<p><strong>Engagement Overview</strong></p><p>Robert Half have partnered with a growing organisation based in South London who are looking for an experienced PeopleSoft Finance Consultant to join on a contract basis. This role is suited to a hands on specialist who can step in quickly, provide stability across core finance processes, and support ongoing system transition activities.</p><p><strong>IR35: Outside IR35</strong></p><p><strong>Length: Initial 6 months</strong></p><p><strong>Office Attendance: 2/3 days a week in their South London Office</strong></p><p>Core Requirements</p><ul><li>Strong background in PeopleSoft Finance, specifically 8.4, with deep understanding of General Ledger functionality.</li><li>Strong problem solving and analytical skills, able to take ownership of complex functional issues.</li><li>Confident communicator who can collaborate with both finance stakeholders and IT teams.</li><li>Competent in SQL for troubleshooting and data validation.</li><li>Solid grasp of finance operations and how the GL interacts with AP, AR, and Procurement.</li></ul><p><strong>Nice-to-Have</strong></p><ul><li>Familiarity with additional modules such as AR, Inventory, Asset Management, Project Costing.</li><li>Understanding of financial processes, accounting concepts, and VAT (UK/EU).</li><li>Experience working with ITSM/incident management platforms.</li></ul><p><strong>Contractor Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee day‑to‑day support and stability of PeopleSoft GL, ensuring any issues are identified and resolved promptly.</li><li>Serve as the subject matter expert for GL processes including journals, allocations, intercompany, reconciliations, and reporting.</li><li>Handle incidents, queries, and service requests related to GL activity.</li><li>Investigate escalations and coordinate with technical teams when required.</li><li>Provide support to areas that connect into GL (AP/AR/PO).</li><li>Partner with finance users to troubleshoot issues and drive resolutions; delegate work to offshore teams where appropriate.</li><li>Assist with VAT‑related updates or any cross‑module changes.</li><li>Contribute to testing cycles across both PeopleSoft and SAP environments.</li><li>Troubleshoot issues in development and production systems.</li><li>Complete high-level checks during month‑end and year‑end to ensure batch processes run successfully.</li><li>Build strong working relationships with business users, helping with reporting requirements, audits, and enhancement requests.</li><li>Gather requirements and produce documentation as needed.</li><li>Work closely with the wider regional and global PeopleSoft teams as well as internal IT.</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/QWxleC5IaWxsLjUxODYwLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<h3 data-path-to-node="3"><strong data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="3">The Company</strong></h3><p data-path-to-node="4">My client is a private equity-owned Global Consulting Group currently navigating a high-growth phase. As they prepare for a strategic private equity exit in 2026, they are seeking a sharp, commercially-minded Financial Controller to join their leadership team. The organisation prides itself on a collaborative, fast-paced environment where innovation is encouraged, and every team member has a direct impact on the Group's collective success.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="5">The Role</h3><p data-path-to-node="6">Reporting directly into the Group Finance Director, the Financial Controller will be a pivotal figure in driving financial excellence and operational improvement across the Group. This is a high-visibility role where you will work hand-in-hand with Managing Directors and senior leaders to influence profitability and accelerate the Group's strategic vision.</p><p data-path-to-node="6"> </p><p data-path-to-node="7"><strong data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="7">Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul data-path-to-node="8"><li><p data-path-to-node="8,0,0">Financial Reporting & Control: Own the end-to-end monthly and quarterly reporting cycles (P&L, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet) and lead seamless external audits.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,1,0">Strategic Business Partnering: Uncover the "story behind the numbers" through deep-dive profitability analysis to guide executive decision-making.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,2,0">Exit Readiness: Support the Group FD on board-level reporting, financial modeling, and ensuring the Group is prepared for a milestone 2026 exit.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,3,0">Process Transformation: Lead the charge in strengthening controls and pioneering automation to future-proof the finance function.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,3,0">Team Leadership: Directly manage and empower a junior finance team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and agility.</p></li></ul><h3 data-path-to-node="9"><strong data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="9">Your Profile</strong></h3><p data-path-to-node="10">The client is looking for a "savvy" and proactive candidate who thrives in a growth-driven, private equity setting. You should be comfortable with change and possess the gravitas to challenge and support senior stakeholders.</p><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0">Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0">Experience: Minimum of 2 years of people management experience is essential.