<p><strong>Finance Transformation - Senior Manager - </strong><strong>London, Hybrid</strong></p><p>Robert Half are working with a leading Consulting firm experiencing significant growth and is seeking a high-performing <strong>Finance Transformation Senior Manager</strong> to lead complex transformation programmes for a diverse portfolio of clients across the UK.</p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>As a Senior Manager, you will take ownership of multiple Finance Transformation engagements from strategy through to implementation, managing senior stakeholder relationships while leading and developing consulting teams.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p>You will lead projects across:</p><ul><li>Shared Service Centre (SSC) design, transition, and outsourcing readiness</li><li>Finance operating model transformation</li><li>Process optimisation across Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), and Record-to-Report (R2R)</li><li>FP&A and performance reporting transformation</li><li>Budgeting, forecasting, and planning process redesign</li><li>Automation, RPA, process mining, and technology enablement</li><li>AI readiness assessments, use-case development, governance, and implementation planning</li><li>Finance benchmarking and maturity assessments</li><li>Post-acquisition integration and carve-out programmes</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>We're interested in speaking with candidates who possess:</p><ul><li>Significant experience within Finance Transformation, Finance Change, or Management Consulting</li><li>Proven track record of leading complex transformation engagements</li><li>Deep understanding of P2P, O2C, and R2R processes</li><li>Experience advising CFOs, Finance Directors, and senior finance stakeholders</li><li>Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and programme leadership capabilities</li><li>Experience managing teams within a consulting or client-facing environment</li><li>Commercial awareness with experience managing engagement budgets and delivery performance</li><li>Demonstrable experience identifying and implementing process improvements and technology-enabled change</li><li>Excellent communication, presentation, and report-writing skills</li><li>Experience contributing to successful proposals, bids, and business development activity</li></ul><p><strong>Finance Transformation - Senior Manager</strong></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/Q2FsbHVtLlNhdW5kZXJzLjM2OTg3LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>UK Market & Shopper Insights Lead - Chiswick - Hybrid - 6 months - up to £420/day</strong></p><p>Are you passionate about turning data into insight that drives commercial growth?</p><p>We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded UK Market & Shopper Insights Lead to join a high-performing, forward-thinking Insights & Analytics team within a leading global FMCG business.</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of market performance insights across Northern Europe, helping shape business strategy and influence key commercial decisions. You'll play a pivotal role in transforming complex consumer, shopper and retail data into clear, actionable recommendations that improve competitiveness and unlock growth opportunities.</p><p>With a strong focus on innovation, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of AI-driven insight tools, helping revolutionise how data is accessed, interpreted and used across the business.</p><p><strong>Key Details:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Job Title</strong>: UK Market & Shopper Insights Lead</li><li><strong>Pay</strong>: £400 - £420/day PAYE + holiday pay</li><li><strong>Location</strong>: Chiswick</li><li><strong>Working Pattern</strong>: Hybrid - full-time or part-time (4 days) available</li><li><strong>Contract length</strong>: 6 months</li><li><strong>Start date</strong>: Early December</li></ul><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Market Performance & Reporting:</strong> Lead the delivery of monthly executive-level market share reporting across Northern Europe, with direct responsibility for UK consumer category reporting.</li><li><strong>Insight & Innovation:</strong> Continuously evolve reporting processes, moving beyond presenting data to delivering meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.</li><li><strong>Data & Analytics:</strong> Work with large, complex datasets from sources including Circana, Worldpanel and Kantar to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.</li><li><strong>AI & Digital Transformation:</strong> Play a key role in developing an innovative AI-driven tool that brings together multiple data sources, enabling teams to access performance diagnostics through a self-service platform.</li><li><strong>Agency Management:</strong> Act as the key day-to-day contact for external data agencies, building strong relationships and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of market intelligence.</li><li><strong>Shopper Insights:</strong> Lead and coordinate shopper insight activity across Northern Europe, working closely with local and global teams to influence category and commercial strategies.</li><li><strong>Stakeholder Engagement:</strong> Partner with teams across Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations, translating complex analysis into compelling stories that influence decision-making.</li><li><strong>Capability Development:</strong> Develop and deliver training programmes to help teams understand, interpret and confidently use external market data.</li><li><strong>Strategic Influence:</strong> Challenge conventional thinking, identify opportunities and influence senior stakeholders through clear, commercially focused insights.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Significant experience working with syndicated market and consumer datasets, including Circana, Nielsen, Kantar, Worldpanel or similar.