A national charity is looking to recruit a FBP to join its adult services division.

Your new company
A national charity based in Bristol is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join their team focusing on supporting the Adult Services Business Unit.

Your new role

ACCA, ACA, CIMA

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are currently working with our client, a high impact organisation undergoing a period of financial modernisation and operational transformation. The organisation is committed to strong governance, value for money, and long term financial sustainability. As they strengthen their financial leadership capability, they are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join their Finance Directorate.

Your new role

• Deliver high quality financial management, including reporting, forecasting, variance analysis and scenario modelling.
• Provide data driven insight and challenge to senior leaders to support decision making and ensure value for money.
• Lead the development and monitoring of annual and multi year budgets, business cases and financial plans.
• Strengthen financial governance by ensuring compliance with controls, policies, and statutory requirements.
• Identify and manage financial risks, escalating issues where necessary.
• Support organisational change projects, providing financial modelling and expert guidance.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes and contribute to the development of a modern finance function.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, promoting financial awareness and delivering training where required.
• Represent the finance team on internal working groups and deputise for senior finance leaders as needed.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Fully qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in management accounting, financial analysis or business partnering at senior stakeholder level.
• Strong analytical skills with experience presenting financial information to support decision making and performance improvement.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong overall IT proficiency.

What you’ll get in return

• The opportunity to influence financial strategy and shape modern finance practices across a high impact public sector organisation.
• Career progression opportunities and exposure to senior leadership decision making.
• A supportive environment focused on innovation, professional development and continuous improvement.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Human Resources Administrator: Sheffield - 25,000

W Talent are delighted to be supporting a well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Human Resources Administrator for their Hillsborough site in Sheffield. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive HR team where you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day HR administration and supporting the employee lifecycle across the business.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your HR career within a professional and collaborative environment, gaining exposure to a wide range of HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, and HR systems.

Role Overview

The Human Resources Administrator will provide essential administrative support to the Human Resources department, helping to ensure the effective management of employee records, HR systems, and people processes across the site.

Working closely with the Human Resources Manager, you will support key HR activities including recruitment administration, employee onboarding and offboarding, absence reporting, and maintaining accurate HR records and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update employee records, HR databases, and personnel files ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain and update the company skills matrix.
• Ensure employee files and documentation are maintained in line with company procedures and data protection standards.
• Provide administrative support for absence management processes.
• Produce absence reports and support the HR team with monitoring attendance trends.
• Assist with recruitment activities including posting job advertisements, scheduling interviews, and communicating with candidates.
• Prepare employment contracts, offer letters, and supporting HR documentation.
• Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure a smooth employee experience.
• Update and maintain the company Staff Communications Tunnel with relevant updates and information.
• Provide general administrative support to the HR department.
• Assist with HR projects and initiatives as required.

Key Requirements

• Qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or relevant experience in a HR or administrative role.
• Previous experience working in HR administration, support services, or customer-facing administrative roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong time management and prioritisation ability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Salary & Benefits

Salary & Benefits: The role offers a competitive salary of 25,000 and will be located in Sheffield. Working hours are Monday to Friday, office based, with competitive annual leave plus bank holidays. Employees will also benefit from a company pension scheme and the opportunity for career development within a growing HR function.

Apply today or contact W Talent for further information about this opportunity to join a growing business and develop your career within Human Resources.

Leaving the Classroom? Stay in Education with Tradewind Recruitment - Sheffield

Education Recruitment Consultant Ideal for Teachers & Ex-Teachers

Are you a teacher, ex-teacher or education professional ready for a change - but not ready to walk away from education completely?

At Tradewind Recruitment Sheffield, we specialise in helping teachers transition out of the classroom into successful careers in education recruitment. In fact, many of our top-performing consultants and managers are former teachers who now use their school experience to make a real difference in a new way.

If you’re looking for better work-life balance, higher earning potential and clear career progression, this could be the career move that finally makes sense.

