Lead Insight Analyst – SQL & Insights

A rapidly scaling, mission-driven organisation is looking for a Lead Insight Analyst to play a key role in driving data-led decision making across the business. You’ll join a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment where every analysis you deliver has visibility at senior level and touches multiple areas - product, tech, customer, operations, trading etc

Manchester City Centre – Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)
Up to £65,000

Are you an analytical thinker who thrives on big, complex data challenges? Do you love getting stuck into end-to-end analytics – working on high-impact, high-priority analytics projects to uncover insights and make strategic recommendations? This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to work on business-critical projects and directly influence commercial performance, growth, and long-term strategy…

Role & Responsibilities:

In this fast-paced role, you’ll lead analytical deep dives and shape the insight that fuels business growth. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll act as the go-to specialist for more complex data analysis and performance understanding.

• Carry out deep analytical investigations to understand performance drivers, identify opportunities, and unlock actionable insights that support trading and long-term growth initiatives.
• Work end-to-end on analytics projects - from defining the problem, sourcing the data, building analysis, and translating results into meaningful recommendations.
• Take ownership of high-priority, high-visibility projects that directly influence business strategy.
• Translate complex datasets into clear stories, with solid and informed recommendations that senior stakeholders can understand and act on.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to highlight customer, product, and commercial improvement opportunities.
• Validate hypotheses, test ideas, and provide evidence-based guidance to drive decision-making.

Skills & Experience:

The successful candidate will be switched-on, curious, and very business savvy - someone who genuinely enjoys solving problems and can connect data to real business outcomes.

• 5+ years’ experience working in analytics & insights, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• A strong academic background, likely from a maths, statistics or numerically focused discipline.
• Proven experience working with large, complex datasets and delivering high-value insights.
• Ability to quickly grasp business models and identify the biggest value levers.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with senior leaders.
• Excellent SQL skills, plus experience with data visualisation tools (Tableau or similar).
• A collaborative approach - someone who enjoys partnering across teams and contributing to conversations, not just reporting numbers.

Why apply?

• A chance to work on high-impact, business-critical analytics that directly influence growth and strategy.
• High exposure to every corner of the business - product, tech, data, customer, commercial and more.
• A friendly, innovative culture that encourages experimentation, creativity, and continuous improvement.
• Hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, development, and work-life balance.
• Generous wellbeing benefits and opportunities to get involved in company-wide initiatives and community activity.
• Be part of a purpose-led organisation with a strong emphasis on values and positive impact.

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Permanent

Milton Keynes / London / Guildford: £57000 - £65500

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office

Are you ready to use insight, curiosity and creativity to shape the qualifications of the future?

You could be one of 5 new Product Managers within our Portfolio of Qualifications team.

With assessment reform on the horizon, you will influence the future of education and make a national impact. Increased investment means the Product Management team is growing, and you will join a new group of Product Managers shaping qualification portfolios across a wide range of subjects. You will work across a portfolio of subjects that may evolve over time as the team grows.

Shape products that matter

You are someone who cares about improving the experience of teachers and learners. You are curious, analytical and comfortable working with information. You enjoy connecting ideas, working with a variety of colleagues and contributing recommendations that help qualifications and supporting products stay relevant and useful for schools and colleges. You will work with a diverse range of subject types, including those with digital, practical, project-based or post-16 considerations.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of subject qualifications and use customer insight, market understanding and data to shape short, medium and longer term plans

• Prioritise activity so it has the greatest impact for teachers, learners and schools.

• Coordinate work across different teams and monitor progress against milestones to support delivery

• Use your understanding of the education landscape to explore opportunities, strengthen products and improve supporting resources.

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather insight, test thinking and refine recommendations. You may spend time in schools to understand needs firsthand.

• Contribute to events, meetings or visits where your product knowledge adds value.

You will thrive in this role if you have

• Experience working in a strategic role within the education sector or a related field such as assessment, publishing, curriculum, subject associations, or similar evidence-led environments.

• Experience applying insight to shape products, services or content in any customer-facing environment will be valuable.

• The ability to interpret data and insight and apply this to decision-making.

• Confidence in communicating and influencing a wide range of stakeholders.

• A collaborative, open approach and comfortable working across different teams.

• Demonstrable organisation and attention to detail to manage activity and keep others informed.

• An interest in product management and a willingness to develop your expertise.

What you can look forward to

• A significant opportunity to influence the future of education as qualifications change nationally.

• The chance to build product management skills across diverse subjects.

