<p>IT Operations Manager<br />Reading | £65,000 | Permanent | 5 days office-based initially, reducing to 3 days after probation<br />We are recruiting for an experienced IT Operations Manager to join a growing organisation based in Reading.<br />This is a key role within the technology function, responsible for ensuring the organisation's IT services and infrastructure are reliable, secure, efficient and aligned with business needs.<br />Reporting to the Head of Technology, you will lead day-to-day IT operations, oversee technical support, manage service partners and drive continuous improvement across the IT environment.<br />The role<br />You will take ownership of IT service delivery and operational performance, ensuring systems remain stable, secure and available while delivering a high level of service to users across the organisation.<br />Key responsibilities will include:<br />* Leading the day-to-day operation of IT infrastructure, systems, networks and end-user services<br />* Managing and developing technical support capabilities<br />* Ensuring IT services meet agreed SLAs and performance targets<br />* Managing incidents, problems, changes and major incidents<br />* Driving continuous improvement across IT operations and service management<br />* Maintaining the stability and security of Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID and endpoint services<br />* Overseeing infrastructure upgrades, patching and lifecycle management<br />* Supporting disaster recovery and business continuity<br />* Managing third-party IT suppliers and service providers<br />* Monitoring supplier performance against agreed SLAs<br />* Working closely with security teams to manage vulnerabilities, risks and compliance<br />* Producing operational reports and performance dashboards<br />* Managing operational budgets and identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies<br />* Leading, coaching and developing members of the IT team<br />About you<br />We are looking for an experienced IT Operations, Infrastructure or Service Delivery professional who combines strong technical understanding with excellent people and stakeholder management skills.<br />You will ideally have:<br />* Significant experience in IT Operations, Infrastructure Management or Service Delivery<br />* Experience managing technical support and/or infrastructure teams<br />* Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure and Active Directory/Entra ID<br />* Experience working within an ITIL-based service management environment<br />* Strong experience managing incidents, problems, changes and operational risk<br />* Excellent supplier and stakeholder management skills<br />* Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities<br />* Excellent written and verbal communication skills<br />* A degree in IT, Computer Science or equivalent professional experience<br />Desirable experience includes hybrid cloud environments, cyber security frameworks, digital transformation, AI strategy, DevOps/SRE and relevant ITIL or Microsoft certifications.<br />What you'll get<br />* £65,000 salary<br />* Permanent position<br />* Reading-based<br />* 5 days in the office initially, reducing to 3 days per week after successful completion of probation<br />* Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm or 7:30am-4:30pm<br />* 24 days' holiday + bank holidays<br />* Opportunity to play a key role in the development and improvement of the IT function<br />* Supportive environment focused on initiative, learning, collaboration and continuous improvement<br />Our values<br />We believe in Deliver, Initiative, Appreciation, Learn and Support.<br />We want people who take ownership, use their initiative, learn from challenges and work collaboratively to deliver great results.<br />If you're an experienced IT Operations Manager, IT Infrastructure Manager or Service Delivery Manager looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/UGV0ZS5SaWNoYXJkcy44NTExNy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Exciting opportunity to join a well established and growing business based in Wantage as Infrastructure Team Leader, offering excellent career progression and development and competitive salary/package.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>As Infrastructure Team Leader, you'll be responsible for:</p><ul><li>leading a small team of infrastructure specialists, responsible for monitoring, supporting and maintaining a reliable and high-performing server, storage and data-centre infrastructure </li><li>coordinating activities with internal and 3rd party resources across multiple international sites </li><li>lead continuous improvement of backups, disaster recovery and monitoring processes</li><li>identify opportunities to implement new technologies in line with IT strategy, driving automation and continuous improvement</li><li>maintaining standards and adhering to compliance processes and procedures, in line with various IT and security frameworks </li><li>lead on exciting infrastructure change projects and initiatives</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>Applicants for the Infrastructure Team Leader role will:</p><ul><li>have sound experience gained as an infrastructure engineer, systems administrator, or similar, with strong knowledge across storage, server and data-centres, in particular Microsoft based infrastructure</li><li>be experienced with hyper-visor technologies (e.g. VMWare, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Proxmox)</li><li>have knowledge or experience of automation / orchestration (e.g. Ansible, Terraform) and container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes) would be beneficial </li><li>be comfortable working in a regulated environment and experience driving compliance with frameworks / standards</li><li>be comfortable working in an office based environment and with occasional international travel</li></ul><p><strong>On offer</strong></p><p>Competitive salary and benefits package, including generous pension, bonus, private medical and flexible working hours</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/cGV0ZXIuZWx3YXJkLjczODg5LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Robert Half has partnered with a infrastructure business to recruit for a Head of Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation.</p><p>This is a newly created senior leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape and deliver the organisation's data, analytics and digital transformation strategy.</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £75,000 - £85,000</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Crewe, York, Leeds or Derby</p><p><strong>Working pattern:</strong> 2 days per week on site, with some travel to other locations</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>You will lead the development of a modern, data-driven function, using data, analytics, automation, AI and digital technology to improve operational performance, decision-making and business efficiency.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Develop and deliver the organisation's data and digital transformation strategy.</li><li>Build strong data governance, reporting and analytics capabilities.</li><li>Establish reliable business data and improve data quality and accessibility.</li><li>Lead digital transformation, automation and technology-enabled change programmes.</li><li>Identify opportunities to use AI and emerging technologies to improve efficiency.</li><li>Develop dashboards, MI and insights to support senior decision-making.</li><li>Build and lead a high-performing data and digital team.</li><li>Manage budgets, business cases, suppliers and transformation benefits.</li><li>Work closely with senior stakeholders across technology, finance, operations and other functions.</li><li>Ensure appropriate governance, risk, data protection and information security standards are maintained.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>We are looking for an experienced data, digital or transformation leader with:</p><ul><li>Significant leadership experience across data, analytics, digital transformation or technology.</li><li>A strong track record delivering large-scale transformation programmes.</li><li>Experience developing data strategies and governance frameworks.</li><li>Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing senior stakeholders.</li><li>Strong knowledge of analytics, BI, automation, AI and emerging technologies.</li><li>Commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets and business cases.</li><li>Strong programme management, stakeholder engagement and change management skills.</li><li>A strategic and commercially minded approach, with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.</li></ul><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced data and transformation professional to take ownership of a newly created function and play a key role in shaping the organisation's future digital capability.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/eWFoeWUuZGluZWguMDU4NDUuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Internal Audit Manager - IT | Major Infrastructure & Energy | Manchester (Hybrid Working) | £76,000-£86,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Permanent Role</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half are partnering with a leading UK infrastructure and energy organisation with a diverse and evolving operational landscape.</p><p> </p><p>As the business continues to evolve, its Internal Audit function is growing, creating an excellent opportunity for an experienced Internal Audit Manager - IT to join a high-impact team and help strengthen technology governance, risk management and internal controls.</p><p> </p><p>This is a hands-on management role where you'll lead multiple audit engagements across IT governance, cyber security, digital transformation and technology risk. You'll oversee audit quality, manage and develop audit professionals, and work closely with senior stakeholders to provide clear, evidence-based insight that supports decision-making and strengthens the control environment.</p><p> </p><p>📊 <strong>About the Position</strong></p><p> </p><p>As Internal Audit Manager - IT, you'll take ownership of technology-focused audit engagements from planning through to reporting and action tracking, ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high standard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You'll oversee multiple audits, review findings and recommendations, and act as a key point of contact for senior stakeholders. Alongside managing and developing the Senior Internal Auditor, you'll work with co-sourced providers and contribute to the ongoing development of the risk-based Internal Audit Plan.</p><p> </p><p>This is an opportunity for an established IT Audit professional who combines strong technical expertise with people management, quality assurance and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Day-to-day, you'll:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Lead multiple IT audit engagements, from risk assessment and planning through to fieldwork, reporting and action tracking.</li><li>Oversee audits covering IT governance, cyber security, cloud services, IT operations, data management and digital transformation.</li><li>Review audit scopes, testing strategies, evidence, findings and reports, ensuring recommendations are practical and evidence-based.</li><li>Manage, coach and develop audit professionals, including workload allocation, performance management and development planning.</li><li>Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and communicate audit findings clearly to management.</li><li>Monitor emerging technology risks, cyber threats and regulatory developments to inform audit planning.</li><li>Contribute to the risk-based Internal Audit Plan and collaborate with co-sourced providers and other assurance teams.