<p><strong>Finance Controller</strong></p><p>Are you looking to join a progressive, purpose‑driven organisation in a senior finance leadership role?</p><p><strong>Robert Half are delighted to be partnered with Enroly and Ecctis on this pivotal role</strong>, offering a unique opportunity to work across two innovative and growing organisations operating at the forefront of international education and technology.</p><p><strong>About Enroly & Ecctis</strong><br /> Ecctis is a globally recognised leader in the evaluation of international qualifications and skills, working with governments, universities and employers worldwide to support global mobility and education standards.</p><p>Enroly is a fast‑growing technology business transforming how universities manage international student compliance and onboarding, delivering a seamless and secure student experience through its innovative platform.</p><p>Together, they offer a dynamic and collaborative environment with a strong sense of purpose. As an <strong>Employee Ownership Trust</strong>, the organisations promote a culture where employees are genuinely invested in the success of the business, with a shared commitment to innovation, inclusivity and continuous improvement.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong><br /> This is a high‑impact Finance Controller role, responsible for leading the finance function across both organisations. You will play a key role in driving financial performance, strengthening controls and providing strategic insight to support continued growth.</p><p>Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee a team and act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of accurate financial reporting, robust governance and commercial insight.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead, develop and manage the finance team, driving performance and continuous improvement</li><li>Oversee all core finance operations, including ledgers, payroll, VAT and regulatory reporting</li><li>Deliver monthly management accounts with clear, insightful commentary for leadership</li><li>Own budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning across the group</li><li>Ensure strong financial controls, compliance and successful delivery of audit processes</li><li>Provide commercial insight, partnering with the business on performance, pricing and cost optimisation</li><li>Support strategic decision‑making and deputise for the Finance Director when required</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p><strong>Qualifications & Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)</li><li>Proven experience in a senior finance leadership or controller role</li><li>Strong technical knowledge across financial reporting, controls, tax and audit</li><li>Experience managing and developing finance teams</li><li>Track record of improving systems, processes and financial performance</li></ul><p><strong>Skills & Attributes</strong></p><ul><li>Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills</li><li>Results‑driven with a proactive, solutions‑focused approach</li><li>High attention to detail and strong governance focus</li><li>Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment</li></ul><p><strong>Salary and Benefits</strong><br /> A competitive salary of up to £70,000, alongside a comprehensive benefits package and hybrid working. This is a fantastic opportunity to join collaborative, forward‑thinking organisations where you can make a genuine impact and play a key role in shaping future growth.</p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong><br /> For further information or to apply, please contact Andy Troup on 0117 993 5404 or email your CV</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/QW5keS5Ucm91cC42NTg3MS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p></p><p><strong>Day Rate:</strong> £700-£900 per day <br /> <strong>Location:</strong> Midlands / Hybrid<br /> <strong>Contract Length:</strong> 6-12 Months</p><h2>The Opportunity</h2><p>Our client, a high-growth private equity-backed business, is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support the executive leadership team through a period of growth, transformation, and value creation.</p><p>This is a highly commercial role requiring an individual who can operate at pace, challenge and influence senior stakeholders, and provide meaningful insights to drive performance. The successful candidate will have previous experience working within PE-backed environments and understand the demands of investor-led businesses, including cash generation, EBITDA improvement, KPI focus, and strategic decision support.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Act as a trusted business partner to the CFO, CEO, and operational leadership teams.</li><li>Lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.</li><li>Deliver insightful financial analysis to improve business performance and profitability.</li><li>Develop and enhance KPI reporting, dashboards, and management information.</li><li>Identify opportunities for margin improvement, operational efficiencies, and cost reduction.</li><li>Support board reporting, investor updates, and value creation initiatives.</li><li>Build robust financial models to support strategic decision-making and business cases.</li><li>Provide commercial challenge and recommendations to senior stakeholders.</li><li>Support M&A activity, acquisition integration, and transformation projects where required.</li><li>Drive accountability across budget holders and operational management teams.</li><li>Partner closely with FP&A, commercial, operational, and finance teams to ensure delivery against objectives.</li></ul><h2>Candidate Profile</h2><ul><li>Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).</li><li>Proven Senior Finance Business Partnering experience.</li><li>Strong background within Private Equity-backed, investor-led, or high-growth businesses.</li><li>Experience supporting executive teams and board-level stakeholders.</li><li>Demonstrable track record of improving business performance and delivering tangible commercial outcomes.</li><li>Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.</li><li>Advanced Excel skills with experience of Power BI or similar reporting tools.</li><li>Experience working within complex, fast-paced environments undergoing growth or change.</li></ul><h2>Key Skills</h2><ul><li>Commercially astute and highly analytical.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and influencing ability.</li><li>Strong communication and presentation skills.</li><li>Comfortable operating in ambiguous and changing environments.</li><li>Ability to quickly understand key business drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Hands-on approach with a willingness to roll up sleeves and deliver.</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/SmF5LkJob2phbmkuNzc0NzYuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h1>Commercial Controller | Manufacturing | Dudley</h1><p><strong>Up to £70,000 + benefits | Permanent | Hybrid - 3 days on site</strong></p><h3>This isn't a month-end role.</h3><p>If your background is in <strong>commercial finance, finance business partnering or commercial analysis</strong>, and you enjoy being close to the decisions that drive a manufacturing business forward, this could be an opportunity worth exploring.</p><p>I'm working exclusively on a newly created <strong>Commercial Controller</strong> position within a growing manufacturing business that has recently been acquired and is now part of a much larger European corporate group.</p><p>The business is growing quickly - with an ambitious plan to <strong>double turnover over the next three years</strong> - and finance is becoming increasingly influential in how the site makes commercial decisions.</p><p>This is a <strong>hands-on, commercially focused role</strong>, partnering directly with the Site Managing Director and wider leadership team, with a dotted line into Group Finance.</p><h3>What will make you stand out?</h3><p>You will already have a strong <strong>commercial finance / business partnering background</strong> and be comfortable challenging the numbers rather than simply reporting them.</p><p>I'm particularly interested in people who have experience with:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Commercial forecasting and financial modelling</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Pricing, margin and profitability analysis</strong></p></li><li><p>Challenging assumptions around <strong>sales, volumes, customer opportunities and cost</strong></p></li><li><p>Working closely with Sales, Operations and senior leadership</p></li><li><p>Turning financial data into <strong>commercial decisions and actions</strong></p></li><li><p>Manufacturing, FMCG, retail or another commercially driven environment</p></li><li><p><strong>Private label</strong>, retailer relationships or customer-specific pricing</p></li><li><p>Acquisition, integration or bringing a business into a larger group structure</p></li></ul><p>You might currently be a <strong>Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance Analyst, Senior Commercial Analyst or similar</strong>, and see this as the opportunity to step into a broader Commercial Controller position.</p><h3>What this role isn't</h3><p>This isn't a traditional Financial Controller or Management Accountant position.</p><p>If your experience is primarily <strong>month-end, statutory reporting and financial control</strong>, without significant commercial partnering, forecasting, pricing or margin exposure, this probably won't be the right fit.</p><p>We're looking for someone who wants to be <strong>part of the commercial conversation</strong> - someone who can ask the difficult questions, spot an opportunity in the numbers and help the leadership team make better decisions.</p><h3>Why now?</h3><p>The business is at an interesting point in its growth.</p><p>Following a recent acquisition, it is becoming part of a much larger international group while retaining significant opportunity at site level. There is a genuine chance for the right person to influence how the finance function supports that growth, rather than simply stepping into an established process.</p><p><strong>Up to £70,000</strong>, hybrid working with <strong>three days on site in Dudley</strong>, plus benefits.</p><p>If you're currently working in <strong>commercial finance or finance business partnering within manufacturing, FMCG or retail</strong>, I'd be interested in speaking with you.</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/ZW1tYS5sbGV3ZWxseW4uMzE3MTQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half is partnering with a leading UK sustainability business to recruit a Finance Business Partner. You'll work side by side with operational and commercial leaders on the decisions that matter, in a role with real visibility and influence.</p><ul><li><strong>Finance Business Partner </strong></li><li><strong>Permanent </strong></li><li><strong>Bicester (Hybrid working - 2 days onsite per week, with occasional travel to other sites)</strong></li><li><strong>£60,000 + £6,500 car allowance + performance bonus</strong></li></ul><p><strong>The role</strong></p><p>You'll partner with site operations, commercial teams and senior management, making sure they understand how the business is performing against targets and which levers they can pull to improve it. Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Providing insightful business partnering on EBITDA, operating cash flow and capex</li><li>Producing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and investment appraisals to agreed timetables</li><li>Presenting financial information to finance and non-finance colleagues</li><li>Upholding the accuracy and integrity of financial information, with strong controls and governance</li><li>Identifying risks and opportunities, and working with senior stakeholders to deliver results</li><li>Evaluating projects and capital expenditure, including post-project appraisals</li><li>Supporting wider consolidated analysis and reporting across the group</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><ul><li>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or actively studying and close to qualifying</li><li>Degree qualified or equivalent</li><li>Strong management accounting and business analysis skills</li><li>Advanced Excel, with Power BI experience highly desirable</li><li>Commercial experience, with a track record of building strong relationships with non-finance managers and budget holders</li><li>A confident communicator who can influence and challenge the business</li><li>Experience of capex, investment appraisal and large, matrixed organisations is desirable</li><li>Full driving licence, with travel to site 2 days per week and occasional travel to other locations</li></ul><p><strong>What's in it for you</strong></p><ul><li>£60,000 base salary, plus a £6,500 car allowance and a performance-related bonus</li><li>Generous pension, with the employer matching your contributions up to 7%</li><li>Healthcare cash plan with private health insurance included, covering dependent children</li><li>24/7 confidential employee assistance helpline and a full wellbeing programme</li><li>Gym membership discounts of up to 17% at over 3,000 clubs</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme, with up to £1,000 of bike and equipment</li><li>Employee discounts on shopping, holidays, dining out, cinema and more</li><li>Payroll giving to support the charity of your choice</li><li>A supportive, collaborative culture that values continuous improvement and personal development</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/Y2hhcmxpZS5odW50ZS40Mzc3OC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<h1 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Finance Business Partner - FP&A</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> Milton Keynes<br /><strong>Salary:</strong> £70,000-£75,000 + bonus<br /><strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Hybrid, 3 days in the office and 2 from home</p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a successful international organisation to recruit a commercially astute Finance Business Partner to join its FP&A team.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified finance professional with strong FP&A experience, combining financial reporting, profitability analysis and forecasting with the opportunity to influence business performance and support commercial decision-making.</p><p>Working closely with sales, commercial and senior finance stakeholders, you'll provide meaningful financial insight, take ownership of key reporting processes and contribute to improved business performance across the organisation.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Own the preparation of monthly segmental profitability reporting, working with general managers and responding to queries on business performance.</p></li><li><p>Work with the wider FP&A team to develop financial reporting that delivers meaningful insight and supports better decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Partner with sales, commercial and other functional teams, using financial analysis to challenge performance and identify opportunities to improve business outcomes.</p></li><li><p>Own working capital forecasts and 13-week cash flow forecasts, providing visibility of cash flow and working capital performance.</p></li><li><p>Take ownership of financial reporting system processes, including loading actual results, budgets and forecasts into OneStream.</p></li><li><p>Respond independently to ad hoc reporting and analysis requests from regional and global finance teams.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to wider FP&A activities, supporting financial planning, forecasting and performance management.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Candidate Requirements</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.</p></li><li><p>Previous experience in FP&A, commercial finance or a similar finance business partnering role.</p></li><li><p>Big Four experience or training would be advantageous.</p></li><li><p>Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical and reporting capabilities.</p></li><li><p>Experience with enterprise financial systems</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.</p></li><li><p>A proactive, commercially minded individual who can work independently, manage competing priorities and take ownership of deliverables.</p></li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer?</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Salary of £70,000-£75,000 plus bonus.</p></li><li><p>Hybrid working, with three days per week in the Milton Keynes office.</p></li><li><p>Private medical and dental plan options.</p></li><li><p>Pension and additional employee benefits.</p></li><li><p>Birthday day off and increasing annual leave entitlement with service.</p></li><li><p>Employee discounts, wellbeing perks and ongoing development opportunities.</p></li></ul><p>This is an opportunity to join an international organisation in a broad FP&A role, combining profitability reporting, financial systems ownership, working capital forecasting and commercial business partnering.</p><p>If you're a qualified finance professional looking for your next move, please get in touch with Robert Half for a confidential discussion.</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/YmhhdmluLmtvdGVjaGEuODc2NTQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h2><strong>Temporary Finance Officer Role </strong><br />Wantage | Initially 2 - 3 months<br />£20 per hour | Temporary</h2><p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half Ltd are pleased to be working with an organisation based in Wantage that are looking for a someone to provide financial support across multiple sites on a temporary basis. </p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p><p>🔹 Budget preparation, forecasting and monthly budget monitoring<br /> 🔹 Revenue and capital reporting and variance analysis<br /> 🔹 Monthly payroll monitoring and reconciliation<br /> 🔹 Purchase ledger, purchase orders and banking<br /> 🔹 Month-end journals including accruals, prepayments and deferred income<br /> 🔹 Supporting procurement and ensuring value for money<br /> 🔹 Providing financial support to Headteachers and senior finance stakeholders<br /> 🔹 Ensuring compliance with relevant finance, VAT and reporting requirements</p><p> </p><p><strong>About you:</strong></p><p>🔹 Experience in month end reporting, handling transactional finance <br /> 🔹 Excellent attention to detail and organisation<br /> 🔹 Confident communicating with non-finance stakeholders</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/RWxsZW4uQ2h1bmcuMTI3NTIuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half are pleased to be partnering with a <strong>manufacturing organisation</strong> based at <strong>Milton Park (Didcot)</strong> to recruit a <strong>Group Financial Controller</strong>. The Group Financial Controller will receive a salary between <strong>£80,000-£100,000</strong> along with other attractive benefits including <strong>hybrid remote working.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Primary responsibilities; </strong></p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Group Consolidation</strong>: Oversee the monthly consolidation process, ensuring accurate and timely group financial reporting across multiple entities.</li><li><strong>Intercompany Accounting</strong>: Manage intercompany reconciliations, transactions and balances, ensuring accuracy and appropriate controls across the group.</li><li><strong>Stock & Manufacturing Accounting</strong>: Oversee inventory accounting, stock valuation and manufacturing costs, ensuring accurate financial reporting and effective controls.</li><li><strong>Financial Reporting</strong>: Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, delivering accurate management and statutory reporting.</li><li><strong>Tax & Audit</strong>: Take ownership of the group's tax compliance and external audit processes, managing relationships with external advisors and ensuring all statutory obligations are met.</li><li><strong>Financial Controls</strong>: Develop, maintain and improve financial processes, systems and internal controls across the group.</li><li><strong>Leadership</strong>: Lead, develop and mentor the finance team, setting clear objectives and fostering a high-performing finance function.</li><li><strong>Business Partnering</strong>: Work closely with senior leadership and operational stakeholders, providing financial insight and supporting strategic business decisions.</li><li><strong>Continuous Improvement</strong>: Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, processes and systems, driving greater efficiency and consistency across the group.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key experience and attributes; </strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with significant experience in a senior financial control position.</li><li>Strong experience of group consolidation and multi-entity reporting.</li><li>Thorough understanding of intercompany accounting and reconciliations.</li><li>Previous experience working within a stock-based, manufacturing or product-led environment.</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge, including inventory valuation and manufacturing costs.</li><li>Experience managing external audits, tax compliance and relationships with professional advisors.</li><li>Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate a finance team.</li><li>Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at senior management level.</li><li>A proactive and hands-on approach, with the ability to balance operational responsibilities with wider strategic priorities.</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/Sm9yZGFuLldlc3QuMjU0OTcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h1>Finance Business Partner</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> Beaconsfield<br /><strong>Salary:</strong> Up to £65,000 (12 month Fixed Term Contract)<br /><strong>Working pattern:</strong> Full-time, hybrid</p><h2>About the Role</h2><p>An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join a busy finance function, supporting teams across the organisation with financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and commercial decision-making.</p><p>This role would suit a qualified finance professional looking to develop their business partnering experience, build strong stakeholder relationships and provide meaningful financial insight to support business performance.</p><p>Working closely with colleagues across Finance and operational teams, you will help improve financial visibility, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to manage costs, improve efficiency and support investment decisions.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p>Support the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning process.