity or another regulated environment., • Treasury management experience., • Knowledge of loan portfolios and covenant compliance., • Experience improving finance systems or reporting processes. What's on Offer? • Salary of 58,052 - 61,206, • Hybrid working, • 35-hour week, • 25 days annual leave plus 15 public holidays, • Excellent pension, • Healthcare benefits, • Professional subscriptions paid, • Flexible working If you're looking for a role where you can lead a team, influence decision-making and help develop the finance function, I'd be happy to tell you more. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact Erinne - - for a confidential discussion about your career. Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

\n \n Audit Supervisor - Sutton \n A leading accountancy firm is seeking an experienced and qualified Audit Supervisor to manage a diverse portfolio of clients. The position is ideal for a motivated professional looking to contribute to a dynamic, growing team, with good Audit skills to work with autonomy. The firm offers hybrid working with some travel in the Surrey area or occasional meetings with Partners or clients. \n Key Responsibilities: \n \n • Manage and oversee a portfolio of clients.\n, • Lead audit assignments from planning through to completion, preparing all necessary documentation for Partner review.\n, • Review audit work papers and financial statements, ensuring accuracy and adherence to relevant standards.\n, • Supervise and mentor junior team members when necessary.\n, • Ensure audit and accounting assignments are completed on time and within budget.\n, • Prepare statutory accounts for some clients and ensuring timely submission to HMRC.\n, • Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, managing their expectations and delivering exceptional service.\n \n Key Requirements: \n \n • Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA) or equivalent with strong experience in audit and financial reporting.\n, • Proven experience in leading audits through to completion and preparing for Partner review.\n, • Full right to work and the ability to travel in Surrey for occasional client or Partner meetings.\n, • Experience in a practice environment, with a track record of delivering high-quality Audit and Accounting services to clients.\n, • Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.\n, • Proficiency in accounting software and strong IT skills.\n \n What’s on Offer: \n \n • Competitive salary and benefits package, including pension, enhanced parental leave, life insurance\n, • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through exposure to a wide range of clients and industries.\n, • A supportive and inclusive working environment.\n, • The salary band for this Supervisor role of £45,000 - £55,000 has been set by Fletcher George as a guide and will be based on level of experience and qualification. We welcome applications from more experienced candidates seeking a higher salary.\n \n Next steps – please apply to this Audit Supervisor role and we will aim to reply to all suitable applicants within 48 hours. \n Fletcher George is an inclusive Surrey based financial recruiter welcoming all applications relevant to the role. We are committed to attracting a diverse pool of applicants and to assist talent to find career opportunities in which they can thrive. \n We are an accountancy and finance recruitment agency acting as an Employment Agency. \n Referrals are welcome - you can receive up to £500 of Amazon or John Lewis vouchers when we successfully place your referral, just make sure they mention you when they register. The full details of Fletcher George’s referral scheme is on our website. \n \n

Finance ManagerLocation : Glasgow (Hybrid)Salary : £45,000 - £55,000 per annum + BenefitsContract : Full time, PermanentMake Your First Move from Practice into IndustryOur client is an award-winning SaaS business and recognised market leader, helping organisations improve efficiency and reduce costs through innovative technology solutions.Following a sustained period of growth, they're looking to appoint a qualified accountant to join their finance team.This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make their first move from accountancy practice into industry, although applications from candidates already working in a commercial finance environment are equally welcomed.The OpportunityIf you're currently working in practice and looking to broaden your experience beyond accounts and audit, this role offers the opportunity to become involved in commercial decision-making, business partnering, forecasting, process improvement and strategic finance within a high-growth technology business.This is a varied role offering genuine responsibility from day one, with the opportunity to influence financial processes, improve reporting and develop alongside an ambitious, growing business.You'll have the autonomy to take ownership of your work, develop your commercial skills and make a visible impact.Key ResponsibilitiesPrepare accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.Analyse financial performance, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.Oversee transactional finance while maintaining strong financial controls.Support month-end and year-end reporting processes.Liaise with external accountants during statutory reporting and audit activities.Work closely with internal stakeholders to enhance financial reporting and management information.Recommend improvements to financial systems, reporting processes and internal controls.Ensure payroll and statutory financial obligations are completed accurately and on time.Provide guidance and support to the Finance Assistant.About YouWe're keen to hear from qualified accountants looking to make an impact. You may currently be working within an accountancy practice and looking to make your first move into industry, or already have experience within a commercial finance team.You'll ideally have:ACA, ICAS or ACCA qualification (or be approaching qualification).Strong technical accounting knowledge.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems.Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the business.A proactive mindset with a genuine desire to improve processes and add commercial value.Why ApplyExcellent opportunity to make your first move from practice into industry.Broad, commercially focused role with genuine exposure to senior leadership.Join an award-winning SaaS business experiencing sustained growth.Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture.Excellent long-term career progression.Whether you're looking to make your first move from practice or take the next step in your industry career, this is an excellent opportunity to join a high-growth technology business where you'll gain broad commercial exposure and play an important role in its continued success.If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on APPLY today!TPBN1_UKTJ