</li><li>Strong data management skills, with the ability to manipulate, combine, clean and interrogate large, complex datasets.</li><li>Experience using data visualisation and reporting tools, particularly Power BI.</li><li>A proven track record of translating market performance data into meaningful commercial insights and recommendations.</li><li>Experience delivering shopper insight projects and applying findings to wider Sales, Category Management and Marketing strategies.</li><li>Exceptional storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex information simple, engaging and actionable.</li><li>Confidence influencing and challenging senior stakeholders, using data and insight to shape business decisions.</li><li>Strong relationship-building skills, with experience working across multiple teams, functions and external agencies within a matrix organisation.</li><li>A proactive, growth-focused mindset, with a genuine passion for innovation, technology and the evolving world of data and insights.</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/RW1pbHkuTGV3aXMuOTEzMTAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">Our client, based in Cambridge, is seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Finance Manager </strong>to join their finance function on a 9-month fixed term contract.</p><p>This is a broad role with responsibility for financial controls, month-end accounting, statutory compliance, audit and financial processes across a number of UK and international entities.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Manage the <strong>monthly accounting cycle and month-end processes</strong> across group entities.</p></li><li><p>Liaise with the <strong>FP&A Manager</strong> to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.</p></li><li><p>Develop, manage and review <strong>financial policies, systems and controls</strong>, providing guidance and support to colleagues.</p></li><li><p>Support the <strong>annual audit</strong> across the UK and international group entities.</p></li><li><p>Prepare UK and Irish statutory accounts and oversee accounting-related filings</p></li><li><p>Ensure financial practices comply with <strong>Charities SORP (FRS 102)</strong> and other relevant regulations.</p></li><li><p>Review income treatment to ensure compliance with SORP, including <strong>partial exemption treatment</strong> and supporting documentation.</p></li><li><p>Oversee <strong>VAT, Gift Aid and wider tax compliance</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Lead and support the finance team, providing clear direction and ensuring effective delivery of key processes.</p></li><li><p>Manage the delivery of finance processes through <strong>Virtual Finance Offices</strong> across the UK, USA, India and Kenya.</p></li><li><p>Oversee payment runs and act as the <strong>first approver for payments</strong> across the relevant entities.</p></li><li><p>Provide oversight of <strong>financial due diligence</strong> on new and existing global partners.</p></li><li><p>Identify opportunities to strengthen financial controls, processes and reporting across the group.</p></li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p>The ideal candidate will be an experienced finance professional with strong exposure to <strong>financial controls, accounting processes and compliance</strong>.</p><p>You will ideally have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Previous experience in a <strong>Financial Controls Manager, Financial Controller, Senior Management Accountant or similar role</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.</p></li><li><p>Experience across <strong>month-end, statutory accounts and audit</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of financial controls, policies and processes.</p></li><li><p>Experience working across <strong>multiple entities and/or international operations</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Ideally, knowledge of <strong>Charities SORP (FRS 102), VAT and Gift Aid</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience managing or overseeing finance teams and outsourced/shared-service functions.</p></li><li><p>The ability to quickly understand existing processes, identify improvements and take ownership of a broad controls remit.</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>9-month fixed term contract</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>£65,000 - 75,000 per annum </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>50% office-based in Cambridge</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>November 2026 start</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Broad financial controls and accounting remit with significant international exposure</strong></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/SmFtZXMuRGF2aWVzLjk2Mjg2LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Our client is a one of the UK's largest independent food and drink wholesalers, specializing in wines, spirits, beers, soft drinks, and ambient goods. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Park Royal, London, the family-run cash-and-carry serves the hospitality trade and independent retailers. They operate multiple depots across the UK, including locations in London and Birmingham. The wholesaler allows businesses to order bulk supplies either via click-and-collect or through their nationwide delivery network.</p><p>We're looking for a confident Assistantant Management Accountant who can support the finance team with the following duties.</p><p><strong>Duties of the role:</strong></p><ul><li>Support the month-end process, including preparing journals for accruals, prepayments and other adjustments.</li><li>Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and investigate any discrepancies.</li><li>Maintain accurate financial records and support the integrity of the general ledger.