28 results for Financial Controller in Preston, Lancashire

Finance Business Partner

Leeds, West Yorkshire
remote
Permanent
60000 - 70000 GBP / Yearly
<p>Robert Half is delighted to be partnering with a growing business to recruit a Finance Business Partner for a brand-new role within their finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong commercial finance experience who is looking to join a business in growth mode and take on a highly visible, value-adding position.</p><p>This role will suit someone who is confident working closely with stakeholders across the business, enjoys turning financial and operational data into meaningful insight, and is passionate about driving business performance and continuous improvement. With significant exposure to senior leaders and involvement in strategic projects, this position offers excellent scope for progression and development.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Partnering with key stakeholders across the business to support decision-making</li><li>Providing insightful analysis to help drive commercial and operational performance</li><li>Taking ownership of P&L reporting and performance review</li><li>Preparing and delivering business performance presentations to senior stakeholders</li><li>Interpreting complex financial and operational data to provide clear, actionable insight</li><li>Supporting and leading strategic projects across the business</li><li>Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives across finance and wider business processes</li><li>Supporting budgeting, forecasting and planning activities</li></ul><p><strong>About you:</strong></p><ul><li>Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)</li><li>Proven commercial finance experience in a business partnering or value-add finance role</li><li>Strong stakeholder management and communication skills</li><li>Highly analytical, with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insight</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment</li><li>Proactive, commercially minded and keen to influence decision-making</li><li>Motivated by the opportunity to join a growing business in a newly created role</li></ul><p><strong>What's on offer:</strong></p><ul><li>Salary of £60,000 - £70,000</li><li>Hybrid working</li><li>Brand-new role with excellent visibility across the business</li><li>Opportunity to work on strategic projects and influence key business decisions</li><li>Strong career progression opportunities for the right candidate</li><li>Supportive and ambitious 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/bHVrZS5jcm93dGhlci40NDcyMy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-06-01T09:14:53Z