</p></li><li><p>Analyse financial performance against budget, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.</p></li><li><p>Prepare monthly management reporting, financial commentary and performance updates.</p></li><li><p>Work with stakeholders across the business to understand financial performance and cost drivers.</p></li><li><p>Assist with business cases, investment appraisals and financial modelling.</p></li><li><p>Support the monitoring of expenditure, overheads and capital investment.</p></li><li><p>Provide financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and controls.</p></li><li><p>Work collaboratively with colleagues across Finance to ensure accurate and consistent reporting.</p></li><li><p>Build effective relationships with non-finance stakeholders, helping them understand financial results and make informed decisions.</p></li></ul><h2>About You</h2><p>You will be a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders across different areas of a business.</p><p>You will ideally have:</p><ul><li><p>Experience in a Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, FP&A or similar finance role.</p></li><li><p>Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting.</p></li><li><p>Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse and interpret financial data.</p></li><li><p>The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Good commercial awareness and an interest in understanding business performance.</p></li><li><p>Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.</p></li><li><p>A proactive approach, with the confidence to question assumptions and suggest improvements.</p></li><li><p>Experience working with P&L reporting, cost analysis and financial controls.</p></li></ul><p>ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification is desirable.</p><h2>What's on Offer?</h2><ul><li><p>Salary of up to £65,000.</p></li><li><p>Hybrid working.</p></li><li><p>The opportunity to develop your finance business partnering and commercial finance experience.</p></li><li><p>Exposure to a broad range of stakeholders and business activities.</p></li><li><p>The opportunity to contribute to financial planning, performance improvement and decision-making.</p></li></ul><p>If you are looking to take the next step in your finance career and develop your commercial business partnering skills, we would welcome your application.</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/THVrZS5FZGdlY29tYmUuMDc0NDQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half are delighted to be partnering with a leading investment management business focused investment opportunities across international markets. With continued growth and expansion across multiple jurisdictions, the organisation is seeking an experienced Group Treasury Manager to lead the development of its group-wide treasury function and support its long-term strategic ambitions.</p><p>This is a high-profile opportunity within a highly regarded Corporate Finance team, reporting directly to senior finance leadership. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening treasury governance, liquidity management, banking relationships, forecasting capability and treasury reporting across a complex international group structure.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>You will take ownership of the Group Treasury function, helping to design and implement a scalable treasury operating model that supports continued business growth. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, Investment, Operations and Executive leadership, you will drive best practice treasury management, enhance financial controls and deliver valuable insight to support strategic decision-making.</p><p>This is a broad and commercially focused position that combines treasury expertise, governance, process improvement and strategic influence within a dynamic and growing international business.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the development and enhancement of a scalable, best-in-class Group Treasury function.</li><li>Develop and maintain treasury policies covering liquidity, investments, risk management and governance.</li><li>Manage cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning and funding requirements across the Group.</li><li>Support financing initiatives, working capital requirements and strategic growth opportunities.</li><li>Build forecasting models and scenario analysis covering acquisitions, refinancing, dividends and stressed liquidity events.</li><li>Oversee banking relationships, banking platforms, mandates and payment controls.</li><li>Monitor treasury risks including liquidity, counterparty, foreign exchange and interest rate exposures.</li><li>Lead treasury reporting for senior management, Executive Committee and other key stakeholders.</li><li>Drive automation, process optimisation and improvements to treasury systems and reporting infrastructure.</li><li>Act as the primary contact for treasury-related internal audit, external audit and regulatory reviews.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>ACT qualified or equivalent treasury professional qualification preferred.</li><li>Proven treasury leadership experience gained within a corporate, financial services, investment management or multi-entity environment.</li><li>Strong expertise in cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and treasury reporting.</li><li>Experience developing treasury policies, governance frameworks and internal controls.</li><li>Strong understanding of banking operations, treasury systems and payment controls.</li><li>Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.</li><li>Commercially minded with a proactive approach to driving change and continuous improvement.</li><li>Strong analytical and modelling skills, with advanced Excel capability.</li><li>Experience operating within an international group structure would be highly advantageous.</li></ul><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Salary up to £100,000</li><li>Annual performance bonus</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>Hybrid working model</li><li>Exposure to senior executive stakeholders</li><li>Significant opportunity to shape and develop a growing treasury function</li><li>Dynamic, collaborative and high-performing environment </li></ul><p>This represents an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious treasury professional seeking to take ownership of a strategically important function within a growing international investment management business. To learn more about this opportunity, please apply or contact Robert Half for a confidential discussion.</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/T2xpLkNhbXBiZWxsLjYwMDM5LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<h1> </h1><p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced <strong>Financial Controller</strong> to join an <strong>employee-focused SME business</strong>, forming part of an international group. This role is based in South Birmingham</p><p>Based within the UK entity, you will take <strong>full ownership of the UK finance function</strong>, reporting directly to the <strong>Managing Director</strong> and working closely with the wider international Group.</p><p>This is a broad and commercially focused role, with responsibility for the full finance function, financial strategy, reporting, controls, cash flow and team leadership. You will provide financial insight to the MD and senior management team, while also supporting wider business decision-making.</p><p>Alongside finance, the role will have responsibility for areas including <strong>payroll, HR support and quality management processes</strong>, making this an excellent opportunity for a senior finance professional looking for genuine ownership and influence within an SME environment.</p><h3>Financial Leadership & Strategy</h3><ul><li>Take <strong style="font-size: 8pt;">full ownership of the UK finance function</strong>, ensuring the effective delivery of all financial activities.</li><li>Report directly to the <strong style="font-size: 8pt;">Managing Director</strong>, providing clear financial insight and commercial advice.</li><li>Develop and implement the financial strategy in line with UK business objectives and wider Group requirements.</li><li>Prepare and deliver <strong style="font-size: 8pt;">quarterly financial reporting to the international Group</strong>.</li><li>Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning processes.</li><li>Monitor financial performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and cost management.</li></ul><h3>Financial Reporting & Compliance</h3><ul><li>Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts and financial reports.</li><li>Produce financial statements and support the annual audit process.</li><li>Oversee statutory reporting, tax requirements and financial compliance.</li><li>Manage the preparation and submission of corporate tax returns and other financial filings.</li><li>Ensure the UK entity complies with relevant accounting standards and financial regulations.</li><li>Liaise directly with HMRC, auditors, banking partners and other external stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Cash Flow & Working Capital</h3><ul><li>Take overall responsibility for UK cash flow management.</li><li>Monitor working capital and liquidity.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve cash flow and minimise financial risk.</li><li>Oversee supplier payments and financial authorisation processes.</li></ul><h3>Group Reporting</h3><ul><li>Act as the key finance contact for the UK entity in relation to Group reporting.</li><li>Prepare and submit quarterly financial information to Group within agreed deadlines.</li><li>Ensure UK financial information is accurate, complete and aligned with Group requirements.</li><li>Work collaboratively with international finance colleagues and senior stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Team Leadership</h3><ul><li>Lead, manage and develop the finance and accounts team.</li><li>Oversee the day-to-day activities of the accounts and administration function.</li><li>Support recruitment, training and development within the team.</li><li>Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and accountability.</li></ul><h3>Business Partnering</h3><ul><li>Work closely with the MD and senior management team to support commercial decision-making.</li><li>Provide financial insight across different areas of the business.</li><li>Monitor performance against budgets and agreed targets.</li><li>Provide recommendations around investment and business decisions.</li></ul><h3>Additional Responsibilities</h3><p>The role will also provide support across a number of wider business functions, including:</p><ul><li>HR and payroll oversight.</li><li>Supporting ISO 9001-related processes and continuous improvement.</li><li>Working with operational teams to collect and analyse business data.</li></ul><p><strong>Personal profile</strong></p><ul><li><strong style="font-size: 8pt;">CIMA, ACA or an equivalent accounting qualification.</strong></li><li>Strong experience preparing management accounts and financial statements.</li><li>Previous experience leading or managing a finance team.</li><li>Strong knowledge of accounting standards and financial procedures.</li><li>Experience dealing with external auditors, HMRC and banking providers.