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• Develop financial strategies to minimise risks, enhance profits, and support decision-making for company leaders.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and timely preparation of financial statements.
• Oversee accounting, budgeting, and cash flow management to support company goals.
• Prepare monthly financial and payroll reports, including necessary adjustments.
• Conduct daily bank reconciliations, keeping records organised and secure.
• Support the year-end audit process and respond to auditor inquiries.
• Attend monthly meetings to review actual expenses against the budget and address any financial concerns.
• Manage and guide the Assistant Accountant, ensuring smooth daily operations within the finance department.
• Complete client refunds and provide support on special projects as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; Master's degree or CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior finance or managerial role.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial analysis and reporting.
• Effective communication skills, both internally with team members and externally with customers and suppliers.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• A proactive, positive attitude with a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Health insurance, pension plan, and wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities, including training to keep accounting knowledge current.
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on team success and individual growth.

Apply now or call Brook Street Cardiff for more information!

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Your new company
Our client are a prestigiouseducational institution located in Manchester looking for a Finance Officer tojoin on temporary basis until Apr 2025. This role offers the opportunity to bepart of a dynamic finance team within an organization that values growth andexcellence.

Your new role
As a Finance Officer,you will play a crucial role in the finance team. You will be responsible for providing financial administrative support including:

• Regularmonitoring of transactions and reconciliation of supplier accounts
• Managingthe month/year-end process, including checking receipting, projectcertificates, and valuations.
• Calculating variance analysis and presenting reportsto the Directors and Management Accounts team.
• Reconciling monthly actual expenditure with data fromOracle Financials.
• Processing monthly journals and accruals.
• Liaising with budget holders, project managers, andrelevant members of Finance to produce reports for various stakeholders.
• Assisting in preparing cash flow statements

What you'll needto succeed
You will have:

• Strong experience in finance and budget management.
• Proficiency in using financial software and systems,particularly Oracle Financials.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of ateam.
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach toproblem-solving.

What you'll getin return
In return for your dedication andhard work, you will receive:

• A competitive rate
• Opportunities for professional development and careerprogression.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• The chance to work on diverse and impactful projects.

What you need todo now
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Are you on the lookout for a new role in a school office environment? Hays are currently hiring for multiple opportunities across Manchester and Greater Manchester that could be of interest to you.

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School Finance Assistant

• Greater Manchester
• Long-term temporary
• Competitive rate
• Full-time

The Role:
As a School Finance Assistant, you will play a vital role in managing the school's financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, providing assistance to the wider financial team, and supporting the senior leadership team in financial planning and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing day-to-day financial transactions, including invoicing, payroll and payments
• Managing the school's budget, ensuring accurate financial records and tracking expenditure
• Preparing regular financial reports for the SLT and governors
• Handling purchase orders, processing invoices and reconciling accounts
• Liaising with external auditors, vendors and suppliers as needed.

Key Experience:

• Experience working within financial administration, preferably in an education setting.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with great attention to detail.
• Proficiency in using financial software.

Candidates will have to provide adequate references and will be subject to relevant police checks.

If this role is of interest to you, please get in touch.

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would be interested, we have a referral bonus of £350 in shopping vouchers available for successful referrals.

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Are you a strategic finance leader with a passion for driving business performance?

Do you want to make a real difference to the travelling public of Manchester?

Come and join Transport for Greater Manchester and take the reins as our Head of Finance. You will be at the heart of our financial strategy, guiding us through a period of transformation.

Your Role

You’ll provide excellent leadership to our Finance team as well as:

• Lead and manage the full spectrum of finance activities, from budgeting and forecasting to financial reporting.

• Drive financial planning to support operational excellence and long-term business strategy.

• Partner with senior leadership colleagues to provide data-driven insights and recommendations.

• Oversee financial risk management and ensure regulatory compliance across the transport sector.

• Lead and continue to build the finance team to support and advise into TfGM’s expanding range of activities

• Optimise financial processes to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, .driving continuous improvement

Who are we?