Information Security Programme Lead

Leeds, West Yorkshire
remote
Contract
600 - 625 GBP / Daily
<h2 data-section-id="xbq4cp" data-end="330" data-start="260"><strong data-end="328" data-start="263">Information Security Programme Lead (Security Transformation)</strong></h2><p data-start="332" data-end="539">Robert Half are supporting a global consulting firm to source an experienced Information Security Programme Lead to join a critical Security Transformation programme within a complex, evolving environment.This is a senior, CISO-facing role focused on driving delivery, bringing structure, and realising value from existing security capabilities across people, process, and technology - not just deploying new tools.</p><h3 data-start="758" data-end="784" data-section-id="14fn9z"><strong data-start="762" data-end="784">Assignment Details</strong></h3><ul><li>Initial contract length: 6 months (likely extension)</li><li>Location: Leeds (2-3 days onsite per week)</li><li>Start date: ASAP (2-3 week onboarding)</li><li>Engagement: c. £600-£650 p/day via FCSA accredited umbrella company</li></ul><h3 data-end="1024" data-section-id="1cg918x" data-start="1003"><strong data-start="1007" data-end="1024">Role Overview</strong></h3><p data-start="1026" data-end="1200">You will take ownership of a broad, multi-stream Security Transformation programme, working directly with the CISO to drive delivery across a fragmented set of initiatives. The environment requires someone who can bring clarity, prioritisation, and momentum enabling security SMEs to focus on delivery rather than programme overhead. The focus is on maturing existing capabilities, improving adoption, and embedding sustainable operating models aligned to frameworks such as NIST.</p><h3 data-start="1521" data-end="1549" data-section-id="165gfiz"><strong data-start="1525" data-end="1549">Key Responsibilities</strong></h3><ul><li>Lead delivery of a multi-stream Information Security Transformation programme across multiple workstreams</li><li>Own and drive the Security Transformation Roadmap, ensuring clear prioritisation and delivery outcomes</li><li>Bring structure and pace to a complex environment, removing blockers and driving accountability across teams</li><li>Establish and run programme governance, reporting, and RAID management at senior stakeholder level</li><li>Coordinate delivery across key domains including IAM (SailPoint), PAM, DLP, and technology risk/control functions</li><li>Ensure security tools and controls are effectively implemented, optimised, and delivering measurable value</li><li>Embed NIST-aligned practices across Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover domains</li><li>Drive process and governance maturity, ensuring security services are operationalised and sustainable</li><li>Develop and track KPIs to measure security maturity, adoption, and risk reduction</li><li>Collaborate across Security Operations, GRC, Architecture, and IT to ensure alignment and integration</li><li>Manage dependencies, risks, and resource constraints across multiple delivery streams</li><li>Support and lead delivery teams, enabling effective execution across squads and stakeholders</li></ul><h3 data-start="2772" data-end="2799" data-section-id="1olrjqp"><strong data-end="2799" data-start="2776">Experience Required</strong></h3><ul><li>Proven experience leading Information Security or Security Transformation programmes in complex environments</li><li>Strong exposure across IAM (SailPoint), PAM, and broader security control domains</li><li>Experience working within or delivering against NIST or similar frameworks</li><li>Track record of driving delivery in less structured or evolving environments</li><li>Strong understanding of how to operationalise security capabilities across people, process, and technology</li><li>Experience managing multiple workstreams or delivery squads</li><li>Ability to operate confidently at CISO and senior stakeholder level</li><li>Strong stakeholder management with the ability to challenge, influence, and drive outcomes</li></ul><h3 data-section-id="xl9znq" data-end="3526" data-start="3492"><strong data-end="3526" data-start="3496">Qualifications (Desirable)</strong></h3><ul><li>CISSP, CISM, CRISC or similar</li><li>Agile / Delivery certifications (SAFe, Scrum, Prince2, PMP)</li><li>Cloud or security certifications (Azure, AWS, Microsoft Security, Identity platforms)</li></ul><h3 data-end="3746" data-section-id="o20c5v" data-start="3716"><strong data-start="3720" data-end="3746">Additional Information </strong>If successful, you will be required to complete standard financial and criminal background checks, along with references.</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/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS4zMjk4NC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
2026-04-28T08:38:24Z

Accounts Assistant

Leeds, West Yorkshire
remote
Permanent
35000 - 40000 GBP / Yearly
<p></p><h3>Accounts Assistant</h3><p>Leeds | £30,000 - £35,000 | Study Support Available</p><p>Robert Half Accountancy and Finance is partnering with a fast-growing, forward-thinking manufacturing business based in Leeds to recruit a motivated and ambitious Accounts Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their finance career who is looking to develop, take ownership, and progress quickly within a supportive environment.</p><h3>The Role:</h3><p>You'll play a key role in the day-to-day finance function, gaining exposure across all areas while working closely with a knowledgeable finance team.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Processing purchase and sales invoices</li><li>Supporting with bank reconciliations and cash posting</li><li>Assisting with month-end close and management accounts</li><li>Managing supplier queries and reconciliations</li><li>Supporting credit control and collections</li><li>Getting involved in process improvements and ad hoc projects</li></ul><h3>About You:</h3><ul><li>Ambitious, driven, and keen to build a career in finance</li><li>Previous Accounts Assistant experience in a similar role </li><li>Ideally studying (AAT / ACCA / CIMA) or planning to start</li><li>Strong attention to detail with good organisational skills</li><li>Confident communicator with a proactive approach</li></ul><h3>What's on Offer</h3><ul><li>£30,000 - £35,000 salary</li><li>Study support and clear progression pathway</li><li>Exposure to a broad fast paced finance role </li><li>Supportive, collaborative team environment</li><li>Opportunity to grow with a high-performing, expanding business</li><li>Free car parking </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/cmViZWNjYS5tY2xhcnR5LjExNDUwLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-06-05T15:38:55Z