</li><li>Strong commercial awareness and business partnering skills</li></ul><p>Salary - Up to £80k, plus bonus and fantastic benefits </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/Y2hhcmxvdHRlLmJlYXR0aWUuNzQxNTIuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p></p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a leading financial services organisation to recruit an exceptional Finance Director.</p><p></p><p>This is a high-profile leadership role sitting at the heart of the organisation, with responsibility for driving financial performance, shaping strategic direction, and supporting the sustainable growth of the business. Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, the successful candidate will provide commercial insight, strategic challenge, and operational leadership across all aspects of finance.</p><p>The role offers a blend of strategic influence and hands-on leadership, requiring an individual who can balance long-term business objectives with robust financial governance, risk management, and performance improvement.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead the finance function across financial reporting, planning, treasury, tax, forecasting, and compliance activities.</li><li>Deliver high-quality financial analysis and insight to support business strategy and commercial decision-making.</li><li>Partner with senior leaders to identify opportunities for growth, profitability improvement, and operational efficiency.</li><li>Develop and enhance management information, performance reporting, and business intelligence capabilities.</li><li>Optimise cash flow, capital deployment, and funding arrangements to support business objectives.</li><li>Establish meaningful financial and operational metrics to monitor business performance and drive accountability.</li><li>Ensure effective financial controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance standards are maintained.</li><li>Assess business risks and support informed decision-making across commercial and operational activities.</li><li>Lead, develop, and inspire a capable finance team, creating a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.</li><li>Drive transformation initiatives, leveraging technology, automation, and data analytics to improve efficiency and effectiveness.</li><li>Act as a strategic partner to the executive team, providing challenge, guidance, and financial leadership.</li></ul><h3>Candidate Profile</h3><ul><li>Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).</li><li>Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role, ideally within financial services, or a similarly regulated environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of financial reporting, planning, treasury management, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance.</li><li>Experience supporting executive-level decision-making through commercial insight and strategic analysis.</li><li>Proven track record of leading teams through change, transformation, and business growth.</li><li>Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at Board and executive level.</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where both strategic thinking and operational delivery are required.</li><li>Passionate about automation, and data to enhance business performance.</li></ul><h3>What's on Offer</h3><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance leader to join a well-established and growing organisation in a role with genuine strategic influence. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future direction of the business while leading a high-performing finance function and driving commercial success across the business.</p><br><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £120,000 - £140,000 + Bonus, Car allowance and additional benefits </p><p> </p><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/amFjay5jb253YXkuNDIzNjcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Title: </strong>Senior Head of Finance</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Birmingham</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> Competitive + Benefits</p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>Robert Half are a retained search partner for a market leading, UK-based professional services organisation seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Head of Finance</strong> to lead a significant finance function supporting a diverse portfolio of clients and business operations.</p><p>This is a highly visible leadership position, responsible for driving financial performance, governance, reporting excellence, service delivery, and continuous improvement across a complex and growing operation. Working closely with senior leadership, you will play a key role in shaping strategy, commercial outcomes, and ensuring best-in-class financial processes and controls.</p><p>The role offers an opportunity to lead an established team while driving transformation, process optimisation, and service excellence in a client-focused environment.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Strategic Leadership</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the overall finance strategy, operating model, and service delivery framework.</li><li>Partner with executive leadership to support business growth and operational performance.</li><li>Build strong relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Support commercial initiatives, business development activity, and client presentations.</li><li>Act as the senior point of escalation for complex financial matters.</li></ul><p><strong>Control & Governance</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure robust financial governance, controls, and risk management processes are maintained.</li><li>Oversee compliance with regulatory requirements, professional standards, and internal policies.</li><li>Manage internal and external audit relationships.</li><li>Monitor and mitigate financial and operational risks.</li><li>Deliver high-quality governance reporting to senior leadership.</li></ul><p><strong>Reporting & Commercial </strong></p><ul><li>Drive the production of accurate, timely, and commercially focused management information.</li><li>Develop meaningful financial reporting, KPIs, and performance dashboards.</li><li>Support strategic decision-making through insightful financial analysis.</li><li>Translate complex financial information for both financial and non-financial stakeholders.</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership </strong></p><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop a sizeable finance team.</li><li>Foster a high-performance culture built on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Support succession planning, talent development, and professional qualifications.</li><li>Ensure appropriate resource planning and organisational capability to support future growth.</li></ul><p><strong>Transformation</strong></p><ul><li>Champion finance transformation initiatives and operational improvements.</li><li>Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve controls, and enhance efficiency.</li><li>Drive the adoption of technology, automation, and data-driven decision making.</li><li>Lead change programmes that improve service delivery and commercial performance.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>We are seeking a commercially minded finance leader who combines strong technical expertise with exceptional stakeholder management and leadership capability.</p><p>You will ideally possess:</p><ul><li>ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.</li><li>Significant senior finance leadership experience within a complex environment.</li><li>Proven experience leading large finance teams through growth and change.</li><li>Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, risk management, and compliance.</li><li>Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders both internally and externally.</li><li>A track record of delivering operational improvement, transformation, and process optimisation initiatives.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.</li><li>Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>A critical leadership role within a growing and ambitious organisation.</li><li>Significant exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making.</li><li>Opportunity to shape the future direction of a large finance function.</li><li>Strong career progression potential.</li><li>Competitive salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits package</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/amFjay5jb253YXkuMzgxNzUuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>My client is a leading global safety technology business operating as a key unit within a prestigious FTSE 100 group. Specialised in manufacturing critical safety systems for high-risk, harsh operational environments, they operate across multiple international sites. Based out of North West London, they are looking to hire a sharp, commercially minded Finance Manager to take ownership of month-end operations and drive financial controls.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this position manages a team of three and sits at the center of daily finance activities. You will take complete ownership of the month-end close process while acting as a key commercial partner to operational departments across the business.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Leading and mentoring a team of three junior finance staff across core general ledger, AP, and AR functions.</li><li>Owning the month-end close process, ensuring all journals, reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments are completed accurately.</li><li>Partnering with heads of department to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support business performance.</li><li>Managing monthly management reporting, variance analysis, and key performance trends for senior stakeholders.</li><li>Overseeing Group consolidation reporting and assisting with rolling monthly forecasts and annual budgeting.</li><li>Maintaining robust financial controls and acting as the primary point of contact for external audits.#</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Your Profile</strong></p><p>To excel in this role, you will be a qualified finance professional with experience in fast-paced commercial environments and a track record of effective team leadership.</p><p>Essential criteria:</p><ul><li>Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).</li><li>Proven experience managing or supervising junior finance staff.</li><li>Strong background in fast-paced commercial settings (manufacturing or engineering experience is advantageous, though not essential).</li><li>Hands-on expertise across month-end routines, balance sheet controls, and group reporting.</li><li>Available at short notice or currently on a brief notice period.</li><li>Confident communicator with the gravitas to business partner across non-finance departments.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum</li><li>Working Model: Hybrid model with 3 days per week on-site in North West London (Hendon/Kingsbury area with free on-site parking)</li><li>Package: Full corporate benefits package backed by a FTSE 100 group, with strong career development prospects</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/SmVybWFpbmUuTHluY2guMTE2ODguMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys getting into the detail, understanding what drives profitability and working closely with operational teams to improve business performance?