TfGM plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport across Greater Manchester, influencing millions of daily journeys. Working here means directly contributing to the development of an integrated and sustainable transport network that transforms the region.

Working at TfGM offers a unique blend of public service, innovation, and the chance to make a tangible difference to a major UK city-region.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

• Proven experience as a senior finance professional, preferably in the transport or logistics sector.

• A strategic mindset with strong analytical, forecasting, and budgeting skills.

• Professional accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).

• Strong leadership abilities with a track record of managing high-performing finance teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What we can offer you

TfGM works closely with local authorities, government bodies, and private sector partners to deliver complex projects. This gives you the unique opportunity to collaborate across sectors and gain valuable experience in cross-industry work.

As part of the finance team at TfGM, you’ll be directly involved in funding and supporting large-scale transport projects that improve infrastructure across Greater Manchester. From managing the financials of new tram lines to funding innovative green transport initiatives, you'll be at the heart of transformative projects that benefit the entire region.

Working at TfGM offers a unique blend of public service, innovation, and the chance to make a tangible difference to the people of Greater Manchester.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary depending on skills and experience

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)

• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance

• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary

• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions

• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role

• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit.Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following linkEmployers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Your new company
Our client is based in south Manchester and has an excellent overall profile. They are recognised for being an award winning firm, providing exceptional client care and renowned for its high calibre of talent.
Your new role
This property finance role will see you working closely with senior fee earners on a range of matters.
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate must have a strong academic profile. This is an opportunity for an entry-level candidate looking to start their legal career with a reputable law firm. You will be an excellent communicator and have a strong attention to detail. It is essential that you are hard-working and ambitious.
What you'll get in return
The successful candidate will benefit from good quality work, you will also benefit from working closely with senior fee earners and partners. This is an exciting opportunity that will offer plenty of progression and development for the right candidate. The salary will be reflective of an entry level position.
What you need to do now


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Band E PEGA Quality Engineer - QE Automation & Frameworks
SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780
LOCATION: Manchester
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days per week) in an office site

About this opportunity

Would you like to be part of the next phase in our transformation? We're moving into streaming of data and cloud technologies, underpinned to meet data needs and our team. We're at the heart of our Group wide change.

Where does this role sit?

Core Platforms is on a journey to build the bank of the future and simplify our operational processes to help our customers with our Business Process Management, Customer Relationship Management (MS Dynamics) and API Integration technologies. We lead, prioritise, and deliver change across the Group by engaging with the Business areas, understanding their need, and delivering change in an agile way to safely deliver benefit for our Customers and Colleagues.

Here's how you'll make a difference:

As a Quality Engineer, you'll be making a real difference, as you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise within a feature team.

• Working with the Business, Development and UK onsite teams to drive solutions.

• Highly experienced in creating test frameworks to aid the testing of complex code to deliver products that are fit for purpose and meet the quality standards that our customers expect, based on deep domain and technical expertise

• Coaching other members in the team including junior engineer and partner resources

• Attending and contributing to Guilds

• Supporting wider delivery consideration e.g. risk management, planning & keeping documents current

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, constantly evolving business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

About You

You're able to find answers to questions and resolve problems, energised by learning new technologies and staying in step with industry changes. You're passionate about delivering high quality products and services, keeping a focus on our customers. You build strong business relationships and communicate in a clear, concise manner. You'll have excellent analytical skills and able to work methodically with a high level of attention to detail.

Skills/ experience we'd need to see

• Accomplished Test Automation Engineer helping to develop a robust and future-facing Automation & Frameworks.

• Highly experienced in creating test frameworks to aid the testing of complex code to deliver products that are fit for purpose and meet the quality standards that our customers expect, based on deep domain and technical expertise.

• Ability to analyse and evaluate the feasibility/relevance of proposals for complex products/services, then develop and amend them as necessary (with guidance from senior colleagues). You might also understand how to supervise activities performed by a product development/specialist team.

