Total 140 job vacancies by Hays Specialist Recruitment

Your new company
They are a premier IT consultancy specialising in Agile and DevOps. They enhance business performance through digital transformation and software development automation. Experts in Atlassian and AWS, they provide top-tier automation solutions, software development, and managed services to clients from start-ups to global enterprises.
Your new role
As a Business Development Executive, you'll join a rapidly growing industry where technological innovation is accelerating. Companies are heavily investing in software and IT services to improve efficiency and seize opportunities.Your main role will be to acquire and manage new customers, fostering relationships and generating repeat business. You'll also present new ideas and sales strategies. Your focus will be on selling consultancy services and software tools from partners like Atlassian, monday.com, and JFrog. The industry's dynamism offers the potential for generous commissions.Additionally, you'll have the chance to earn accreditations and specialise in technologies from our partners, becoming the "go-to" expert within AC.
Responsibilities and Duties

• Identify and close sales leads with new and existing customers.
• Maintain strong relationships with key contacts.
• Write detailed proposals with technical colleagues.
• Attend online and in-person events.

Qualifications and SkillsEssential:

• Strong degree (2:1 minimum).
• Relevant sales experience.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Personable and enthusiastic.
• Passion for learning.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Desirable:

• Interest in the technology sector.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Atlassian software (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).

What you need to do now


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Job Title: Financial AccountantLocation: Reading, UK
Join our innovative tech company based in Reading, where we are at the forefront of technological advancements and digital solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated financial accountant to join our dynamic finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare Financial Statements:
  Compile and present accurate financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Manage Financial Transactions:
  Oversee and record all financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Budgeting and Forecasting:
  Develop and manage budgets, providing insightful financial analysis and forecasts to support business decisions.
• Tax Compliance:
  Prepare and file tax returns, ensuring compliance with all relevant tax laws and regulations.
• Audit Support:
  Coordinate with external auditors, providing necessary documentation and addressing any audit queries.
• Financial Analysis:
  Conduct detailed financial analysis, identifying trends and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensure all financial practices adhere to the latest financial regulations and standards.

Qualifications:

• ACCA/ACA Qualified:
  Must hold a professional accounting qualification (ACCA or ACA).
• Experience:
  Minimum of 3 years of experience in a financial accounting role, preferably within the tech industry.
• Technical Skills:
  Proficiency in accounting software and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Analytical Skills:
  Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to Detail:
  High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Communication Skills:
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Why join?

• Innovative Environment:
  Work in a cutting-edge tech company with a collaborative and forward-thinking culture.
• Career Growth:
  Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Competitive Salary:
  Attractive salary package with additional benefits.

If you are a qualified financial accountant looking to make an impact, we would love to hear from you!

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I am currently representing a local company who are looking to add 2 more graduates to their busy and growing team.

With a generous salary and a chance to get fully ACA qualified within 5 years, this is a great opportunity, based in Berkshire.

The right candidate will be a graduate in Economics or Accountancy & Finance with a minimum of 2:1 qualification.

The start date for this role will be October 2025, so someone currently in their final year before graduation could be considered.

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Lead Management AccountantLocation: (Reading)Salary: £50,000 per annum
About the Company:
Join a dynamic and forward-thinking company that values innovation and excellence. This company is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Management Accountant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in our finance department and contribute to our ongoing success.
Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation of management accounts and financial reports.
• Supervise and mentor a team of management accountants.
• Ensure compliance with ACCA standards and financial regulations.
• Provide insightful financial analysis and strategic recommendations to senior management.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
• Collaborate with other departments to support business objectives and improve financial performance.

Requirements:

• ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant.
• Proven experience in a management accounting role.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £50,000 per annum.
• Hybrid working flexibility.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

How to Apply:
If you are a dedicated and experienced management accountant looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role

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Your new company
Established organisation.


Your new role
Accounts Payable
Bank Reconciliation
Invoicing
Administration


What you'll need to succeed
A recent Accountancy or Finance Graduate
Willingness to learn and develop
Strong communications
Good educational background


What you'll get in return
£25,000 - £30,000
Study Support for CIMA or ACCA
Hybrid working


What you need to do now
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This role is to work for a market leader in their specialism, supplying major customers in the UK and internationally, exporting their goods to more than 40 countries around the world.