Why Teachers Excel in Education Recruitment

Your classroom experience gives you a serious advantage:

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence working with schools and education professionals
• Excellent organisation, time management and resilience
• Understanding safeguarding, compliance and school culture
• The ability to manage pressure and competing priorities

That’s why teachers consistently become some of our highest performers.

About Tradewind Recruitment

Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies, working with primary, secondary and SEN schools nationwide.

• Sunday Times Top 100 Company (5 times)
• One of the largest specialist education recruiters in the UK
• Over 25 years of education recruitment experience
• Renowned for training, development and internal promotion

You’ll be based in our Sheffield office, joining a supportive, high-energy team through our Impact Academy training programme.

The Impact Academy - Perfect for Teachers Changing Career

Our Impact Academy is designed for people new to recruitment, including teachers moving out of the classroom.

You’ll receive:

• Structured recruitment training from day one
• One-to-one coaching and mentoring
• Clear expectations and achievable targets
• A genuine pathway into sales, leadership and management

No recruitment or sales experience required - your education background is the advantage.

The Role: Education Recruitment Consultant

In your first year, you will:

• Recruit teachers and education staff for temporary and permanent roles
• Interview and support candidates through placements
• Write professional CV profiles for schools
• Build long-term relationships with schools across South Yorkshire
• Work towards KPIs with the support of your manager
• Earn commission throughout every stage of progression

Salary, Commission & Benefits

• 28,000 - 30,000 basic salary
• 35,000 - 42,000 realistic first-year earnings
• Commission paid from day one
• 35 days annual leave + reduced hours during school holidays (4.5-hour days)
• All-expenses-paid international incentive trips
• Daily free breakfast, Friday drinks & strong wellbeing focus
• Clear promotion routes - many of our Managers and Directors started as Consultants

Career Progression Beyond Year One

After your first year, you’ll move onto a dedicated Sales Desk with advanced training in:

• Business development and school partnerships
• Negotiation and margin management
• Safeguarding and compliance
• Managing challenging conversations
• Customer service and time management

Many Impact Academy graduates reach top consultant status within their first year in sales.

Who We’re Looking For

This role is ideal for:

• Teachers looking to leave the classroom
• Ex-teachers or supply teachers
• Teaching assistants, SEN professionals or pastoral staff
• Education graduates with school-based experience

You don’t need recruitment experience - just:

• Strong communication skills
• Resilience and motivation
• A desire for long-term career progression outside the classroom

Apply Today - Sheffield Office

We’re currently recruiting for our Sheffield team and are looking for people ready to start after the Easter break.

If you’re a teacher or education professional ready for your next chapter, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today to arrange an interview and take the first step towards a rewarding career in education recruitment with Tradewind Recruitment.

This is a Group FP&A Manager job for a high growth, private equity backed distribution business in north Manchester. You will sit across a broad group of complimentary businesses and will be critical in pulling together the group finance reports, group modelling and really understanding the underlying data behind the financial results of a large, and still growing business. This role straddles finance, and data reporting into the Group Finance Director, CFO and CEO. Your role will be integral to the C-suite and investors of this business. You will sit across the reporting function of the wider business and you will have the data skill and finance ability to understand the current financial picture of the business but critically underpin the businesses 5 year business plan with updated modelling, reviewing actuals against targets and translating financial data into clear, actionable insight. You will also business partner with each division both to gain insight and understand their financial picture, but also to support commercial decision making and influence strategy. You will be highly skilled both in a finance and data context. You will ideally be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) and extremely data literate - SQL and Power BI will be hugely important. This FP&A Manager job offers a unique chance to work directly with C level executives and investors, influence business decision making and strategy and give you the tools and ability progress your career into a senior leadership level. You will be paid well for your role, and have flexible and hybrid working, 3 days in the office and 2 from home. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Salary: £70,000Location: Milton Keynes

Robert Walters is partnering with a well-established international organisation to recruit a Finance Business Partner for their Milton Keynes office. This is an excellent opportunity to become the key finance contact for the Sales and Commercial teams, playing a critical role in shaping financial strategy and driving business performance. You will take ownership of the annual budgeting cycle, medium-term planning and quarterly forecasting processes while providing valuable financial insight to support commercial decision-making.