• Be highly competent in one of the following languages: Javascript, Typescript or equivalent.

• Basic understanding of PEGA Architecture and supporting infrastructure

• Clear Communication - both written and verbal, familiar with communicating with business partners.

• Great teammate with good collaboration skills, with a willingness to improve your knowledge and experience.

• Growth Mindset - keen desire to lean and develop further

We'd be delighted if you also have:

• Knowledge of PEGA applications frameworks like Customer Service Framework, CLM (Customer Lifecycle Manager)

• Have a deep understanding of Frameworks and at least one automation framework, such as Playwright (preferred), Cypress, Selenium.

• Containerisation experience e.g docker.

• CI/CD experience e.g Jenkins.

• Knowledge on other programming languages.

• Agile experience

• Experience of JIRA/Confluence

• Comfortable participating in workshops

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's exciting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey !

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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer - Core Banking System Platform

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION(S): Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester Office.

About this opportunity…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Software Engineer to work on the Core Banking System which aims to support around 30 million customers and 60 million accounts.

You will be part of Everyday Banking in Consumer Relationships Platform working in the Vault Banking Products lab. The lab is focusing on building new core banking platform that will support servicing our customers through multiple channels and will enable the bank to create new innovative products for our customers using cutting edge cloud-based technology platform.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

As an Senior Software Engineer of our team, you will be:

• Working with the most modern technology to deliver innovative solutions for our customers

• Hands-on designing and developing the new banking platform as well as integrating with heritage banking systems

• Working in an agile environment, alongside colleagues from both LBG and third party companies, both on and off-shore

• Mentoring junior team members including code reviews, problem solving, development and code standards including security standards

• Working within a strict QE-led methodology, delivering high quality software supported by fully automated testing frameworks

• Creating opportunities for your own learning and growth, as well as sharing finding with your peers

• Deploying developed applications using set tools and pipelines to all environments including production hosting on container based cloud platforms.

We would be looking for the following…

The successful candidate for the Senior Software Engineer role will be able to demonstrate deep technical expertise, experience in building banking platforms, ability to work independently and to mentor junior team members including development standards and quality of code.

We're looking for enthusiastic, proactive and dedicated engineers who are keen to make a difference and deliver at speed and can evidence experience in:

• Core Java development skills - At least 5 years of experience

• Microservices architecture

• Good understanding of design patterns and build activities across the SDLC including unit testing, system testing, integration, security and performance testing

• Relentless focus on delivering business value through sound engineering methods and principles

• Working experience with Kafka for event driven communication between services

It would be great if you also had…

• Experience in Cloud Applications

• Docker based container development and deployment on Kubernetes

• Thought Machine Vault

• Understanding of CI/CD methodology and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Spinnaker etc

• Banking applications development

• Experience in Automated testing and TDD

About working for us…

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…

* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

* An annual performance-related bonus

* Share schemes including free shares.

* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your new company
Our client is a multi-academy trust with 15 schools across the Northwest and Derby and still growing.

Your new role
As the interim Regional Finance Manager you willsupport the Finance team with:

• Year-end accounting work e.g. VAT126, FixedAssets, Balance Sheet recs, audit queries etc.
• Financial management responsibilities across the Truste.g budget management, payroll allocation/reconciliation, month end processes.
• Mobilisation of new academies joining our Trustincluding due diligence.
• Review of systems and processes including theutilisation of technology.
  

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA), with previous experience in the education sector and have knowledge of AccessFinancials software. You will also have a strong comprehension of various risk and control frameworks, alongside a drive and ambition to take on responsibility in a successful and growing organisation.

What you'll get in return
You will get a competitive day rate between £250-£350 a day. The business offers a flexible hybrid model with the availability of working from home alongside free onsite parking and would consider flexible options to suit your needs.