• Development opportunities through Product and Management training.

• A strong benefits package including up to 11.5 percent pension contribution, healthcare support, wellbeing programmes and volunteering opportunities.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, along with discretionary Christmas closure days.

What happens next

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the application questions. The application deadline is 23:59 on 23 March 2026.

• If shortlisted, you will have a brief call with a recruiter and invited to complete a video interview based on preset questions Week Commencing 1st April 2026

• Final Stage Face to Face interviews for candidates progressing further will be held in AQAs Manchester or London offices week commencing 21st April 2026.

?Your video interview responses will be reviewed by two independent AQA panel members. This approach helps us ensure a fair, balanced and consistent assessment for everyone. You will not be assessed via AI.

Onboarding expectations: The expected start date can align with teacher notice periods or earlier if required.

If applicable, successful candidates will be unable to maintain an Associate role with AQA or any other exam board.

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Project Manager - Data & Technology Projects

Hybrid - Central Manchester (2 days per week on site)
£45,000-£55,000 + Bonus
Permanent

Are you an experienced Project Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys driving real, measurable change? We’re supporting a well-established organisation in their search for a Project Manager to join their growing Technology & Delivery function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead impactful data engineering and technology-focused projects, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver initiatives that make a genuine difference to the business.

The Role

As Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of multiple workstreams spanning data, engineering, and product development. You’ll work with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to shape delivery plans, manage risks, and ensure projects land smoothly.

The organisation values continuous improvement, clear communication, and structured delivery practices-so you’ll play a key role in championing robust governance while helping teams work smarter.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the delivery plan across your workstreams, ensuring alignment with the broader roadmap.
• Plan, manage, and track milestones, ensuring predictable, transparent progress.
• Apply established governance processes throughout the full project life cycle.
• Coach teams on best-fit methodologies across Agile and Waterfall practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and implement learnings from retrospectives.
• Identify, manage, and communicate cross-project dependencies.
• Oversee change, risk, and resource management to keep delivery stable.
• Provide clear, timely reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across the business and with third-party suppliers.
• Manage and document partner/supplier engagement strategies.

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Confident communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable operating in a high-pace, high-expectation environment
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to identify trends and unblock teams
• Positive, proactive approach with a “can-do” attitude

Desirable

• Ongoing professional development or delivery-focused certifications
• Industry experience in a tech-driven or regulated environment

Working Arrangement

This is a hybrid role requiring two days per week on site in central Manchester. The remainder of the week can be worked remotely.

Why Apply?

You’ll be joining a supportive, delivery-focused team within a business investing heavily in modern technology, data platforms, and improved ways of working. If you enjoy owning delivery outcomes and collaborating with smart people in an exciting, evolving environment, this role is for you.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Manchester Diocese has an inspiring vision for 2030. We are committed to doubling the number of young active disciples and ensuring there is a thriving Children and Young Peoples (CYP) ministry within reach of every young person. We are energised by the opportunities to create ways for children and young people to encounter Jesus.

Our Growing Younger strategy outlines a bold pathway for transformation across parishes, schools, homes, and mission communities. The Encounter Programme sits at the heart of this vision, creating opportunities for children and young people to encounter Jesus and grow in lifelong discipleship.

To help bring this vision to life, we are delighted to be recruiting for the role of Encounter Project Manager.

This is a significant strategic leadership role responsible for the development, coordination, and evaluation of the Encounter Programme across the Diocese.

Working closely with our Directors, Archdeaconries, and specialist CYP teams, the Encounter Project Manager will ensure that the Encounter Programme delivers its purpose:

Developing discipleship pathways for children and young people aged 018
Supporting parish culture change to prioritise discipleship, welcome, and inclusion
Strengthening links between parishes and schools to nurture faith in every setting
Increasing the number of flourishing CYP ministries across mission communities

The Encounter Project Manager will:

Provide strategic oversight and leadership for the Encounter Programme, ensuring coherence across four Archdeaconries.
Lead on project planning, resource deployment, and structured implementation phases, including the evaluation processes set out for 20262028 and beyond
Manage and support Encounter Team Leaders and CYP Specialists to ensure high quality delivery across Early Years, Children & Families, Youth, and Chaplaincy pathways
Work collaboratively with parishes to guide diagnostic assessments, identify missional opportunities, and develop sustainable CYP pathways
Build and maintain strong partnerships with church leaders, mission communities, schools, and diocesan teams.
Oversee monitoring, reporting, and impact evaluation aligned to our outcomesincluding new groups, fresh expressions, youth spaces, leadership development, and disciple growth
Ensure alignment between Encounter, Equip, and other aspects of the Growing Younger strategy.

