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| 2842010/328 | Financial Controller | ||||||
| £30000 to £50000 | |||||||
| West Midlands | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Anyone from the world of Events and Exhibitions will know Mayridge, one of the leading providers of managed marketing solutions in the sector. We focus on helping our clients achieve their marketing and communication objectives through inspirational, integrated live events such as Exhibitions, Conferences, Road shows, Product Launches and Showrooms. We are renowned for our highly innovative and award winning designs and we work across the Globe with the world’s leading brands and blue chip organisations. Fundamental to the further growth of the company we are now seeking a dynamic and talented Financial Controller to play a leading role in our future growth plans. The Role Reporting to the Group Financial Director you will lead our UK finance team and play a hands-on role in the preparation and presentation of management accounts, cash flow management and budgetary control. The role is challenging and diverse and will require you to make strategic input across the business whilst overseeing the finance function. Responsibilities will include: • Full cycle of financial reporting • Analysis of MI against business KPIs including variance analysis and narrative feedback • Risk management • Manage the collation & coordination of Management Information • development of MIS • Payroll, credit and cost control and year-end reporting • Management and control of sales & purchase ledgers • HR processes and administration • Manage the Company’s foreign exchange risk • Management of procurement activities • Developing a small team of finance assistant The Candidate The successful candidate will be an ambitious professionally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a proven background in management accounting and financial analysis. You will have a broad commercial background with experience drawn from at least two industry sectors since qualifying as well as some exposure to an SME environment. You will have well developed IT skills and a good working knowledge of ERP systems. You should be a strong leader, entrepreneurial yet professional in your approach and have the ability to challenge the status quo, add value immediately and be eager to contribute to the on-going development of the organisation. What we can do for you Mayridge can offer you a flexible approach to work at offices in the stunning Warwickshire countryside or occasionally from home using state of the art technology. We have a flat non-hierarchical structure and a strong track record in training and developing our people together with great opportunities for career focused people. Our reward package is competitive and includes a performance related bonus, excellent holidays, pension contribution, and life assurance. We also support a variety of social activities and charity fund raising. | |||||||
| 1542010/325 | Collector | ||||||
| £17000 to £18000 | |||||||
| West Midlands | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Collectors ¡V Ocean Money Ltd Competitive basic salary (variable depending on experience) plus bonus and benefits Ocean Money Ltd is the lending arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean Finance based in Tamworth. If you are looking for client interaction, administration, business quality, business production, being a team player and developing yourself, look no further and join our team of Collectors. Daily responsibilities for the Collector will include the following: „X To speak with all clients, and prospective clients, in a polite and courteous manner, ensuring any questions raised are answered accurately „X Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to „X To reduce/maintain arrears levels to acceptable standards „X To be pro-active in improving levels of client services „X To process clients payments in line with company procedures „X To make contact with delinquent clients, identify problems with why the client is in arrears and assist the client in resolving the problem. This involves: discussing in detail, clients¡¦ financial circumstances and completing an income ad expenditure exercise, reviewing the clients¡¦ accounts and ensuring continuous ¡§Treating Customer Fairly, liaising with third representatives and solicitors. „X To work towards the team and your individual targets „X To reduce/maintain arrears levels to acceptable standards „X Responsibility for your own allocation of accounts including those in litigation This role is telephone based; therefore excellent communication skills are required along with the flexibility to work varied hours, some unsociable. In return the successful Collector will enjoy: „X A competitive basic salary „X Private Health Insurance „X Company pension scheme „X Free car parking „X Childcare voucher scheme „X Performance incentive pay scheme „X Minimum 20 days paid holiday progressively rising to 29 days over 5 years plus bank holidays „X Recommend a friend scheme „X Reduced gym membership „X Refreshment and snack facilities „X Modern air conditioned buildings | |||||||
| 1622010/314 | Accounts Clerk - Sales Ledger | ||||||
| £15000 to £18000 | |||||||