</p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a growing, private equity-backed business to recruit a Senior Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established finance team in a role that combines hands-on management accounting, manufacturing cost control and commercial business partnering, with scope to improve processes and the quality of financial reporting.</p><p>Based in West Drayton, you'll work closely with the Financial Controller, Finance Director and operational stakeholders, helping the business maintain strong financial control while supporting informed commercial decision-making.</p><h3>The role</h3><p>This is a varied, hands-on position where you'll take ownership of financial reporting at an individual works order and programme level, ensuring costs, revenue and margins are accurately monitored and reported.</p><p>Key responsibilities will include:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Maintaining works order financials, including revenue recognition, invoicing, costs, gross margins and cash flow.</p></li><li><p>Monitoring costs against budgets and original bid estimates, investigating variances and challenging assumptions where necessary.</p></li><li><p>Reviewing estimates to complete and forecasting the final cost and profitability of individual programmes.</p></li><li><p>Working closely with Operations to understand cost, scope and schedule movements, identifying risks and opportunities to improve performance.</p></li><li><p>Producing meaningful monthly management information, variance analysis and profitability reporting.</p></li><li><p>Supporting budgeting, forecasting and wider FP&A activities, providing detailed financial inputs at programme level.</p></li><li><p>Analysing direct labour efficiency, productivity, inventory movements and potential stock obsolescence.</p></li><li><p>Coordinating customer invoicing and helping resolve overdue payments.</p></li><li><p>Supporting month-end close, statutory accounts, external audit and relevant R&D expenditure credit submissions.</p></li><li><p>Identifying practical opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and controls.</p></li></ul><h3>About you</h3><p>You'll be a qualified accountant who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with a practical, hands-on approach. You're comfortable working through the detail, investigating issues and partnering with non-finance colleagues to understand what the numbers are really telling you.</p><p>We're particularly interested in candidates who have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</p></li><li><p>Experience in manufacturing, engineering, industrial or another project-based environment.</p></li><li><p>A good understanding of cost accounting, works orders, programme costing or project profitability.</p></li><li><p>Experience with revenue recognition, gross margin analysis and forecasting costs to complete.</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical skills and the ability to explain financial performance clearly to operational stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Experience using an ERP or accounting system, alongside strong Excel and wider Microsoft Office skills.</p></li><li><p>A proactive, solutions-focused mindset, with the patience to work within existing processes while identifying ways to make them better.</p></li></ul><h3>Why consider this opportunity?</h3><p>You'll join a private equity-backed business where financial insight, cost control and operational performance are important to its continued success.</p><p>The role offers a broad view of the business, exposure to senior finance leadership and the opportunity to work directly with operational teams rather than being confined to reporting numbers. You'll have the scope to improve processes and management information over time, making a tangible contribution to how the business understands and manages its performance.</p><p>With a <strong>£60,000-£65,000 salary, brilliant benefits and just two days per week in the West Drayton office</strong>, this is an opportunity to take on a commercially focused role while maintaining a good degree of flexibility.</p><h3>Interested?</h3><p>If you're a qualified accountant with manufacturing or project-based costing experience and enjoy a role that balances technical detail with commercial impact, we'd be keen to hear from you.</p><p>Apply today or contact Robert Half to find out more.</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/cnlhbi50dWNrZXIuNDI5OTYuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">Our client, based in Cambridge, is seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Finance Manager </strong>to join their finance function on a 9-month fixed term contract.</p><p>This is a broad role with responsibility for financial controls, month-end accounting, statutory compliance, audit and financial processes across a number of UK and international entities.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Manage the <strong>monthly accounting cycle and month-end processes</strong> across group entities.</p></li><li><p>Liaise with the <strong>FP&A Manager</strong> to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.</p></li><li><p>Develop, manage and review <strong>financial policies, systems and controls</strong>, providing guidance and support to colleagues.</p></li><li><p>Support the <strong>annual audit</strong> across the UK and international group entities.</p></li><li><p>Prepare UK and Irish statutory accounts and oversee accounting-related filings</p></li><li><p>Ensure financial practices comply with <strong>Charities SORP (FRS 102)</strong> and other relevant regulations.</p></li><li><p>Review income treatment to ensure compliance with SORP, including <strong>partial exemption treatment</strong> and supporting documentation.</p></li><li><p>Oversee <strong>VAT, Gift Aid and wider tax compliance</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Lead and support the finance team, providing clear direction and ensuring effective delivery of key processes.</p></li><li><p>Manage the delivery of finance processes through <strong>Virtual Finance Offices</strong> across the UK, USA, India and Kenya.</p></li><li><p>Oversee payment runs and act as the <strong>first approver for payments</strong> across the relevant entities.</p></li><li><p>Provide oversight of <strong>financial due diligence</strong> on new and existing global partners.</p></li><li><p>Identify opportunities to strengthen financial controls, processes and reporting across the group.</p></li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p>The ideal candidate will be an experienced finance professional with strong exposure to <strong>financial controls, accounting processes and compliance</strong>.</p><p>You will ideally have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Previous experience in a <strong>Financial Controls Manager, Financial Controller, Senior Management Accountant or similar role</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.</p></li><li><p>Experience across <strong>month-end, statutory accounts and audit</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of financial controls, policies and processes.</p></li><li><p>Experience working across <strong>multiple entities and/or international operations</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Ideally, knowledge of <strong>Charities SORP (FRS 102), VAT and Gift Aid</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience managing or overseeing finance teams and outsourced/shared-service functions.</p></li><li><p>The ability to quickly understand existing processes, identify improvements and take ownership of a broad controls remit.</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>9-month fixed term contract</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>£65,000 - 75,000 per annum </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>50% office-based in Cambridge</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>November 2026 start</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Broad financial controls and accounting remit with significant international exposure</strong></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/SmFtZXMuRGF2aWVzLjk2Mjg2LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Robert Half is delighted to be partnering with an innovative and fast-growing international business in Cambridge to recruit a Finance Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to join a dynamic, technology-driven organisation in a highly visible role with genuine influence across the finance function.</p><p>Reporting to senior finance leadership, the Finance Manager will take ownership of financial control, statutory compliance, month-end reporting and audit activities across multiple entities. Working closely with both UK and international stakeholders, you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting while supporting ongoing growth and process improvement initiatives.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>Key responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Owning the month-end and year-end close process across multiple entities</li><li>Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls</li><li>Managing statutory reporting, audits and regulatory compliance requirements</li><li>Acting as the key point of contact for external auditors and advisors</li><li>Supporting revenue recognition processes and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards</li><li>Working closely with commercial, operational and legal teams to provide financial insight and guidance</li><li>Reviewing working capital performance, debtor balances and collection activities</li><li>Supporting, mentoring and developing members of the wider finance team</li><li>Driving improvements to financial processes, controls and reporting frameworks</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>The successful candidate will be:</p><ul><li>Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)</li><li>Experienced in financial control, statutory reporting and compliance</li><li>Technically strong with a solid understanding of IFRS</li><li>Comfortable managing multiple entities within a complex business environment</li><li>Experienced with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, SAP or similar</li><li>A proactive and commercially minded finance professional with strong stakeholder management skills</li><li>Able to work effectively across international teams and business functions</li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer?</strong></p><ul><li>Salary up to £75,000 dependent on experience</li><li>Hybrid working with 2 days per week in Central Cambridge</li><li>Opportunity to join a growing international business at an exciting stage of its development</li><li>Broad and varied role with exposure across finance, operations and commercial teams</li><li>Collaborative and supportive culture with excellent career development opportunities</li><li>Competitive benefits package</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 equal opportunity and diversity. 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.