</li></ul><p> </p><p>📋 <strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>At least 7 years of relevant experience leading IT internal audit engagements.</li><li>Significant IT Internal Audit experience gained within a large, complex or regulated organisation, or a Big Four professional services environment.</li><li>Experience across both IT Audit and broader Internal Audit.</li><li>Proven experience managing multiple audits simultaneously, from planning through to reporting and action follow-up.</li><li>Essential line management experience, including coaching, developing and overseeing audit professionals.</li><li>Experience reviewing and signing off audit work, challenging findings and maintaining high-quality reporting standards.</li><li>Strong knowledge of IT General Controls, cyber security, technology risk and governance frameworks.</li><li>Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001 or equivalent technology risk frameworks.</li><li>A relevant professional qualification, such as CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or CA.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>🤝 <strong>Here's What's Waiting for You</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>£76,000-£86,000 base salary, depending on experience.</li><li>Up to 10% annual bonus.</li><li>Hybrid working- 2-3 days per week in the office.</li><li>28 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days after five years, plus bank holidays.</li><li>Option to purchase additional annual leave.</li><li>Pension scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution.</li><li>Private healthcare and additional health, financial wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>💼 <strong>Why This Role Could Be Your Next Move</strong></p><p> </p><p>This is an opportunity to step into a management role where you can shape audit delivery, influence senior stakeholders and play a meaningful part in strengthening technology risk and governance.</p><p> </p><p>You'll combine hands-on audit leadership with people management and quality assurance, overseeing multiple engagements while helping develop the wider Internal Audit function.</p><p> </p><p>For an established IT Audit Manager looking to take ownership of a broader audit programme, work across complex technology risks and develop their leadership experience, this is an excellent next step.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/T2xpdmVyLldvbmcuODcyODAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Internal Audit Manager - IT | Major Infrastructure & Energy | Central London (Hybrid Working) | £76,000-£86,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Permanent Role</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half are partnering with a leading UK infrastructure and energy organisation with a diverse and evolving operational landscape.</p><p> </p><p>As the business continues to evolve, its Internal Audit function is growing, creating an excellent opportunity for an experienced Internal Audit Manager - IT to join a high-impact team and help strengthen technology governance, risk management and internal controls.</p><p> </p><p>This is a hands-on management role where you'll lead multiple audit engagements across IT governance, cyber security, digital transformation and technology risk. You'll oversee audit quality, manage and develop audit professionals, and work closely with senior stakeholders to provide clear, evidence-based insight that supports decision-making and strengthens the control environment.</p><p> </p><p>📊 <strong>About the Position</strong></p><p> </p><p>As Internal Audit Manager - IT, you'll take ownership of technology-focused audit engagements from planning through to reporting and action tracking, ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high standard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You'll oversee multiple audits, review findings and recommendations, and act as a key point of contact for senior stakeholders. Alongside managing and developing the Senior Internal Auditor, you'll work with co-sourced providers and contribute to the ongoing development of the risk-based Internal Audit Plan.</p><p> </p><p>This is an opportunity for an established IT Audit professional who combines strong technical expertise with people management, quality assurance and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Day-to-day, you'll:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Lead multiple IT audit engagements, from risk assessment and planning through to fieldwork, reporting and action tracking.</li><li>Oversee audits covering IT governance, cyber security, cloud services, IT operations, data management and digital transformation.</li><li>Review audit scopes, testing strategies, evidence, findings and reports, ensuring recommendations are practical and evidence-based.</li><li>Manage, coach and develop audit professionals, including workload allocation, performance management and development planning.</li><li>Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and communicate audit findings clearly to management.</li><li>Monitor emerging technology risks, cyber threats and regulatory developments to inform audit planning.</li><li>Contribute to the risk-based Internal Audit Plan and collaborate with co-sourced providers and other assurance teams.</li></ul><p> </p><p>📋 <strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>At least 7 years of relevant experience leading IT internal audit engagements.</li><li>Significant IT Internal Audit experience gained within a large, complex or regulated organisation, or a Big Four professional services environment.</li><li>Experience across both IT Audit and broader Internal Audit.</li><li>Proven experience managing multiple audits simultaneously, from planning through to reporting and action follow-up.</li><li>Essential line management experience, including coaching, developing and overseeing audit professionals.</li><li>Experience reviewing and signing off audit work, challenging findings and maintaining high-quality reporting standards.</li><li>Strong knowledge of IT General Controls, cyber security, technology risk and governance frameworks.</li><li>Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001 or equivalent technology risk frameworks.</li><li>A relevant professional qualification, such as CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or CA.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>🤝 <strong>Here's What's Waiting for You</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>£76,000-£86,000 base salary, depending on experience.</li><li>Up to 10% annual bonus.</li><li>Hybrid working- 2-3 days per week in the office.</li><li>28 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days after five years, plus bank holidays.</li><li>Option to purchase additional annual leave.</li><li>Pension scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution.</li><li>Private healthcare and additional health, financial wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>💼 <strong>Why This Role Could Be Your Next Move</strong></p><p> </p><p>This is an opportunity to step into a management role where you can shape audit delivery, influence senior stakeholders and play a meaningful part in strengthening technology risk and governance.</p><p> </p><p>You'll combine hands-on audit leadership with people management and quality assurance, overseeing multiple engagements while helping develop the wider Internal Audit function.</p><p> </p><p>For an established IT Audit Manager looking to take ownership of a broader audit programme, work across complex technology risks and develop their leadership experience, this is an excellent next step.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/T2xpdmVyLldvbmcuMDE2NTMuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h1>Technology Delivery Manager</h1><p><strong>£60,000 - £70,000 + benefits | London | Hybrid</strong></p><p>Are you a Technology Delivery Manager who enjoys bringing people, technology and ideas together?</p><p>We're looking for a proactive, collaborative Technology Delivery Manager to join a growing organisation where you'll play a key role in keeping complex technology and data initiatives moving forward.</p><p>This is a role for someone who can bring <strong>calm to complexity</strong>. Someone who spots problems before they become blockers, creates clarity across multiple projects and knows that good delivery is ultimately about people, not just processes.</p><p>You'll work across Technology and Operations, partnering closely with senior leaders, engineers, data specialists and stakeholders across the organisation.</p><h2>What you'll be doing</h2><h3>Drive technology delivery</h3><p>Take ownership of a portfolio of data, development and BAU initiatives, ensuring projects have clear objectives, realistic timelines and visible progress.</p><p>You'll coordinate teams and dependencies, identify risks early and step in when things get stuck, finding pragmatic solutions that keep delivery moving.</p><h3>Bring people together</h3><p>Help build a more collaborative way of working by establishing multidisciplinary working groups and facilitating effective team sessions.</p><p>You'll work comfortably with both technical and non-technical colleagues, adapting your approach to get the best from different people and teams.</p><h3>Partner with senior stakeholders</h3><p>Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Repertoire & Collections and Infrastructure & Security Manager, providing structure around priorities, planning, communication and delivery.</p><p>You'll become a trusted partner who can take ownership, anticipate challenges and give senior leaders the confidence that things are under control.</p><h3>Improve the way we work</h3><p>Look beyond simply delivering projects and challenge how things are currently done.</p><p>You'll identify opportunities to make teams more agile, transparent and effective, whether that's improving sprint ceremonies, increasing visibility of work or streamlining stakeholder communication.</p><p>The focus isn't on introducing process for process's sake. <strong>It's about creating ways of working that genuinely make people's jobs easier.</strong></p><h2>What we're looking for</h2><p>We're looking for someone who is naturally proactive, comfortable operating independently and able to think several steps ahead.</p><p>You'll bring:</p><ul><li><p>Proven experience managing multiple complex technical projects simultaneously</p></li><li><p>Experience working in data, analytics or engineering environments</p></li><li><p>Strong facilitation skills, particularly when working with non-technical audiences</p></li><li><p>A strong understanding of Agile frameworks and the ability to adapt them to different teams</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences</p></li><li><p>Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of unblocking teams</p></li><li><p>Experience improving processes, collaboration and ways of working</p></li><li><p>The confidence to work independently and make sound decisions</p></li><li><p>A genuine interest in creating positive, inclusive team environments</p></li><li><p>A technical understanding that allows you to have informed conversations with engineers and data specialists</p></li></ul><p>Experience with <strong>SAP and/or SQL</strong> would be advantageous, as would familiarity with <strong>Miro, Zoho, Jira, Confluence and Microsoft 365</strong>.</p><h2>What success looks like</h2><p>Six months in, you'll have brought clear visibility across the technology portfolio, improved the way teams work and become a trusted partner across the organisation.</p><p>Projects will feel more organised. Stakeholders will have greater confidence in delivery. Teams will have clearer priorities and fewer blockers.</p><p>Most importantly, you'll have made a tangible difference to how people work together.</p><h2>The opportunity</h2><p>You'll be joining an organisation with a strong purpose, supporting more than <strong>125,000 members worldwide</strong> and working to protect and promote authors' rights.