| Lincolnshire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| We currently require an experienced Accounts Clerk to join this established company in Stamford. You will be required to calculate and create sales invoices and be responsible for ensuring tight credit control is maintained. You will assist the Bookkeeper and Accountant with financial reporting to ensure all deadlines are met and you may be required to produce financial reports for the Directors from time to time. This is a busy role, where you will be responsible for calculating each invoice in addition to raising it on the bespoke accounts software, so the successful applicant will need to be methodical and ensure the highest level of accuracy at all times. This is an excellent opportunity to join this Stamford based organisation who offer excellent benefits, 9-5 Monday – Friday working hours and a friendly working environment. This is a permanent role offering immediate interviews so apply now if you have relevant experience. | |||||||
| 5112009/290 | Financial Controller | ||||||
| £35000 to £40000 | |||||||
| Leicestershire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| My client is currently recruiting for a Financial Controller to join there reputable and expanding team. You will be providing sound financial advice to the CEO and the Senior Management team and providing an effective financial management service. Key Responsibilities: „X Managing a finance team of 3 „X Maintaining records to meet legal and tax requirement and to measure both the inputs and the outcomes of the operations „X Providing accounting services for use by managers in planning and controlling the work, this includes financial accounting, management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and control systems „X Planning and managing cash flow and investment activity „X Prepare the statutory annual accounts „X Build relationships, review processes, ensure internal & external reporting deadlines are met, development of the team by, recruiting and retaining and motivation Traits: „X You must come from a Manufacturing background „X Strong management accounting skills „X Ability to build relationships quickly and with credibility „X Self-motivation, drive, commitment and enthusiasm are prerequisites If this sounds like you, then please apply within! | |||||||
| 21102009/288 | Pensions Administrator | ||||||
| £20000 to £20000 | |||||||
| Nottinghamshire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| We are currently recruiting for an experienced Pensions Administrator to join this reputable organisation based in Nottingham. The successful candidate will work as a team member in providing comprehensive, consistent, and effective administrative support to Directors, clients, and professional contacts. The ideal candidate will have experience with using 1st Software. Excellent benefits are available with this organisation and include: Salary of up to £20,000 per annum depending on experience - 23.5 days' annual holiday entitlement - 5% employer pension contribution - 4 x salary Death in Service benefit - Discretionary annual bonus - Company-sponsored CII exams - Cash bonus for each CII exam passed If you have relevant experience and are keen to pursue your career within a growing and reputable organisation then apply now! | |||||||
| 1962009/273 | Financial Accountant | ||||||
| £40000 to £40000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| We are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to work within a finance team of 3. Ideally this role requires an ACCA qualified and suitably experienced candidate. Duties will include: „X Internal Audit „X Year End „X Statutory accounts „X Taxation „X Cashflow „X Budgeting Previous experience within both Practice and Industry is desirable but not essential. Occasional travel is required to visit depots across UK and Ireland If you are looking to make your career move in a market leading organisation, apply now for immediate consideration! | |||||||
| 2152009/265 | Commercial Analyst-FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY + GREAT B | ||||||
| £30000 to £40000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| We are currently recruiting or an experienced Commercial Analyst to join this large national organisation based in Northampton. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established company with over 400 retail outlets in the UK and ROI. The ideal candidate will be CIMA or ACCA qualified but applications from PQ Accountants with relevant experience will be considered. Reporting to the Financial Controller-Commercial your key responsibilities will include: • Budgeting of annual and periodic forecasting • Develop and monitor KPI’s for various departments • Investigate trends in margin and sales • Communicate results to internal customers • Manage and monitor costs within the business • Provide Heads of Departments with value adding analysis which will support the decision making process Benefits include: Company Car or Car Allowance 25 days holiday rising to 30 after 3 years Bupa Healthcare Pension Free Parking Group discount Attendance to sample sale days To be considered for interview you must have previous relevant experience within the Retail sector, be a team player with a “can do” approach to your work. If you have the necessary skills and attributes and want to take the next step of your career within a forward thinking organisation then apply now for immediate consideration. | |||||||
| 1542009/260 | Financial Controller-Fantastic Opportunity | ||||||
| £35000 to £35000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Financial Controller-Fantastic Opportunity This established and well respected organisation are recruiting for Financial Controller to join manage their small Finance team. Your responsibilities will include: • Managing the Finance team • Producing month end and statutory financial accounts • Accounting for depreciation, accruals and prepayments • Prepare weekly payroll • Prepare daily and weekly cashflow forecasts • Variance analysis • Daily and monthly reconciliations • Prepare quarterly VAT returns • Prepare PAYE & NI payments • Prepare annual budgets • Ad-hoc reporting Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a hands on role within a forward thinking company. Benefits include pension and healthcare. Apply now for immediate consideration | |||||||