</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/T2xpLkNhbXBiZWxsLjIxMzE0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Group Financial Controller</strong><br /><strong>Northampton | Hybrid (2-3 days office / 2-3 days home)</strong><br /><strong>£90,000 - £100,000 + Excellent Benefits</strong></p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half is delighted to be exclusively recruiting for a Group Financial Controller on behalf of a highly successful, market-leading business operating within one of the UK's most sought-after industries. This is a genuinely rare opportunity to join a consistently profitable organisation with an outstanding reputation, offering excellent career development, long-term stability and the opportunity to lead a high-performing Group Finance function within a fast-growing, PE-backed business.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The business also offers an exceptionally generous annual bonus, which has been paid consistently for over 10 consecutive years, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller or Head of Finance looking to step into a broad, strategic leadership role with responsibility for financial control, reporting, treasury, systems, governance and continuous improvement, whilst partnering closely with senior leadership and private equity stakeholders.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Role</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The Group Financial Controller plays a pivotal leadership role within the Group Finance function, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely and insightful financial information across a complex multi-entity business. You will lead the financial processing and reporting teams while providing oversight of financial systems, treasury, governance and risk management, helping modernise the finance function through technology, automation and continuous improvement.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Key Responsibilities</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Lead and develop the financial processing and reporting teams, fostering a high-performance culture.</li><li>Deliver an efficient month-end close and ensure accurate, timely management and board reporting.</li><li>Provide meaningful financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.</li><li>Partner with operational, commercial and senior leadership teams across the business.</li><li>Oversee cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and working capital across the Group.</li><li>Ensure robust financial controls, balance sheet integrity and compliance with accounting standards.</li><li>Support statutory reporting, external audit and governance requirements.</li><li>Provide strategic oversight of financial systems, including continuous improvement, automation and reporting enhancements.</li><li>Oversee treasury operations, banking relationships and intercompany funding.</li><li>Lead risk management processes and support internal audit activities.</li><li>Play a key role in business transformation, M&A activity, acquisitions, integrations and group restructuring projects.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and data quality.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd">About You</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>ACA or ACCA qualified with significant post-qualified experience.</li><li>Proven background in Financial Control, Group Reporting or a senior finance leadership role.</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge within a complex multi-entity environment.</li><li>Experience leading and developing finance teams.</li><li>Commercially minded with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.</li><li>Hands-on leader with a passion for improving processes, controls and systems.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.</li><li>Experience within a PE-backed, infrastructure, utilities, energy or similarly complex business would be advantageous.</li></ul><p class="isSelectedEnd">Package</p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Basic salary of £90,000 - £100,000.</li><li>Generous annual bonus with an excellent long-term track record of paying out.</li><li>Hybrid working (2-3 days in the office).</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package (full details available upon successful application).</li><li>Outstanding long-term career progression within a highly regarded and growing Group Finance function.</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/YmhhdmluLmtvdGVjaGEuNzI2OTAuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half are exclusively working with a growing SME to recruit a Finance Manager to join their finance function. The business has grown significantly in recent years and has the potential for further growth through business acquisitions.</p><ul><li><strong>Finance Manager </strong></li><li><strong>Kidlington, Oxfordshire </strong></li><li><strong>Permanent </strong></li><li><strong>£55,000 </strong></li></ul><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>They are looking for a Finance Manager to take ownership of financial reporting and control. You will be a trusted member of the management team. You'll produce accurate, timely management accounts, lead the budgeting and forecasting cycle, and give the business the insight it needs to make good decisions.</p><p>This suits a hands-on finance professional from an SME environment who is comfortable running the whole finance function day to day, and who can also step back, look at the numbers and advise the business.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Produce monthly management accounts and financial reports, with clear commentary and analysis for the management team</li><li>Lead the annual budget and ongoing forecasting process, working with budget holders across the business</li><li>Analyse financial performance and standing, flagging risks and opportunities early</li><li>Work with the management team to set financial goals and track performance against them</li><li>Take responsibility for the overall financial performance of the company</li><li>Oversee the day-to-day finance function, including supervising the bookkeeper and finance team</li><li>Manage cash flow, banking, supplier payments and credit control, including aged debt 60 days+</li><li>Oversee payroll preparation, VAT and all other HMRC requirements, making sure deadlines are met</li><li>Manage the year-end process and statutory accounts</li><li>Liaise with auditors, lenders and other external parties</li><li>Continue to improve finance processes, controls and systems as the business grows</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Qualified accountant or qualified by experience, with a strong track record in a senior finance role</li><li>Proven experience in management accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Experience in an SME environment, ideally running or overseeing a small finance team</li><li>Strong working knowledge of VAT, payroll and statutory year-end processes</li><li>Confident using accounting software and Excel</li><li>A clear communicator who can explain the numbers to non-finance colleagues</li><li>Accurate, organised and proactive, with a practical, hands-on approach</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Free parking</li><li>Cycle to work scheme</li><li>Workplace pension (5% employee / 3% employer)</li><li>25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by one day every two years</li><li>Company closed for two weeks over Christmas (3 days taken from your holiday allowance)</li><li>Christmas party, summer party and quarterly team meals</li><li>Choice of private office or open-plan working</li><li>Hybrid working and flexible hours available</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/Y2hhcmxpZS5odW50ZS41NjgwMy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>FINANCE MANAGER</strong></p><p><strong>Birmingham | Manufacturing | Private Equity Backed</strong></p><p><strong>This isn't a business standing still. And this isn't a reporting role where you'll simply be ticking boxes.</strong></p><p>A growing, private equity-backed manufacturing business is entering an exciting new phase. Following significant investment and the launch of a new product line, an opportunity has been created for a technically strong Finance Manager to join the team and play a pivotal role in the next stage of its growth.</p><p>This is a business with ambition, momentum and plenty happening behind the scenes. You'll be at the heart of ensuring its financial reporting, controls and governance keep pace with that growth.</p><p><strong>THE OPPORTUNITY</strong></p><p>Reporting into senior finance leadership, you'll take ownership of a broad financial reporting remit across a complex manufacturing environment.</p><p>This is a technically focused position, ideally suited to someone who has cut their teeth in a strong corporate audit environment and is ready to bring that technical expertise into industry.</p><p>You'll be responsible for ensuring reporting is accurate, robust and compliant, whilst working closely with operational stakeholders across the manufacturing sites. You need to be someone who can get into the detail, understand the numbers and confidently engage with people outside of finance.</p><p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING</strong></p><ul><li>Leading financial reporting activities across multiple entities, including dormant and closed entities with ongoing statutory and reporting requirements.</li><li>Overseeing financial controls, internal testing and compliance.</li><li>Applying UK GAAP (FRS 102) and understanding the implications of US GAAP across the wider group.</li><li>Supporting SOX compliance and strengthening the control environment.</li><li>Managing technical accounting matters, including foreign exchange, VAT and statutory reporting.</li><li>Ensuring accounting standards, regulatory requirements and reporting processes remain up to date.</li><li>Working alongside manufacturing site teams, translating financial information into meaningful insight and building strong operational relationships.</li><li>Supporting the business as it continues to expand and integrate its new product line.</li></ul><p><strong>WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?</strong></p><p>You'll be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a genuinely strong technical accounting foundation.</p><p>Ideally, you'll bring:</p><ul><li>A Big Four or Top 10 corporate audit background, or equivalent experience within a complex manufacturing group.</li><li>Strong financial reporting and technical accounting expertise.</li><li>Exposure to SOX, internal controls and testing.</li><li>Knowledge of both UK GAAP and US GAAP.</li><li>Experience with VAT, foreign exchange and multi-entity reporting.</li><li>The confidence and gravitas to work with senior stakeholders and operational teams across manufacturing sites.</li></ul><p>Most importantly, you're someone with commercial awareness, energy and presence. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, but you do need to be confident enough to challenge, influence and get things moving.</p><p><strong>WHY MAKE THE MOVE?</strong></p><p>Private equity backing. Significant growth. A newly launched product line. And a business investing in its next chapter.</p><p>This is an opportunity to move beyond audit or take your existing industry experience into a role where your technical capability will genuinely matter.</p><p>You'll have the opportunity to shape reporting processes, strengthen controls and work alongside a business that has real momentum.</p><p><strong>If you're technically strong, ambitious and ready for a move that offers more than just another Finance Manager title, this deserves your attention.