</p><p>The organisation places a strong emphasis on collaboration, inclusion and making a meaningful impact, with a culture built around being bold, taking pride in its work and creating lasting impact.</p><h3>What's on offer</h3><ul><li><p>£60,000 - £70,000 salary</p></li><li><p>Hybrid working, typically <strong>2 days per week in the London office</strong></p></li><li><p>25 days' annual leave + bank holidays</p></li><li><p>Flexible working and flexi-time</p></li><li><p>Ability to buy and sell annual leave</p></li><li><p>Up to 30 days working remotely from another location each year</p></li><li><p><strong>12.5% employer pension contribution</strong></p></li><li><p>Private medical insurance</p></li><li><p>Performance-based bonus scheme</p></li><li><p>Enhanced family-friendly policies</p></li><li><p>Employee assistance and wellbeing support</p></li><li><p>Learning and development opportunities</p></li><li><p>Professional subscription support<br /><strong>Location:</strong> London, E1W<br /><strong>Hours:</strong> 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday<br /><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent</p></li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/V2lsbC5TdGVhZC41NDc3My4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half is working with a fast-growing international renewable energy and infrastructure investment platform to recruit an Investment Associate into its Reading team.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The business invests in, develops and operates large-scale renewable energy and energy storage infrastructure across the UK and international markets. With an expanding portfolio and ambitious growth plans, the business is continuing to identify, acquire and develop new investment opportunities across multiple technologies and geographies.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">This is an opportunity to join a small, entrepreneurial investment team and gain exposure across the full investment lifecycle, from origination and financial modelling through to due diligence, M&A, financing and asset performance.</p><h3>About the Opportunity</h3><p class="isSelectedEnd">The Investment Associate will support the commercial and investment appraisal of a growing portfolio of energy and infrastructure assets.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Importantly, this is not solely a UK role. The successful individual will also support the wider European activities of the group's international parent, providing exposure to multiple technologies, transactions and markets.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">You will work closely with senior leadership and wider technical, commercial and legal teams, playing an active role in evaluating new opportunities and delivering the group's investment strategy.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li>Build, develop and take ownership of financial models for existing assets and new investment opportunities.</li><li>Undertake commercial analysis, investment appraisal, valuation and scenario analysis.</li><li>Support the sourcing and screening of new investment opportunities across multiple markets and technologies.</li><li>Contribute to M&A transactions, acquisitions, due diligence and financing processes.</li><li>Work with technical, commercial and legal advisers to assess investment opportunities and incorporate findings into financial models.</li><li>Support the preparation of investment papers, board materials and senior management presentations.</li><li>Contribute to debt and equity fundraising at project and platform level.</li><li>Analyse key commercial and operational value drivers and assess asset performance against relevant benchmarks.</li><li>Support negotiations and execution of acquisition, financing and project-level agreements.</li><li>Help develop and improve financial modelling and investment processes across the business.</li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p class="isSelectedEnd">You will be a qualified finance professional with strong financial modelling and analytical experience and an interest in investment, infrastructure and the energy transition.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">You are likely to have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or another relevant professional qualification.</li><li>5+ years' relevant experience in financial analysis, modelling, investment, M&A, corporate finance, transaction services or a similar environment.</li><li>Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, including complex formulas and DCF valuation.</li><li>Experience supporting transactions, due diligence, acquisitions, fundraising or investment appraisal.</li><li>Strong commercial judgement and analytical ability.</li><li>The ability to manage large volumes of information and distil key findings and risks clearly.</li><li>Strong communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and external advisers.</li><li>A proactive approach and the ability to work independently within a small, entrepreneurial team.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Experience within renewable energy, energy storage or infrastructure would be advantageous, but is not essential.</strong> The ability to understand new sectors quickly and apply strong financial modelling and investment analysis skills is more important.</p><h3>What's on offer?</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li>Salary up to £80,000</li><li>Up to 30% discretionary annual bonus</li><li>6% matched employer pension contribution</li><li>Private medical and dental cover</li><li>Professional/accounting membership fees paid</li><li>Minimum 3 days per week in the Reading office</li><li>Exposure to an international portfolio across multiple technologies and geographies</li><li>Broad involvement across investment, M&A, financing and asset management</li></ul><p>If you're a qualified finance professional with strong modelling skills and want to move into a role offering genuine exposure to international renewable energy investment, M&A and infrastructure, this could be an excellent next step.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/cnlhbi50dWNrZXIuMjM1NzUuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">We are seeking an experienced IT Manager to lead a small technical team and oversee IT infrastructure, systems and support services across a multi-site organisation. This is a permanent role paying up to £63,500 plus company car, with hybrid working after successful completion of probation.</p><p>This is a hands-on leadership role, combining day-to-day operational responsibility with project delivery, team development and continuous improvement. You will work closely with business systems colleagues to ensure technology supports business performance, security and efficiency.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Lead, mentor and develop the internal IT team, promoting accountability and continuous improvement.</p></li><li><p>Oversee IT support, service desk operations and service level agreements.</p></li><li><p>Manage IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, applications, devices and communications.</p></li><li><p>Plan and deliver IT projects, managing resources, budgets, suppliers and timescales.</p></li><li><p>Support IT strategy, technology improvements and business transformation initiatives.</p></li><li><p>Maintain cyber security, data protection, system updates and IT governance.</p></li><li><p>Develop and test business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements.</p></li><li><p>Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting when required</p></li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Active Directory, SharePoint Online and SQL Server.</p></li><li><p>Good understanding of networking, storage, virtualisation and remote desktop technologies.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of cyber security, GDPR and IT governance.</p></li><li><p>Proven IT project management and service delivery experience.</p></li><li><p>Strong leadership, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.</p></li><li><p>A proactive, hands-on approach with a focus on ownership and continuous improvement.</p></li></ul><p><strong>On Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Salary up to £63,500</li><li>Company car</li><li>Hybrid working - 3 days a week in Melksham</li><li>Competitive benefits</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Um94eS5MYXcuMzU2MTEuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p></p><h1>Head of Finance</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> West Midlands | Hybrid Working</p><p>Robert Half are recruiting a <strong>Head of Finance</strong> on behalf of a successful UK organisation operating within a complex, project-led environment. This is a high-impact leadership position, offering full ownership of the finance function and a seat at the table with the senior leadership team.</p><p>This is far more than a traditional financial control role. You'll be expected to challenge decisions, drive profitability, improve performance, and provide the commercial insight needed to support continued growth.</p><h3>The Role</h3><p>As Head of Finance, you will take responsibility for the overall financial leadership of the business, ensuring robust financial management whilst acting as a trusted adviser to operational and commercial teams.</p><p>You'll be at the heart of strategic decision-making, providing insight that drives business performance, improves margins, strengthens controls, and supports long-term growth ambitions.</p><p>Responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Leading and developing a high-performing finance team.</li><li>Owning all financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting and planning activities.</li><li>Delivering meaningful commercial insight to support business performance.</li><li>Driving financial discipline and accountability across the organisation.</li><li>Managing cash flow, working capital and liquidity performance.</li><li>Partnering with operational leaders to improve project and contract profitability.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Leading audit processes and maintaining key external relationships.</li><li>Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve systems and enhance reporting capability.</li><li>Supporting strategic initiatives, investment decisions and future growth plans.</li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p>We're seeking an ambitious and influential finance professional who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment and isn't afraid to challenge the status quo.</p><p>You will ideally possess:</p><ul><li>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.</li><li>A proven track record in a senior finance leadership role.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.</li><li>Experience within engineering, contracting, manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, utilities or other project-based sectors.</li><li>Excellent financial planning, analysis and cash management capabilities.</li><li>A hands-on leadership style with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.</li><li>Experience leading teams through change, growth or transformation.</li><li>The confidence to operate as a key member of the senior leadership team.</li></ul><p> </p><h2> </h2><br><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/amFjay5jb253YXkuMjQ2ODUuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half are delighted to be partnering with a leading investment management business focused investment opportunities across international markets. With continued growth and expansion across multiple jurisdictions, the organisation is seeking an experienced Group Treasury Manager to lead the development of its group-wide treasury function and support its long-term strategic ambitions.