The organisation offers flexible working, generous pension contributions and strong training opportunities, supporting your continued professional growth.

The Role

As Finance Business Partner, you will support Sales and Commercial teams with high-quality financial insight and analysis while helping to strengthen forecasting and reporting processes across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the primary finance contact for Sales and Commercial teams, supporting finance queries and providing guidance.
• Taking ownership of sales-related financial processes, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
• Leading the annual budgeting process, medium-term planning and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to optimise commercial performance and profitability.
• Developing enhanced reporting tools and financial insights to support senior stakeholders.
• Supporting commercial initiatives through financial modelling and ad-hoc analysis.
• Maintaining strong engagement with business units to ensure forecast accuracy and financial accountability.
• Driving improvements in financial reporting, planning activities and stakeholder collaboration.

The Right Person

• Degree educated with a professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• At least five years’ experience in a Finance Business Partner or commercial finance role.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful insight.
• A proven ability to identify opportunities for improvement and influence decision-making.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts and planning cycles.
• Comfortable working in complex or international organisational structures.
• Ideally experience with ERP systems such as SAP and financial reporting tools.

On Offer

This Finance Business Partner role is based in Milton Keynes and is for a well-established international organisation with a strong market presence and a long history of operational excellence. With a global footprint and a collaborative culture, they are committed to investing in their people through structured training programmes, supportive leadership and long-term career development opportunities. Their Milton Keynes office plays a key role in the organisation’s UK operations and offers a professional yet supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements.

What’s next?

If you are ready for the next step in your career and have relevant experience then please apply NOW or send your CV to to apply or find out more about this opportunity.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Financial Analyst - Global Finance

Are you a detail-driven Financial Analyst who enjoys turning complex data into meaningful insights? We’re looking for a finance professional to join a global finance team supporting operations across 30+ countries, managing a multi-million-dollar international programme budget.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, influence financial decision-making, and contribute to the performance of a large-scale global operation. If you enjoy financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and driving process improvements, this could be an excellent next step in your career.

The Role

As Financial Analyst, you will support the Global Finance Manager in managing financial planning and operational performance across a large international programme. You will play a key role in ensuring financial accuracy, improving reporting processes, and delivering insights that support strategic decision-making.

This position involves working with stakeholders across multiple regions, providing visibility into financial performance while ensuring strong governance and cost control.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the development of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Monitor financial performance and provide analysis against targets
• Conduct cost analysis, profitability reviews, and regional performance assessments
• Build financial models to support business cases and scenario planning
• Identify financial risks and opportunities through data analysis and trend monitoring

Financial Operations

• Manage end-to-end invoice processing across global operational teams
• Ensure financial controls and audit standards are maintained
• Review and reconcile expense reporting and financial documentation
• Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies

Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Prepare clear financial reports and performance insights for leadership
• Partner with global teams to improve forecast accuracy and financial transparency
• Communicate complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve budgeting, forecasting, and invoicing processes
• Help develop internal reporting frameworks and KPIs
• Document processes to ensure consistency and business continuity

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
• Strong Excel skills and advanced data analysis capability
• Experience working with financial systems or reporting tools
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to interpret complex financial data and present insights clearly
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Desirable

• Experience with Power BI or other data visualisation tools
• Experience supporting international or multi-site operations

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive financial information
• Able to provide 5 years of employment history for background screening

Why Apply?

• Work on a large-scale international programme
• Gain exposure to global financial operations
• Opportunity to influence financial performance and strategy
• Collaborative environment working with cross-functional global teams
• Strong opportunity for career growth within finance

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:

Manufacturing Administrator / Personnel Assistant

28,000 salary

Excellent Benefits

Warrington

Temporary Initially - leading to permanent

We are thrilled to be recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Manufacturing Administrator to support across the business including the HR Team.

