<p><strong>Management Accountant - £45,000 + Study Support + Benefits</strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Wakefield<br /> </p><p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting are recruiting for a <strong>Management Accountant</strong> to join a leading, nationally recognised brand based in Wakefield. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys combining <strong>business partnering</strong> with <strong>hands-on management accounting</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a key role in driving financial performance and supporting operational decision-making.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibilities include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Preparing monthly management accounts and variance analysis</li><li>Partnering with operational teams to provide insight and challenge</li><li>Supporting budgeting, forecasting and performance reviews</li><li>Identifying opportunities for process improvement and driving change</li><li>Assisting with ad-hoc projects and strategic initiatives</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>The Ideal Management Accountant will be:</strong></p><ul><li>CIMA or ACCA part-qualified (or equivalent)</li><li>Strong management accounting experience with exposure to business partnering</li><li>Commercially aware, confident communicator and able to influence stakeholders</li><li>Career-oriented with a proactive approach to driving change and adding value</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Salary & Benefits:</strong></p><ul><li>£40,000 - £45,000 per annum</li><li>Excellent benefits package including pension and bonus</li><li>Hybrid working</li><li>Opportunities for professional development and study support</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjQ5MTQ1LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p>Are you a graduate calibre individual looking to gain hands-on finance experience in a dynamic, supportive environment? Our client, a market-leading professional services firm based in North Leeds, is seeking a proactive Graduate Accounts Assistant for an interim opportunity delivered through Robert Half.</p><p>In this fast-paced role, you'll contribute to core accounting tasks, assist with reconciliations, invoice processing, and support month-end activities. You'll gain valuable exposure to best practices and take advantage of on-the-job learning with a renowned employer.</p><p>What you'll do:</p><ul><li>Support accounts payable and receivable functions</li><li>Assist with bank and account reconciliations</li><li>Help prepare financial reports and documentation</li><li>Work closely with the wider finance team to ensure timely month-end close</li></ul><p>What we're looking for:</p><ul><li>Graduate or similar in accounting, finance, or related discipline</li><li>Strong attention to detail, with excellent numeracy and communication skills</li><li>Eagerness to learn and a collaborative approach</li><li>Availability for immediate start and flexibility for an interim contract</li></ul><p>Start your career with a respected industry leader</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/c3RlcGhhbmllLmRhd3Nvbi42OTYzNC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Management Accountant - Leeds (£50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits)</strong></p><p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting are proud to be working with our prestigious international client in Leeds to recruit a Management Accountant to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for a finalist or newly qualified accountant seeking to take on a key role in supporting the financial operations of a major UK division.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>As a Management Accountant, you will be a vital part of the UK Finance team, working closely with cost centre leads and the divisional Managing Director to produce accurate and insightful financial reporting. You'll have the opportunity to make an impact through your expertise, proactive mindset, and dedication to continuous process improvement.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Management Accounts: Prepare monthly management accounts and quarterly reviews of commercial projects </li><li>Project Support: Assist the business in monitoring unbilled amounts on key projects to ensure financial accuracy and control.</li><li>Transactions: Process financial transactions with accuracy and efficiency, ensuring compliance with standards.</li><li>Reconciliations: Conduct reviews and reconciliations of Balance Sheets, along with maintaining supporting schedules.</li><li>Year-End Reporting: Support statutory audits to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.</li><li>Leadership: Opportunity to coach and potentially manage junior staff, developing your leadership skills.</li><li>Continuous Improvement: Proactively seek out opportunities for automation, simplification, and process efficiencies.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>Qualification: Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).</li><li>Interpersonal Skills: Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills, comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Organisation: Exceptional organisational abilities, with the capacity to manage and prioritise your workload and coordinate with others.</li><li>Excel Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Excel and MS Office applications.</li><li>Adaptability: Comfortable in a dynamic and fast-moving environment, able to adapt to new challenges.</li><li>Collaboration: Willingness to communicate openly about status and challenges to ensure team success.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What's in It for You?</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary (£50,000 - £55,000 per annum)</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package.</li><li>Opportunity to work in a high-performing UK division, partnering with senior stakeholders.</li><li>Career development opportunities, including potential line management responsibilities.