</p><p>This is a high-profile opportunity within a highly regarded Corporate Finance team, reporting directly to senior finance leadership. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening treasury governance, liquidity management, banking relationships, forecasting capability and treasury reporting across a complex international group structure.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>You will take ownership of the Group Treasury function, helping to design and implement a scalable treasury operating model that supports continued business growth. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Investment, Operations and Executive leadership, you will drive best practice treasury management, enhance financial controls and deliver valuable insight to support strategic decision-making.</p><p>This is a broad and commercially focused position that combines treasury expertise, governance, process improvement and strategic influence within a dynamic and growing international business.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the development and enhancement of a scalable, best-in-class Group Treasury function.</li><li>Develop and maintain treasury policies covering liquidity, investments, risk management and governance.</li><li>Manage cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning and funding requirements across the Group.</li><li>Support financing initiatives, working capital requirements and strategic growth opportunities.</li><li>Build forecasting models and scenario analysis covering acquisitions, refinancing, dividends and stressed liquidity events.</li><li>Oversee banking relationships, banking platforms, mandates and payment controls.</li><li>Monitor treasury risks including liquidity, counterparty, foreign exchange and interest rate exposures.</li><li>Lead treasury reporting for senior management, Executive Committee and other key stakeholders.</li><li>Drive automation, process optimisation and improvements to treasury systems and reporting infrastructure.</li><li>Act as the primary contact for treasury-related internal audit, external audit and regulatory reviews.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>ACT qualified or equivalent treasury professional qualification preferred.</li><li>Proven treasury leadership experience gained within a corporate, financial services, investment management or multi-entity environment.</li><li>Strong expertise in cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and treasury reporting.</li><li>Experience developing treasury policies, governance frameworks and internal controls.</li><li>Strong understanding of banking operations, treasury systems and payment controls.</li><li>Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.</li><li>Commercially minded with a proactive approach to driving change and continuous improvement.</li><li>Strong analytical and modelling skills, with advanced Excel capability.</li><li>Experience operating within an international group structure would be highly advantageous.</li></ul><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Salary up to £100,000</li><li>Annual performance bonus</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>Hybrid working model</li><li>Exposure to senior executive stakeholders</li><li>Significant opportunity to shape and develop a growing treasury function</li><li>Dynamic, collaborative and high-performing environment </li></ul><p>This represents an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious treasury professional seeking to take ownership of a strategically important function within a growing international investment management business. To learn more about this opportunity, please apply or contact Robert Half for a confidential discussion.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/T2xpLkNhbXBiZWxsLjYwMDM5LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Robert Half is supporting a growing, acquisitive business in the appointment of a Financial Accountant to join its expanding finance team in Aberdeen.</p><p>Operating across property services, maintenance, construction-related activities and infrastructure support, our client has experienced significant growth in recent years and is continuing to invest in both its people and finance function.</p><p>This newly created role offers an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified accountant to work closely with senior finance leadership, gain exposure to a fast-paced business environment and develop towards a Finance Manager position over time.</p><h2>The Role</h2><p>Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will play a key role in supporting financial reporting, audit activities and wider finance operations across the business.</p><p>Key responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Assisting with the preparation of monthly and annual financial reporting</li><li>Supporting statutory accounts and year-end processes</li><li>Leading audit preparation and acting as a key contact during audit cycles</li><li>Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls</li><li>Providing financial insight and support to operational stakeholders</li><li>Assisting with process improvement and finance transformation initiatives</li><li>Supporting management reporting and commercial decision-making</li><li>Working closely with operational managers and directors across the business</li></ul><h2>About You</h2><p>We're keen to speak with qualified accountants who can bring strong technical accounting skills alongside a collaborative and commercial approach.</p><p>You will ideally be:</p><ul><li>ACA, ACCA or CA qualified</li><li>Newly qualified or up to 2/3 years PQE</li><li>Looking for a first move from practice, or already working within industry</li><li>Comfortable managing audit and statutory accounting responsibilities</li><li>A strong communicator with the ability to build relationships across the business</li><li>Eager to develop into a broader finance leadership role</li></ul><p>Experience within audit, financial accounting or technical reporting environments would be particularly advantageous.</p><h2>What's on Offer?</h2><ul><li>Salary up to £60,000</li><li>Hybrid working (typically 1-2 days in the office)</li><li>Exposure to a high-growth business environment</li><li>Significant stakeholder interaction across operations and finance</li><li>Genuine progression towards Finance Manager level responsibilities</li><li>Supportive and collaborative leadership team</li></ul><p>If you're looking for a role that combines strong technical accounting exposure with long-term career progression in a growing organisation, we'd be delighted to hear from you.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/cmVnZ2llLm1jbWFob24uNDY3NjguMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Information Security Manager - ISO27001 accreditation</strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Manchester - 4 days onsite per week<br /> <strong>Salary:</strong> £80,000-£100,000 per annum</p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>We are working with a client seeking an experienced <strong>Information Security Manager</strong> to lead and drive information security governance, risk and compliance, with a particular focus on GDPR, data protection and ISO 27001 accreditation.</p><p>This is a GRC-focused role rather than a hands-on technical security position. <strong>The successful candidate will have a proven track record of taking organisations through the ISO 27001 accreditation process from scratch</strong>, establishing the necessary frameworks, policies, controls and governance structures to achieve certification and maintain ongoing compliance.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for someone who can combine strategic oversight with a hands-on approach to building and embedding a robust information security and data protection framework across an organisation.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the end-to-end implementation of ISO 27001, taking the organisation from initial assessment through to successful accreditation.</li><li>Develop, implement and maintain an Information Security Management System (ISMS), ensuring alignment with ISO 27001 requirements and business objectives.</li><li>Own and drive the organisation's governance, risk and compliance (GRC) activities, identifying and managing information security and data protection risks.</li><li>Ensure compliance with GDPR, UK data protection legislation and relevant regulatory requirements.</li><li>Develop and maintain information security policies, procedures, risk registers, control frameworks and supporting documentation.</li><li>Conduct gap analyses, risk assessments and internal audits, coordinating remediation activities to address identified weaknesses.</li><li>Prepare the organisation for external audits and certification assessments, working closely with auditors and key stakeholders.</li></ul><p><strong>Required Experience:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Proven experience implementing ISO 27001 from scratch and successfully taking an organisation through to accreditation.</strong> This is a key requirement for the role.</li><li>Strong knowledge of information security governance, risk management and compliance frameworks.</li><li>A solid understanding of GDPR, UK data protection legislation and information governance.</li><li>Experience developing and embedding an ISMS, including policies, procedures, controls and audit processes.</li><li>The ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making across the organisation.</li><li>Strong communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.</li><li>A pragmatic, hands-on approach to building and maintaining compliance frameworks in a complex business environment.</li></ul><p><strong>Desirable Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Professional certifications such as <strong>CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001</strong></li><li>Experience working within the utilities, infrastructure or construction sectors, particularly in complex project-based environments.</li><li>Experience managing external audits, certification bodies and ongoing ISO 27001 compliance.</li><li>The ability to translate regulatory and compliance requirements into practical, business-focused solutions.</li></ul><p><strong>The Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Salary:</strong> £80,000-£100,000 per annum, depending on experience.</li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Manchester.</li><li><strong>Working arrangement:</strong> Four days onsite per week.</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2FsbHVtLlNhdW5kZXJzLjc2NDQyLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<h2 data-section-id="1bo7kfo" data-start="0" class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-end="40">Head of Business Systems & Technology - Fully Remote</h2><p data-start="42" data-end="377">Our client is a purpose-driven, PE-backed professional services organisation that partners with global businesses to deliver leadership development, coaching and talent solutions. With ambitious growth plans and continued investment in technology, they are looking for a technology leader to help shape the next phase of their journey.</p><h3 data-section-id="l1y6o1" data-start="379" data-end="435">Drive Technology. Lead Transformation. Shape Growth.</h3><p data-end="630" data-start="437">We're looking for a commercially minded technology leader to take ownership of our technology strategy, systems landscape and business transformation agenda during an exciting period of growth.</p><p data-end="904" data-start="632">As Head of Business Systems & Technology, you'll act as the technology voice within the leadership team, overseeing our technology estate, leading strategic projects, managing key vendor relationships and driving improvements across systems, data, security and operations.