<p><strong>Financial Controller</strong></p><p><strong>Keighley | £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits</strong></p><p>Robert Half Finance & Accounting are recruiting for a Financial Controller on behalf of a well-established manufacturing and engineering business based in Keighley.</p><p>Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is a broad and highly visible role that combines traditional financial control responsibilities with the opportunity to modernise and enhance the finance function through automation, technology and AI-driven initiatives.</p><p>Initially, the role will be hands-on, providing leadership across the day-to-day finance operation while supporting and developing a team of six finance professionals. Over time, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving efficiencies, improving processes and helping shape the future direction of the finance function.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Act as the Finance Director's number two across the finance function</li><li>Lead, support and develop a team of six finance professionals</li><li>Oversee the production of monthly management accounts</li><li>Take responsibility for financial accounting and reporting activities</li><li>Manage cash flow forecasting, treasury and banking relationships</li><li>Ensure robust financial controls and governance are maintained</li><li>Review and improve existing finance processes and procedures</li><li>Champion automation and AI initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce manual workload</li></ul><p><strong>The Ideal Candidate</strong></p><ul><li>Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience</li><li>Strong grounding in both management and financial accounting</li><li>Experience managing and developing finance teams</li><li>Hands-on and willing to work across operational and strategic activities</li><li>Demonstrable track record of improving processes and driving efficiencies</li><li>Strong systems capability with SAP experience advantageous</li><li>Commercially minded with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working</li><li>Interest in leveraging AI and technology to improve business performance</li></ul><p><strong>Salary & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>£50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience</li><li>Key leadership role reporting directly to the Finance Director</li><li>Opportunity to shape the future of the finance function</li><li>Exposure to strategic business initiatives</li><li>Long-term career progression opportunities</li><li>Stable and growing international business</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/Q29ub3IuTWNDYWJlLjk5NjcxLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
<p><strong>Ledger Clerk - Permanent - Up to £30k + study support - Onsite - Leeds </strong></p><p><strong>Ready to kick-start or take the next step in your finance career?</strong></p><p>Are you a numbers person who loves keeping things organised, solving problems and making sure everything adds up? Whether you're an experienced Ledger Clerk or looking to build your career in finance, this could be an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and make a real impact within an established business.</p><p>We're recruiting for a Ledger Clerk to join a busy finance team at its Head Office in Leeds. This newly created role offers a varied mix of purchase and sales ledger responsibilities, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience, build relationships across the business and play an important part in the day-to-day running of the finance function.</p><p><strong>Key Details: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Job Title</strong>: Ledger Clerk</li><li><strong>Salary</strong>: £28k - £30k, DOE, + study support</li><li><strong>Location</strong>: Leeds</li><li><strong>Working Pattern</strong>: Fully onsite</li></ul><p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Matching, coding and processing supplier invoices.</li><li>Allocating supplier payments and reconciling supplier statements.</li><li>Monitoring the purchase ledger inbox and helping resolve queries.</li><li>Liaising with internal departments to follow up on outstanding invoices.</li><li>Responding to supplier enquiries by phone and email.</li><li>Scheduling supplier payments and assisting with the monthly payment run.</li><li>Maintaining accurate invoice records and following established processes.</li><li>Raising customer invoices and credit notes.</li><li>Chasing outstanding payments and resolving invoice queries.</li><li>Reviewing daily banking, posting customer receipts and allocating payments to the correct invoices.</li><li>Setting up new customer accounts and carrying out initial credit checks.</li><li>Monitoring customer accounts and flagging potential risks or slow payers.</li><li>Supporting colleagues during periods of annual leave or sickness.</li><li>Assisting with audit requests and other finance-related tasks as required.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements: </strong></p><ul><li>An interest in finance, accounting and developing your skills within a busy finance team.</li><li>Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work.</li><li>Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.</li><li>Confident IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.</li><li>A positive, hardworking attitude and a willingness to learn.</li><li>The ability to work collaboratively while taking ownership of your responsibilities.</li><li>An adaptable approach and enthusiasm for developing new skills.</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/RW1pbHkuTGV3aXMuNjEwNDYuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<br><p>An established business is looking for an experienced Interim Credit Control specialist to support its finance team through a period of systems transformation and post-implementation stabilisation.</p><p>Following the implementation of a new ERP system, there is a requirement for additional support within the Order-to-Cash (O2C) function, with a particular focus on addressing outstanding backlogs, resolving historical account issues and improving the effectiveness of the credit control process.</p><p>This is a hands-on assignment for someone who can quickly get up to speed, take ownership of customer accounts and work through outstanding issues to bring the function back to a well-controlled and consistent position.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Work through outstanding credit control and accounts receivable backlogs, prioritising aged debt and unresolved customer account issues.</p></li><li><p>Investigate and resolve discrepancies across customer accounts, invoices, receipts and account reconciliations.</p></li><li><p>Support the remediation of historic issues arising from ERP implementation and data migration.</p></li><li><p>Manage cash allocation, ensuring receipts are accurately matched against customer accounts.</p></li><li><p>Investigate invoice queries, credit notes, disputed balances and unallocated cash, driving issues through to resolution.</p></li><li><p>Review customer account data and identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies and areas requiring correction.</p></li><li><p>Support the wider O2C process, including collections, account maintenance and query resolution.</p></li><li><p>Work closely with Finance, Sales and Operational teams to resolve issues impacting the collections process.</p></li><li><p>Identify recurring issues and recommend improvements to processes and controls.</p></li><li><p>Ensure customer accounts and financial records are accurate and up to date within the ERP system.</p></li></ul><h3>Experience Required</h3><ul><li>Netsuite experience preferred</li><li><p>Proven experience in Credit Control, Accounts Receivable or Order-to-Cash roles.</p></li><li><p>Strong understanding of end-to-end O2C processes.</p></li><li><p>Experience of working through significant credit control or AR backlogs and resolving complex account issues.</p></li><li><p>Experience of cash allocation, account reconciliations and investigating invoice and payment discrepancies.</p></li><li><p>Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse and interrogate financial data.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working in a changing environment, particularly following a systems implementation.</p></li><li><p>Able to work independently, prioritise effectively and make an immediate impact.</p></li></ul><h3>The Ideal Candidate</h3><p>You will be a proactive, hands-on credit professional who enjoys getting into the detail, investigating problems and finding solutions. You will be comfortable working in an environment where processes and systems are evolving and will have the resilience and initiative to take ownership of issues and drive them through to resolution.</p><p>Previous experience supporting an ERP implementation, go-live or post-implementation remediation project would be particularly advantageous.</p><br><p> </p><br><br> <br><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/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjQ1ODgyLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">