<p>Robert Half is working in partnership with a highly successful and growing Northwest engineering business to appoint an exceptional Finance Director.</p><p>Our client is a well-established organisation with a strong market presence, a diverse customer base and ambitious plans for further expansion. As part of their continued development, they are now seeking a commercially focused Finance Director to join their executive leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the next stage of their growth.</p><p>Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Finance Director will have full responsibility for the financial strategy and performance of the business. This is a broad and influential role requiring a strategic thinker who can also operate effectively at an operational level within a fast-paced engineering environment.</p><p>Key responsibilities will include:</p><p>* Developing and delivering the financial strategy in line with business objectives<br /> * Providing commercial insight and strategic guidance to the Board<br /> * Leading budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning<br /> * Overseeing management reporting, statutory accounts and compliance<br /> * Driving financial performance, margin improvement and cost control<br /> * Managing cash flow, working capital and capital expenditure<br /> * Strengthening financial controls, systems and processes<br /> * Providing commercial support to pricing, bids and major contracts<br /> * Managing relationships with banks, auditors and external stakeholders<br /> * Leading, mentoring and developing the finance team<br /> * Supporting strategic projects including investment appraisal and acquisitions</p><p>The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with significant senior finance leadership experience, ideally gained within an engineering, manufacturing or technical services environment. Strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at Board level are essential.</p><p>In return, our client is offering:</p><p>* Competitive salary<br /> * Performance-related bonus<br /> * Car allowance or company car<br /> * Pension and private healthcare<br /> * Hybrid and flexible working<br /> * A genuine opportunity to influence strategy and growth</p><p>This represents an outstanding opportunity to join a high-quality engineering business at an exciting point in its development.</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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5Ljc1MjM0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>Director of Performance Marketing (PPC Focus)</strong></p><p>Location: Hybrid - Bolton<br /> Working pattern: Four day working week (Monday to Thursday)<br /> Salary: £80,000 - £120,000</p><p><strong>Overview</strong><br /> We're partnering with a high-growth digital agency to appoint a Director of Performance Marketing with deep, hands-on PPC expertise. This is a senior leadership role for a best-in-class paid media specialist who is equally comfortable setting strategy, managing client relationships, and working directly in ad accounts day to day.</p><p>This is a four day working week role with hybrid working, offering a strong balance between senior responsibility, commercial impact, and quality of life. The position suits someone from a fast-moving digital agency environment who has grown within a business, delivered long-term results for clients, and wants to help shape and elevate an existing performance function rather than having built one from scratch.</p><p><strong>The opportunity</strong><br /> This is a highly commercial, client-facing role with people management responsibility and genuine influence. You'll take ownership of PPC and paid media performance across a varied client portfolio, ensuring activity is directly linked to revenue, growth, and wider business outcomes.</p><p>You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across creative, tech, and commercial teams, acting as a trusted advisor to clients while raising standards internally across performance frameworks, optimisation approaches, and delivery.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead PPC and paid media strategy across multiple client accounts, with PPC as the core channel</li><li>Remain hands-on in accounts, actively managing, auditing, and improving performance</li><li>Own client relationships and performance conversations, clearly explaining strategy, results, and commercial impact</li><li>Develop and refine paid media frameworks, account structures, and optimisation processes</li><li>Manage, mentor, and develop a team of paid media specialists</li><li>Partner with commercial and leadership teams to ensure media activity drives profitable growth</li><li>Identify opportunities to grow and retain client relationships through performance-led insight</li></ul><p><strong>Core requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Deep PPC expertise with a strong technical foundation</li><li>Background in a digital agency environment, ideally within a fast-paced or scaling business</li><li>Strong paid media strategist with excellent commercial awareness</li><li>Highly commercially minded, with a clear understanding of how media drives revenue and business outcomes</li><li>Comfortable being on the tools and close to performance data day to day</li><li>Strong understanding of account structure, optimisation levers, and performance gaps</li><li>Proven experience managing and developing teams</li><li>Confident, credible, and effective in client-facing environments</li><li>Broad exposure across multiple accounts, sectors, and challenges</li><li>Track record of stability and progression, ideally spending 3-5+ years in roles and seeing initiatives through</li></ul><p><strong>Why consider this role</strong></p><ul><li>Senior leadership role with real influence and