Ideal experience you will have to be successful in your new role:

Excellent Excel skills
Meeting and greeting with members of the production, warehouse and logistics teams to aid with day to day needs
PPE allocations, stock control and ordering new PPE
Allocating lockers for security to new and existing team members
Helping in HR with filing, diary management and adding new starters to the system (GDPR compliancy is essential)

We are looking for someone with previous experience who can ideally hit the ground running and start in their new role ASAP.
Manufacturing experience is essential.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8am start with a 1pm finish on a Friday.
Excellent pension and holidays
Fabulous additional contractual benefits.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Môrwell Talent Solutions is proud to be partnering with a highly successful and well-established media business based in Wales as they look to appoint a Finance & Operations Manager to join their senior leadership team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a creative, collaborative and down-to-earth organisation with a strong reputation in their industry and an incredibly loyal team. Staff turnover is extremely low, and the business is seeking someone who wants to become a long-term and valued member of the team.

The role will take full ownership of the finance function while also playing a key operational role across the wider business, working closely with senior leadership on strategy, growth opportunities and commercial decision-making.

The company operates with what they call “controlled aspirational growth” they’re not trying to take over the world, but they do invest in great ideas and exciting opportunities when they arise. You’ll be based in their beautiful open-plan offices (with on-site parking) three days a week - typically Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - working alongside a passionate and friendly team.

The Role

This is a hands-on and varied position combining financial leadership with operational oversight across the business. You will take ownership of the finance function while contributing to wider operational areas including HR, legal and commercial activity.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Finance
• Ownership of the monthly and annual close process
• Preparation of consolidated monthly management accounts and board reporting
• Balance sheet reconciliations and control account management
• Posting journals including accruals and prepayments
• Cashflow management and forecasting
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Fixed asset register management and depreciation
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Supporting preparation of statutory accounts across multiple entities alongside external accountants
• Oversight of purchase and sales ledger activity
• Bank reconciliations and creditor payment scheduling
• Managing foreign currency purchasing with FOREX providers
• Preparation and reporting of publishing sales revenue to development partners
• Leading finance elements of projects including grants and new title investments

Operations & Leadership

• Member of the Senior Management Team contributing to strategic decision-making
• Oversight of internal systems and financial controls as the business grows
• Supporting commercial performance including sales revenue and product performance
• Management of the HR system
• Working across departments including marketing, legal and operations
• Direct supervision of one finance team member
• Involvement in broader team leadership across the organisation

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic SME environment, where no two days are the same and collaboration across the business is key. You’ll be a proactive self-starter, comfortable taking ownership and driving improvements in systems, processes and financial controls.

Experience required:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong experience producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Experience using Xero
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly across the business
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and legal entities

Highly desirable:

• Experience working within a growing SME
• Exposure to operations beyond finance
• Line management experience
• Interest in media, publishing or creative industries
• A passion for the sector and the company’s work is genuinely important for this hire.

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £70,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Gym facilities
• Statutory pension
• 37.5 hour working week with flexibility around start/finish times
• 3 days office based (Tues-Thurs)
• On-site parking
• Opportunities to attend industry events, awards ceremonies and occasional international travel

Flexible Option

The business is also open to considering a part-time Finance lead (focused purely on the finance function) for the right candidate. This opportunity would offer a salary in the region of £45,000 - £55,000 (pro rata) depending on experience.

A leading professional services firm is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders across the business.

This is a commercially focused role where you will provide financial insight, challenge assumptions and help leaders make informed decisions that drive performance and long-term growth.

The role

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
• Work with senior leaders to forecast revenue, utilisation and resource needs
• Analyse financial performance and explain key variances
• Identify risks, opportunities and potential cost savings
• Support pricing decisions and engagement profitability
• Present financial data in a clear and meaningful way through reports and dashboards
• Maintain strong financial controls and governance
• Act as a key link between the finance team and the wider business
• Support improvements to systems, processes and reporting tools

About you

• Qualified accountant (Ideally CIMor equivalent)
• Around 5-10 years’ experience in a commercial finance role
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Confident communicating with senior stakeholders
• Able to translate complex financial data into clear business insight
• Strong Excel skills and good knowledge of MS Office

Why apply?

