<p>Robert Half are pleased to be partnering with an established organisation based in <strong>Kidlington</strong> to recruit a <strong>Senior Management Accountant</strong> (Finance Manager). The Senior Management Accountant will receive a base salary up to <strong>£56,300</strong> along with an attractive benefits package including <strong>mostly remote working</strong>; 1-2 days a week in the office max.</p><p> </p><p>This role is in the <strong>public sector</strong>; however, the hiring manager has <strong>no preference</strong> between <strong>public and private sector</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>This role will have 3 direct reports. <strong>Strong leadership</strong> is highly desirable for the role.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Primary responsibilities; </strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Own the month-end process, ensuring timetables are adhered to and producing accurate management accounts and reporting packs, including outturn and commentary, within agreed SLAs.</li><li>Oversee compliance and income generation, leading on grant returns and working with business leads to ensure accuracy, meet deadlines and maximise cost recovery opportunities.</li><li>Ensure relevant financial analysis, information requests and statutory returns are completed accurately and within deadlines.</li><li>Maintain and update the fixed asset register to support year-end close, ensuring compliance with capital policies and accounting standards.</li><li>Manage, develop and coach direct reports, setting clear objectives, supporting personal development and recognising achievements.</li><li>Review balance sheet reconciliations to ensure financial controls are maintained.</li><li>Support the preparation of annual accounts and external audit, assisting the Finance Operations Manager in delivering the year-end timetable.</li><li>Ensure financial processes and procedures are followed, proactively identifying improvements and supporting continuous development, systems enhancements and upskilling across the team.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key experience and attributes; </strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Qualified/Part-qualified accountant to maintain professional standards and continuous development. Or qualified by experience.</li><li>Extremely analytical with strong Excel skills and the ability to interpret and analyse data, identifying and highlighting trends to infer meaning and facilitate action.</li><li>Proven line management experience and ability to coach and mentor staff.</li><li>Good communication and co-ordination skills with a customer-focused and results driven mentality.</li><li>Strong presentational skills and the ability to explain financial results and outputs to senior management.</li><li>Demonstrable experience of leading and supporting change and driving process improvement.</li><li>Demonstrate attention to detail and taking ownership of outputs.</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/Sm9yZGFuLldlc3QuNzAzNDMuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h2 data-pm-slice="1 3 []">Assistant Accountant - Temporary Role </h2><p><strong>Robert Half Ltd are pleased to be working with a business based in Bicester that are looking for an Assistant Accountant</strong> to join a finance team on a temporary basis.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Details</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Bicester</p></li><li><p><strong>Start Date:</strong> Within the next week</p></li><li><p><strong>Contract:</strong> Temporary, with the potential to become permanent</p></li><li><p><strong>Salary:</strong> Up to £37,000</p></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Process purchase and sales invoices and maintain accurate financial records</li><li>Perform bank reconciliations</li><li>Assist with accounts receivable</li><li>Support month-end and year-end processes</li><li>Prepare financial reports and analysis as required</li><li>Resolve finance-related queries and support the wider finance team</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Previous experience in an accounts or finance role.</li><li>Previous reconciliation experience</li><li>Ideally used Xero (if not similar)</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/RWxsZW4uQ2h1bmcuOTQ4ODIuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h1 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Assistant Financial Accountant</h1><p><strong>Leicester City Centre | Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the office | Up to £40,000</strong></p><p><strong>Ready for a role that will genuinely move your finance career forward?</strong></p><p>If you're actively studying towards your ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification and want more than just another month-end role, this could be exactly the opportunity you've been waiting for.</p><p>Robert Half is partnering with an established, high-performing business to recruit an Assistant Financial Accountant into its finance team.</p><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical accounting experience, get closer to financial reporting at group level and build the skills that will set you up for your next career move.</p><p>You'll gain exposure across statutory reporting, group submissions, financial controls and tax, working alongside an experienced reporting team where the quality of your work really matters.</p><h3>What makes this opportunity stand out?</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>Real technical development:</strong> Get involved in the preparation of statutory accounts, financial statements and supporting schedules.</p></li><li><p><strong>Group-level exposure:</strong> Contribute to periodic group reporting and consolidation submissions, developing your understanding of how financial information comes together.</p></li><li><p><strong>Broader accounting experience:</strong> Gain exposure to tax returns, reconciliations and external regulatory reporting.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ownership and responsibility:</strong> Take responsibility for reconciliations, reporting checks and financial control evidence, ensuring accuracy and integrity across the numbers.