<p>Are you a commercially minded professional with a flair for strategic pricing and financial analysis? Our client, a market leader based in Leeds, is seeking an experienced Pricing Manager to join their team and play a crucial role in driving business success.</p><p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Deal Structuring & Pricing Strategy:</strong> Lead the development and delivery of competitive pricing strategies for complex deals.</li><li><strong>In-depth Analysis:</strong> Conduct comprehensive pricing, cost and margin analysis to support key commercial decisions.</li><li><strong>Tender Support:</strong> Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven insights and pricing recommendations as part of bid and tender processes.</li><li><strong>Process Improvement:</strong> Drive continuous improvement in pricing processes and tools to maximise business outcomes.</li><li><strong>Stakeholder Engagement:</strong> Work closely with both internal and client-facing teams, influencing decision-making at all levels.</li></ul><p><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></p><ul><li>Demonstrable pricing, finance business partnering, or analytical experience, ideally in a client-facing or commercially focused environment.</li><li>Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and an ability to interpret and analyse complex data.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.</li><li>Proficiency with pricing tools and advanced Excel; experience in process improvement would be beneficial.</li></ul><p><strong>Why join?</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary of £65,000-£75,000 plus an attractive benefits package.</li><li>Hybrid and flexible working that supports work-life balance.</li><li>Join a forward-thinking, supportive team within a leading business.</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/bHVrZS5jcm93dGhlci4xMzIzNy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Financial Controller</strong></p><p><strong>PE‑backed Manufacturing Business | Barnsley</strong></p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £65,000 - £75,000 + £5,000 car allowance + bonus<br /> <strong>Hybrid working - minimum 3 days onsite</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting are recruiting for a <strong>Financial Controller</strong> to join a high‑growth, <strong>Private Equity‑backed manufacturing business</strong> in Barnsley.</p><p>Following a period of significant expansion through acquisition, the business is now entering its next phase, professionalising the finance function, embedding stronger controls, and creating meaningful financial insight to support operational and strategic decision‑making.</p><p> </p><p>This is a <strong>senior, hands‑on Number 1 finance role on site</strong>, ideally suited to a commercially minded Financial Controller who enjoys building, improving and influencing, rather than inheriting a finished product.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, with a dotted line to a European Finance Director, the Financial Controller will have full ownership of the UK finance function and play a key role in shaping the business as it continues to scale.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Financial Leadership & Reporting:</strong> Full responsibility for monthly management accounts, statutory reporting and compliance across UK entities.</li><li><strong>Controls & Process Improvement:</strong> Review, implement and embed appropriate financial controls and processes aligned to PE ownership.</li><li><strong>Systems & Transformation:</strong> Lead the implementation of a new finance system and drive improvements in reporting, data quality and insight.</li><li><strong>Budgeting & Forecasting:</strong> Rebuild budgeting and forecasting processes, including cash flow management and liquidity planning.</li><li><strong>Operational & Commercial Finance:</strong> Act as a key business partner to operations and supply chain, with a focus on costing, margins, inventory and manufacturing performance.</li><li><strong>Leadership & Stakeholder Management:</strong> Support and develop a small transactional finance team and work closely with senior stakeholders, including PE investors where required.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</li><li>Proven experience in a <strong>change‑led finance role</strong>, ideally within a growing or acquiring business.</li><li>Track record of implementing <strong>new systems, controls and processes</strong>.</li><li>Strong commercial and operational mindset with the confidence to partner at MD level.</li><li>Comfortable operating as a <strong>Number 1 on site</strong> while reporting into a group or regional structure.</li><li>Manufacturing and/or PE‑backed experience is beneficial but <strong>not essential</strong>.