</p><p data-end="1103" data-start="906">This is a highly visible role where you'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on leadership, helping to build a scalable, secure and efficient technology function that supports long-term growth.</p><h3 data-section-id="ert108" data-start="1105" data-end="1126">What You'll Bring</h3><ul data-end="1587" data-start="1128"><li data-end="1219" data-start="1128" data-section-id="hhd90n">Experience leading technology strategy and business systems within a growing organisation</li><li data-end="1295" data-section-id="5dhylm" data-start="1220">Strong knowledge of Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and enterprise applications</li><li data-section-id="qnzfus" data-start="1296" data-end="1381">Proven success delivering transformation programmes and business change initiatives</li><li data-section-id="cbjg39" data-start="1382" data-end="1447">Experience managing third-party vendors and technology partners</li><li data-start="1448" data-section-id="4ek1mn" data-end="1504">Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills</li><li data-end="1587" data-start="1505" data-section-id="ijsizu">A commercial mindset with the ability to influence at senior and executive level</li></ul><h3 data-section-id="1fahjvh" data-start="1589" data-end="1602">Why Join?</h3><ul data-end="1939" data-start="1604"><li data-section-id="gj74v7" data-start="1604" data-end="1668">Opportunity to shape technology strategy at a leadership level</li><li data-end="1728" data-start="1669" data-section-id="1x47un9">High-impact role with significant autonomy and visibility</li><li data-end="1760" data-section-id="dfoxg9" data-start="1729">Annual bonus</li><li data-end="1812" data-start="1776" data-section-id="ohiwzz">25 days holiday plus bank holidays</li><li data-end="1831" data-section-id="1adcmjo" data-start="1813">6 wellbeing days</li><li data-start="1832" data-section-id="7ekzgd" data-end="1848">Pension scheme</li><li data-end="1869" data-start="1849" data-section-id="19xlqaw">Christmas shutdown</li><li data-section-id="1goj7sc" data-start="1870" data-end="1939">Join a growing PE-backed business at a pivotal stage of its journey</li></ul><p data-is-only-node="" data-end="2096" data-is-last-node="" data-start="1941"><strong data-is-last-node="" data-start="1941" data-end="2096">If you're passionate about using technology to drive business success and enjoy leading change in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.</strong></p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/V2lsbC5TdGVhZC45MjAxOS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<h1>Performance Media Manager (Interim Contract)</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> West London (2 days per week onsite, 3 days remote)<br /> <strong>Rate:</strong> £300 - £375 per day (via umbrella)<br /> <strong>Contract Length:</strong> 5 Months<br /> <strong>Start Date:</strong> ASAP</p><p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Performance Media Manager</strong> to join a leading consumer-focused organisation on a <strong>5-month contract</strong>. This role is ideal for a hands-on digital media professional who can quickly assess, optimise and scale performance marketing activity while implementing robust audience, attribution and measurement frameworks.</p><p>Working within a fast-paced marketing function, you will drive media effectiveness across the full customer journey, leveraging first-party data, advanced targeting techniques and data-led insights to maximise return on media investment.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><h3>Full-Funnel Media Planning & Optimisation</h3><ul><li>Plan, execute and optimise integrated media campaigns across digital channels.</li><li>Manage performance activity across social, programmatic, video and retail media platforms.</li><li>Develop audience-first media strategies that drive measurable commercial outcomes.</li><li>Continuously test, learn and optimise campaigns to improve efficiency and performance.</li></ul><h3>Audience Strategy & Data Management</h3><ul><li>Build and activate audience segments using first, second and third-party data sources.</li><li>Work closely with CRM, analytics and marketing teams to improve audience targeting.</li><li>Ensure all audience activation complies with GDPR and data governance requirements.</li></ul><h3>Attribution & Performance Measurement</h3><ul><li>Establish and enhance multi-touch attribution methodologies.</li><li>Develop measurement frameworks that demonstrate the true impact of marketing activity.</li><li>Design and implement test-and-control programmes to validate campaign effectiveness.</li><li>Provide actionable recommendations based on campaign and customer journey analysis.</li></ul><h3>Tracking & Analytics</h3><ul><li>Manage and optimise tracking infrastructure including: <ul><li>Pixels and tags</li><li>Conversion APIs</li><li>Server-side tracking</li><li>UTM frameworks</li></ul></li><li>Ensure data accuracy and reporting integrity across channels.</li></ul><h3>Reporting & Insights</h3><ul><li>Produce weekly and monthly performance reports and dashboards.</li><li>Translate complex performance data into clear business recommendations.</li><li>Present insights and optimisation opportunities to key stakeholders.</li></ul><h2>Key Skills & Experience</h2><h3>Essential</h3><ul><li>Proven experience in a Performance Media Manager, Paid Media Manager or Digital Media Manager role.</li><li>Strong background in media planning and execution across major social and programmatic platforms.</li><li>Experience with audience segmentation, customer data strategies and attribution modelling.</li><li>Knowledge of tracking technologies including pixels, APIs and analytics platforms.</li><li>Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to influence commercial decisions through data.</li><li>Experience managing KPIs such as ROAS, CPA, conversion rate and media efficiency metrics.</li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li>Experience within FMCG, consumer brands or retail environments.</li><li>Exposure to first-party data activation and customer data platforms.</li><li>Understanding of retail media and omnichannel measurement.</li></ul><h2> </h2><p>If you're a data-driven performance marketing specialist available for a 5-month assignment and able to work onsite in West London twice per week, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/QW50aG9ueS5DbGFyay4xMzA5Ny4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Commercial Director | Energy & Infrastructure | Central London or Leeds (Hybrid Working) | Up to £140,000 | Permanent Role</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a rapidly growing energy and decarbonisation business operating across complex infrastructure, engineering and building services projects throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The business works extensively across the public sector, including healthcare, universities and other complex live environments, and is entering an important period of growth and transformation.</p><p> </p><p>This is a senior leadership opportunity reporting directly to the Managing Director and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team. You'll lead the Commercial, Procurement and Document Control functions, while playing a key role in strengthening commercial capability, improving processes and governance, and supporting the continued growth of the business.</p><p> </p><p><strong>📊</strong><strong> About the Position</strong></p><p> </p><p>As Commercial Director, you'll lead a sizeable team, with four direct reports, and act as a key commercial partner to the wider leadership team.</p><p> </p><p>The business has grown quickly, and the processes and structures across the Commercial function now need to develop in line with the scale and complexity of the projects being delivered. <strong>This role will therefore have a strong transformation and process improvement focus</strong>, with the opportunity to build a more mature, consistent and commercially controlled function.</p><p> </p><p>Day-to-day, you'll:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Lead and develop the Commercial, Procurement and Document Control teams, creating greater accountability, consistency and capability across the function.<br /> * Partner closely with Operations as a trusted commercial adviser throughout the project lifecycle.<br /> * Own commercial, contractual and supply-chain risk across a complex project portfolio.<br /> * Lead the transformation of commercial processes, governance, controls and ways of working.<br /> * Improve project profitability, forecasting accuracy and cash generation.<br /> * Lead major client and supplier negotiations, including complex contractual arrangements.<br /> * Provide commercial guidance across NEC4, JCT and bespoke contracts.<br /> * Oversee commercial disputes, claims and contractual risk where required.<br /> * Develop a strategic procurement function, strengthening supplier relationships and delivering greater value from the supply chain.<br /> * Work closely with Finance and systems teams to improve commercial reporting, processes and ERP integration.<br /> * Build the commercial structures, processes and accountability required to support the next stage of business growth.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>📋</strong><strong> What We're Looking For</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Significant senior commercial experience within construction or building services.<br /> * Strong principal contractor experience, ideally from a Tier 1 construction or M&E environment.<br /> * Strong knowledge of NEC4 and JCT contracts.<br /> * Proven experience managing commercial, contractual, operational and supply-chain risk.<br /> <strong>* Demonstrable experience of transformation and process improvement within a growing or changing organisation.</strong><br /> * A track record of improving commercial performance, governance, processes and accountability.<br /> * Experience leading and developing commercial teams.<br /> * A hands-on, commercially sharp approach, with the confidence to challenge the business and make decisions.<br /> * Strong understanding of the commercial and operational complexities of project-led businesses.<br /> * Comfortable operating in a lean environment where you are expected to build, improve and deliver rather than rely on a large support structure.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>🤝 <strong>Here's What's Waiting for You</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Up to £140,000 base salary.<br /> * Hybrid working from either London or Leeds.<br /> * Approximately three days per week in the office.<br /> * Direct exposure to the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team.<br /> * Leadership responsibility for a large team across Commercial, Procurement and Document Control.<br /> * Genuine ownership of the commercial transformation agenda.<br /> * The opportunity to shape processes, governance and commercial capability within a growing business.<br /> * Exposure to significant public-sector energy and infrastructure projects.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>💼 <strong>Why This Role Could Be Your Next Move</strong></p><p> </p><p>This is far more than a traditional Commercial Director role.The business has grown rapidly, and the next stage of its development requires stronger commercial foundations, more consistent processes and greater accountability across the function.</p><p> </p><p>You'll have the opportunity to build that capability rather than simply inherit an established structure. Working closely with Operations and the wider leadership team, you'll shape how the Commercial function operates, improve commercial governance and help the business respond effectively to the increasing scale and complexity of its projects.