\n Your new company \n This is a long-established and highly respected independent firm of Chartered Accountants located in central Glasgow. Renowned for its commitment to quality and exceptional client service, the firm delivers a comprehensive range of audit, accountancy, and advisory services to a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple sectors. With a strong reputation and a progressive, people-focused culture, the firm is now seeking an experienced Audit Manager to join its expanding team. Your new role \n As Audit Manager, you will take ownership of a varied portfolio of audit clients, leading engagements from planning through to completion. You will ensure the delivery of high-quality work in line with regulatory and professional standards, while managing deadlines and client expectations. In addition to overseeing audit fieldwork, you will mentor and support junior team members, review their work, and provide technical guidance. You will also play a key role in nurturing client relationships and contributing to the firm's wider strategic and operational goals. What you'll need to succeed \n You will be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ACA, or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience in audit, ideally gained within a mid-tier or larger accountancy practice. You'll bring excellent technical knowledge, sound judgement, and the ability to manage multiple assignments effectively. Proven experience in leading audit teams and building trusted client relationships is essential, along with a proactive, collaborative approach and a commitment to continuous improvement. What you'll get in return \n You'll be joining a supportive and forward-thinking firm that values its people and invests in their development. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, along with genuine opportunities for career progression. You'll be part of a close-knit team that is passionate about delivering excellence and making a meaningful impact within the business community. What you need to do now \n If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to submit your CV, or get in touch for a confidential discussion. If this opportunity isn't quite right for you, but you're exploring new roles, we'd still love to hear from you. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk \n

\n \n We are seeking a diligent Financial Accountant to join our South Wales Fire & Rescue on a Permanent basis. \n Your skills will be crucial in supporting the financial operations within the organisation. \n Client Details \n South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for providing fire protection, emergency response, and safety education across ten local authorities in South Wales, serving over 1.5 million people. The service operates a network of stations with both full-time and retained firefighters, responding to a wide range of incidents including fires, road traffic collisions, and flooding. In addition to emergency response, it focuses heavily on prevention and community engagement to reduce risk and promote public safety. \n Description \n The Financial Accountant is a crucial role in maintaining the financial health and efficiency of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS), supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic goals. \n This role is a blend of traditional Capital and Financial Accounting, Treasury, with specialised responsibilities relating to financial, banking and payment systems. \n The role will be responsible for (but not limited to); \n Capital Accountancy \n \n • Develop and maintain capital investment plans including identifying funding sources and arrange the prioritisation of projects.\n, • Prepare and manage the annual capital budget, to include cost forecasts, schedules and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.\n, • Monitor the implementation of capital projects, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints, and provide regular information to stakeholders to assist decision making.\n, • Monitor budget performance and provide variance analysis in the preparation of regular Board level reports\n \n Financial Accounting \n \n • Actively support the closure of accounts process and the preparation of the statutory statement of accounts by taking responsibility for the completion of relevant statements and disclosures contained within.\n, • Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS), regulations, and CIPFA Codes of practice.\n, • Co-ordinate with auditors during the statutory audit and completion of the internal audit plan to ensure compliance and successful opinions.\n, • Responsible for dealing with HMRC on aspects of VAT and tax, overseeing accurate completion of relevant returns within deadline.\n \n Treasury Operations \n \n • Maintain adequate liquidity to meet financial obligations, i.e. operational and capital funding needs.\n, • Arrange the investment of surplus funds in accordance with the Treasury Management Strategy and Scheme of Delegations.\n \n System Duties \n \n • Responsible for the financial accounting system, ensuring functionality and integration with internal systems, i.e. payroll, procurement, banking and finance.\n, • Facilitate ongoing maintenance and support for users, liaise with system providers and internal stakeholders for effective upgrade, backup and security.\n, • Maintain the integrity of financial data within the system to include overseeing periodic routines and the chart of accounts reflects Service reporting requirements.\n \n Profile \n The successful Financial Accountant should have: \n \n • Qualified CCAB member (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) with relevant graduate qualification and/or equivalent knowledge or skill gained through experience.\n, • Proven experience in budgeting, financial control, analysis and reporting.\n, • Experience of the annual closure of accounts process, statutory financial reporting requirement and fixed asset management.\n, • Understanding of treasury management practices, including cash management, debt management and investment strategies\n \n Job Offer \n \n • An salary paying up to £49,000 then increasing to £50,000 after 6 months pronation.\n, • Flexible working 7:00 - 19:00\n, • 2 flexi leave days per month\n, • Work from home 1-2 days per week pending workload and team needs\n, • 30 days annual leave (rising to 35 after 5 years) + Statutory holidays\n, • Local Government Pension Scheme\n, • Range of other benefits, i.e. free parking, free gym, 1hr weekly gym support etc\n \n \n