</li><li>A chance to contribute to key business decisions and process improvements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>If you're a confident and motivated finance professional ready to take on your next challenge, this Management Accountant role offers the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills and advance your career.</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjY3MTU1LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<h2 data-start="180" data-end="203"> </h2><p>As a <strong data-end="1519" data-start="1492">Purchase Ledger Analyst</strong>, you will be a key member of the finance team responsible for ensuring integrity, accuracy, and timeliness in purchase ledger processing across a network of aesthetic clinics. This role blends essential <strong data-start="1718" data-end="1745">business-as-usual (BAU)</strong> accounting functions with <strong data-start="1772" data-end="1801">deep-dive analytical work</strong>, identifying process inefficiencies and contributing to continuous improvement of financial operations and controls. Your work will directly support financial accuracy, operational efficiency, and cross-clinic financial consistency within a dynamic, people-focused healthcare environment.</p><p>This is a temporary role until end of June. </p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">You will manage the end-to-end purchase ledger function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier transactions. The role also involves analytical and investigative work to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for process improvement across the accounts payable function.</p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">This role is remote, but will also involve some travel to clinics which may involve an overnight stay, likely once a month. </p><p data-start="411" data-end="747">Key requirements: </p><ul><li>Available immediately </li><li>Located in the Northwest as this is where the manager is located</li><li>Good solid end to end purchase ledger experience</li><li>Reliable, good communication skills, strong Excel skills</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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjYxMDAzLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>Senior Recruitment Consultant, Manchester</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Join the world's largest and most respected accountancy recruiter.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half isn't just the biggest name in accountancy recruitment, we're also the oldest and the best. For over 70 years, we've built a reputation for excellence, and now we're investing heavily in our <strong>Manchester office</strong>, identified internally as a high-growth market for 2026. This is your chance to be part of something exciting and career-defining.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Why Robert Half?</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Global leader</strong>. The world's largest specialist accountancy recruiter.</li><li><strong>World-class compensation scheme</strong>. Earn what you're worth with uncapped potential.</li><li><strong>Strong brand loyalty</strong>. Clients trust us, making your job easier.</li><li><strong>Long-tenured team & collaborative culture</strong>. Learn from the most successful recruiters in the market.</li><li><strong>Autonomy & support</strong>. We help you play to your strengths and become the best version of yourself.</li><li><strong>International career prospects</strong>. Opportunities to grow nationally and globally.</li><li><strong>Mature, adult environment</strong>. No micromanagement, no meaningless targets.</li><li><strong>Unique client solutions</strong>. Collaborate with our sister consultancy, Protiviti, to solve complex business challenges.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What will you be doing as a Senior Recruitment Consultant?</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Your role as a Recruitment Consultant is dynamic and varied. You'll spend your days:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Networking with CFOs and CEOs</strong>, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor.</li><li>Using <strong>white paper reports and market insights</strong> to offer unique solutions to clients.</li><li><strong>Interviewing high-calibre candidates</strong> and assessing their suitability for senior roles.</li><li><strong>Project managing C-suite job searches</strong>, ensuring a seamless process for both clients and candidates.</li><li><strong>Attending networking events</strong> to build relationships and expand your market presence.</li><li><strong>Developing a pipeline of future business</strong> using social selling and strategic outreach.</li><li><strong>Negotiating offers and closing deals</strong> that change careers and businesses.</li><li>Collaborating with our sister consultancy business <strong>Protiviti</strong> to deliver innovative solutions to complex client challenges.</li></ul><p> </p><p>This is a role for someone who thrives on building relationships, enjoys being entrepreneurial, and wants to be seen as a true market advisor, not just a recruiter.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What we offer</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>A <strong>professional environment</strong> where you can learn from the best.</li><li><strong>Uncapped Earnings</strong> where you are fairly rewarded for the work that you do</li><li><strong>Flexibility, </strong>allowing you to balance a busy work life with what is no doubt a busy personal life</li><li><strong>Autonomy to use your personality</strong> and play to your strengths.</li><li><strong>Support and training</strong> to help you become a trusted advisor to senior leaders.</li><li><strong>Collaboration with Protiviti</strong>, giving you a unique edge in solving complex client challenges.</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjA1ODQ2LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p></p><h2><strong>Senior Payroll Manager</strong></h2><p><strong>Location:</strong> Halifax <br /> <strong>Salary:</strong> £55,000 - £65,000<br /> <strong>Hybrid / Flexible working available</strong></p><p>Robert Half Finance and Accounting is recruiting for a Senior Payroll Manager position on behalf of a high-growth business based in Halifax. The role on offer allows full ownership of a complex payroll function, blending technical expertise with strategic influence, operational leadership, and a continuous improvement mindset.