We are seeking a candidate with a rare combination of skills, experience, and spiritual commitment:
Strong project management experience, ideally in education, ministry, community development, or similar.
Experience in Christian children/youth ministry or discipleship leadership.
Proven ability to lead multi site or multi team programmes, preferably involving cultural or organisational change.
Excellent communication, relationship building, and stakeholder management skills.
A passion for enabling children and young people to encounter Jesus and follow Him.
Ability to inspire clergy, volunteers, and lay leaders.

There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Safer Recruitment
An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role or the Encounter Programme, please contact us directly.

Closing Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 4:00pm
Interviews: Thursday, 16 April 2026 at St Johns House, 155-163 The Rock, Bury BL9 0ND

You may have experience of the following: Children & Youth Ministry Lead, Discipleship Development Manager, Young Peoples Ministry Coordinator, Mission & Ministry Project Manager, CYP Programme Lead, Faith Formation Manager, Youth Discipleship Director, Family & Community Ministry Manager, Multi-Site Ministry Coordinator, Education & Ministry Projects Lead, Church Growth Project Manager.

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Location:Manchester(Once a week onsite)

6 months contract with possible extesnion

The Role

You will own the end-to-end requirement lifecycle for specific business capabilities. From shaping ambiguous problem statements to securing formal stakeholder sign-off, you will ensure our systems are scalable, efficient, and data-driven.

What You’ll Do

• Capability Ownership: Manage and evolve a roadmap for a defined set of capabilities (e.g., Finance, Analytics, or Agent Tooling).
• End-to-End PRDs: Lead the creation of high-quality Product Requirement Documents, including as-is/to-be workflows, service blueprints, and functional user stories.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate discovery workshops across Product, Engineering, Ops, and Finance to drive consensus and sign-off.
• Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the Order journey and define metrics (CSAT, FCR, Handling Time) to measure success.
• Modernisation: Support the migration from legacy systems to a centrally managed ecosystem.

What You’ll Need

• Experience: Proven track record of end-to-end requirements ownership and PRD delivery in Agile environments.
• Analytical Rigour: Ability to translate complex business problems into structured options and clear data-backed recommendations.
• Stakeholder Influence: Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead cross-functional alignment with minimal oversight.
• Tech Literacy: Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Miro, and BPMN/process modelling tools.
• Domain (Nice-to-have): Background in Order Management Systems (OMS), Contact Centres, or the Travel/Automotive industry.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Business Analyst - Change and IT

Are you a Change Business Analyst who is keen to work for an organisation with an exciting forward order book of work?
The successful candidate should have a proven track record of working on transformation programs, particularly in the healthcare sector.
You will have a solid background in business process design, functional requirement, and specifications. You will work closely with business functions to identify how change can help support their plans and to challenge Business Processes. You will operate during the entire business process lifecycle from initial project inception, architecture, and design, through project delivery and effective support through to business as usual. Experience in Agile and Waterfall would be highly desirable. I have a few roles so experience in CRM, legislation changes or sector specific systems would be highly desirable
You will have excellent communication skills and be the interface between IT and the Business users to articulate business problems into formal business requirements and technical requirements. You will be used to working with senior stakeholders and discussing taking requirements from them. Strong generic business analysis skills are of key importance for this role so accreditations would demonstrate that you have those.
The role is hybrid with 2 days a week in the office.

UK based remote working with occasional UK travel
Permanent
Up to £90,000 DOE + bonus and benefits

Fruition Group have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Product to lead our client’s product function, as they continue to scale their digital platforms and embed a strong, customer-led, product-driven culture across the business.

This role is ideal for a hands-on, proactive, and driven product leader who enjoys balancing strategic leadership with day-to-day delivery, while building and leading a high-performing product team.

Head of Product - Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity for a Head of Product to shape and lead a growing product organisation that has strong executive sponsorship and a clear mandate to drive change and innovation across the business.

As a senior leader, you will be responsible for managing and developing a Product team of 6, aligned to key business value streams, and driving best-in-class product practices across the organisation.

The biggest challenge in this role is to improve speed to value, strengthen product discovery and delivery, embed agile ways of working, and ensure the product function is truly aligned to business strategy and customer outcomes.

Head of Product - What will I be doing?

