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Sewell Wallis is partnering with a private equity-backed group who are operating at scale across commercial property and construction, whose growth is driven by extensive acquisition investment each year. Based out of high-spec offices in Manchester, this is an opportunity to join a tech-driven and innovative organisation that values progress and performance. Their finance function is growing, offering high internal mobility. Benefits include an enhanced pension and a market-leading bonus scheme, as well as the progression opportunities that come with working in a scaling organisation. You'll work a hybrid working pattern with three days based out of the office. This is an unmissable opportunity for you if you're an ambitious finance professional looking to grow. What will you be doing? Reporting to the Finance Manager, the position is based in the newly built and modern Stockport office. The role is to support the Corporate Accounting team in various aspects of operations and management accounts and act as a deputy to the Finance Manager. This is a fast-paced environment and will involve taking ownership of several tasks and working with a high volume of data. Lead on monthly management accounts for holding companies and subsidiary entities (property companies) within Microsoft D365 supporting the management accountants and assistant accountants. Support, review and challenge variance analysis prepared by management accountants. Summarise and present key variances to senior management. Approach and work with stakeholders in the business to investigate discrepancies. Support with all aspects of the month end close. Run the creation and maintenance of the quarterly consolidation reports with multiple legal entities. Lead on annual IFRS statutory accounts preparation for holding companies and subsidiary entities. Creation and 1st review sign off on IFRS balance sheet reconciliations for all entities. Input into the design and testing of new controls. Become a Subject Matter Expert in areas of the balance sheet and system processes. Testing and sampling of journals posted by the management accounts. In conjunction with Finance Manager, lead on the year end audit, resolving queries with accompanying evidence etc. Involvement in the ERP testing. Quarterly VAT and monthly CIS reporting review and filing. Prepare debt compliance and understand all loan agreements in group working closely with the Capital Markets team. Mentor and support junior members of the team. What skills are we looking for? Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA accountant. Experience in IFRS large group consolidations. Interest in technology, process improvements and willingness to develop AI skills. Great communication and focus on developing and mentoring team members. Property accounting background advantageous. Proficiency in Excel (v look ups & pivot tables). An enthusiastic and positive approach to tasks and duties with a desire to develop within a property organisation.What's on offer? Competitive salary with discretionary performance linked bonus. Additional benefits include pension, health, and life insurance. Apply for this role below, or for more information, contact Kayley. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

Warehouse Manager - £40,000 + Private Health & Dental + 33 Days Annual Leave (inc BH) + Career Progression + Growing Market Leading Business! The Company We are working with a market leader who are experiencing significant growth. They have a clear path for future company growth and as such are looking to add a Warehouse Manager to their team at the Manchester depot. You will be joining a team of experienced industry professionals with a chance to progress your career within a growing business with an excellent brand reputation. The Warehouse Manager Role The Warehouse Manager will lead the operations of the Warehouse / Shift in line with Finance targets, legal compliance whilst achieving best possible level of service to internal and external Customers, delivered through effective engaging and motivational leadership. You will manage a team of 30, via x2 Team leaders and be a key part of depot operations on the SMT. The role is a day shift role working Monday - Friday. Key Responsibilities for the Warehouse Manager • Achievement of the daily/weekly/monthly KPI’s through effective guidance and coaching of direct reports., • Lead a team and create an engaging environment encouraging direct reports to drive performance through a balanced approach of recognition and managing performance against agreed KPI’s., • To control all department resources and costs within agreed finance targets and / or flex accordingly based on volume and customer requirements without compromising safety, people, service and costs., • Communicates with people at all levels including people on different shifts, different departments and the Depot Leadership team., • Manages and delivers briefings to the team to ensure they are aware of, and adhere to all Company messages, policies and procedures., • Ensure full departmental compliance through regular monitoring of QHSE and Sustainability standards, focusing on team wellbeing in accordance with the relevant policies. This includes PPE, ops checks, MHE, Contractors, hygiene, temperature checks, pest control, accidents and near misses., • Monitoring all investigation activity to understand root cause and make sure that corrective and preventative action, has been implemented and solutions identified or escalated where necessary., • Monitor stock reports and work collaboratively with wider teams to reduce damage and ensure cost and customer availability KPI’s are met., • Take an inclusive approach to continuous improvement by reviewing the operation as a whole and recommending and developing opportunities to peers and depot leadership., • Set clear expectations including KPI, safety and team behaviours to all direct reports by setting annual objectives and ensuring they hold the relevant skills to effectively manage their teams., • Hold regular one to ones to review objectives and perform end of year appraisal for direct reports, ensuring everyone in the team has objectives and an end of year review., • Consistent application of HR standards specifically around recruitment, the management of absence, performance, conduct, safety and service and making sure all documentation is completed to a good quality and handled in line with GDPR., • Make sure the agency worker process is fully compliant, including recruitment through appropriate PSL agencies, full training and completion of relevant agency documentation., • Utilise and analyse relevant data from systems such as WMS, One Source and Risk Console to identify issues proactively and drive improvements through direct reports., • Ensure direct reports are leading required change throughout their teams to ensure initiatives are fully implemented and their teams are engaged throughout the process.Manage all aspects of the count PI cycles. What We Are Looking For The Warehouse Manager will ideally have experience in a similar role and be a forward-thinking individual with attention to detail. Ideally you will be/have: • Advanced verbal and written English and Numeracy skills., • Proficient level of IT and ability to use such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook., • Strong commercial awareness with the ability to fully understand budget and financial targets, • Experience of managing in a fast moving warehousing and distribution environment, preferably from a multi-drop, multi-temperature food and/or pharmaceutical business., • Proven ability to lead and motivate large teams, with excellent people management skills., • Ideally have knowledge of BRC requirements, • Experience of successfully developing team members to drive performance.  