</p><p>You will oversee the seamless, accurate, and timely delivery of monthly payrolls, bonus cycles, and statutory submissions, while driving payroll excellence during an exciting period of growth and change. Managing a small team, you will have full autonomy to implement smarter ways of working and improve efficiencies across the payroll function. </p><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h3><ul><li>Lead and oversee end‑to‑end payroll operations across multiple entities, stepping in to support the team as required.</li><li>Ensure full legislative compliance, accurate statutory reporting, and timely HMRC submissions.</li><li>Drive process optimisation, identifying and implementing more efficient and scalable payroll workflows.</li><li>Manage and develop a small, capable team of Payroll Administrators, ensuring high performance and quality delivery.</li><li>Act as a trusted partner to Senior Leadership, HR, Finance, and Operations, providing clear insights and supporting business‑critical initiatives.</li><li>Continuously enhance processes through the introduction of new payroll efficiencies.</li><li>Support system upgrades, integrations, acquisitions, TUPE transfers, and wider organisational change programmes.</li></ul><h3><strong>About You</strong></h3><ul><li>Proven Payroll Manager experience running complex, multi‑entity payrolls within a fast‑paced environment.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels and lead payroll transformation.</li><li>A people-oriented leader who can mentor, motivate, and develop a small team.</li><li>Strong systems capability, ideally with experience across multiple payroll platforms </li><li>Exposure to M&A processes, integrations, and TUPE transfers (desirable).</li><li>Ambitious, proactive, and eager to grow within a role that offers scope and progression.</li></ul><h3><strong>Why Join?</strong></h3><p>This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a high‑impact payroll function within a business that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of payroll across the organisation.</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/cmViZWNjYS5tY2xhcnR5LjYxMzg0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>Financial Controller - 4 Day Working Week</strong></p><p><strong>Harrogate </strong></p><p>Robert Half Accountancy and Finance is recruiting an experienced Financial Controller to join a forward-thinking business based in Harrogate. This is a key role overseeing day‑to‑day financial operations, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting, and strong business partnering across both core and commercial activities.</p><p>You'll work closely with the Finance Director, providing high‑quality management information, driving process improvements, and leading a small, capable finance team. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys both hands‑on financial control and influencing senior stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Leading month‑end, management accounts and financial reporting</li><li>Maintaining strong financial controls and supporting year‑end and audit processes</li><li>Overseeing budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning</li><li>Acting as a business partner to operational and commercial teams</li><li>Line managing and developing the finance team</li><li>Driving improvements in systems, processes, and financial procedures</li><li></li></ul><p><strong>Requirements: </strong></p><ul><li>Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)</li><li>Strong experience in a similar Financial Controller role</li><li>Confident in leading a finance team and developing people</li><li>Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills</li><li>Proactive, commercially aware and comfortable driving change</li></ul><p><strong>What's on offer: </strong></p><ul><li>£65,000 basic salary (for 4 days)</li><li>Excellent benefits package</li><li>Office‑based initially, with some hybrid working once settled in the role</li></ul><p><strong> </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/cmViZWNjYS5tY2xhcnR5LjYwNjIyLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p></p><p><strong>Financial Controller- Harrogate </strong></p><p>Robert Half Accountancy and Finance is recruiting an experienced Financial Controller to join a well established business based in Harrogate. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of accurate monthly accounts, maintain strong financial controls, and oversee balance sheet integrity. The role includes supporting year‑end processes, working with auditors, coordinating budgets and forecasts, and providing clear financial reports for senior leadership.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Produce accurate monthly management accounts and commentary</li><li>Maintain financial controls and balance sheet reconciliations</li><li>Support year‑end accounts and audit processes</li><li>Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting</li><li>Provide commercial finance support to the wider business </li><li>Partner with operational teams to improve financial understanding</li><li>Lead and develop a small finance team</li><li>Improve processes, procedures, and finance systems</li><li>Ensure compliance with governance and statutory requirements</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>QBE, part-qualified or qualified Finance </li><li>Strong experience producing monthly accounts and managing financial controls</li><li>Confident in supporting budgeting, forecasting, and reporting</li><li>Ability to partner effectively with non‑finance stakeholders</li><li>Comfortable with improving processes and supporting system enhancements</li></ul><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Salary:<br> <br><br><br><br>£ 65,000, plus additional benefits <br><br><br><br><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/cmViZWNjYS5tY2xhcnR5LjEyMTA0LjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">