. Leading and managing a team of 6
. Driving the overall product vision, roadmap, and strategy
. Remaining hands-on with key products and initiatives where required
. Embedding agile product delivery practices across teams
. Championing a customer-first, outcome-driven product culture
. Working closely with Engineering, Data, Design, and Commercial teams
. Supporting the ongoing development, coaching, and performance of your team
. Establishing clear product metrics to track value, delivery, and customer impact
. Ensuring strong stakeholder engagement and alignment at senior and exec level

Head of Product - What do I need?

. Proven experience leading and scaling product teams in a Head of Product or similar role
. A proactive, driven, and hands-on leadership style
. Strong experience working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid)
. Excellent stakeholder management skills, including at C-level
. A track record of delivering customer-focused, high-impact digital products
. Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance strategy with execution
. Passion for building high-performing teams and a modern product culture

To find out more and explore this opportunity further, please apply!

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Role: Technical Support Engineer

Location: Manchester (2 x a month onsite)

Are you a technically curious support professional who enjoys solving data and API challenges?

We’re hiring a Technical Support Specialist to join a growing SaaS business transforming how TV and digital advertising campaigns are planned, tracked and optimised.

This isn’t a password-reset helpdesk role. As a Technical Support Specialist, you’ll work directly with data integrations, APIs, tracking pixels and reporting tools, partnering closely with Product and Engineering to resolve real technical challenges.

What you’ll be doing:

• Troubleshooting API, data and integration issues
• Working with JSON, SQL and browser developer tools
• Supporting agencies, advertisers and broadcasters
• Reproducing and documenting bugs for Engineering
• Improving documentation and customer workflows

What we’re looking for:

• 2+ years in Technical Support / Product Support (SaaS environment)
• Strong troubleshooting mindset
• Experience with APIs, JSON or web technologies
• SQL or data analysis skills
• Clear communicator who can explain technical issues simply

Why consider this role?

• Modern SaaS platform with real market impact
• Remote working
• Clear progression into Product, Engineering or Senior Support
• Collaborative, low-ego culture
• Exposure to AdTech and Data analytics

If you’re a Technical Support Specialist who wants more ownership, more technical depth and a clearer progression path - click apply now.

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a UK national, award-winning SME digital consultancy with over 300 consultants across the UK. We partner with public sector organisations to design and deliver impactful, user-centred digital services that improve millions of lives.

We place equal importance on our people, culture, and work-life balance as we do on delivering high-quality services. Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving by nature, we build high-performing teams that drive sustainable digital transformation.

Why Work With Us - 3 Ways We’re Different

• We’re not just a consultancy - we’re a community, with a strong culture of learning, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement
• Our consultants are highly experienced, typically bringing 10+ years of expertise in solving complex problems
• We build handpicked, high-performing teams with strong empathy, trust, and a user-first mindset

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior User Researcher to join a large, multidisciplinary Agile team delivering complex, high-impact digital services.

You will lead user research activities across complex services, embed user-centred practices in new teams, and align research activities with wider delivery and service objectives. You will also mentor and support other researchers, helping to assure and improve research quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and lead user research activities on complex digital services
• Embed user-centred and inclusive research practices within teams
• Align research activity with service strategy and delivery plans
• Analyse and synthesise research findings, translating insight into clear recommendations
• Supervise, mentor, and support other user researchers
• Advocate for user research with stakeholders and delivery teams
• Support Agile teams to adopt and mature user-centred practices

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience working as a Senior User Researcher on GDS-aligned digital services
• Proven experience planning and delivering a wide range of user research methods
• Strong analysis and synthesis skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders
• Experience designing and delivering inclusive and accessible research
• Ability to work closely with designers, developers, and product managers
• Experience embedding user-centred design in Agile environments

Knowledge & Capability

• Understanding of the social and technological context of government services
• Ability to align research to strategic decision-making
• Good technical awareness of how digital services are built and operated

What We Value

At Scrumconnect, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are fundamental to how we work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are proud to be a Disability and Inclusion Partner.

Project Manager – eCommerce / Digital

Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 4 days from home)

Salary: Competitive

We are partnering with a leading full-service eCommerce agency delivering Adobe Commerce (Magento) solutions and digital marketing services across the UK and internationally since 2005. Known for innovation, quality, and long-term client partnerships, they are growing their Development team and seeking a Project Manager to lead high-impact web projects.