My client requires someone to join their forward-thinking and team-orientated company.

This is a full-time, office-based role in Reading, Berkshire.
Key Skills Required

• Export experience
  Of working with hazardous chemicals would be an advantage (majority of customers are outside the UK)
• Experience of coordinating a sales team and building relationships with customers
• Strong effective communicator
• Ability to continuously improve processes
• Represent the sales department at management meetings Representing input across the company
• Highly developed teamwork skills
• Ability to lead in an environment of constant change
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Enjoy a fast-paced working environment
• Comfortable working with an ERP system (Sage 200 beneficial but not essential)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Processing sales orders and liaising with customers from placement of order through to delivery
• Working with our production manager to plan the production schedule based on the lead times for customer orders
• Organising the logistics for the shipment of finished goods to customers
• Working with our onsite laboratory packaging samples and arranging shipment to customers
• Building relationships with customers as most of our business is repeat business
• Customer liaison and troubleshooting
• Building relationships with logistics companies and negotiating the most favourable terms
• Providing sales projection figures for the COO and MD to help with forecasting / production planning
• One direct report
• Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer

This is a full-time, office-based role.Working hours / days : 9am - 5pm with half an hour lunch break Monday to FridayHoliday: 23-day holiday plus statutory Bank HolidaysPension: Company pension after successful completion of probation periodProbation: 3 month probation periodSalary: £38,000 -£45,000 Dependent on experience, qualifications and skill set



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Receptionist
My client is requiring reception cover from the 4th of December until the 31st of December
Duties and responsibilities will include the below:
Welcoming all visitors to the organisation
Answer phone calls
Performing administration duties
Dealing with any post or deliveries
Issuing security passes for any visitors
Ad hoc duties
Car parking is onsite or if on public transport, they are based close to bus and train stations.




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This is a new temporary role working for a great organisation based close to Wokingham.

Please see below for some of the duties and responsibilities

Processing applications in an accurate and timely manner.
Gather additional or supporting information for applications with support to ensure they meet criteria and enable a recommendation to be made.
Create, record and log all communications with applicants to a high standard and in a compliant and non-judgmental way.
Actively manage tasks allocated through database work queues complying with timescales.
Processing applications in an accurate and timely manner
Gather additional or supporting information for applications with support to ensure they meet criteria and enable a recommendation to be made.
Create, record and log all communications with applicants to a high standard
Actively manage tasks allocated through database work queues

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Your New Company

The Probation Service is a statutory criminal justice service that supervises offenders serving community sentences or released into the community from prison. You will be based at Manor Lodge Probation Service in Windsor.

Your new role
As a Residential Worker, you'll work as part of a wider team to provide 24-hour cover at an approved premises (AP) site, including security and monitoring services.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to effective team practice, communicating effectively with team members and passing on important information
• Maintaining an active presence at the AP, regularly engaging with residents and ensuring their safety at all times
• Escalating any matters of concern to the AP manager to ensure enforcement or compliance with court orders, licences and AP rules
• Supporting and creating a safe working environment for staff, residents and visitors
• Arranging purposeful activities for residents within the AP
• Reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes

This role involves substantial out of hours work, both waking night duty and weekend work. You may also be required to cover duties at other APs at times of staff absence.

Rates and hours:
Core hours - £16.00 hourly (+ holidays)
Weekday Overtime - £17.73 hourly (+ holidays)
Weekend Overtime - £23.33 hourly (+ holidays)

Hours are 12-hour shifts based over a 7-week rota, including nights:
Day shift - 8am-8.30pm
Night shift - 8pm-8.30am

This is a temporary role, 3 months minimum, with the potential to be extended. You will also have the opportunity to apply for permanent roles should they become available.

What you need to succeed
Although no experience is required, a background in security, prisons and probation service or support work would be preferential. You will receive paid training. We will need references to cover 3 years of employment with no gaps (character reference required to cover any unemployment gaps). The background checks include an Enhanced DBS and Enhanced Level 1 Security Clearance, which can take up to 12 weeks to complete before starting your new role.