</p></li><li><p><strong>Make things better:</strong> Work with financial systems and data, identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes and reduce manual work.</p></li><li><p><strong>Flexibility:</strong> Enjoy hybrid working, with just two days a week in the Leicester City Centre office.</p></li></ul><h3>What will you be doing?</h3><p>You'll play an important role in the financial reporting process, supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and ensuring financial information is accurate, complete and ready for review.</p><p>Your responsibilities will include:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Preparing statutory accounts schedules, disclosures and supporting financial analysis.</p></li><li><p>Supporting group reporting and consolidation submissions, investigating and resolving discrepancies.</p></li><li><p>Preparing external statistical and regulatory returns to strict deadlines.</p></li><li><p>Completing balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and supporting documentation.</p></li><li><p>Supporting tax return preparation and associated reconciliations.</p></li><li><p>Extracting and analysing financial data, helping to improve reporting processes and systems.</p></li></ul><h3>What are we looking for?</h3><p>We're looking for someone with a solid grounding in financial accounting who is keen to develop their technical expertise.</p><p>You'll ideally have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Experience in a financial accounting, assistant accountant or similar role.</p></li><li><p>Be actively studying towards ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with a genuine commitment to completing your qualification.</p></li><li><p>Good understanding of financial accounting principles and reconciliations.</p></li><li><p>Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.</p></li><li><p>A methodical approach, strong attention to detail and the confidence to investigate discrepancies.</p></li><li><p>The ambition to take on more responsibility and develop within a technically focused finance role.</p></li></ul><h3>The details</h3><p><strong>Salary:</strong> Up to £40,000 depending on experience<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Leicester City Centre<br /><strong>Working pattern:</strong> Full-time, hybrid working with 2 days a week in the office<br /><strong>Qualification:</strong> Actively studying ACA, ACCA or CIMA</p><h3>Interested?</h3><p>If you're looking for a role that will broaden your technical accounting experience, give you exposure beyond the ledger and support your progression towards qualification, I'd love to hear from you.</p><p>Apply today or contact Robert Half for a confidential conversation.</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/ZW1tYS5sbGV3ZWxseW4uNTIyNjcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p dir="ltr"> </p> <br><h1 dir="ltr">Finance & Payroll Accounts Assistant - TEMP TO PERM</h1><p dir="ltr"><strong>Hours:</strong> 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday<br /> <strong>Location:</strong> Bourton-on-the-Water<br /> <strong>Salary:</strong> Up to £35,000<br /> <strong>Working pattern:</strong> Office-based, with some flexibility around start and finish times</p><h2 dir="ltr">The Role</h2><p dir="ltr">We are looking for an organised and detail-focused <strong>Finance & Payroll Accounts Assistant</strong>. The role combines responsibility for accurate weekly payroll preparation with finance, accounts and general administrative support.</p><p dir="ltr">The key focus is compiling, checking and validating employee hours before weekly payroll is processed. This is <strong>not an end-to-end payroll position</strong>; payroll processing, tax and final payroll preparation are handled by an established payroll specialist.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p dir="ltr">Compile and validate weekly employee hours, including variable hours, pay rates, sickness, holidays and other payroll adjustments.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Review time-recording information and compare reports across multiple systems.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Investigate discrepancies, missing or incorrect information and liaise with managers to resolve issues.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Ensure payroll data is accurate, complete and correctly allocated ahead of the weekly payroll deadline.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Support Finance with payroll reporting, reconciliations, financial records and general accounts administration.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Handle relevant cash, petty cash and payment administration.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Maintain accurate payroll, financial and employee records, spreadsheets and internal systems.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Respond to payroll, finance and employee queries professionally, working collaboratively with Finance, HR and management.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Provide general administrative support to the wider business as required.</p></li></ul><h2 dir="ltr">What We're Looking For</h2><ul><li><p dir="ltr">Previous payroll experience, with a proven understanding of payroll processes and experience collating and/or checking payroll data.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Strong Excel skills, including confidence working with formulas, checking formula accuracy and analysing spreadsheets.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Experience analysing data from multiple systems or reports and confidently interrogating information to identify discrepancies or errors.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Understanding of hours worked, pay rates, gross pay, deductions, net pay, holiday, sickness and different working arrangements.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Experience in basic finance and accounts administration, including maintaining financial records, reconciliations and cash-related queries.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Excellent attention to detail, numerical accuracy and a methodical approach.