| 432009/257 | Client Account Manager | ||||||
| £22000 to £24000 Annual | |||||||
| Leicestershire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| An exciting opportunity has arisen within a reputable specialist provider of SIPP services. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits this organisation has an NEW opening within an existing Account Management team. Working as part of a medium sized group you will be required to have the following key attributes; • Previous SIPP Experience within a financial services background • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your workload • Confidence and a key eye for detail The purpose of this role will be; • To administer and develop the client relationship to ensure their needs are being met • To work with the process teams to provide the services to the clients expectations, and within the service standards • To ensure that all issues are dealt with and sorted to the clients satisfaction and all communications are to the highest quality standards • To ensure the continual grown of new business from existing clients If this sounds like the ideal role for you and you have all of the above key attributes that contact Merritt & Baker immediately so you do not miss out on this excellent opportunity within a growing business | |||||||
| 1322009/248 | Head of Tax Services | ||||||
| £100000 to £150000 Annual | |||||||
| Buckinghamshire - Other | Apply Now | ||||||
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| You will act as the Practice Leader in the Tax division. Your role will involve creating new business opportunities and added value services, driving the direction of the tax department, and taking ownership of the generation of new business within tax. As the Head of Taxation Services (Tax Partner) you will: • Provide strategic development of added value tax schemes and tax planning- identify opportunities where clients may benefit from additional tax services and planning • Provide an industry leading level of service to clients- lead the taxation team in the planning, development and delivery of the Firm’s tax procedures • Lead the taxation team in the development of the Firm’s tax software This position also offers the opportunity to take responsibility for the marketing of the Tax division, and to act as an industry focal point establishing credibility as a regional commentator and public speaker. You must have extensive tax experience gained within a practice environment and hold a CTA (or equivalent tax qualification) and a degree (or equivalent). You should excel in leading a team who specialise in • Capital tax • stamp duty • probate • income tax • corporate tax. As the Head of Taxation Services you must demonstrate pro-active leadership skills, excellent attention to detail, and strong listening and communication skills. Experience of working within a top 20 firm would be benefit your application, as would an ACCA or ACA qualification | |||||||
| 2112009/238 | Finance/Pension Account Manager - SIPP SSAS | ||||||
| £19000 to £24000 Annual | |||||||
| Leicestershire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Account Managers in the Financial Services sector are needed by my client to support their rapidly expanding customer base. Our client is looking to extend it's Leicester based team of account managers. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the SIPPS and SSAS pensions sector and have the ability to offer advice on numerous areas such as wealth management, tax free investment planning, business guidance and family succession. You will be working with a large range of clients from entrepreneurs to company directors. As a reward for these skills and your dedication to customer service you will earn up to £24,000 basic, bonus and benefits including Share Incentive Plan, Death in service, life assurance, christmas bonus, free parking and much more as you would expect from a leading PLC in this sector. You can also expect an excellent career plan with the opportunity to move up to Financial consultant or team leadership. My client places heavy emphasis on training and development of their staff and pride themselves on their low staff turnover and excellent record of promotion from within. To be successful in your application you will have worked in a similar role within the financial services sector, ideally dealing with SIPP or SSAS products or similar investments. Your communication skills will be excellent with good attention to detail and able to balance a busy workload. You will be able to demonstrate excellent numeracy and IT skills and have a flexible approach. FPC / CFP qualifications would be an advantage. This opportunity should not be missed, apply today. | |||||||
| 1412009/236 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| £65000 to £95000 Annual | |||||||