What You’ll Do

• Manage digital projects end-to-end, including new builds, roadmap developments, and ongoing client enhancements
• Lead Agile ceremonies and apply Scrum or Kanban frameworks
• Act as a main client contact, providing updates and managing expectations
• Track budgets and project profitability
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and marketers
• Maintain project documentation, user stories, and product configurations
• Keep projects on schedule with clear timelines and priorities

Who We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of project management experience in digital or tech environments
• Proven success delivering software or eCommerce projects
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
• Commercial awareness and confidence managing budgets
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and passionate about digital
• Willingness to continuously learn and gain certifications (company-supported)

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid working – 1 day a week in Manchester city centre
• 22 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Extra 3-day Christmas shutdown
• Additional holiday for long service (up to 25 days)
• Dedicated training budget & support for professional qualifications
• Quarterly socials and collaborative work culture
• Annual performance-based pay reviews

Jira Consultant – 6 Month Contract – Remote – Outside IR35

VIQU are looking for a Jira Consultant to enhance and scale our Jira Service Management (JSM) environment, build new capabilities, integrate with key systems, and support the onboarding of multiple business entities across EMEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise JSM workflows, automations, SLAs, and configurations.
• Integrate Jira/JSM with AD/Entra and other external systems.
• Implement JSM Operations Management: monitoring/alerting integrations, alerts, and on-call schedules.
• Strengthen Asset Management, including lifecycle processes and device-to-user mapping.
• Standardise and onboard business entities into JSM using reusable templates.
• Improve reporting through native JSM dashboards and Power BI.
• Support HR and Finance with JSM workflows and service processes.
• Build and mature core ITSM modules: Incident, Change, Problem, Request, Release, CMDB, and Service Catalogue.
• Apply scalable best practices while coaching internal admins.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong Jira Consultant experience, ideally in Jira Cloud.
• Deep knowledge of JSM and broader Jira products.
• Experience with external integrations (especially AD/Entra).
• Skilled in workflow/automation design, SLAs, and service project structures.
• Understanding of JSM Operations Management and Jira Assets.
• Experience creating scalable templates for multi-entity onboarding.
• Comfortable supporting cross-functional teams (IT, HR, Finance).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate requirements into Jira solutions.
• Clear communicator with a collaborative, consultative approach.

Role details:

• Job role: Jira Consultant
• Job type: Contract
• Duration: 6 months’ initial contract
• Rate: £450 - £550 per day
• IR35 status: Outside IR35
• Location: Remote

Apply now for the Jira Consultant role to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Suzie Stone via the VIQU IT website.

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Solution Architect within Corporate Banking and domain knowledge in Payment Gateways & Vendor Products, including Cross Border and Regional Clearing Regulations. Must have designed solutions for applications, executing blueprint/roadmaps for modernizing Legacy payment flows. Utilizing defined best practices, templates and documentation to create architectural designs. By applying to this job you are sending us your CV, which may contain personal information. Please refer to our Privacy Notice to understand how we process this information. In short, in order to supply you with work finding services, we will hold and process your personal data, and only with your express permission we will share this personal data with a client (or a third party working on behalf of the client) by email or by upload to the Client/third parties vendor management system. By giving us permission to send your CV to a client, this constitutes permission to share the personal data that would be necessary to consider your application, interview you (Phone/video/face to face) and if successful hire you. Scope AT acts as an employment agency for Permanent Recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the Terms and Conditions, Data Protection Policy, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found at our website

We are looking for an organised, proactive and collaborative EU Reset Project Manager to join our central government client on a 6 month contract. You will play a key role in supporting successful delivery of the EU Reset Programme by bringing structure, governance and strong communication to a fast paced, high profile project environment.

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain detailed project plans using appropriate delivery methodologies.
• Set and manage project controls, tracking progress against milestones.
• Own RAID logs, dependency trackers and change control records.
• Identify emerging risks and issues, providing analysis, recommendations and proactive escalation.
• Ensure project management standards are applied consistently in line with EUDP PMO expectations.
• Lead the creation of high quality project reporting that supports governance and effective decision-making.
• Coordinate project assurance activity, including audits and gateway reviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders, acting as a trusted source of project updates.
• Support alignment across delivery teams, suppliers and internal functions.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement and high performance within the team.

About You
We’re looking for someone with strong organisational capability, good judgement, and the confidence to work across boundaries to keep delivery on track.

Essential Criteria

• Working knowledge of project delivery methodologies and frameworks.
• Must have worked within central government previously
• Understanding of planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, risk/issue management, and quality management - or equivalent transferable skills.
• Familiarity with governance, assurance, requirements management and change control.
• Awareness of business case development, commercial and procurement processes, and asset allocation.
• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively, influence stakeholders and challenge constructively.