</strong></p><p>For a confidential discussion, contact Emma Llewellyn at Robert Half.</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/ZW1tYS5sbGV3ZWxseW4uMjk4MDIuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for a Head of Financial Planning on behalf of a specialist Service and Data/Information Organisation with offices in Buckingham.</p><p>The Role</p><p>As Head of Financial Planning you will become a senior member of the Finance leadership team, working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, Head of Financial Operations and other Executive stakeholders to provide strategic leadership in relation to financial planning, performance management and business partnering activities, ensuring that financial insight, forecasting, modelling and analysis support decision making at all levels of the organisation. Day to day duties will consist of:</p><ul><li>Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Organisation financial planning framework, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, medium-term plans and long-term financial projections.</li><li>Establish organisation-wide planning methodologies, performance management frameworks and financial modelling standards.</li><li>Provide strategic oversight of management information and financial performance reporting, ensuring outputs support effective institutional decision making and governance.</li><li>Lead the financial evaluation of major investments, commercial opportunities, partnerships and organisational change initiatives, including due diligence annual reviews.</li><li>Develop and maintain complex financial models, including resource allocation methodologies, scenario models, investment appraisals and financial sustainability assessments.</li></ul><ul><li>Provide authoritative financial advice and recommendations to the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Team, on complex financial, commercial and strategic matters.</li><li>Prepare and present reports, business cases, financial models and strategic analyses for senior governance and decision-making forums.</li><li>Translate complex financial information into clear and accessible recommendations for both financial and non-financial audiences.</li><li>Act as a senior point of contact for complex financial planning, forecasting and performance management matters.</li></ul><ul><li>Provide leadership, coaching and performance management for direct reports.</li><li>Assess organisational capability, capacity and future resourcing requirements and make recommendations to support strategic objectives.</li><li>Contribute to the wider development of financial understanding across the Organisation</li></ul><p>Your profile</p><p>You will be a Qualified Accountant with the ability to lead a team and also with substantial experience of leading financial planning, management reporting, and business partnering in a complex organisation, with clear evidence of improving quality, timeliness, and analytical value. This is an excellent role to implement commercial reporting processes and values in order to drive the organisation towards further success.</p><p>Salary</p><p>Role of Head of Financial Planning based in Buckingham is offering a salary up to £82K with hybrid working and excellent additional benefits.</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/RGVhbi5QdWxsZW4uNTg1MTkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Looking to broaden your accounting experience, work closely with senior finance leadership and take the next step in your finance career?</strong> This is an excellent opportunity to join an established international technology business offering a varied role, a collaborative working environment and support towards your AAT qualification.</p><p>Robert Half is partnering with this business to recruit a Finance Assistant for its team in High Wycombe. With operations spanning the UK, US and Australia, you'll gain exposure to international finance activities and a broad range of accounting responsibilities.</p><p>Reporting directly to the Finance Director and working alongside another Finance Assistant, you'll contribute to the smooth running of the finance function, develop your technical skills and help improve financial processes across the business.</p><h2>The Role</h2><p>You'll play an important part in the day-to-day running of the finance function, with responsibilities including:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>Management Accounts:</strong> Supporting the preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts.</p></li><li><p><strong>Month-End Reporting:</strong> Assisting with the monthly close process, preparing journals and ensuring the general ledger is accurate.</p></li><li><p><strong>Balance Sheet Reconciliations:</strong> Preparing supporting schedules and completing reconciliations to maintain the integrity of financial records.</p></li><li><p><strong>Financial Analysis:</strong> Producing and analysing weekly bookings, billings and backlog reports, alongside sales and cash reporting.</p></li><li><p><strong>Cost Control:</strong> Supporting the monitoring and management of overhead expenditure.</p></li><li><p><strong>VAT & GST:</strong> Assisting with quarterly VAT and GST returns and supporting import-related accounting requirements.</p></li><li><p><strong>Audit Support:</strong> Providing information and documentation for internal and external audits.</p></li><li><p><strong>Transactional Finance:</strong> Providing cover across accounts payable and accounts receivable when required.</p></li><li><p><strong>Systems & Processes:</strong> Maintaining exchange rates within SAP Business One and identifying opportunities to improve processes, reporting and functionality.</p></li><li><p><strong>Wider Finance Support:</strong> Assisting the Finance Director and finance team with additional accounting activities as needed.</p></li></ul><p>You'll work collaboratively with the other Finance Assistant to share knowledge, coordinate responsibilities and ensure the finance function runs smoothly across the business's international entities.</p><h2>About You</h2><p>We're looking for someone with a positive, proactive approach who enjoys working as part of a team and is keen to develop their accounting expertise.</p><p>You'll ideally have:</p><ul data-spread="false"><li><p>Previous experience in a finance or accounting role, with exposure to management accounts and month-end processes.</p></li><li><p>A good understanding of general ledger accounting, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.</p></li><li><p>Strong Excel skills and confidence using financial systems.</p></li><li><p>Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.</p></li><li><p>Good communication and organisational skills, with a collaborative approach to working.</p></li><li><p>An interest in improving processes and developing your technical capabilities.</p></li></ul><p>Experience with SAP Business One and Concur would be advantageous, as would exposure to multi-entity accounting and VAT/GST. AAT studies, whether completed or in progress, would be beneficial, although a willingness to learn and develop is equally important.</p><h2>What's on Offer?</h2><ul data-spread="false"><li><p><strong>Salary up to £35,000</strong>, with AAT study support.</p></li><li><p><strong>Broad accounting exposure:</strong> Develop your experience across management accounts, reporting, reconciliations and transactional finance.</p></li><li><p><strong>Direct access to senior leadership:</strong> Work closely with the Finance Director and gain insight into the wider finance function.</p></li><li><p><strong>International experience:</strong> Support financial activities across the UK, US and Australia.</p></li><li><p><strong>A collaborative team:</strong> Join a finance team where you can share responsibilities, learn from colleagues and contribute ideas.</p></li><li><p><strong>Process improvement:</strong> Have the opportunity to suggest improvements and help make the finance function more efficient.</p></li></ul><p>If you're looking for a varied Finance Assistant role where you can build your technical knowledge, gain international exposure and develop your career within a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p><strong>Apply today through Robert Half to find out more.</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/cnlhbi50dWNrZXIuMTk0NDkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p></p><h1>Interim Finance Director</h1><h2>Location:</h2><p>Worcestershire </p><h2>Contract Type:</h2><p>Interim (6 Months Initial Contract)</p><h2>Day Rate:</h2><p>Up to £550 per day INSIDE IR35</p><h2>The Opportunity</h2><p>We are partnering with a growing SME to appoint an experienced Interim Finance Director to support the business through an important period of change and development. Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working closely with the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of the finance function, provide commercial insight, strengthen controls and support strategic decision-making.</p><p>This is a hands-on role requiring an individual who can operate at both a strategic and operational level. The successful candidate will be comfortable rolling up their sleeves, improving processes and ensuring the business has the financial information required to support growth.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Lead the day-to-day finance function and manage a small finance team.</li><li>Deliver accurate and timely monthly management accounts.</li><li>Own budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management processes.</li><li>Provide commercial support and challenge to the Managing Director and leadership team.</li><li>Improve financial controls, processes and reporting capability.</li><li>Review working capital, cash management and profitability performance.</li><li>Lead year-end accounting activities and manage relationships with auditors, banks and external advisers.</li><li>Oversee balance sheet integrity and ensure robust reconciliation processes are in place.</li><li>Support operational decision-making through meaningful financial analysis and KPI reporting.</li><li>Identify and implement process improvements across finance and wider business operations.</li><li>Assist with business planning, strategic initiatives and potential growth opportunities.</li></ul><h2>Key Requirements</h2><ul><li>Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).</li><li>Previous experience operating as a Finance Director, Financial Controller or Head of Finance.</li><li>Strong SME experience with the ability to work in a hands-on environment.</li><li>Proven track record of delivering finance transformation, process improvement or business change initiatives.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.</li><li>Experience managing cashflow, forecasting and working capital within growing businesses.</li><li>Comfortable leading teams and driving accountability across the finance function.</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both financial and non-financial stakeholders.</li></ul><h2>Ideal Background</h2><p>We are particularly interested in individuals who have:</p><ul><li>Held interim finance leadership positions.</li><li>Worked within owner-managed, private equity-backed or entrepreneurial businesses.</li><li>Supported periods of growth, turnaround, restructuring or transformation.</li><li>Experience implementing systems, improving reporting and strengthening financial controls.