</li><li>Assist with analysing financial performance and investigating significant variances.</li><li>Prepare supporting schedules and reports for senior management.</li><li>Support the preparation of year-end statutory accounts and audit requirements.</li><li>Provide assistance across Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and other finance functions as required.</li><li>Assist with VAT returns, payroll journals and other statutory submissions.</li><li>Work with operational departments to support and improve finance processes.</li></ul><p><strong>What they will offer:</strong></p><p><strong data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Location:</strong> Park Royal (5 days a week in the office)</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £35,000 - £43,000</p><p> </p><ul type="disc"><li>20 days holiday, Plus bank holiday</li><li>Discretionary Bonus</li><li>Lunch is provided every day</li><li>Pension Scheme</li><li>Death in service x 4</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/VGFpamEuQnJ5YW4uNTk1MDEuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting a Payroll Manager on behalf of a Large Outsourced Services Provider with offices in Milton Keynes.</p><p>The Role</p><p>As Payroll Manager you will support the Finance Teams during an exciting period of growth to manage all payroll activities on behalf of clients whilst managing a small team. Day to day duties will consist of:</p><ul><li>End-to-end processing of company payrolls including processing BACS/Faster Payments and pensions payments.</li><li>Payroll administration including filing, setting up new starters, HMRC tax codes and student loan updates</li></ul><ul><li>Termination payment calculations</li><li>P11Ds</li><li>Process increases and calculation of back pay</li><li>Month end RTI submissions</li><li>Support any required system updates, parallel runs, migrations, reconciliation and implementations</li><li>Regular reports to Senior Finance</li></ul><p>Your Profile</p><p>You will be an experienced Senior Payroll individual who has ideally lead teams and has experience within a multi-site/multi entity business ideally from a Bureau setting or similar who is able to work at a fast pace and with the ability to work both internally and externally with stakeholders.</p><p>Salary and Benefits</p><p>Role of Payroll Manager in Milton Keynes is working 5 days a week in the office with some flexibility and offering a salary of £40-50K.</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/RGVhbi5QdWxsZW4uMjc4MDYuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half Technology are assisting a leading global publishing and technology organisation to recruit a SharePoint Migration & Modernisation Specialist on a 3-month contract basis. ASAP start. Hybrid working - London based. Interviews taking place next week.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Role</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>The SharePoint Migration & Modernisation Specialist will partner with the existing SharePoint Consultant to drive the remaining SharePoint migration programme through to completion.</li><li>Take ownership of the end-to-end migration cycle for assigned departments, including discovery, planning, read-only cutover, incremental migration, validation and go-live support.</li><li>Lead introductory, discovery and planning meetings with department leads and site owners, setting expectations and proactively managing stakeholder concerns.</li><li>Use ShareGate to support incremental migrations, validation, troubleshooting and migration reporting.</li><li>Provide hands-on support across SharePoint Online and SharePoint Modern, resolving issues including broken links, permissions, navigation, missing content, connections and post-migration defects.</li><li>Manage multiple department migrations concurrently, coordinating activity and ensuring agreed timelines, dependencies and actions remain on track.</li><li>Support BAU SharePoint activities and work through the agreed support backlog, prioritising migration-related and higher-complexity L2/L3 issues.</li><li>Work alongside Application Support Specialists to resolve recurring issues and improve operational knowledge and support processes.</li><li>Use PowerShell where appropriate for SharePoint administration, bulk activities, validation and reporting.</li><li>Work with the Training Lead to support department briefings, guidance, drop-in sessions and go-live activities.</li><li>Maintain accurate migration records, reporting, documentation, runbooks and handover materials.</li><li>Escalate technical, architectural, security or governance matters to the SharePoint Consultant or relevant governance teams where required.</li><li>Support broader Microsoft 365 adoption where relevant, including Copilot, content readiness and permissions hygiene.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Profile</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>The SharePoint Migration & Modernisation Specialist will have extensive hands-on experience with SharePoint Online and SharePoint Modern.</li><li>Proven experience delivering SharePoint migrations at department, business-unit or organisational level.</li><li>Strong hands-on experience with ShareGate, including incremental migration, validation, troubleshooting and reporting.</li><li>Strong practical knowledge of SharePoint sites, pages, document libraries, lists, permissions, navigation, links and common post-migration issues.</li><li>Experience with PowerShell for Microsoft 365 / SharePoint administration, reporting, validation or bulk activities.</li><li>Practical experience troubleshooting SharePoint permissions, legacy identities, external sharing, Power Automate dependencies and list-related issues.</li><li>Confident stakeholder management skills, with experience leading meetings directly with department leads and site owners.