In return, you will receive the opportunity to support a major government department, working on a brand-new high priority programme. The possibility to work on a 6 month contract on a hybrid basis for the foreseeable paying up to 500 p/day (in scope of IR35). You can be based at any site across the country.

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Supply Chain Analyst / Tameside / £35-40,000 plus bonus / Permanent We are working with an incredible, multi-faceted business in Tameside as they look to hire a Supply Chain Analyst to complete their team. This innovative company strive to be the best at what they do, and they value, support and empower their team to do the same. This is a high-performance culture and also one where employees have great fun and enjoy access to a wide variety of social events on a regular basis. This varied role will provide the opportunity to work with teams from across the business (Sales, Procurement, Finance, and Operations) and will get involved with different projects and initiatives as the role develops. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing accurate demand forecasts and managing supply plans for key suppliers within a fast-paced environment. Focusing on ensuring good product availability, accurate inventory management, and effective collaboration with suppliers. The role: • Produce demand forecasts. • Report on demand, inventory, and trackers. • Monitor accuracy of forecast and recommend improvements. • Highlight risks and opportunities relating to supply and demand issues/ constraints • Create, manage, and process purchase orders • Own and maintain purchase order books • Monitor order status, follow up on delivery schedules, and proactively manage delays or issues. • Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods. • Contribute to strong working relationships with key suppliers to ensure continuity of supply. • Mett suppliers, present forecasts, performance metrics, and KPIs. • Assist in identifying new suppliers • Monitor stock levels to meet requirements and minimise excess • Identify and resolve supply or data issues. • Act as a key link between Supply Chain, Sales, Procurement, Finance, and Operations with a One Team approach. • Communicate supply risks, forecast changes, and performance insights to stakeholders. • Support the manager in leading a small team • Participate in procurement or supply chain process improvement Skills and attributes: • Ability to analyse data sets, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions. • Ability to identify issues within the supply chain and develop solutions. • Ability to manage multiple projects • An eye for details - ensuring accuracy in reporting and analysis when working with large data sets. • Strong verbal and written communication skills to present findings and recommendations to stakeholders. • Good/intermediate Microsoft Excel experience (pivot tables, formulas). • Familiarity with invoices, purchase orders, credit notes, and supplier statements • Working effectively as part of a team, often in a cross-functional capacity. • Ability to manage your workload and prioritise effectively in order to meet deadlines • Experience in sales strategy alignment, leading a team, or procurement project management. • You should have a Growth Mindset and be ambitious • You ll need to enjoy working in a fast paced environment. In return you ll receive excellent benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank hols, life insurance, bonus scheme, Employee assistance Programme, fantastic inclusive social events, fabulous offices, reward scheme, health checks, health cash back scheme plus much more

Project Systems Accountant 6-12 Months Hybrid Working Up to £60,000 Higher Education Sector

Your new company
A well established organisation within the Higher Education sector is embarking on a major finance systems transformation programme. With legacy, paper based processes and highly detailed financial regulations, they are now preparing to transition from Sage to a modern cloud based finance system. They are seeking an experienced Finance Systems Accountant to lead this change and ensure the successful adoption of new processes across the organisation.

Your new role
Reporting into the Finance Director and working closely with the Management Accountant, you will take ownership of the end to end project to deliver a new cloud based finance system.
Your key responsibilities will include:

• Project-managing the transition from Sage to a cloud-based accounting platform.
• Engaging with non-finance teams to embed new processes into operational workflows and delivering staff training to ensure adoption.
• Reviewing existing financial regulations and recommending updates to internal controls aligned to the new system environment.
• Working with finance assistants to identify and implement a new approach to student group expense claims.
• Ensuring successful integration between the organisation’s existing system and the new finance system.
• Troubleshooting system issues post-go live and supporting ongoing optimisation.

What you’ll need to succeed

• You will be a fully qualified Accountant (CIMA / CIPFA / ACCA) or an exceptional QBE with demonstrable experience in similar roles.
• A strong background in large, complex environments - exposure to shared services would be highly advantageous.
• A proven track record of leading finance system change, including managing integration challenges.
• Experience reviewing and automating key finance processes.
• The ability to build strong relationships and create buy in with non finance colleagues during times of change.

What you’ll get in return

• A pivotal role leading a major transformation project in the Higher Education sector.
• The opportunity to shape future processes and controls within a supportive and collaborative finance function.
• A competitive salary of up to £58,000 with a 6-12 month fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible.