How to apply

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Your new company
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Valuation Surveyor to join Reading Borough Council on a permanent basis - this is an opportunity to make a tangible difference to a vibrant and ever evolving community in Reading! Reading is a great place to live and to work, as part of 'Team Reading' you will have an opportunity to play an individual role in making Reading, and the council, a successful and vibrant place.

Your new role
Reading Borough Council are seeking a dynamic and experienced Valuation Surveyor to join the estates and strategic property team. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting valuations and managing estate work across Reading Borough Council's property portfolio. Your expertise will help the council to optimise property assets and support strategic decision-making moving forwards.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed in this role, you will need to possess a degree in estate management, surveying, or a related or equivalent qualification. In addition, you will need to be a current member of RICS, and also be a RICS Registered Valuer.

What you'll get in return
A job at Reading Borough Council will offer an opportunity to make a difference, continue to grow professionally, and to find an excellent balance between home life and your professional endeavours. Last year, 93% of staff at Reading Borough Council gave positive feedback specifically regarding the hybrid and flexible working opportunities available at the council. In addition, you will be able to take advantage of continuous professional development, excellent annual leave entitlement, and you'll also have access to the local government pension scheme.

What you need to do now
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Assistant Manager - Accounting and Financial Reporting£48,000 - £55,000Berkshire, Reading
We are proud to be working with a boutique accounting and financial reporting firm, who are based near Reading and are on the search for an
Accounting & Financial Reporting Assistant Manager.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys the technical challenge and variety of work associated with audit, and who is now looking for greater flexibility, a better work-life balance, and an exciting opportunity to help build the future of the fast-growing firm.Our client's team of specialists solve a wide range of complex problems for their clients across financial reporting, modelling and financial operations. Their client base ranges from fast-growing private-equity backed businesses through to listed companies and large multinational groups. What all their clients have in common is a high degree of complexity in their financial world. The firm works with their clients in a collaborative manner and form an extension of their finance teams when they are under the most pressure.
About the role:We are looking for a technically minded, qualified accountant to join our client's growing team of talented financial reporting and accounting specialists. If successful, you would work on a variety of projects for their diverse and ever-growing client base. These projects range from share-based payment accounting, listed company accounts preparation, consolidation, rebuilds and acquisition accounting.You would be building sustainable working relationships with clients, whilst supporting the senior engagement team by coaching trainees and leading on the completion of more complex client work.You can expect a lot of autonomy in this role, so our client looks for people who will take initiative and seek out opportunities to continuously improve their current ways of working, whilst also supporting their own professional development.
REPORTING TO:
Business Directors
QUALIFICATION:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Strong practical experience with IFRS & UK GAAP reporting frameworks
• Experience of undertaking client projects from planning to completion
• A track record of establishing & maintaining meaningful working relationships, both with internal colleagues and external clients
• Experience of coaching & delegation to more junior members of the team effectively
• Confidence in challenging yourself & others to complete high quality technical documentation
• Experience of writing technical papers & reports, and presenting their results to clients

SALARY & BENEFITS:

• £48k to £55k
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Death in service benefit (4 x salary)
• Employer pension contributions matching the employee contributions up to 6% of basic salary
• Participation in discretionary bonus scheme

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Your New Company

Hays Building Services are pleased to be assisting an M+E contractor in Reading with the recruitment of an Electrical Supervisor to join their busy team.

Your New Role

You will effectively manage the electrical onsite labour for the project and co-ordinate onsite electrical sub-contractors, complete general site inspection paperwork as well as attend toolbox talks and site meetings prior to work commencement onsite as required.

You will remain responsible for the timely delivery of the tasks allocated to you within the department, proactively supervise projects alongside the wider operational team as well as provide technical assistance on variances to the project where requested.

What You'll Need To Succeed

You will have relevant electrical qualifications, experience in commercial projects within the M+E industry as well as experience in projects up to £2mil.

What You'll Get In Return

This role is being offered with the daily rate between £250 - £300 per day on a 12-month interim contract.

What You'll Need To Do Now

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Your new company
The Probation Service works with around 30,000 offenders a year to support their rehabilitation. Residential Workers work in Approved Premises (AP) to secure homes for offenders who are on release from the prison service and making the transition back into the community. You will be required to keep the AP safe and secure for other members of staff and those currently resident there. Previous experience working within the security industry is required.