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>£65,000 - £75,000 base salary</li><li>£5,000 Car allowance</li><li>Annual bonus</li><li>Hybrid working (minimum 3 days onsite)</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>Genuine opportunity to grow the role as the business scales</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjA1OTM0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>Financial Controller</strong></p><p><strong>PE‑backed Manufacturing Business | Sheffield </strong></p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £65,000 - £75,000 + £5,000 car allowance + bonus<br /><strong>Hybrid working - 3 days onsite</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting are recruiting for a <strong>Financial Controller</strong> to join a high‑growth, <strong>Private Equity‑backed manufacturing business</strong> in Sheffield.</p><p>Following a period of significant expansion through acquisition, the business is now entering its next phase, professionalising the finance function, embedding stronger controls, and creating meaningful financial insight to support operational and strategic decision‑making.</p><p> </p><p>This is a <strong>senior, hands‑on Number 1 finance role on site</strong>, ideally suited to a commercially minded Financial Controller who enjoys building, improving and influencing, rather than inheriting a finished product.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, with a dotted line to a European Finance Director, the Financial Controller will have full ownership of the UK finance function and play a key role in shaping the business as it continues to scale.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Financial Leadership & Reporting:</strong> Full responsibility for monthly management accounts, statutory reporting and compliance across UK entities.</li><li><strong>Controls & Process Improvement:</strong> Review, implement and embed appropriate financial controls and processes aligned to PE ownership.</li><li><strong>Systems & Transformation:</strong> Lead the implementation of a new finance system and drive improvements in reporting, data quality and insight.</li><li><strong>Budgeting & Forecasting:</strong> Rebuild budgeting and forecasting processes, including cash flow management and liquidity planning.</li><li><strong>Operational & Commercial Finance:</strong> Act as a key business partner to operations and supply chain, with a focus on costing, margins, inventory and manufacturing performance.</li><li><strong>Leadership & Stakeholder Management:</strong> Support and develop a small transactional finance team and work closely with senior stakeholders, including PE investors where required.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</li><li>Proven experience in a <strong>change‑led finance role</strong>, ideally within a growing or acquiring business.</li><li>Track record of implementing <strong>new systems, controls and processes</strong>.</li><li>Strong commercial and operational mindset with the confidence to partner at MD level.</li><li>Comfortable operating as a <strong>Number 1 on site</strong> while reporting into a group or regional structure.</li><li>Manufacturing and/or PE‑backed experience is beneficial but <strong>not essential</strong>.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>£65,000 - £75,000 base salary</li><li>£5,000 Car allowance</li><li>Annual bonus</li><li>Hybrid working (minimum 3 days onsite)</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>Genuine opportunity to grow the role as the business scales</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjIxMzk0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.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><strong>Finance Analyst / Costing Business Partner</strong></p><p><strong>Leeds </strong></p><p>An excellent opportunity has arisen for a driven finance professional with strong manufacturing costing experience and excellent business partnering skills. This role plays a key part in supporting operational teams, improving cost visibility, and driving informed commercial decision‑making across the business.</p><p>Reporting into the Finance Director, you'll work closely with production, operations and supply chain teams to provide accurate costing, insightful analysis and proactive financial support.</p><p>Key Responsibilities: </p><ul><li>Assist with product costing, standard costs and cost‑of‑manufacture analysis</li><li>Partner with operational and production teams to support decision‑making</li><li>Analyse variances (material, labour, overheads) and provide clear, actionable insight</li><li>Support budgeting, forecasting and margin analysis</li><li>Provide financial insight to improve efficiency, reduce waste and support continuous improvement initiatives</li><li>Produce clear reporting and present findings to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders</li></ul><p>Requirements: </p><ul><li>Proven costing experience gained within a manufacturing environment </li><li>Confident working closely with operational teams and influencing decision‑making</li><li>Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail</li><li>Commercial mindset with the ability to challenge and support operational colleagues </li><li>QBE or part-qualified AAT/ CIMA / ACCA</li></ul><p>What's on offer: </p><ul><li>£40,000- £45,000k basic salary </li><li>A range of benefits </li><li>Future career progression </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/cmViZWNjYS5tY2xhcnR5LjMxNjM3LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