</p><p> </p><p>For an experienced Commercial Director, Head of Commercial or Senior Commercial Manager ready to step up, this offers the opportunity to combine strategic influence with genuine hands-on responsibility and make a tangible impact on the commercial maturity of a growing energy and infrastructure business.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/T2xpdmVyLldvbmcuMjYyMzkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">We are partnering with a high-growth technology SME based in Manchester City Centre to appoint a commercially astute Finance Director.</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on finance leader to work closely with the CEO and leadership team, taking ownership of the finance function and playing a key role in the company's next phase of growth.</p><p>The business is looking for someone who can combine strong financial control with genuine commercial insight, helping to shape strategy, improve performance and build the financial infrastructure needed to scale successfully. This is a role for someone who wants to influence the direction of a business, rather than simply report on its performance.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>Strategic Leadership:</strong> Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team to develop and deliver the company's growth strategy, providing financial insight to support key business decisions.</p></li><li><p><strong>Financial Planning & Analysis:</strong> Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow modelling and financial planning, ensuring the business has clear visibility of performance and future requirements.</p></li><li><p><strong>Commercial Finance:</strong> Provide insight into revenue performance, margins, pricing, customer profitability and investment opportunities, identifying ways to improve profitability and support sustainable growth.</p></li><li><p><strong>Financial Control & Reporting:</strong> Own the production of accurate and timely management accounts, statutory reporting and year-end processes, ensuring robust financial controls as the business scales.</p></li><li><p><strong>Cash Flow & Working Capital:</strong> Take ownership of cash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial planning to support growth and protect the company's financial position.</p></li><li><p><strong>Business Performance:</strong> Establish meaningful KPIs and reporting frameworks, translating financial data into actionable insight for the leadership team.</p></li><li><p><strong>Scaling the Business:</strong> Develop and improve financial systems, processes and controls to accommodate growth, enhance efficiency and support informed decision-making.</p></li><li><p><strong>Risk & Compliance:</strong> Ensure appropriate financial governance and compliance with statutory, tax and accounting requirements.</p></li><li><p><strong>Team Leadership:</strong> Lead and develop the finance function, building the capability, processes and infrastructure required to support the company's continued expansion.</p></li></ul><h3>Candidate Profile</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with strong post-qualification experience.</p></li><li><p>Experience in a senior finance role within an SME</p></li><li><p>Commercially minded, with the ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on with the detail.</p></li><li><p>Proven experience supporting business growth, improving financial performance and strengthening financial processes.</p></li><li><p>Strong technical grounding across management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working in an evolving environment where priorities can change and processes may need to be built or refined.</p></li><li><p>Confident partnering with a CEO and influencing commercial decisions at board level.</p></li><li><p>A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to balance immediate operational requirements with longer-term strategic objectives.</p></li><li><p>A natural business partner who can challenge constructively, identify opportunities and help drive performance.</p></li></ul><h3>The Opportunity</h3><p>This is an opportunity to join an ambitious, high-growth business in Manchester City Centre, taking a pivotal role in shaping its financial strategy and helping build the foundations for its next stage of growth.</p><p>Candidates must be comfortable with 4 days on site in Manchester city centre. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjQyMTUzLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half is exclusively representing our client in the appointment of an experienced <strong>ERP Manager</strong> to join their IT function and take ownership of a major <strong>ERP transformation programme</strong>, with a particular focus on the implementation of <strong>Oracle NetSuite</strong>.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">For at least the first year, the role will be heavily focused on the successful delivery of a <strong>NetSuite ERP implementation</strong>, working closely with the ERP Programme Lead, senior business stakeholders, implementation partners and third-party suppliers.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced <strong>NetSuite Implementation Manager, NetSuite Project Manager or ERP Manager</strong> who has previously led or played a significant role in delivering an ERP implementation and is looking for genuine ownership of a major transformation programme.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Candidates with <strong>hands-on NetSuite implementation experience are particularly encouraged to apply</strong>. We would also consider experienced ERP implementation professionals from other major platforms who have the project leadership, stakeholder management and transformation experience required to lead a NetSuite programme.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Reporting to the <strong>Chief Information Officer</strong>, you will take responsibility for the planning, governance, coordination and delivery of key ERP projects and workstreams, ensuring the NetSuite implementation remains on track and that risks, issues, dependencies and business readiness are effectively managed.</p><h3>The Role</h3><p class="isSelectedEnd">You will take ownership of key projects, workstreams and sub-projects within the wider ERP transformation programme, with an initial and significant focus on the <strong>NetSuite implementation</strong>.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Key responsibilities will include:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Taking ownership of project delivery across the <strong>NetSuite implementation lifecycle</strong>, from planning through to implementation and go-live.</li><li>Working closely with the ERP Programme Lead, implementation partner and business stakeholders to drive successful delivery.</li><li>Developing and maintaining detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies and deliverables.</li><li>Managing project budgets, forecasts, resources and delivery timelines.</li><li>Owning <strong>RAID logs</strong>, ensuring risks, issues and dependencies are proactively identified, mitigated and resolved.</li><li>Managing and coordinating the activities of internal teams, NetSuite implementation partners and third-party suppliers.</li><li>Managing individual ERP workstreams and sub-projects, ensuring alignment with the wider transformation programme.</li><li>Supporting requirements gathering, scope definition, solution design and delivery planning with business and technical stakeholders.</li><li>Preparing project status reports, Steering Committee packs and executive-level updates.</li><li>Monitoring implementation progress and proactively managing escalations, actions and dependencies.</li><li>Supporting business readiness, change management, training and user adoption activities ahead of go-live.</li><li>Coordinating internal resource allocation and workload planning across project teams.</li><li>Developing and delivering project communications to ensure stakeholders remain informed throughout the transformation.</li><li>Maintaining strong project governance, documentation and reporting standards.</li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p class="isSelectedEnd">We are looking for an experienced <strong>ERP Manager / ERP Project Manager / Implementation Manager</strong> with a proven track record of delivering ERP implementations or significant technology transformation programmes.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Previous NetSuite implementation experience is highly desirable</strong>, particularly experience managing or coordinating a NetSuite implementation, rollout, migration or significant transformation.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">You will ideally bring:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Proven experience managing <strong>ERP implementations</strong>, ideally with <strong>Oracle NetSuite</strong>.</li><li>Experience leading ERP projects from planning and requirements through to implementation and go-live.</li><li>Strong project planning, governance, budget and resource management experience.</li><li>Experience working with ERP implementation partners, system integrators and third-party suppliers.</li><li>The ability to manage multiple ERP workstreams, stakeholders and competing priorities.</li><li>Strong understanding of business transformation and the organisational change associated with ERP implementations.</li><li>Experience producing project reporting and presentations for senior leadership and Steering Committees.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage across both technical and non-technical teams.</li><li>A structured, proactive and delivery-focused approach.</li><li>Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.</li></ul><h3> </h3><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/SmFtZXMuRGF2aWVzLjUyNzM3LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Here's a more <strong>hands-on Azure DevOps Engineer</strong> version rather than a Manager/Lead profile:</p><h2><strong>Azure DevOps Engineer | Global Risk Consulting Firm | £500-550/day via Umbrella | London Hybrid</strong></h2><p>We're supporting a leading global risk consulting firm looking for an experienced <strong>Azure DevOps Engineer</strong> to join an initial 6-month engagement, with strong potential to transition into a longer-term Associate Consultant position.</p><p>This is a hands-on engineering role focused on supporting, optimising and enhancing an established Azure DevOps environment. You'll work closely with development, infrastructure and delivery teams to improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, reporting and platform performance across a large-scale enterprise programme.</p><h3>Assignment Details</h3><ul><li>📍 London (1-2 days per week)</li><li>📅 Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential</li><li>💷 £500-550/day via Umbrella Company</li></ul><h3>Key Experience Required</h3><ul><li>Strong hands-on experience with <strong>Azure DevOps (ADO)</strong></li><li>Building and supporting <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong></li><li>Azure DevOps Boards, Repos, Pipelines and Test Plans</li><li>Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates)</li><li>Azure cloud services and deployments</li><li>Automation and scripting (PowerShell, YAML, Bash)</li><li>Power BI reporting and Azure DevOps dashboards</li><li>Release management and deployment optimisation</li><li>Monitoring, troubleshooting and continuous improvement</li><li>Experience working within Agile delivery environments</li></ul><h3>Desirable Experience</h3><ul><li>Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400 or equivalent)</li><li>Experience supporting enterprise-scale Azure platforms</li><li>Hospitality, travel, transport, logistics or retail sector experience</li><li>Consulting or advisory background</li><li>Experience integrating Azure DevOps with Microsoft tooling and security controls</li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><ul><li>A proactive engineer who enjoys solving problems and improving delivery processes</li><li>Strong technical troubleshooting and automation skills</li><li>Ability to work independently while collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li>Comfortable operating within complex enterprise environments</li></ul><p><strong>As part of becoming an Associate Consultant, successful candidates will be subject to financial and criminal background checks and will need to provide their two most recent employment references.