Your new role
You will be part of a team providing 24-hour cover within the Approved Premises. This will include both security and care duties. You will be expected to assist in the well-being and supervision of residents, maintaining discipline and adherence to AP rules, whilst remaining social and understanding towards those housed in the AP. This post will involve substantial out of hours work. Working with a 37 hour shift based rota across 7 weeks. Each shift will be 12 hours, so you will not be working everyday of the week.
Duties will include:

* Undertake regular inspections of the building, including cellars and grounds throughout the period of duty, recording any occurrences/damage or defects, and monitor CCTV equipment
* Maintain an active presence and regularly engage with residents in a pro-social manner.

* Contribute towards the protection of residents, such as assisting with risk assessments.
* Ensure that the AP is locked and secure during the curfew period. Confirm the presence and well-being of all residents overnight.
* Supervise residents' meals, follow prescribed medication procedures including the issuing of medication to residents and both weekly and nightly audit of medication sheets, maintain hostel records and files as required, including data entry.

* Deal with visitors and telephone calls, and monitor the work of visiting contractors in accordance with health and safety.
* You will work 37 hours per week, including unsocial hours and weekends.

Hourly rate: 18.32 p/h (inclusive of holiday)
Weekday overtime: 20. 29 p/h (inclusive of holiday)
Weekend overtime: 26.70 p/h (inclusive of holiday)


What you'll need to succeed
Previous experience in a similar field, security and care work will be valuable. You will need to be a strong communicator, level-headed and security conscious. You will be able to work well in a team and have excellent interpersonal skills. You will be subject to full HMPPS clearance and an enhanced DBS.

What you'll get in return

This position will give you great insight into the everyday running of the probation house and could lead to long-term permanent roles within HMPPS.

What you need to do now
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Technical Consultant

Location - Maidenhead (Hybrid, with up to 4 days on-site)

Salary - Up to £45,000

This is an urgent requirement, priority to those who can are available to start ASAP

Key skills: Need to possess strong ability with SQL, and working experience in project management - alongside proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, and advanced skills with Excel.

Our client is seeking a Technical Consultant to join their organisation, partnering with their customers to implement our systems into their business. The professional services team is responsible for helping each customer by helping them to realise the benefits and full scope of our products through streamlined, best-practice business processes. Their product suite offers a vast array of capabilities, and the professional services team is there to help the customers put those capabilities into action.

Responsibilities

• Use disciplined project management methodology and tools with a high level of discretion to implement and configure increasingly larger and more complex enterprise products to solve customer business needs.

• Scoping and estimation of effort required for small and medium implementation projects.

• Provide excellent high-touch customer service, building strong relationships and ensuring that each customer is a reference.

• Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction (based upon survey scores).

• Troubleshoot implementation issues.

• Configure, test and refine multiple interacting system modules.

• Liaise with customer and third-party IT teams regarding connectivity (e.g. file or API-based transfer of data).

• Understanding overall technical aspects of the organisation's software, including application architecture and infrastructure.

• Increase knowledge and experience to become a subject-matter expert in products and services and their application in a business environment.

• Prepare and provide project status and risk assessments to their manager with appropriate levels of detail to ensure that implementation stays on schedule.

• Provide basic training and mentoring to new team members and customers.

Required Skills

• Project management experience is exhibited by working independently on projects.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and advanced Excel skills.

• Knowledge of SQL.

• Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to solve problems and help others.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• The ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team.

• Ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure.

• Ability to share ideas and influence decisions.

• Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions.

If you are interested in the role and feel your skillset matches the above, then please do get in touch and be sure to apply! As previously mentioned; priority will be given to those who are available to start immediately.

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Your new company
Join a prestigious client based in Theale, Berkshire, known for delivering exceptional products and customer service all whilst being a renowned brand in its industry.

Your new role
As a Customer Service Advisor, you will manage customer enquiries and resolve issues from the beginning of the case to the end, ensuring a seamless and first-class experience for customers. This is a permanent position offering a salary of £27,000 per annum with hybrid working available after training.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience in customer service or case/complaint management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in addition to problem-solving skills
• A proactive and positive attitude towards customer interactions

What you'll get in return

• £27,000 per annum, increasing to £29,000 after training
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Yearly bonus depending on company performance
• Canteen and chef on-site

What you need to do now


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