What you need to do now
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Are you keen to join a B Corp certified financial services organisation who put their employees at the heart of everything they do? Are you a Product Owner with strong experience working with wider stakeholders and technical development teams to produce cutting edge financial services products? If so we'd love to hear from you. You'll define product vision with senior stakeholders and translate requirements into reality with technical development teams. A fantastic chance to Help build, grow, mould & shape the Product Roadmap & direction of products Role: Product Owner Salary: Up to £70k base salary Benefits: 25 Days Holiday, Birthday off, Healthcare cash plan, 5% matched pension, Cycle to work, Life assurance etc Location: Manchester - Hybrid working in place (3 days a week in the office) What you will bring to the table: You will be an experienced Product Owner certified would be great and preferably with experience working within the financial services industry NOT ESSENTIAL. We are looking for someone who has previous experience managing the implementation of a customer application portal, preferably within financial services. You will have worked with Agile development teams and will have led daily stand ups and scrum sessions you may even be a qualified Scrum Master. You will be a strong character who can work with all levels of the business, with the ability to influence and make key decisions across multiple teams. If you have experience working in an organisation who provide mortgages and loans this would be highly advantageous. If this sounds like you, click apply and send in a copy of your CV today.

Senior Audit and Advisory Manager job role for a Top 50, regional accountancy firm.

Your new firm
Thismarket leading audit and advisory firm, with a large regional presence acrossthe Northwest is seeking to appoint a new Senior Manager to their brand newManchester office. This role has come around following an extended period ofcompany growth and expansion within the last two years, presenting an excellentopportunity for a progressive manager to take the next step-up and grow/lead the audit and advisory team. Overall, this is a fantastic choice for acandidate seeking to join a firm that truly values its workforce, making yourcareer their priority and ensuring you develop as an audit professional, becoming part of the firm’s ongoing success.
Your new role
As a senior manager, you will be planning, organising, and leading audit engagements for various clients and sectors. Your day-to-day duties will include reviewing audit work and communicating with clients, stakeholders, and regulators and resolving any issues or queries. Additionally, you will take the lead in the supervising, coaching, and mentoring of audit juniors/seniors, ensuring their performance and development. Alongside carrying out this high-quality audit work, you will receive continuous support throughout your role.
What you’ll need to succeed
Thisorganisation is seeking a professional Senior Manager with extensive experienceworking in an audit team within a practice carrying out high-quality auditwork. Experience in all three aspects of an audit and plenty of exposure tocoaching junior members will allow you to be successful in this job role. Youwill be ACA/ ACCA qualified. The organisation is looking for an individual withexcellent interpersonal and managerial skills with a strong commitment toproviding professional excellence to help you to build strong clientrelationships, as well as good analytical review skills. The ideal candidatewill be willing to learn and expand upon their own skills as an auditprofessional.
What you’ll get in return
This Manchester-based senior manager job role is an excellent opportunity to join aTop 50 accountancy firm that will give you exposure to a fantastic portfolio ofclients whilst working in a people-positive environment with an excellentculture. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in all aspects ofyour clients’ journey working directly with growing entrepreneurial clients,ensuring you become a true business advisor. The organisation will offer you acompetitive salary that is reflective of your experience and qualificationswhich includes a healthy holiday package of 23 days + bank holidays.Additionally, the package offers access to market leading training schemes andan array of internal benefits, which focus on flexibility, prioritising yourwork-life balance.
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People Manager - Professional Services

Portfolio are proud to be partnering exclusively with one of the UK’s most respected professional services providers, delivering expert support across HR, Employment Law and Health & Safety.

This award-winning organisation is the parenting company of a global group and continues to experience impressive growth, making this an exciting time to join a forward-thinking, people-focused business.

We are seeking experienced People Manager who are passionate about delivering high-quality, commercially focused advice and who want to progress their career within a thriving, supportive environment.

The Role

As an People Manager, you will provide professional HR and Employment Law advice to a diverse client base across the UK, supporting businesses of all sizes and sectors.