• Join a well-established professional services firm with a strong national presence
• Collaborative and supportive culture
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary and benefits package

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with senior leaders and influencing business performance.

We’ve partnered with one of the most successful Lloyd’s start-ups to find them a Reinsurance Pricing Actuary. Since launching, the business has grown rapidly while maintaining strong underwriting profitability and has quickly established itself as one of the most exciting platforms in the London Market.

The company is known for its collaborative culture, strong focus on employee wellbeing, and highly competitive bonus structure, making it an excellent environment for actuaries looking to combine technical work with commercial impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Pricing and assessing profitability across casualty reinsurance lines including liability, financial and specialty classes.
• Developing and enhancing pricing models using modern data, analytics and external datasets.
• Partnering closely with underwriters on portfolio strategy, new product exploration and profitable growth opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing, entrepreneurial Lloyd’s platform where actuarial work sits at the heart of underwriting strategy.

For more information please apply.

We have partnered with a well-established specialty insurer to recruit a Capital Actuary into their actuarial function. This role sits within the capital modelling team and plays a key part in internal model development, regulatory reporting, and strategic capital decision-making, with exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-functional committees.Key responsibilities:

• Support the capital modelling function, including ongoing development and maintenance of the internal model.
• Play an integral role in the Lloyd’s Capital Return (LCR) process.
• Support embedded model uses such as reinsurance optimisation, capital allocation, and strategic initiatives (e.g. new classes and portfolio optimisation).
• Contribute to regulatory and risk reporting including SCR, PRA returns, LCM returns, and ORSA.
• Communicate model outputs clearly and enhance management information.
• Work closely with underwriting, risk, and actuarial teams to expand internal model use across the business.
• Outside peak capital periods, support reserving, pricing, and portfolio analytics activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a nearly or newly qualified actuary to deepen their capital expertise within a dynamic specialty insurance environment, with broad exposure across capital, strategy, and wider actuarial work.Please apply for further information:

We have partnered with a well-established specialty insurer to recruit an Actuarial Capital Analyst into their actuarial function. This role sits within the capital modelling team and offers strong exposure to internal model development, regulatory reporting, and strategic capital initiatives.This is an excellent opportunity for an actuarial analyst with around 18 months experience who is progressing through the actuarial exams and looking to develop their capital modelling expertise within a collaborative and high-performing team while gaining exposure to case pricing, reserving and portfolio analytics. Key responsibilities:

• Support the capital modelling function, including development and maintenance of the internal model.
• Assist with the Lloyd’s Capital Return (LCR) process and related regulatory submissions.
• Contribute to capital reporting including SCR, PRA returns, LCM returns, and ORSA.
• Support model use across the business including reinsurance optimisation, capital allocation, and strategic initiatives.
• Assist in communicating model outputs and enhancing management information.
• Work closely with underwriting, risk, and actuarial teams to expand the use of the internal model.
• Outside of peak capital periods, support wider actuarial work including reserving, pricing, and portfolio analytics.

Please apply for further information.

We have partnered with a leading global reinsurance broker is looking for a Reinsurance Pricing Actuary to join its London Analytics team.This is a high-impact role sitting alongside senior brokers and producers, supporting complex reinsurance placements across international markets. The successful candidate will play a key role in pricing, portfolio analytics, treaty optimisation and the development of stochastic models, while also contributing to client-facing activity and strategic growth initiatives.The Role

• Develop risk pricing and analytical models using actuarial and statistical techniques
• Build and enhance stochastic models for reinsurance optimisation and strategy comparison
• Analyse client and market data, delivering clear insights and recommendations
• Support both existing treaty portfolios and new business opportunities
• Automate and streamline existing analytical processes
• Respond to technical queries and present findings to brokers, reinsurers and clients
• Represent the business in client meetings, reinsurer discussions and audits
• Mentor and support more junior team members

You’ll be joining a fast-growing and well-capitalised broker investing heavily in its analytics capability. The environment is collaborative, technically strong, and internationally focused, offering exposure to complex risks, sophisticated modelling challenges and senior stakeholder interaction.Please apply for more information:

?WORKING WITH US

The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the page.

?ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to support some of our academies with clear financial insight, smart budgeting, and data-driven decision-making. You’ll work closely with Principals and senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor and helping drive efficiencies across our schools.

If you’re an analytical, confident finance professional with strong stakeholder skills, we’d love to hear from you.

?MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• In-depth Financial Analysis
  • Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to assess business performance against targets and trends.
  • Perform analysis to guide strategic decisions.
  • Analyse margin performance, cost drivers, and overheads, recommending opportunities for efficiency and savings.
  • Produce and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and reliability of reports submitted to stakeholders
• Reporting & Commentary
  • Prepare accurate and insightful financial reports including dashboards, variance reports, and commentary for business reviews.
  • Translate raw financial data into actionable insights tailored to specific audiences (e.g. operations managers, Principals, department budget holders).
  • Identify data anomalies and validate results by reconciling figures with source systems.

Business Partnering

• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Act as a financial advisor to various departments/Schools, supporting them in managing budgets, understanding performance, and planning.
  • Build trusting relationships with stakeholders by being approachable, knowledgeable, and supportive.
• Decision Support
  • Provide financial modelling to support business cases, changes in trends, and contract negotiations.
  • Assist managers in interpreting financial outcomes and guide them on how to improve profitability and efficiency.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Regulatory & Policy Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to relevant UK financial regulations, such as HMRC requirements, Companies Act, and internal financial controls.
  • Monitor adherence to internal financial procedures, policies, and delegated authorities.

For a full list of responsibilities, please download the Job Pack.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development to remain current with UK financial regulations and best practices.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a finance role, ideally with exposure to financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience in a commercial or multi-site operational environment is advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience working with financial systems such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent ERP solutions for financial reporting and analysis.

For a full job specification, please download the Job Pack.

?APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION

If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact us via email to arrange a conversation.

Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.

When applying, you will have the option to import your CV or use a LinkedIn profile which will auto populate the online application.

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OUR VISION & VALUES

Our vision, from the start, has been to provide the structure and services needed for our schools to amount to more than the sum of their parts, and to free-up our teachers and leaders to focus on one thing and one thing only: the outstanding education of all their pupils. Our young people and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our core mission has always been to close the educational gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Our ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access t

Ideas People Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

In Deals Services, you will have the opportunity to support a range of clients through events such as acquisitions, sale processes and capital markets transactions, providing due diligence and wider transaction advice. We help to deliver successful transaction outcomes through our data-driven insights and commercial acumen.

You’ll be someone who is confident collaborating with others and working autonomously to deliver your own tasks. You’ll be encouraged to identify business development opportunities as well as enhancing the way we operate.

Join our high performing Transaction Services team as a Financial Due Diligence Manager. You’ll lead financial analysis projects, engage with client management to understand business dynamics, and produce insightful diligence reports. You’ll lead a team, manage project timelines and budgets, and foster client relationships while contributing to business development initiatives. Additionally, you’ll play a key role in people management and recruitment, and drive operational improvements through technology adoption.

You’ll be someone with:

• Demonstrable working knowledge of Transaction Services.
• Previous management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Powerpoint and Excel. While a working knowledge of Power BI (and other data analytics tools) is not a pre-requisite, you will be given support to develop your use of these tools
• Self-starter who enjoys working as part of a team, but can also work autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

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CMA have been engaged to recruit a commercially driven finance professional to join a growing, consumer-focused business in Midhurst as FP&A Manager. Working closely with senior leadership, this role blends hands-on financial leadership with high-impact commercial insight.You will lead the day-to-day finance function, own trading and margin insight, and act as a true business partner across product, retail, digital and operations. With a strong voice at the table and real influence over decision-making, this role is ideal for someone who enjoys translating data into action in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.What will the FP&A Manager role involve?