</strong></p><p>This version should attract <strong>actual Azure DevOps engineers (AZ-400/Terraform/CI-CD practitioners)</strong> rather than Scrum Masters, Delivery Leads or DevOps Managers.</p><br><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS40NjUwNi4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>I'd update the advert to reflect what Vijaya is actually screening for and push the rate up to attract stronger Azure specialists.</p><h2>Azure DevOps Engineer / Senior DevOps Engineer | Azure, Databricks & CI/CD | £650-750/day via Umbrella | London Hybrid</h2><p>We're supporting a leading global consulting organisation seeking a <strong>hands-on Azure DevOps Engineer</strong> to join a major enterprise transformation programme.</p><p>This role is focused on the deployment, automation and support of Azure platform services, working closely with engineering, data and cloud teams to deliver robust CI/CD solutions across a modern Azure estate. We're looking for genuine Azure DevOps practitioners rather than Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters or purely infrastructure-focused consultants.</p><h3>Assignment Details</h3><ul><li>📍 London (1-2 days per week)</li><li>📅 Initial 6 months with extension potential</li><li>💷 £650-750/day via Umbrella</li><li>🚀 Immediate/short-notice starts preferred</li></ul><h3>Essential Experience</h3><ul><li>Strong hands-on <strong>Azure DevOps</strong> and/or <strong>GitHub Actions</strong> experience</li><li>Building and supporting <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> within Azure environments</li><li>Deploying and supporting Azure services including: <ul><li>Azure Data Factory (ADF)</li><li>Azure Databricks</li><li>Azure Synapse</li><li>Azure Data Lake</li></ul></li><li>Infrastructure as Code using: <ul><li>Terraform</li><li>Bicep</li><li>ARM Templates</li></ul></li><li>YAML pipeline development</li><li>Azure platform engineering and cloud deployments</li><li>Git version control and release automation</li><li>Experience working across production Azure environments</li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li>AKS / Kubernetes</li><li>PowerShell or Python scripting</li><li>Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305)</li><li>Consulting or enterprise-scale programme experience</li><li>Financial Services, Government, Retail or Enterprise experience</li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p>The ideal candidate will demonstrate recent project experience where they have:</p><ul><li>Built or maintained Azure DevOps or GitHub deployment pipelines</li><li>Delivered Azure Data Factory and/or Databricks deployments</li><li>Worked hands-on across Azure engineering environments</li><li>Operated as a senior Azure DevOps Engineer rather than solely a people manager or project lead</li></ul><p>As part of becoming an Associate Consultant, successful candidates will be subject to financial, criminal and referencing checks.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS44OTgyMS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p> </p><h3>Interim O2C Lead Manager | Finance Operations Transformation</h3><p>📍 Newcastle Upon Tyne<br /> ⏳ Immediate Start Preferred</p><p>We're supporting a large-scale finance transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Order-to-Cash (O2C) Leader to oversee a high-performing finance operations function during a period of significant change.</p><p>This is an operational leadership role focused on ensuring service excellence, driving performance, strengthening controls, and delivering continuous improvement across the O2C lifecycle.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead and develop operational teams across Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Collections, Billing and Cash Application.</li><li>Drive improvements in cash collection, aged debt, working capital and overall O2C performance.</li><li>Monitor and improve key service metrics, KPIs and operational controls.</li><li>Partner with Finance, Commercial, Customer Operations and Shared Services stakeholders to resolve issues and drive performance.</li><li>Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and standardisation.</li><li>Support the business through ongoing transformation activities whilst maintaining strong day-to-day operational delivery.</li><li>Coach, develop and motivate team members within a fast-paced environment.</li></ul><h3>We're Interested in Speaking With Professionals Who Have</h3><p>✅ Leadership experience within O2C, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or Collections functions</p><p>✅ Experience managing operational teams and performance metrics</p><p>✅ Strong understanding of working capital, cash collection and receivables management</p><p>✅ Experience driving process improvements and operational efficiencies</p><p>✅ Exposure to ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365 or similar platforms</p><p>✅ Excellent stakeholder management skills across Finance and wider business functions</p><br><p> </p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/VGFobWluYS5NYW1ldG92YS42MDIzNy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p> </p><p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Business Partner to join a rapidly growing, private equity-backed professional services organisation operating across the UK.</p><p>The business has grown significantly through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, bringing together a number of specialist businesses and teams under one Group structure.</p><p>As the organisation enters its next phase of growth, there is a clear opportunity for HR to help shape the people infrastructure, leadership capability and culture needed to support continued expansion.</p><h2>The Opportunity</h2><p>This is a broad and commercially focused HRBP role within a business experiencing significant growth, integration and organisational change.</p><p>You will work closely with senior leaders and business heads, providing pragmatic and credible HR advice while helping to shape how the organisation develops its people, culture and ways of working.</p><p>Initially, you will provide HR Business Partnering support across the Northwest, working closely with local leadership and employees to understand the needs of different businesses and teams. As the HR operating model develops, the role is expected to evolve towards a broader, nationally focused and discipline-aligned HRBP structure.</p><p>The role combines strategic business partnering with hands-on delivery across employee relations, organisational development, management capability, HR systems, processes and culture.</p><p>This is not a role focused simply on maintaining existing HR processes. It requires someone who can assess what is needed, bring structure to complexity, challenge constructively and help build an HR function fit for a growing and acquisitive organisation.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>Partner with senior leaders, business heads and managers, providing commercially focused and pragmatic HR advice.</p></li><li><p>Take ownership of complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence cases.</p></li><li><p>Build management confidence and capability in handling people issues and difficult conversations.</p></li><li><p>Support organisational design, change and the integration of acquired businesses.</p></li><li><p>Help create consistent HR practices, policies and processes across the Group while retaining the entrepreneurial culture of individual businesses.</p></li><li><p>Support the development of the Learning & Development and management development agenda.</p></li><li><p>Identify opportunities to improve HR systems, processes, onboarding, offboarding and management information.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to building a consistent, inclusive and high-performing culture across multiple businesses and locations.</p></li><li><p>Provide HR insight into workforce planning, team structures, capability requirements and organisational effectiveness.</p></li><li><p>Work with senior stakeholders to ensure the people agenda supports commercial priorities and continued growth.</p></li></ul><h2>About You</h2><p>You will be an experienced HR professional with strong HR Business Partnering and employee relations experience. You will be comfortable working at both strategic and operational levels and enjoy operating in an environment where things are evolving.</p><p>We are looking for someone who is:</p><ul><li><p>Commercially minded, pragmatic and solutions focused.</p></li><li><p>Confident managing complex employee relations matters and challenging conversations.</p></li><li><p>Experienced in organisational change, integration or organisational development.</p></li><li><p>A credible business partner who can influence and challenge stakeholders constructively.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working across multiple businesses, locations and stakeholder groups.</p></li><li><p>Experienced in improving HR processes, systems and management capability.</p></li><li><p>Resilient, organised and able to prioritise in a fast-moving environment.</p></li><li><p>CIPD qualified with sound employment law knowledge.</p></li></ul><p>Experience within a private equity-backed, acquisitive or high-growth organisation would be advantageous.</p><p>Above all, we are looking for someone who enjoys building, improving and making a tangible difference and who can help establish the people foundations required to support continued growth.</p><h2>The Opportunity</h2><p>This is an opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of its development and play a meaningful role in shaping its people agenda.</p><p>You will have the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, influence the future HR model, support the integration of multiple businesses and develop management capability and culture across the organisation.</p><p>Location: Manchester </p><p>The role is office based, with travel to other UK locations as required. </p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5Ljk0OTY5LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Group Financial Controller</strong><br /><strong>Northampton | Hybrid (2-3 days office / 2-3 days home)</strong><br /><strong>£90,000 - £100,000 + Excellent Benefits</strong></p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half is delighted to be exclusively recruiting for a Group Financial Controller on behalf of a highly successful, market-leading business operating within one of the UK's most sought-after industries. This is a genuinely rare opportunity to join a consistently profitable organisation with an outstanding reputation, offering excellent career development, long-term stability and the opportunity to lead a high-performing Group Finance function within a fast-growing, PE-backed business.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The business also offers an exceptionally generous annual bonus, which has been paid consistently for over 10 consecutive years, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller or Head of Finance looking to step into a broad, strategic leadership role with responsibility for financial control, reporting, treasury, systems, governance and continuous improvement, whilst partnering closely with senior leadership and private equity stakeholders.