autonomy</li><li>Four day working week as standard</li><li>Hybrid working with a collaborative and experienced leadership team</li><li>Opportunity to shape and grow an established performance function</li><li>Competitive salary and bonus aligned to impact and results</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/eWFoeWUuZGluZWguNjAwOTguMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>An established and growing organisation operating across long-term infrastructure and asset management projects is seeking a Compliance Assistant to support its governance, assurance and continuous improvement activities. The business manages a diverse portfolio across multiple sectors and continues to expand, offering a stable environment with long-term career opportunities. Manchester cit centre. </p><p data-end="803" data-start="795">The Role</p><p data-end="1184" data-start="805">This role supports organisational compliance and continuous improvement through audit activity, management system administration, health and safety support, policy maintenance, and coordination of feedback and complaints. The Compliance Assistant will work closely with internal teams to help identify trends, manage actions, and support resolution of issues across the business.</p><p data-start="1186" data-end="1206">Key Responsibilities</p><p data-start="1208" data-end="2115">* Support monthly dip-test audits, including recording and reporting findings, processing actions, and contributing to trend analysis to identify amendments, actions and non-conformances.<br data-start="1395" data-end="1398" /> * Provide administrative support for the Integrated Management System, including system access, task monitoring, document control, audit support, and tracking complaints and compliments.<br / data-end="1587" data-start="1584"> * Support the health, safety and environment function through SharePoint and repository management, review of health and safety flags, committee administration, information requests and record maintenance.<br / data-end="1795" data-start="1792"> * Assist with monitoring, reviewing and updating corporate policies, including annual reviews, amendments and ad-hoc updates.<br data-start="1920" / data-end="1923"> * Support the review of stakeholder feedback and customer complaints, liaising with internal teams to aid resolution and assisting with the development, tracking and reporting of action plans.</p><p data-start="2117" data-end="2139">Qualifications </p><p data-end="2329" data-start="2141">* Degree in a relevant discipline such as construction, engineering, quality management or business administration.<br data-start="2256" / data-end="2259"> * Agile/Scrum/Prince2/Lean Six Sigma advantageous</p><p data-end="2360" data-start="2331">Experience and Skills </p><p data-start="2362" data-end="3024">* Strong organisational and administrative skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.<br data-end="2476" / data-start="2473"> * High attention to detail and a structured approach to work.<br data-start="2537" data-end="2540" /> * Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders.<br data-start="2641" data-end="2644" /> * Experience in research, documentation preparation and reporting.<br data-end="2713" / data-start="2710"> * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.<br data-start="2760" data-end="2763" /> * Familiarity with ISO standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.<br / data-end="2841" data-start="2838"> * Experience supporting audits, compliance activities and liaison with internal or external auditors.<br data-start="2942" data-end="2945" /> * Confidence using digital systems, SharePoint and management system platforms.</p><p data-start="3026" data-end="3046">What the Role Offers</p><p data-end="3363" data-start="3048">This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation with a strong focus on governance, quality and continuous improvement. The role offers exposure across multiple business functions and the chance to develop experience in compliance, management systems and health and safety within a supportive team environment.</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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjEzNDczLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<h2 data-start="180" data-end="203"> </h2><p>As a <strong data-end="1519" data-start="1492">Purchase Ledger Analyst</strong>, you will be a key member of the finance team responsible for ensuring integrity, accuracy, and timeliness in purchase ledger processing across a network of aesthetic clinics. This role blends essential <strong data-start="1718" data-end="1745">business-as-usual (BAU)</strong> accounting functions with <strong data-start="1772" data-end="1801">deep-dive analytical work</strong>, identifying process inefficiencies and contributing to continuous improvement of financial operations and controls. Your work will directly support financial accuracy, operational efficiency, and cross-clinic financial consistency within a dynamic, people-focused healthcare environment.</p><p>This is a temporary role until end of June. </p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">You will manage the end-to-end purchase ledger function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier transactions. The role also involves analytical and investigative work to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for process improvement across the accounts payable function.