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0">Background: A proven track record in audit or professional services; experience within a PE-backed environment or exit-readiness projects is highly desirable.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0">Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of UK GAAP/IFRS and advanced Excel/financial modeling skills.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,4,0">Attributes: Proactive, collaborative, and hands-on, with a flair for translating complex data into actionable strategy.</p></li></ul><h3 data-path-to-node="12"><strong data-index-in-node="0" data-path-to-node="12">Salary and Benefits</strong></h3><p data-path-to-node="13">The Group offers a highly competitive package designed to reward high performance and support a healthy work-life balance:</p><ul data-path-to-node="14"><li><p data-path-to-node="14,0,0">Base Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,1,0">Bonus: 15% discretionary performance-related bonus (based on individual and company performance).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,2,0">Holiday: 26 days annual leave (rising to 27 after two years) + bank holidays + an additional paid day off for your birthday.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,3,0">Working Model: Hybrid and flexible working environment (2 days per week in the Hammersmith office).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,4,0">Financial Security: Life assurance (4x salary), income protection, and a matched company pension (up to 4-5%).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,5,0">Health & Wellbeing: Healthcare cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and a flexible benefits allowance (usable for private medical, dental, gym memberships, or extra holiday).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="14,6,0">Additional Perks: Electric vehicle scheme (post-probation), payment of professional membership fees, and various lifestyle discounts.</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/SmVybWFpbmUuTHluY2guNTg3MTAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Site Reliability Engineer Lead (SRE) - AWS | Observability | Incident Management</strong></p><p>Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an interim <strong>SRE Lead</strong> for a major financial services engagement. This role will focus on improving platform reliability, stabilising production environments, and embedding best-in-class SRE practices across a complex, high-availability estate.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>£500-£550 p/day</strong> via PAYE <strong>PLUS additional 12.07% daily holiday pay on top.</strong> (employer's NI & tax deducted at source - unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees)</li><li><strong>Initial 6 month contract</strong></li><li><strong>Hybrid </strong>working - <strong>2-3 days per week in the City of London</strong></li><li><strong>Start date</strong>: c.2-4 week turnaround with anticipated start date with onboarding paperwork of w/c 01/05</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and improve <strong>incident management processes</strong> (detection, triage, escalation, resolution)</li><li>Drive <strong>major incident response (P1/P0)</strong> and post-incident reviews (blameless postmortems)</li><li>Define and implement <strong>SRE principles</strong> including SLIs, SLOs, SLAs and error budgets</li><li>Build and enhance <strong>observability frameworks</strong> across metrics, logs and tracing</li><li>Drive <strong>automation and reduction of manual toil</strong> across operational processes</li><li>Implement <strong>runbooks, playbooks and operational readiness standards</strong></li><li>Work closely with engineering, platform and security teams to embed reliability into delivery</li><li>Support the design of <strong>resilient, highly available systems</strong> (failover, DR, multi-region)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Skills & Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Proven experience in <strong>SRE, DevOps or Platform Engineering roles</strong> within complex environments</li><li>Strong hands-on experience with <strong>incident management and production support at scale</strong></li><li>Deep experience with <strong>observability tooling</strong> (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, OpenTelemetry)</li><li>Solid experience with <strong>AWS cloud environments</strong> (EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, etc.)</li><li>Experience with <strong>CI/CD pipelines, automation and Infrastructure as Code</strong> (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>system reliability, performance and resilience engineering principles</strong></li><li>Experience working in <strong>regulated or high-availability environments</strong> (financial services preferred)</li></ul><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li>Experience with <strong>chaos engineering or resilience testing</strong></li><li>Exposure to <strong>AIOps or intelligent automation frameworks</strong></li><li>Experience transitioning or improving <strong>outsourced / offshore support models</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>All candidates will be required to complete standard screening checks including Right to Work, financial background checks and last 5 years referencing.