• Lead and develop the day-to-day finance team, overseeing month-end delivery and reporting quality
• Own weekly trading, margin, pricing and performance insight across channels and products
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling to support commercial decisions
• Partner with senior stakeholders to drive profitable growth and operational improvements
• Maintain oversight of cashflow and working capital, supporting short- and medium-term planning

Suitable Candidate for the FP&A Manager vacancy:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent commercial finance background
• Strong commercial finance experience within consumer, retail, product or multi-channel environments
• Proven people management or mentoring experience within a finance function
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability, with strong analytical skills
• Confident communicator, comfortable challenging and influencing senior stakeholders

Additional benefits and information for the role of FP&A Manager:

• Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office
• Broad, influential role with exposure to senior leadership
• Opportunity to shape commercial insight and finance capability
• Fast-paced, hands-on environment with strong growth ambitions
• Supportive culture with scope for professional development
• Salary dependent on experience

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Finance Business Partner

London (Hybrid - 3 days office)

£ pa + car allowance + up to 30% bonus, Pension, private healthcare

We’re partnering with a global, complex, consumer-led organisation operating across multiple brands and geographies to appoint a Finance Business Partner into a high-impact Group role.

This position reports directly to a commercial, influential Group Finance Director and plays a key role in strengthening cost discipline, transparency and value creation across central functions.

The role

• Act as the senior finance partner to Group functions (e.g. HR, IT, Legal, Strategy, Transformation)
• Own Group overhead budgeting, forecasting and rolling forecast processes
• Deliver clear, insightful monthly reporting with forward-looking commentary
• Support investment cases, headcount planning and transformation initiatives
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy and cost visibility
• Embed strong cost governance and identify efficiency opportunities
• Develop dashboards, KPIs and management information for senior stakeholders
• Support finance process improvement, automation and data quality initiatives
• Own the group overhead budget
• Manage the working capital optimisation

Over time, the role will evolve from strong cost control into proactive commercial partnering and value optimisation.

About you

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong experience in Finance Business Partnering or Commercial Finance roles
• Proven ability to partner senior stakeholders across central functions
• Commercial, intellectually curious and confident challenging constructively
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, modelling and cost-centre management capability
• Digitally minded, with experience improving systems, reporting and data quality

Desirable:

• Experience with Power BI, OneStream or similar tools
• Exposure to automation, AI or finance transformation
• Experience in multi-country, matrixed organisations
• Experience with managign workign capital

Why apply?

• High-visibility Group role with Exec-level exposure
• Strong development runway under an impactful Group FD
• Broad remit across a complex international organisation
• Highly competitive total package and hybrid working

A large, nationally recognised charitable organisation is seeking a Finance Manager to support one of its most significant income streams. Working within a high-performing finance team, you will provide financial leadership and insight to the Legacies function, helping shape financial planning and long-term strategy for a complex and evolving area of the organisation.

This role sits at the heart of a large fundraising operation responsible for generating significant income to support the organisation’s mission. The Legacies portfolio is a major contributor and requires robust modelling, forecasting and financial insight to inform decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Manager or Finance Business Partner who enjoys translating complex data into meaningful insight and working closely with senior stakeholders.

The role is offered on a 14-month fixed term contract and operates on a hybrid basis with 1-2 days per week in a London office.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for the Legacies business area.
• Deliver insightful monthly reporting and variance analysis to senior stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to support long-term income forecasting.
• Provide financial analysis to inform strategic decisions and business cases.
• Translate complex financial data into clear and practical insight for non-finance leaders.
• Support improvements to financial modelling and planning processes.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across fundraising and finance teams.
• Work collaboratively across the wider finance team to ensure accurate reporting and planning.

The ideal candidate

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting and business partnering.
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills, ideally in areas involving complex or judgement-based income streams.
• Experience working within large, complex organisations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience within fundraising, marketing or similarly commercial environments is beneficial, though not essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven organisation where finance plays a critical role in enabling strategic decisions and long-term impact.