</li><li>Excellent organisational and delivery skills, with the ability to manage several migration activities simultaneously.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to distinguish operational issues from matters requiring architectural or governance escalation.</li><li>Clear written and verbal communication skills and a strong customer-service mindset.</li><li>Able to work effectively alongside an established SharePoint Consultant, providing the additional hands-on delivery capacity required to push the programme through to completion.</li><li>Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption, content readiness or AI-readiness would be advantageous.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Company</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Leading global publishing and technology organisation</li><li>International business with a significant London presence</li><li>3-month contract opportunity</li><li>Established Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environment</li><li>Hybrid working - London based</li><li>ASAP start</li><li>Interviews taking place next week</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><p>The salary range/rates of pay 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/QWxmaWUuUm93ZXR0LjU3NDk1LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []"><strong>Location:</strong> Peterborough (Fully onsite)<br /><strong>Pay Rate:</strong> £13-£15 per hour<br /><strong>Contract:</strong> Interim, initially until the end of December 2026, with potential for extension<br /><strong>Start Date:</strong> Immediate</p><p>Robert Half is working on behalf of a Peterborough-based manufacturing business to recruit an Interim Credit Control Administrator to support its existing Credit Control function.</p><p>This is a great opportunity for a junior administrator who is confident using systems, enjoys working with customers and is looking to gain further experience within a busy finance environment.</p><p>Working closely with the Credit Manager, you will provide day-to-day administrative support, taking ownership of routine tasks and helping to free up management capacity as the team introduces and embeds new processes.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Providing general administrative support to the Credit Control team, helping to manage day-to-day workloads.</p></li><li><p>Following established flowcharts and procedures to review and release customer credit holds.</p></li><li><p>Processing and allocating customer cash receipts.</p></li><li><p>Supporting the management of the shared finance inbox, responding to queries and directing correspondence where appropriate.</p></li><li><p>Working with customer accounts, sales orders, quotations and credit notes within Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365).</p></li><li><p>Liaising directly with B2B customers to resolve routine account and payment queries.</p></li><li><p>Ensuring customer account information is accurate and kept up to date.</p></li><li><p>Supporting the Credit Manager with the implementation of updated processes and procedures.</p></li></ul><p><strong>About You:</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Previous experience in an administrative or finance administration role.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working with business systems and picking up new processes quickly.</p></li><li><p>Some familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be advantageous, particularly around sales orders, quotations and credit notes.</p></li><li><p>Good attention to detail and a methodical approach to following processes.</p></li><li><p>Confident communicating with business customers over email and potentially by telephone.</p></li><li><p>A proactive, organised individual who is happy to get stuck into routine, hands-on administrative work.</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/SmFtZXMuRGF2aWVzLjQ0OTQ5LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>German Speaking Collections Agent | Central London | Hybrid | £30k-£33.5k + £7k-10k OTE Bonus</strong></p><p>We are hiring a <strong>German-speaker</strong> to join a multi-geo Collections and Recoveries team, supporting both <strong>German and UK portfolios</strong>.</p><p>This role focuses on managing arrears, maintaining professional merchant relationships, and agreeing practical repayment solutions.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Manage collections and recoveries activity across a portfolio of accounts</li><li>Act as a primary point of contact for merchants in arrears</li><li>Handle inbound and outbound calls, as well as written communications</li><li>Manage cases involving higher-value and more complex accounts</li><li>Negotiate repayment solutions balancing customer circumstances and business needs</li><li>Maintain accurate records across multiple systems</li><li>Work closely with colleagues in a team-based environment</li></ul><p><strong>Ideal Candidate</strong></p><ul><li>Fluent in <strong>German and English</strong> (written and verbal)</li><li>Background in <strong>credit control or collections</strong> advantageous <strong>but not essential - this role offers training for complete beginners</strong></li><li>Confident communicator with strong negotiation and listening skills</li><li>Good attention to detail and data accuracy</li><li>Comfortable handling challenging conversations</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary plus equity participation</li><li>Private medical and dental cover</li><li>Enhanced parental leave</li><li>Modern Central London office with on-site gym and other amenities</li><li>Subsidised meals and wellbeing initiatives</li><li>Collaborative, results-focused working environment</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/Um9iaW4uSG9iYnMuOTUwODIuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">