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Comfortable working to a weekly payroll cycle and fixed deadlines while maintaining accuracy in a busy environment.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of deadlines.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Good communication skills and confidence liaising with employees and managers.</p></li></ul><h2 dir="ltr">Working Arrangements</h2><p dir="ltr">The position is predominantly <strong>office-based, Monday to Friday</strong>, with some flexibility around start and finish times, provided business requirements and weekly payroll deadlines are met.</p><p dir="ltr">The role works across <strong>Finance, HR and management</strong>, requiring effective communication and collaboration.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Benefits</h2><ul><li><p dir="ltr">Competitive salary up to £35,000.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">20 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Pension scheme.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Lifestyle benefits and retail discounts.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Employee Assistance Programme.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Career development opportunities.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Option to purchase additional annual leave.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Cycle-to-work scheme.</p></li></ul><h2 dir="ltr">To Be Considered</h2><p dir="ltr">Please email me the following information:</p><ul><li><p dir="ltr">How many years' payroll experience you have.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Your level of Excel experience.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Your location and how you would travel to Bourton-on-the-Water.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Your salary expectations.</p></li><li><p dir="ltr">Your availability to start.</p></li></ul><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/bGlzYS5oYXl3YXJkLjQ1MzkzLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p></p><p>We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead a busy purchase ledger function, ensuring efficient processing of supplier payments, strong financial controls, and exceptional stakeholder service. The successful candidate will drive process improvements, support operational efficiencies, and lead a high-performing team within a fast-paced environment.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead, develop, and manage the Accounts Payable team, ensuring high levels of performance, accuracy, and service delivery.</li><li>Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time.</li><li>Manage regular supplier payment runs and maintain strong cash flow controls.</li><li>Ensure all purchasing and expenditure transactions comply with company policies, procedures, and financial controls.</li><li>Perform monthly ledger reconciliations and support the preparation of management accounts.</li><li>Reconcile supplier statements and investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly.</li><li>Produce spend analysis and supplier reporting, providing meaningful commentary and recommendations to finance leadership.</li><li>Identify and implement process improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and operational efficiencies across the finance function.</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners.</li><li>Act as a key contact for internal and external audits, ensuring compliance and accuracy of financial records.</li><li>Maintain accurate financial data and ensure robust controls are in place across the accounts payable function.</li><li>Support the ongoing development of finance systems and processes to enhance reporting and operational effectiveness.</li><li>Deliver a high standard of customer service, resolving queries efficiently and professionally.</li></ul><h3>Person Specification</h3><ul><li>Previous experience managing an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger team.</li><li>Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, controls, and reconciliations.</li><li>Experience working with ERP/finance systems and producing management information.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.</li><li>Proven ability to drive process improvements and deliver operational efficiencies.</li><li>Strong attention to detail with a proactive and problem-solving approach.</li><li>Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.</li></ul><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/SmVzc2ljYS5NdXNncmF2ZS4yMzQ5Mi4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p></p><h1>Interim Assistant Accountant</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> Birmingham (Hybrid)<br /> <strong>Contract:</strong> 3-6 Months Interim<br /> <strong>Rate:</strong> Competitive</p><h2>The Role</h2><p>We are recruiting an Interim Assistant Accountant to support a busy finance team during a period of increased workload. This is a hands-on role supporting month-end, reconciliations and payroll processing.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Assist with monthly management accounts preparation.</li><li>Perform balance sheet and bank reconciliations.</li><li>Post journals, accruals and prepayments.</li><li>Support month-end and year-end activities.</li><li>Process payroll using <strong>Sage Payroll</strong>.</li><li>Manage starters, leavers, pension submissions and payroll queries.</li><li>Support VAT returns and audit requirements.</li><li>Assist with cashflow reporting and financial analysis.</li></ul><h2>Candidate Requirements</h2><ul><li>Previous experience as an Assistant Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant.</li><li>Experience using <strong>Sage Payroll</strong> is essential.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and reconciliation experience.</li><li>AAT qualified, studying ACCA/CIMA, or qualified by experience.</li><li>Available at short notice and able to hit the ground running.</li></ul><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for a varied interim assignment within a supportive and fast-paced environment.</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/SmF5LkJob2phbmkuNzA2NjAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">