</p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">This role is remote, but will also involve some travel to clinics which may involve an overnight stay, likely once a month. </p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">Key requirements: </p><ul><li>Available immediately </li><li>Located in the Northwest as this is where the manager is located</li><li>Good solid end to end purchase ledger experience</li><li>Reliable, good communication skills, strong Excel skills</li></ul><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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjYxMDAzLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<strong>Location:</strong> Telford, UK<br><strong>Contract:</strong> Interim, 3-6 Months<br><strong>Day Rate:</strong> £300-£400 per day <br><strong>Industry:</strong> Construction/Services (SME)<br><p> </p><p><strong>Overview:</strong><br />Privately owned construction/services business seeking an experienced Interim Financial Controller for a hands-on, business-critical role. The successful candidate will take ownership of day-to-day finance operations, support strategic growth, and partner with operational leaders to deliver insight and maintain robust financial control across the UK business.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead all accounting and finance operations, ensuring robust revenue recognition, cost of sales accounting, and accuracy of P&L and balance sheet reporting.</li><li>Own the monthly close process, preparation of statutory accounts, and support the external audit process.</li><li>Oversee management reporting, budgeting,forecasting, aligning operational performance with strategic financial plans.</li><li>Design, strengthen, and implement internal controls and process improvements as the company scales.</li><li>Work closely with senior leadership and operations managers to model and analyse profit margins by depot, job type, and region.</li><li>Manage relationships with external accountants, outsourced payroll providers, and tax compliance partners.</li><li>Ensure compliance with all UK regulatory requirements, support finance projects and business improvement initiatives as needed.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Ideal Candidate: </strong></p><ul><li>ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified</li><li>Experience as a Financial Controller in a UK construction SME.</li><li>Proven track record in month end reporting, audit, and hands on process improvement.</li><li>Exceptional communication skills with the ability to partner cross functionally.</li><li>Able to thrive in a dynamic SME environment, flexible, pragmatic, and delivery oriented.</li></ul><br><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/VGluby5GcmVldGguNTgxMjUuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half is supporting a leading provider of healthcare services, supporting both public and private sector organisations across the UK. As part of a growing and forward-thinking organisation, you'll be joining a team dedicated to delivering excellence and efficiency in everything it does. </p><p>The business is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Assistant to support the growing finance function. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, has a strong eye for accuracy, and takes pride in keeping financial processes running smoothly.</p><p>Working closely with the accountant and Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the following: </p><br><br>What You'll Do<br><br><ul data-end="1273" data-start="607"><li data-start="607" data-end="697"><p data-start="609" data-end="697">Prepare customer sales invoices, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.</p></li><li data-end="808" data-start="698"><p data-start="700" data-end="808">Process supplier invoices from receipt through to posting, including handling pre-payments where required.</p></li><li data-end="911" data-start="809"><p data-end="911" data-start="811">Manage travel expenses and staff reimbursement claims, ensuring compliance with internal policies.</p></li><li data-start="912" data-end="1055"><p data-end="1055" data-start="914">Oversee the daily management of the centralised finance mailbox, ensuring all correspondence is appropriately filed and processed promptly.</p></li><li data-start="1056" data-end="1163"><p data-start="1058" data-end="1163">Collaborate closely with finance team members to provide general administrative and accounting support.</p></li><li data-end="1273" data-start="1164"><p data-end="1273" data-start="1166">Contribute to the smooth running of office operations and take on ad hoc finance-related tasks as needed.</p></li></ul><p>This role will suit someone who is looking for a nice role within a feel good company where you will work a small and friendly team. This role will not suit anyone looking to study, this is a finance administrative role and will suit someone looking for a good work/life balance. </p><p>Applications will only be considered if you reach the following criteria:</p><ul><li data-end="1394" data-start="1307"><p data-end="1394" data-start="1309">Minimum of 1 year's experience in a similar finance or accounting support role</p></li><li data-end="1394" data-start="1307">Hands on ERP system experience ( Dynamics 365 Business Central advantageous)</li><li data-end="1394" data-start="1307"><p data-end="1394" data-start="1309">Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently</p></li><li data-start="1307" data-end="1394">Organised, dependable with the ability to juggle multiple priorities</li></ul><ul><li>Positive, pro-active team player with excellent communication skills</li><li data-start="1459" data-end="1533"><p data-start="1461" data-end="1533">Strong IT skills including Excel, Microsoft Office.</p></li></ul><p>This role is offering hybrid working with the requirement of being in the office in Manchester city centre. </p><p>Only candidates who live in the Northwest and are able to demonstrate a stable and reliable work history will be considered for this role. </p><p> </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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjEwMjIxLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