A growing and commercially ambitious Chorley based retail business is seeking a high-calibre Finance Business Partner to join its finance team. The organisation has experienced strong growth in recent years and continues to invest in its commercial capabilities, creating an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to play a key role in supporting sales performance, pricing strategy and profitability.This is a highly visible role partnering closely with sales and commercial stakeholders, providing insight, analysis and challenge to help drive informed decision-making and sustainable growth.The OpportunityThe Finance Business Partner will act as a trusted advisor to the sales function and commercial teams. The role combines commercial finance, pricing analysis and business partnering, supporting trading performance through high-quality insight and data-driven recommendations.The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where the ability to interpret data quickly and translate it into clear commercial actions is essential.Key ResponsibilitiesCommercial Business Partnering

• Act as the primary finance partner to the sales team, providing insight to support sales strategy and performance.
• Work closely with commercial stakeholders to evaluate pricing decisions, promotional activity and margin outcomes.
• Provide constructive challenge to ensure commercial decisions balance revenue growth, margin performance and cash considerations.

Analysis & Insight

• Deliver detailed analysis across sales, margin and contribution by product, customer and channel.
• Produce a high volume of responsive, ad hoc analysis to support trading decisions, pricing adjustments and commercial negotiations.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders.
• Continuously enhance reporting and analytical frameworks to improve visibility and decision-making.

Pricing & Commercial Support

• Support pricing strategy through detailed analysis and performance evaluation.
• Review promotional activity through pre and post-event analysis to assess effectiveness and profitability.
• Provide financial modelling to support buying and commercial decisions.

Planning & Performance

• Support budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting for sales and commercial functions.
• Monitor performance against plan, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to longer-term commercial planning, including sales mix and margin improvement initiatives.

Candidate ProfileExperience

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent commercial finance experience.
• Proven experience in a commercial finance or finance business partnering role, ideally within retail or a trading-led environment.
• Strong understanding of pricing, margin and commercial performance drivers.
• Advanced analytical capability with experience working with large data sets and building reports from scratch.
• Confident communicator able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience supporting sales or commercial teams.
• Exposure to multichannel retail environments.
• Experience developing reporting tools or working with Power BI.

Personal Attributes

• Commercially focused with a naturally inquisitive mindset.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong relationship-builder who works effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, resilient and able to take ownership of delivering meaningful insight.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Holiday buy-back scheme and holiday loyalty programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee discount programme

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact George Oyston

Senior Business Development Manager - Antitrust (6-Month FTC)

Location: London (open to internal 6-month secondments across the network)Department: MarketingReports to: Global Head of BD - DisputesLevel: Senior Manager

A leading global law firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to cover its Global Antitrust practice for a six-month fixed-term contract. This high-profile role offers significant autonomy, a global remit and direct exposure to senior partners.

The Antitrust team is one of the firm’s flagship, cross-practice groups, comprising 120+ specialists across 24 offices worldwide. Working closely with partners and BD colleagues, this role drives strategic planning, client development, pitching, profile-raising and major global initiatives for a top-tier antitrust practice.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Practice Leadership

• Advance activity linked to the global client targeting programme.
• Coordinate partner strategy sessions, ensuring clear agendas and follow-through.
• Oversee onboarding and integration of lateral partners and promotions.

Pitches & Proposals

• Lead major antitrust proposals, including cross-border and cross-practice opportunities.

Profile Raising & Thought Leadership

• Manage submissions for leading rankings and awards (e.g., GCR 100).
• Partner with Media Relations to elevate the practice’s external profile.

Market & Client Development

• Work with Knowledge teams to capture trends and inform BD priorities.
• Ensure timely flow of client and market intelligence to partners.

Communications, Events & Campaigns

• Drive promotion of antitrust insights and publications.
• Lead delivery of client events, roundtables and webinars.
• Act as BD lead for the global practice offsite.
• Assess ROI of external conferences and advise partners.

Key Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commercially minded with a high level of client focus.
• Proactive, organised and able to balance competing priorities.
• Able to build relationships across teams and seniority levels.
• Business development/marketing/CRM experience in professional services at Manager or Senior Manager level.

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