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.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
ContactJessica Cannon on +443330105524 or

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Your new company
You will be joining a leading retail company with an excellent reputation for its outstanding working environment and culture. The company is growing at an excellent rate and is developing its SSC footprint ahead of additional investment to support its growth plans across existing and new markets, alongside a large transformation project.

Your new role
You will be initially tasked to drive best practice across the R2R, working on standardising controls, processes and management reporting across multiple legal entities. You will play a key role in driving financial control by leading an effective and high-performing financial accounting and fixed assets team, whilst supporting the financial transformation programme and other business change activities. You will be working closely with project teams to identify and implement continuous process improvement opportunities and process transformation. You will be a key decision maker in defining new ways of working alongside key senior stakeholders and driving best practice around behaviours and the culture.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA - QBE will also be considered), with previous experience of dealing within large complex accounting structures within a Share Service Centre, with experience of managing an R2R team. You will need to have strong communication skills and be able to adapt and communicate with colleagues/stakeholders at various levels.

What you'll get in return
You'll receive a competitive salary of up to £80k + bonus, this is alongside a very strong benefits package. The business offers a very flexible hybrid model and brilliant career progression opportunities. You'll be joining a well renowned business with a large finance function based in Manchester, with the office being nearby to public transport, restaurants, shops and local amenities.

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.
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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Search Recruitment Consultancy are supporting to recruit for a Temp Finance Assistant role that will have a placement lasting at least 3 month and could be extended further with an opportunity to become permanent at their office in Manchester City centre.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an accounts payable/purchase ledger who is looking to get started right away in their career in finance.

This role will be me mainly processing high level processing invoices, pro-actively manage and resolve with internal and external customers to ensure invoices are paid within agreed payment terms, to actively promote and ensure the Corporate P2P process is understood and strictly adhered to by a;; stakeholders, uploading bank statement daily, processing receipt and payment related transaction accurately onto the correct ledger accounts, set up regular meeting with senior manager, collect debts within assigned credit terms and achievements of individuals and negotiate customer satisfactory outcome of outstanding debt.

To be considered for this role you will ideally have to have fiance experience especially high-voulume data processing, ability to work tight deadline, accuracy, knowledge of excel spreadsheets and excellent customer service skills.

The role is offering a permenant salary equivalent of £23,500 per annum. The hours are 8:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday-Hybrid role with one day in the office per week and with initial training office for one week.

If you are looking to start this amazing opportunity with an immediate start and believe you meet the above criteria, please apply today.

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

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.

Head of Finance & Commercial Performance

Location: Manchester City Centre

Salary: £797 per day (Inside IR35, PAYE) - Weekly pay

Contract: Until March 2025

Hours of working: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Role Purpose:

As the Head of Finance & Commercial Performance at Co-op Insurance, you'll play a pivotal role in driving our financial and commercial success. Reporting directly to the Co-op Group CFO and with a dotted line to the Managing Director, you'll be a key part of both the Co-op Insurance senior leadership team and the wider Co-op Group Finance leadership team (4 direct reports). Your mission is to lead all aspects of financial support, strategic planning, and commercial performance for Co-op Insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Own the entire strategic financial planning process for Co-op Insurance, from annual planning to periodic reforecasts. Ensure seamless alignment with the wider Co-op Group planning timelines and processes. Present insights and updates to Executive and Board Committees, driving informed decision-making.
• Comprehensive Financial Reporting: Lead all financial reporting requirements for Co-op Insurance, including monthly management reports, regulatory filings, and statutory reporting. Ensure that all financial activities adhere to relevant reporting standards and timelines.
• Annual Statutory Audit: Take full ownership of the annual statutory audit process, coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery for Co-op Insurance Board review and approval.
• Commercial Performance Management: Develop and manage a robust commercial performance framework that includes product and channel profitability, marketing effectiveness, and strategic business insights. Ensure senior stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and actionable data to support long-term strategic goals.
• Leadership & Collaboration: As a core member of the Co-op Insurance senior leadership team, contribute to the creation of an engaging performance-driven culture. Additionally, work closely with the Group Finance senior leadership team to support the development and execution of Co-op's broader financial strategy.
• Regulatory Compliance: Serve as a Certified Manager under the FCA's Senior Managers & Certification Regime, ensuring ongoing compliance with all regulatory requirements, including fitness and propriety assessments.