You will work collaboratively within a specialist advisory team, delivering advice via telephone and email, ensuring it is legally compliant, pragmatic and tailored to each client’s unique needs. Where appropriate, you will confidently present compliant and non-compliant options, clearly outlining associated risks to enable informed decision-making. You’ll receive extensive training, continuous professional development, and clear opportunities to progress into senior advisory or leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, legally compliant HR and employment law advice with a strong customer focus
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients at every interaction
• Meet personal and departmental KPIs and SLAs
• Respond to client queries promptly and professionally within contractual timeframes
• Provide clear options and innovative solutions tailored to each client’s business
• Maintain detailed, accurate case notes on internal systems
• Support clients with documentation, implementation guidance, and ad-hoc letter drafting
• Ensure advice aligns with client contracts, policies, and terms & conditions
• Stay up to date with legislative changes, best practice, and ACAS guidance

What You’ll Bring

• Proven, practical experience in a HR advisory role - or in a leadership role with experience managing HR processes.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practice, and ACAS guidance
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with creative problem-solving ability
• Confidence working in a fast-paced, KPI-driven professional services environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously when required
• Professional, adaptable, and resilient under pressure
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Competent with MS Office and case management systems
• Enthusiasm for building client relationships

Why Join?

• Join a market-leading, award-winning organisation with global backing
• Clear career progression and development opportunities
• High-quality training and ongoing learning
• Collaborative, supportive team culture
• Exposure to a wide variety of complex and interesting client cases
• Qualification opportunities (L7 CIPD Accreditation)

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Portfolio Payroll Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Title: Product Marketing Manager
Location: Home Office based role with up to 50% travel time to Customers, London Atelier , Uk Head Office (Ashford, Kent) & Paris Head Office
Salary: 50,000 per annum, plus bonus and company car.

Job Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Product Marketing Manager to join our client In this role, you will bridge the gap between product development and marketing to ensure products successfully meet customer needs and achieve strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive product marketing strategies that align with company goals.
• Collaborate with product management to define product vision, strategy, and positioning in the market.
• Conduct market research to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive analysis.
• Develop clear value propositions and messaging that resonate with target audiences.
• Monitor product performance and propose strategies to drive adoption and revenue growth.
• Work closely with the marketing team to design and implement promotional activities and campaigns.
• Provide sales teams with tools and training to effectively sell products and solutions.
• Engage with customers and partners to gather feedback and insights that drive continuous improvement.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in product marketing and product management, with a successful track record of launching products.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles and frameworks, with the ability to apply these in a practical context.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience presenting to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to analyse market data and consumer feedback to guide product development and marketing strategies.
• Strong project management skills, with an ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about technology and innovation, with a customer-oriented mindset.

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 broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world’s most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

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

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with BDO directors and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Technical Skills

• Thorough working knowledge of Transaction Services activities
• ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent), or relevant work experience.
• Previous staff supervision or management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, in particular Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
• Self-starting individual who is comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates a pro-active approach to their continuous development

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.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Payroll & HR Systems Manager

Hybrid Working Competitive Salary + Benefits

A Pivotal Opportunity to Shape Payroll & People Systems

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing UK business that forms part of a successful international group. With a strong presence across the foodservice, hospitality and retail sectors, the organisation combines global capability with local expertise and is committed to operational excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

The business is currently implementing a new HR and payroll system, making this a key moment to join. The Payroll & HR Systems Manager will play a central role in embedding the new system, optimising processes, strengthening reporting capability and ensuring a smooth transition across the organisation.

This is a genuine opportunity to shape how payroll and people systems operate for the future.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll & HR Systems Manager to take ownership of end-to-end UK payroll operations while leading the optimisation and development of payroll and HR systems.

This is a high-impact role responsible for ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, compliantly and efficiently, while driving system improvements and strengthening cross-functional processes across HR, Finance and IT.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accurate and timely delivery of monthly UK payroll
• Ensure full compliance with HMRC regulations, PAYE, NI, statutory payments and pension auto-enrolment
• Manage year-end processes including P60s, P11Ds and reconciliations
• Oversee payroll and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance
• Drive system improvements, upgrades and integrations
• Partner with Finance, HR and IT teams to ensure seamless data flow and reporting
• Provide payroll reporting, analytics and insights to senior leadership
• Act as the key point of contact for payroll queries and external providers
• Maintain robust controls, documentation and audit readiness

About You

You are a detail-oriented payroll professional with strong systems expertise and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

You will bring:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end UK payroll
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience managing payroll and/or HR systems (system implementation experience highly desirable)
• Advanced Excel capability
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Experience leading system improvements or implementations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• CIPP qualification (desirable)
• Experience within a multi-site or international organisation (advantageous)

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working options
• Opportunity to shape payroll and HR systems during a major implementation
• Collaborative, supportive and forward-thinking environment
• The stability and backing of a global group with a strong UK footprint