Job Title: Qualified Accountant – Accountancy Practice Location: Epsom, Surrey Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience. In the region of £55,000-£75,000 Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent About Us: Our client is a well-established, forward-thinking accountancy practice based in Epsom, offering a comprehensive range of services to a diverse client base. They are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Qualified Accountant to join their team and manage their own client portfolio. The Role: This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to play a key role within their practice. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients with a value exceeding £150,000, providing high-quality service in accounts preparation, tax compliance, and potentially audit. Key Responsibilities: • Managing your own portfolio of clients, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of services, • Preparation/review of year-end accounts for limited companies, sole traders, and partnerships, • Preparation/review of corporation tax computations and personal tax returns, • Advising clients on tax planning, compliance, and business strategy, • Supporting or leading on audit assignments, depending on experience, • Liaising with HMRC and other third parties on behalf of clients, • Building strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor, • ACCA or ACA qualified (essential), • Experience managing a portfolio with a fee value of at least £150,000, • Strong accounts preparation skills with experience across a variety of industries, • Exposure to tax (corporate and/or personal) or audit work (preferred), • Additional tax qualification (e.g. CTA) advantageous, • Excellent communication, organisational, and client relationship skills, • Ability to work independently and within a team environment What We Offer: • A supportive and collaborative working environment, • Continued professional development and training opportunities, • Flexible working arrangements and career progression potential, • Competitive salary and benefits package If you are a confident and proactive accountant looking to take the next step in your career with a reputable and friendly firm, we’d love to hear from you. For more information please contact Kourtney Luckett; _; 01483 900 940 for a confidential conversation.

Are you a dynamic and driven Management Accountant looking for a role with real breadth? Do you thrive on getting into the detail while still seeing the bigger picture? Would you enjoy shaping the management accounts process across a diverse and community-focused housing group? If yes, look no further! This Senior Management Accountant role offers far more than your standard MA position. It’s a hands-on, high-impact opportunity to work across month-end, statutory reporting, forecasting and Power BI, and to make your mark in an evolving and progressive finance function. The key duties of this Senior Management Accountant will be: • Leading on monthly management accounts across multiple entities and producing narrative reports in collaboration with the FBP team, • Reviewing forecasts and budgets prepared by FBPs, ensuring accuracy and challenging assumptions before consolidation, • Overseeing VAT and CIS returns, ONS and regulatory submissions, • Authorising payment runs and bank line payments, • Maintaining and developing the chart of accounts and control processes, • Owning the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting templates – including Power BI model integrity and refreshes, • Managing one Assistant Accountant, • Policing and improving internal controls and cost centre/coding structure You’ll be pulling together insight from across the organisation and playing a key role in interpreting financials from a strategic lens. You’ll work with a friendly, high-performing team who genuinely enjoy what they do, and you’ll benefit from flexible, remote-first working with only occasional office visits (1–2 times per month, if that). With a broad housing and commercial property portfolio and a reputation for doing the right thing in their community, this is a great opportunity to be part of a purpose-led organisation doing exciting work. The successful candidate will be: • A qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or finalist with a strong grounding in management accounting, • Experienced in housing sector finance, • Technically sharp, with excellent Excel skills and experience using (or adapting to) tools like Power BI, • Proactive, energetic, and able to drive efficiency in processes, • Comfortable getting stuck into detail, investigating variances, and liaising with colleagues across the business Ready to step into a wide-reaching, impactful role within a supportive team and socially minded organisation? Get in touch today to find out more about this Senior Management Accountant role!