Effective communication skills., • Work collaboratively and influence to build strong, trusting relationships with peers and other business departments., • Manage conflicting deadlines and able to prioritise., • Plan workload for themselves and others effectively., • Evidence of managing and driving change, in situations constantly requiring adaptation., • Evidence of creative and innovative thinking., • Solid judgement and the ability to influence senior stakeholders to provide pace to get things delivered

This is a rare opportunity to join a fast growing Internal Audit function at a pivotal moment. As part of the Audit Leadership Team, youll have real influence, hands on responsibility, and the chance to help shape the future of the function. It offers a senior leadership role in a compact, high impact team where you will steer how the function evolves, own strategic initiatives such as GRC implementation and QA enhancements, and lead a hands on pod model that enables coaching, development, and visible results. If youre a self starter who enjoys building capability, being close to the business, and thriving in a high change environment, this is a role with genuine long term potential. About the Role: We are looking for a Senior Audit Manager to lead one of our audit pods and play a central role in delivering a high quality, risk based audit plan. You will drive improvement across the control environment, strengthen risk management, and contribute to the evolution of our methodology, technology, and ways of working as the function continues to grow. Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business and help enhance combined assurance, insight, and the maturity of our Internal Audit capability. What Youll Do: Lead and deliver audits Oversee the full audit lifecycle, from scoping and fieldwork to reporting and action tracking. Produce clear, concise audit reports that influence decision making and lead to tangible improvement. Apply and enhance our methodology, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery. Use data and technology to increase audit insight and efficiency. Develop capability Line manage and coach a small team of auditors, building technical and professional skills. Foster an open, collaborative team culture and support knowledge sharing across the function. Enhance the Internal Audit function Partner with the Head of Internal Audit and fellow Senior Audit Manager to refine methodology, QA, MI, and reporting. Support major strategic initiatives, including the design and implementation of a new GRC platform and readiness for EQAR. Contribute to thematic analysis, risk assessment, and medium term planning. Engage senior stakeholders Build strong, influential relationships across the business. Communicate results with clarity and confidence, and ensure timely remediation. Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and other assurance providers to align coverage and avoid duplication. Stay ahead of regulatory and business change Monitor emerging risks and regulatory expectations, including Consumer Duty. Recommend thematic or exceptional audit work to ensure the plan remains relevant and risk focused. What Were Looking For: Essential Strong Internal Audit experience in Financial Services. Proven ability to lead audits and guide the work of more junior auditors. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Sound judgement, commercial awareness, and an ability to present complex issues simply. A positive, growth oriented mindset with a willingness to build, improve, and take ownership. Useful experience You dont need all of the below, but experience or interest in any of these areas is valuable: Investment platform operations, CASS, trading and dealing, customer journeys, or FCA regulation. Technology and data risk, cyber security, data governance, analytics, AI, or GRC systems. Risk and controls frameworks, operational resilience, third party risk, change management, or financial crime. About Us AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures. Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For forsix consecutive yearsand in 2025 named a Great Place to Work. At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles. What we offer: Competitive starting salary Starting holiday entitlement of 27, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 8% Discretionary bonus scheme Annual free share awards scheme Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme Health Cash Plan provided by Simply Health Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan Free gym Employee Assistance Programme Bike loan scheme Sick pay+ pledge Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave Loans for travel season tickets Death in service scheme Paid time off for volunteer work Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches Casual dress code Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals Hybrid working: At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you'll spend 2-3 days per week in the office. For new team members, the first 3 months will be spent full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues. AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need. If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you. TPBN1_UKTJ

Engineering Manager – Advanced Mechanical Systems – Trafford Park – £75-80k Basic + Benefits + International Travel Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with proven leadership capability? Have you managed engineering design teams across multiple concurrent projects? Are you confident taking technical responsibility for complex, high-specification mechanical systems? Do you thrive in a role that blends strategic oversight with hands-on engineering input? Take your career to the next level with a highly specialised engineering technology business delivering complex mechanical systems to research and industrial clients worldwide from its Trafford Park site. What you NEED... Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline Significant experience in mechanical design within a complex engineering or scientific environment Proven experience leading and developing engineering design teams Strong CAD capability (Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX or similar) Experience overseeing full design lifecycle through to installation and commissioning Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, schedules and resources Ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment What you’ll get in return... Competitive salary reflective of seniority and responsibility Senior leadership position within a growing engineering division Opportunity to influence strategic direction and technical innovation Exposure to highly bespoke, technically challenging mechanical systems National and international travel opportunities Long-term career progression within a specialist engineering environment Collaborative senior management team culture Nice to Haves Experience in physical modelling equipment, large-scale mechanical systems or research infrastructure Project Management experience at Director or Senior PM level Experience improving engineering design methodologies and implementing new tools/processes Exposure to buildability reviews and production integration Experience working within regulated or safety-critical environments Company Profile This organisation designs and delivers advanced mechanical systems and bespoke engineering solutions used in specialist research and industrial applications worldwide. The business supports technically demanding projects that require precision engineering, innovation and rigorous design standards. This position plays a key role in delivering high-quality engineered systems to global clients. Role & Responsibilities Take full responsibility for Engineering Design and ICT activities across multiple UK sites Allocate design resource across concurrent projects and define realistic programme timelines Oversee the full lifecycle of engineering design through installation, commissioning and training Develop and implement engineering design methodologies, tools and continuous improvement initiatives Conduct regular buildability reviews in collaboration with production teams Ensure compliance with all relevant design, safety and ICT standards Provide technical leadership, line management and mentoring to the engineering team Support business development activity with technical input, cost estimates and programme advice Contribute to senior management reporting and strategic planning Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you! The UK has now left the European Union. Any EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in the UK that wish to remain in the UK post Brexit need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Although the closing date for applications was 30th Jun 2021, if you have not yet applied but believe that you would qualify under the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office have confirmed that they will consider late applications. For further information please see (url removed) /> Many Thanks

Regional Sales Manager for NSS Group Manchester – national travel will be frequently required Salary £40,000 - £45,000 + £6,000 car allowance + uncapped commission scheme The Business NSS Group is proud to have Platinum accreditation from Investors in People. We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and technical cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK. The NSS group was formed by the merger of a number of large successful businesses to create one super group which gives our clients a service which is truly nationwide. Your Role - Main Purpose of the Job To Deliver New Business Revenue and Profit from within a specified geographical territory and/or target sector in line with the Group Sales & Marketing Strategy. To account manage specific, nominated existing regional customers and to build key relationships across the whole customer organisation, which in turn will deliver additional Business Revenue and Profit from those customers in line with the Group Sales & Marketing Strategy. To achieve all agreed targets in line with the Group Budget and Sales Activity plans. To promote the NSS brand to all customers, competitors, and staff alike. Your job will includes: • Self-generate appropriate levels of activity on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to ensure achievement of activity and New Business sales targets, paying particular attention to personal ratios regarding appointment/quote/order, • Delivery of the sales plan as agreed with the Sales Director to identify, target, and acquire new business across the geography of responsibility, • Devise, and agree with the Senior NSM, a strategic sales plan to identify, target and acquire additional business from the nominated customer(s), • Working upon own initiative, completing bids & tender responses, with assistance of the Sales Support team to support the customer in its growth plans, • Deliver, and where possible exceed, results in line with agreed budgets and strategies, • Identify key players within the customer organisation and support operations in understanding how each relationship works and who reports to whom, • To work in a collaborative manner while supporting operational colleagues who are responsible for delivering the service to the nominated account to ensure that key relationships are used effectively to leverage additional business from the account, • Prepare and deliver quotations and proposals accurately and on time and in line with company administrative and operations procedures, constantly seeking to improve on previous versions to ensure NSS stays at the forefront of the marketplace, • Using CRM system, report on all aspects of individual sales activity in a timely and accurate manner, paying particular attention to activity reports, prospects and pipelines as agreed from time to time, • Promote best practice in sales delivery in all propositions and working practices. Ensure that continuous improvement forms part of every day and that NSS is seen as a company at the forefront of innovation, • Assist with developing the NSS brand within the industry and wider marketplace so that it becomes synonymous with Safety, Quality & Excellence, • To present management information to customers and to support Operations in managing customer requirements and expectations Requirements of the role: • A Level calibre with very good verbal and written presentation skills, • Sales and/or Account Development experience essential, with the ability to understand large, complex FM or Property Management companies and to create account plans to deliver growth, • Experience in the Facility Services industry is preferred but not essential, • Experience within other service sectors or the knowledge of selling complex service solutions, • Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office packages), • Commercial awareness, profit focused and capable of engineering solutions to complex problems working at multi-levels within customer organisations, • Resilient and persistent - able to establish a credible profile with Customers and within NSS Benefits: • Death in service, • Career progression opportunities, • 25x days holiday + bank holidays, • Auto enrolment pension plan, • Free office refreshments, • Car allowance £6,000 per annum, • Free on-site parking, • Medicash health cash plan with discount on dental, health screening, gym discount, store discounts, specialist consultations and much more, • Monthly Reward and Recognition Scheme where our top performers are rewarded with vouchers for many retailers, • Trade Point Card which will enable you to get 10% off at any B&Q, • Day off for your birthday after length of service, • Eye care vouchers, • Referral bonus scheme