What You'll Bring:

• Expertise in Finance: A qualified accountant with significant senior management experience, preferably within the Financial Services sector. You have a strong background in strategic financial planning and analysis, coupled with a deep understanding of financial reporting standards.
• Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Proven experience in driving business performance through insightful financial analysis, strategic planning, and commercial performance management. You excel in providing commercial support to key stakeholders, helping to guide strategic business decisions.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Experience working within a regulated environment, with familiarity in managing the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
• Leadership & Influence: A strategic thinker with the ability to influence at all levels, from senior executives to Board members. You have a track record of building strong relationships and communicating effectively across the business.

Company information:

This contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants. NCoates

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

JOB TITLE: Customer Support

SALARY: £23,500

LOCATION(S): Manchester, covering our friendly Market Street branch
HOURS: 35 hours a week, including some Saturdays

WORKING PATTERN: Full-time


About this opportunity
Our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities - could you join them and help Britain prosper?

As one of our Customer Support colleagues, you'd get the opportunity to earn, learn and develop within an inclusive, organisation with genuine values focussed on putting people first.

You could be greeting our customers at the welcome desk, helping them at the counter or working on other branch tasks. And you'll learn to make the most of your best talent - helping people - using our latest in-branch technologies and digital services.

From Day 1 we'll provide all the training and support you'll need and many of our colleagues also go on to gain industry qualifications or careers in the wider Group - there's a wealth of opportunities.


About us
From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• To be honest and genuine, caring about helping people with their finances (no previous banking experience required)
• The ability to quickly build relationships to give customers a fantastic experience.
• Acting with care and integrity - taking time to resolve queries and giving our customers confidence in the service you're providing.
• A genuine teammate - collaborating closely with branch colleagues to ensure your customers' needs are met.
• The flexibility to work in branches across the area and Saturdays when needed.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?

Apply today and find out more.

(Please note our roles can generate a considerable amount of interest and close early so don't miss out on this opportunity to apply today.)

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Your new company
Our client are a prestigious educational institution located in Manchester looking for a Finance Officer to join on temporary basis until Apr 2025. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic finance team within an organization that values growth and excellence.

Your new role
As a Finance Officer,you will play a crucial role in the finance team. You will be responsible for providing financial administrative support including:

• Regularmonitoring of transactions and reconciliation of supplier accounts
  
  • Accruals and prepayments
  • Preparations of journals
  • Analysis of income and expenditure variances
  • Preparation of financial reconciliations

What you'll need to succeed
You will have:

• Experience of working in an accounting environment or with financial processes/systems, ideally within a large organisation
• Experience of providing excellent customer service including demonstrating an ability to deal with a wide range of colleagues
• Knowledge of the Oracle Financials (Desirable)
• Ability to work independently and
• Excellent verbal and written communications

What you'll get in return
Thisrole offers the opportunity to work within a prestigious educational institution in Manchester. They offerflexible and hybrid working opportunities. Potential to go permeant, with options of study support, with a nurturing and supportive team culture.


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 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 on your career.

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JOB TITLE: Head of Engineering - Colleague Channels Platform

SALARY: £121,023 - £150,000

LOCATION(S): Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester office.

About this opportunity…

We have an amazing opportunity within the Colleague Channels Platform, for a transformational Engineering Lead within Manchester Desktop Lab. Our applications are used by tens of thousands of colleagues in Branches, Contact Centres and Head Offices within Lloyds Banking Group.