</li><li>A pragmatic, hands-on approach with the ability to quickly build credibility and deliver results.</li></ul><h2>What's on Offer</h2><ul><li>Opportunity to work closely with the Managing Director and leadership team.</li><li>Autonomous role with genuine influence over business decision-making.</li><li>Chance to leave a lasting impact through process improvement and commercial support.</li><li>Flexible working environment.</li><li>Immediate start available.</li></ul><p>This opportunity would suit a commercially minded Interim Finance Director who enjoys operating within fast-paced SME environments and can quickly identify opportunities to improve performance, strengthen controls and support sustainable growth.</p><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/SmF5LkJob2phbmkuNzMwMzkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half are delighted to be partnering with a well-established, purpose-driven organisation in Didcot as they look to appoint a Finance Manager. Reporting directly into the COO, you will lead the day-to-day finance function and play a key part in maintaining strong financial management, control and assurance across the business.</p><p>This is a standout opportunity for a qualified accountant who wants real ownership, visibility at senior level and the chance to shape a finance function in a small, friendly and high-performing team.</p><p><strong>Job title:</strong> Finance Manager</p><p><strong>Salary:</strong> Up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Didcot (hybrid, 2 days a week in the office)</p><p><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent, full time</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the day-to-day finance function, giving clear, timely financial advice to the COO and wider leadership team</li><li>Own the monthly management accounts, cash flow reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis</li><li>Lead the annual budget and quarterly forecasting process, working closely with budget holders</li><li>Manage financial reporting and compliance for grant funding, working with key partners and monitoring expenditure</li><li>Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking and cash management, maintaining robust financial controls</li><li>Lead the year-end process and external audit, including the statutory accounts and annual report</li><li>Prepare financial papers, dashboards and analysis for the Board and Audit and Finance Committee</li><li>Manage and develop a Finance Analyst, setting priorities and quality standards</li><li>Act as the main point of contact for the outsourced IT provider, monitoring performance and supporting cyber security and business continuity</li><li>Improve finance policies, systems and processes, and contribute to risk management and business planning</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><ul><li>ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience of producing management accounts, budgets, forecasts and year-end working papers</li><li>Proven experience of managing, supporting or developing finance staff</li><li>Excellent analytical and modelling skills, including advanced Excel</li><li>A confident communicator who can present to senior leaders, trustees and non-finance colleagues</li><li>A self-starting, organised and collaborative approach, comfortable in a small, fast-paced environment</li><li>Desirable: experience of not-for-profit, research or grant-funded accounting, Xero or a similar cloud-based system, and working with external auditors</li><li>Desirable: experience of overseeing an outsourced IT service or managed service provider</li></ul><p><strong>What's on offer</strong></p><ul><li>Salary of up to £65,000</li><li>Hybrid working, with 2 days a week in the office (likely Tuesday and Thursday)</li><li>Training budget to support your continuing professional development</li><li>The chance to lead and shape a finance function in an organisation contributing to the UK's transition to a more sustainable future</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/Y2hhcmxpZS5odW50ZS4wNjcxNi4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">We are currently working with an established and growing technology services business to recruit an experienced Financial Controller to join its finance team.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of the day-to-day financial operations, lead an established team and play a key role in supporting the wider business.</p><p>Reporting into senior leadership, you will manage a team of three accountants, ensuring the smooth running of the finance function, maintaining strong financial controls and providing accurate, timely financial information to support business decisions.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead, manage and develop a team of three accountants, providing guidance, support and ongoing performance management.</li><li>Oversee the day-to-day running of the finance function, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across all financial processes.</li><li>Take ownership of the month-end and year-end financial close processes.</li><li>Prepare and review monthly management accounts, financial reports and performance analysis.</li><li>Manage budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting.</li><li>Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and in a timely manner.</li><li>Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger activities.</li><li>Maintain robust financial controls, processes and procedures.</li><li>Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, statutory requirements and tax regulations.</li><li>Work closely with senior stakeholders, providing financial insight and supporting commercial decision-making.</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and operational efficiency.</li><li>Liaise with external auditors, advisors and other key stakeholders as required.</li></ul><h3>About You</h3><p>We are looking for a confident and hands-on Financial Controller who can combine strong technical accounting knowledge with effective people management and commercial awareness.</p><p>You will ideally have:</p><ul><li>Qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</li><li>Proven experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance management position.</li><li>Experience managing and developing a finance team.</li><li>Strong knowledge of month-end, management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.</li><li>Excellent financial reporting and analytical skills.</li><li>A strong understanding of financial controls, processes and compliance.</li><li>The ability to communicate financial information effectively to non-finance stakeholders.</li><li>A proactive approach, with the ability to identify improvements and drive efficiencies.</li><li>Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.</li></ul><h3> </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/Y2hsb2Uua2VsbHkuNTE0NDMuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Financial Accountant | Engineering & Manufacturing | Leamington Spa (Hybrid Working) | £58,000-£62,000 | Permanent Role</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half are partnering with a leading engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Financial Accountant on a permanent basis.</p><p> </p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to join a well-established business and take ownership across financial reporting, month-end close, statutory accounts, IFRS and taxation.</p><p> </p><p>The role would suit someone who has a strong technical accounting background and is comfortable taking ownership of the full P&L close, preparing and presenting statutory accounts, and ensuring the business remains fully compliant with current IFRS and tax requirements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The successful candidate must come from a manufacturing environment </strong>and have a strong understanding of the financial and operational complexities of a product-led business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>📊 <strong>About the Position</strong></p><p> </p><p>You will be responsible for:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Taking ownership of the month-end close process, including reviewing and closing the P&L and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.</li><li>Preparing, reviewing and presenting statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Ensuring the business remains up to date with IFRS requirements and applying relevant accounting standards confidently across financial reporting.</li><li>Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of tax legislation and ensuring appropriate tax accounting and compliance processes are followed.</li><li>Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the balance sheet.</li><li>Preparing management accounts and providing clear financial analysis and commentary to senior stakeholders.</li><li>Working closely with operational and commercial teams to understand financial performance, investigate variances and provide meaningful insight into the underlying drivers of the P&L.</li><li>Supporting the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and wider financial planning activities.</li><li>Working closely with external auditors throughout the year-end process, managing technical queries and ensuring the timely completion of the statutory audit.</li><li>Reviewing accounting treatments and providing technical accounting guidance to the wider finance team and business where required.</li><li>Ensuring robust financial controls and processes are maintained across the business and identifying opportunities to improve reporting and financial processes.</li><li>Supporting the wider finance function with ad hoc technical accounting, reporting and commercial projects as required.</li></ul><p> </p><p>📋 <strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</li><li><strong>Proven experience working within a manufacturing environment is essential.</strong></li><li>Proven experience owning and closing the P&L as part of the month-end process.</li><li>Strong experience preparing, reviewing and presenting statutory accounts.</li><li>Up-to-date knowledge of IFRS and the ability to apply accounting standards confidently in a commercial environment.</li><li>Strong and current knowledge of tax accounting and relevant tax legislation.</li><li>Experience working with external auditors and managing the year-end statutory audit process.</li><li>Strong understanding of balance sheet accounting, reconciliations and financial controls.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>💼 <strong>Why This Role Could Be Your Next Move</strong></p><p> </p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant looking for a role that offers genuine ownership across financial reporting, technical accounting and the wider finance function.</p><p> </p><p>If you have a strong manufacturing background and are confident owning the P&L close, preparing and presenting statutory accounts, and applying up-to-date IFRS and tax knowledge, this role offers the opportunity to take on a broad position within an established business.</p><p> </p><p>You'll work closely with senior finance and operational stakeholders, providing financial insight while taking ownership of key technical and reporting responsibilities.</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/T2xpdmVyLldvbmcuNTExMTcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">