| Warwickshire | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Our client is looking to recruit an exceptional chief financial officer to join it's senior management team. You will be a results driven individual with the drive and skills to lead it's finance function and will strive to create a challenging, creative environment for your team. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate an in depth understanding of business and revenue models adopted by leading international IT companies. This understanding should enable you to drive our clients business forward to ensure they maintain and grow their share of their market sector. As our client operates in a highly advanced technological environment you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of this environment and the trends in the market. Reporting to the CEO your primary duties will include: Lead and manager the finance function including recruitment, training, motivation, development and overall monitoring of activities Management of the budgeting and planning function Management of the deployment of corporate assets to make best us of them and maximising their ROI Identify operational and financial risks Development of and refining of both service and product business models Administration of company pension scheme and share scheme Deliver accurate management information in a timely fashion If you are a dynamic CFO with IT industry experience looking to make your mark on a growing company within the Midlands area apply now. | |||||||
| 912009/234 | Specialist Tax Advisor | ||||||
| £300000 to £35000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| My client is currently seeking a Specialist Tax Advisor to join their busy and growing tax department. The ideal candidate will have the following Key skills/attributes are: • ACA and/or CTA. • Has a corporate tax background with experience is giving tax advice to owner managers on a variety of projects. • Existing manager or a tax senior looking for his first promotion. • Knowledge of Corporation Tax, Income Tax, CGT & NI. • Been involved in marketing activities Practical experience of VAT and SDLT and a working knowledge of IHT & Customs Duties would also be an advantage but not essential. The company offer 22 days holiday plus bank holidays and an entitlement to join the Firms pension scheme with employers matching contribution to 6%. | |||||||
| 1382008/199 | Audit Senior | ||||||
| £30000 to £35000 Annual | |||||||
| East Sussex, London - Greater London, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, London - City, London, Bedford, Buckinghamshire - Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire - Bedford, Bedfordshire - Luton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| An exciting opportunity to join a successful and growing Top 15 Firm as an Audit Senior. Our offices offer a range of services to clients from external audit, tax and business ervices to internal audit and risk management. The clients range from owner managed businesses to large public and private sector organisations, both in the UK and abroad. To join our client as an Audit Senior you will be a qualified ACA or ACCA with experience in auditing clients with £50-100m turnover including ideally group audits and consolidations, group reporting and compliance testing. As an Audit Senior you would have specific responsibility for the day to day running of assignments and the efficient and orderly completion of the audit field work to high standards and to budget. You will draft summary papers for review and keep the Audit Manager/Director up to date on progress at all times. You will also ensure that cross seling opportunities are identified and constructive feedback is given to audit assistants, including the timely completion of job appraisals. In addition to your technical ability, to be successful as an Audit Senior you will be confident and outgoing, have great tem and client relationship management skills an be passionate about client service. | |||||||
| 1382008/198 | Partner | ||||||
| £25000 to £60000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| 10/15% Partner – Corporate Finance Are you a qualified Accountant who has come to that point in his/her career where the job just doesn’t stimulate you like it used to? Are you looking for something new and challenging? Do you enjoy working with people and getting more involved in the business itself, rather than the facts and figures? If this is you then this role may have everything you are looking for. Our client is seeking a confident, friendly individual who enjoys thinking outside the box. This role will not involve preparing accounts, carrying out audits, giving tax advice or performing due diligence for third parties. The client is solely concerned with helping clients to buy and sell businesses and raise finance. The Partner will work closely with the Director to project manage transactions to completion. Within 18 months the ideal candidate will become a 15% Partner who will also be involved in winning new business and negotiating the terms of transactions. Salary: £25,000-£60,000 OTE inc. Bonuses. Location: Northampton Please contact tracy@merrittandbaker.co.uk | |||||||
| 3132008/155 | B2B Insurance Sales/Account Manager | ||||||
| £15000 to £30000 Annual | |||||||
| Northamptonshire - Northampton | Apply Now | ||||||
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| Are you able to bring previous experience of Insurance B2B sales to an energetic and forward thinking environment? Are you able to generate (with the support of the company) new business prospects that can then be converted to sales? With a proven track-record in sales and the confidence to communicate authoritatively with both insurers and prospective clients you would be a target driven individual with a strong desire to convert business for the company. To succeed in this environment you will be required to be a well organised, computer literate and self-motivated person with a desire to earn the realistic salary and commission structure on offer. The on target earnings are completely realistic and being achieved by a number of their existing staff... but it does require focus and commitment! If this sounds like your next career opportunity, please send in your CV. Tracy at merrittandbaker.co.uk | |||||||