</strong></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/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS40MjIzMi4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Interim AWS Security Architect - Financial Services</strong></p><p>Robert Half is supporting a global consulting firm in engaging an experienced <strong>AWS Security Architect</strong> as an interim associate to support a large-scale cloud security programme for a major financial services organisation. This role will focus on <strong>deep AWS application and infrastructure security</strong>, working closely with engineering teams and AWS as a strategic partner to design and secure cloud-native platforms.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Start</strong>: c. 2-3 week onboarding lead time</li><li><strong>Location</strong>: Primarily remote, with flexibility for occasional days in the City of London</li><li><strong>Contract Duration</strong>: Initial 6-month contract (strong likelihood of extension)</li><li><strong>Day Rate</strong>: £<strong>600 p/day PAYE + 12.07%</strong> via PAYE (Employer's NI & tax deducted at source - no umbrella company admin fees)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Experience Needed:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong experience as an <strong>AWS Security Architect</strong> within financial services (ideally banking)</li><li>Proven track record designing and securing <strong>AWS-native applications</strong> (not just governance or oversight)</li><li>Deep expertise in <strong>container security</strong>, particularly EKS and service mesh environments</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>AWS network security</strong>, including VPC design, segmentation, firewalling, and Direct Connect</li><li>Experience working directly with <strong>AWS as a supplier</strong>, providing independent security assurance and challenge</li><li>Ability to operate at both <strong>low-level design (LLD)</strong> and enterprise architecture levels</li></ul><p><strong>Desirable Experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience within <strong>low-latency or trading environments</strong></li><li>Exposure to <strong>AWS Outposts</strong> design and security</li><li>Familiarity with <strong>DevSecOps and IaC security controls</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Additional Information: Candidates will be subject to full financial and criminal background checks</strong></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/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS40MTc3OS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Ping Identity IAM Architect (Principal Level) - Financial Services</strong></p><p>Robert Half (an S&P 500 company) is supporting a global consulting firm as they engage an interim associate to support their end client on a high-profile Identity & Access Management programme within Financial Services. This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering a centralised Identity Provider (IDP) capability across multiple externally facing applications, with a focus on Ping Identity technologies and modern authentication protocols.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Day Rate: £600-6650 per day + 12.07%</strong> additional holiday pay (via PAYE model - gross basic rate with additional pay, no umbrella fees and employer's NI & tax already deducted at source so no further deductions)</li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Hybrid(occasional London presence if required)</li><li><strong>Duration</strong>: Initial 6 months (April-September) with strong likelihood of extension</li><li>April-June: c.2 days per week (design & advisory) then July-September: c.3 days per week (hands-on delivery)</li></ul><p><strong>Scope of Work</strong></p><ul><li>Provide architectural leadership across multiple IAM initiatives within Markets and Workspace programmes</li><li>Define and shape a centralised IDP strategy leveraging Ping Identity stack</li><li>Lead design discussions across OIDC/OAuth2-based authentication services</li><li>Support design and rollout of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) capabilities including POC and user impact considerations</li><li>Contribute to upgrade strategy from PingAM 7.x to 8.x (EOL driven)</li><li>Work closely with internal teams to align solutions with existing AWS-hosted architecture and CI/CD pipelines</li><li>Provide hands-on support during implementation phase within development environments</li></ul><p><strong>Experience Needed:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong experience as a Principal / Lead IAM Architect within complex enterprise environments</li><li>Deep expertise across Ping Identity suite (PingAM, PingDS, ideally PingFederate)</li><li>Proven delivery of OIDC / OAuth2 authentication frameworks at scale</li><li>Experience designing and implementing MFA solutions across customer-facing platforms</li><li>Strong understanding of IAM architecture within AWS environments</li><li>Experience working in Financial Services or regulated environments</li><li>Ability to operate both at strategic design level and hands-on technical delivery</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Pre-Engagement Checks: </strong>Able to provide 2 recent professional references & Willing to undergo financial and criminal background checks</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/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS4zOTE4NS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