You'll work alongside the Lab PO in shaping the investment and vision for the Desktop Lab, and as a result centre on setting the strategic direction for the engineering teams to demonstrate thought leadership on contemporary technical delivery, across the entire lifecycle, from idea to realisation of value.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

Collaboration is critical to the success of this role! As the Engineering Lead you'll operate collaboratively with the Lab Product Owner, other labs, technical teams, other platforms as well as other engineering leads within the platform. You'll work hand-in-hand leading the Lab teams:

• Create safe culture for Engineers to create best in class solutions through coaching, mentoring and the adoption of modern engineering practices.

• Optimise, evolve, and deliver an efficient operating model.

• Support shaping of the backlog and prioritising outcomes which are essential to keep the solution / product in good health.

• Create an organisation that is truly data driven and providing the best value propositions to our customers.

• Engineering practices for the adoption of pipelines for continuous delivery.

• You'll handle the successful delivery and maintenance of the core technology agenda within the Lab providing strategic direction and oversight of Data and Systems.

• You'll be responsible for the technology roadmap, management of technical debt and other technical demands.

• You'll be accountable for the technical solutions team that will design, build, or integrate, deploy, and run the system, particularly software, that supports the Data capability and operations with a focus on quality, resilience, low latency, reusability, accessibility by third parties and scalability.

• Modernisation of applications into container/cloud architecture.

What you'll need…

The role will be suited to someone who combines inspirational leadership skills with strong technical experience and comes from an engineering background.

As an inspirational leader, you:

• Create a culture of learning and continuous improvement through a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering, to act as a change agent for engineering and team culture, and to cultivate a systems-thinking and user-experience led design approach.

• Able to nurture teams, support them through a culture of openness and trust, and to make teams the best they can be.

• Have a strong passion for and technical understanding of applications and can provide support, knowledge and mentoring to the teams. This includes helping teams to use the best engineering practices, tooling, and methods and to encourage them to contribute towards inner-source activities and attend Meetups.

As an Engineer, you'll…

• Have extensive software engineering background with one or more programming languages.

• Understand the business area to facilitate the best solution design with team members and product owners.

• Are technology agnostic and are willing to adapt approach in pursuit of the optimal solution.

• Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt.

• Understand measurement of change and work with teams to provide reassurance and mitigate behavioural change.

• Significant experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Confluence, and experience of leading & working as part of an agile team as well as understanding the relationship between agile definitions and automated delivery.

• Understand the benefits of BDD & TDD and ensure engineers write upfront tests against team defined stories.

• Are industry aware and understand the importance of new technical approaches to evolve solutions and the experience of the team.

• Have proven understanding of the entire software development lifecycle and experience in end- to- end delivery of software products along with knowledge of modern software development toolsets including DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

* An annual performance-related bonus

* Share schemes including free shares.

* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

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Your new company

You will join this innovative, renowned public sector organisation for this permanent opportunity. They are part of a global group with exceptional facilities and recognised for excellence. They boast a fantastic culture with hybrid working and excellent career development opportunities.

Your new role

As their new Senior Finance Business Partner, you will work alongside the Heads of Departments and to provide operational and strategic support on all financial matters, prepare and review the monthly management accounts alongside, provide insightful management information and financial analysis and deliver to tight deadlines. Work with the teams to develop a clear understanding of the drivers of business performance in order to enhance financial forecasting and decision-making. Line manages members of the finance team, providing developmental support or training as necessary and be actively involved in line management and training of the wider team. This is a senior leadership opportunity that can see you further develop your career with a fantastic business.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be suitably qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) with full UK working rights in place, with a background in large organisations and a proven ability to lead, manage, develop, and motivate a professional team. You will also be adept at building relationships, influencing conversations and proficient in stakeholder management.

What you'll get in return

This permanent role offers a competitive salary between £55,000 to £60,000 per annum dependent on your experience level, along with a fantastic benefits package, and a flexible hybrid working environment. You will join a well-established team in a globally recognised organisation in a high-profile role working alongside an experienced senior leadership team. Market leading pension scheme, and annual leave entitlement plus public holidays and Christmas closure.

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 get in touch on the details below: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.Contact Daniel Emm on 03330105488 or email:

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