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Role</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The Group Financial Controller plays a pivotal leadership role within the Group Finance function, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely and insightful financial information across a complex multi-entity business. You will lead the financial processing and reporting teams while providing oversight of financial systems, treasury, governance and risk management, helping modernise the finance function through technology, automation and continuous improvement.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Key Responsibilities</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Lead and develop the financial processing and reporting teams, fostering a high-performance culture.</li><li>Deliver an efficient month-end close and ensure accurate, timely management and board reporting.</li><li>Provide meaningful financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.</li><li>Partner with operational, commercial and senior leadership teams across the business.</li><li>Oversee cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and working capital across the Group.</li><li>Ensure robust financial controls, balance sheet integrity and compliance with accounting standards.</li><li>Support statutory reporting, external audit and governance requirements.</li><li>Provide strategic oversight of financial systems, including continuous improvement, automation and reporting enhancements.</li><li>Oversee treasury operations, banking relationships and intercompany funding.</li><li>Lead risk management processes and support internal audit activities.</li><li>Play a key role in business transformation, M&A activity, acquisitions, integrations and group restructuring projects.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and data quality.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd">About You</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>ACA or ACCA qualified with significant post-qualified experience.</li><li>Proven background in Financial Control, Group Reporting or a senior finance leadership role.</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge within a complex multi-entity environment.</li><li>Experience leading and developing finance teams.</li><li>Commercially minded with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.</li><li>Hands-on leader with a passion for improving processes, controls and systems.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.</li><li>Experience within a PE-backed, infrastructure, utilities, energy or similarly complex business would be advantageous.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd">Package</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Basic salary of £90,000 - £100,000.</li><li>Generous annual bonus with an excellent long-term track record of paying out.</li><li>Hybrid working (2-3 days in the office).</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package (full details available upon successful application).</li><li>Outstanding long-term career progression within a highly regarded and growing Group Finance function.</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YmhhdmluLmtvdGVjaGEuNzI2OTAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>The Permanent Division of Robert Half is recruiting for an IT Support Specialist on behalf of a specialist sales and service business with offices in Bedford</p><p>The Role</p><p>As IT Support Specialist you will take responsibility for helping across business systems, software and processes and needs someone with strong technical understanding of computer systems, training, implementation, best-practices, and technical problem solving. This full-time, onsite role will maintain operation of the local office, regional offices and warehouses, and remote users. This includes new laptop preparation and upgrades, break/fix, peripheral support, asset inventory, and assistance with server, network, phone system, and audio-visual equipment.</p><p>Day to day duties will consist of:</p><ul><li>Ensure that appropriate measures are taken to keep the enterprise-wide network available to users. Implement new technologies to improve performance and provide the latest tools to access company information. Carry out responsibilities as instructed by more senior staff within the IT Infrastructure and Operations team.</li><li>Provide remote support for locations in EMEA, APAC, and North America, working collaboratively with IT staff to ensure continuity of service. Must be capable of working independently and escalating issues to other team members as necessary.</li><li>Create and maintain documentation and perform technical training to assist end users and team members.</li><li>Develop and assist in the rollout of strategic corporate initiatives and system changes, which may include office moves, mass system upgrades, hardware inventory and lifecycle support, and special projects.</li><li>Improve existing programs by reviewing objectives and specifications; evaluating proposed changes; recommending changes; making modifications.</li><li>Perform application deployment and system imaging leveraging Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).</li><li>Support endpoint vulnerability management through security related applications (e.g., anti-virus, vulnerability scanning, & patch management)</li><li>Participate in support activities and enhance daily operations including opening and closing procedures and uphold all corporate and IT Policies and Procedures regarding software, hardware, and equipment use and allocation within the company.</li><li>Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting client devices, PCs, thin clients, printers, and other peripherals.</li><li>Maintain network and system documentation, including network diagrams, facility location diagrams, system specific installation procedures, and procedural documentation. Maintain documentation of all IT related equipment, inventory management and company assets.</li></ul><p>Your Profile</p><p>You will ideally have a degree in computer science or engineering technology or suitable work experience with aptitude and ability across operation systems like Microsoft Windows 10, iOS and Android and also experience of warehouse equipment, barcode printing and scanners etc. This is a role 5 days in the office in Bedford.</p><p>Salary</p><p>Role of IT Support Specialist based in Bedford is offering a salary of £45-50K + Benefits</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RGVhbi5QdWxsZW4uMDYxNzguMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p></p><h1> </h1><h2>The Opportunity</h2><p>We are seeking a hands-on SAP Cloud ALM Migration Consultant to assess an existing SAP Solution Manager environment and support the migration of relevant capabilities into SAP Cloud ALM.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SAP technical specialist who combines architectural expertise with hands-on delivery skills. The initial engagement will focus on reviewing the current landscape, identifying what can be migrated directly to Cloud ALM, recommending practical alternatives where gaps exist, and supporting the wider transition away from SAP Solution Manager.</p><p>The environment is already established, with a Cloud ALM tenant provisioned and basic configuration in place. As a result, this role is focused on assessment, migration planning, technical enablement, and knowledge transfer rather than a full end-to-end implementation.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Assess the existing SAP Solution Manager landscape, configuration, usage, and integrations.</li><li>Review current capabilities and determine their suitability for migration to SAP Cloud ALM.</li><li>Identify features that can be migrated on a like-for-like basis and define migration approaches.</li><li>Evaluate functionality gaps and recommend alternative solutions where direct Cloud ALM equivalents do not exist.</li><li>Support technical configuration and enablement activities within Cloud ALM.</li><li>Work closely with SAP Basis teams on connectivity, infrastructure, and technical integration requirements.</li><li>Review relevant tools and integrations, including areas such as transport management, monitoring, and third-party integrations.</li><li>Produce clear documentation covering findings, migration recommendations, risks, dependencies, and next steps.</li><li>Advise on future opportunities to leverage additional SAP Cloud ALM capabilities, including monitoring, alerting, reporting, and operational management.</li></ul><h2>Required Experience</h2><ul><li>Strong hands-on experience with SAP Solution Manager.</li><li>Practical experience with SAP Cloud ALM.</li><li>Previous involvement in Solution Manager to Cloud ALM assessments or migration projects.</li><li>Ability to assess complex SAP environments and provide clear technical recommendations.</li><li>Experience translating business and technical requirements into practical migration plans.</li><li>Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.</li></ul><br><p> </p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/VGFobWluYS5NYW1ldG92YS42NjIxNS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half Technology are assisting a growing technology organisation to recruit an IT Manager on a contract basis. 6-month minimum contract. Part-time working - 3 days per week. Hybrid working - London based. ASAP start.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Role</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>The IT Manager will manage and maintain the organisation's IT environment, ensuring reliable, secure and efficient day-to-day operations.</li><li>Manage the company's macOS and Apple device estate, including device enrolment, configuration, application deployment, patching and compliance.</li><li>Administer endpoint management platforms including Microsoft Intune and JAMF, supporting device provisioning and lifecycle management.</li><li>Manage Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, including users, groups, permissions, licensing, MFA, SSO and Conditional Access.</li><li>Provide hands-on IT support across hardware, software, endpoint, identity and access issues.</li><li>Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including user accounts, access and device provisioning.</li><li>Maintain IT assets, software records, documentation, processes and support procedures.</li><li>Support IT security and compliance requirements, ensuring devices and users remain appropriately managed and secure.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve and automate IT processes, including device provisioning, reporting and routine support activities.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Profile</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>The IT Manager will have strong experience in IT Support, IT Operations, Endpoint Management or a similar role.</li><li>Strong hands-on experience supporting macOS and Apple devices.</li><li>Experience with Microsoft Intune, JAMF or other MDM technologies.</li><li>Strong Microsoft 365 and Entra ID / Azure AD experience.</li><li>Good understanding of MFA, SSO, Conditional Access and identity management.</li><li>Experience with Apple Business Manager and automated device enrolment would be advantageous.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with strong attention to detail.</li><li>Strong communication and organisational abilities, with the ability to work effectively independently and as part of a wider team.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Company</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Growing technology organisation with offices in London</li><li>Hybrid working - 3 days per week, part-time</li><li>6-month minimum contract</li><li>ASAP start</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><p>The contract rate is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/QWxmaWUuUm93ZXR0LjAzNjQ1LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">