Our Mission Summary Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is modelled on Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), which undertakes commercial and military contracts to fund scientific Research and Development (R&D). OSC’s founding Director was formerly a scientist at WHOI, hence this approach and pursuit of her core research interests. translating past and current R&D outputs into future goals, we aim to influence OsloPARis Convention (OSPAR) decommissioning legislation, by potentially repurposing offshore anthropogenic infrastructure via Nature-in-Design (NID) techniques into artifcial reefs, readdress methods to collect/analyse survey data more effectively and reduce carbon emissions (e.g. fewer people, vessels, and planes, etc.), promote long-term monitoring campaigns that focus on project lifecycles and not merely construction windows, by introducing high-tech low-power hardware and novel processing, which will progress the blue economy. Ocean Science Consulting Limited aims to influence decommissioning legislation and promote the blue economy through innovative research and development, focusing on marine mammal detection, artificial reefs, and reducing carbon emissions.Position title: Internal accountant Type: Full-time, permanent position Salary: Competitive depending on qualifications and experience Holiday: 32 days + birthday, incl. public holidays, increasing with service Benefits: Health insurance Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK (potential for remote/flexible working) Start date: ASAP About OSC Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental services worldwide. OSC specialises in and monitoring, and , Remotely Operated Vehicle , and . OSC has a track record for providing environmental monitoring (mitigation for regulatory compliance) and (field studies and experiments) for a large and range of _. Role OSC is seeking an internal accountant to become a member of the team. The internal accountant will have previous experience working in a finance role, including knowledge of UK VAT. Our ideal candidate will have a proactive, hands-on mindset with the ability to self-review their work. Responsibilities: • Take responsibility for all in-house finance matters;, • Ability to work efficiently in a management accountant role across a wide range of projects, completing analysis as and when required by management;, • Using Xero software (and the associated Hubdocs App to upload receipts) to complete day-to-day bookkeeping, which includes OSC’s storage business (containers and vehicles) within a compound adjacent to our offices, and rental property;, • Using Rentila and managing customer contracts and payments for the storage business;, • Managing debtor and creditor ledgers and completing bank reconciliations;, • Preparation and filing of quarterly VAT returns;, • Completing monthly / quarterly management accounts;, • Preparation of records for R&D tax credits in contact with an external contractor, who provides software and training;, • Filing and naming according to company policy using SharePoint, with training provided;, • Enforcing company-wide adherence to financial policies, including the requirement for all staff to submit VAT receipts where applicable and upload these via Hubdocs;, • Implementing and maintaining ISO procedures with finances;, • Directors’ personal accounting/book-keeping/income tax and VAT returns; and,, • Payroll and associated records of working days and holiday. Required: • Legally permitted to work in UK prior to employment;, • Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. accounting or finance) or previous experience working within a finance role;, • Previous experience preparing and filing VAT returns;, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills;, • Strong skills across Microsoft software (excel, word, outlook, teams);, • Able to work on own initiative and prioritise effectively, achieving results against deadlines;, • Genuine interest about the business, and the industry; and,, • Commercially aware, discreet, and able to handle sensitive information. Desirable: • Experience using Xero accounting software (training can be provided);, • Part qualified, qualified or qualified by experience., • Experience with foreign currencies and transactions OSC is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company offers benefits such as health insurance, remote working, and opportunities for career progression. Please submit your CV and cover letter through OSC’s careers portal _. There will be a written test as part of the interview process. Kind Regards, OSC Recruitment Team.

CMA is currently working with an international business in Southampton who are considered a market leader within their industry sector and are a continued growth trajectory. The role of the Assistant Accountant is to support the UK Finance Manager in all aspects of financial accounting and financial analysis across multiple sites, providing financial input to commercial decisions of the business. This is a really varied role which will incorporate both day to day transactional and month end responsibilities. Please note you MUST have recent experience with Microsoft Dynamics and demonstrate a strong level of proficiency in the using this software within finance. This is a remote role that will be home based with monthly team meetings held in Southampton or London. What will the Assistant Accountant role involve? • Assist in preparing monthly accounts to include month end journal postings and corrective journals., • Oversee purchase ledger ensuring all financial transactions are recorded accurately., • Perform monthly account reconciliations, including bank reconciliations and resolution of discrepancies., • Completing accounting entries for company credit cards, expenses and petty cash., • General administration support across the Finance team and any other reasonable tasks as directed by the Group Financial Controller. Suitable Candidate for the Assistant Accountant vacancy: • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamic is essential., • Part qualified ACCA or CIMA or AAT qualified and looking to commence with further qualifications., • Experience working in cross functional teams., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills., • Excellent communication skills, a real team player with a strong team ethos. CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.