Total 17 job vacancies by Hays Specialist Recruitment

Your new company
Our client, a well-established company based in Kent, is seeking a credit controller to join their finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to accompany committed to delivering exceptional financial services to their clients. They believe in fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Your new role

• Releasing orders once credit checks are completed.
• Setting up new customer accounts.
• Communicating with clients and customers regarding outstanding balances.
• Sending regular statements to clients.
• Monitoring and managing customer accounts to ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Contacting customers via phone, email, or mail to follow up on outstanding payments.
• Conducting credit checks on potential customers.
• Collaborating with other departments to resolve any credit-related issues.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience in credit control (minimum 2 years preferred).
• Strong communication skills and ability to build positive relationships with clients.
• Knowledge of credit control procedures and relevant regulations.
• Proficiency in using financial software and tools.
• Attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for growth and professional development.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Chance to contribute to a dynamic team.

What you need to do now
If this opportunity is of interest to you, please submit your up-to-date CV or contact Harry on 01622 235682.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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Purchase Ledger Clerk

Location: Medway, Kent
Salary: £27,000 - £31,000 per annum.
Environment: Fully office based, Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30


Your new company
Join a dynamic and forward-thinking company based in the heart of Medway, Kent. Our client is a market leader in their industry, known for their innovative approach and commitment to excellence. With a supportive and collaborative work environment, they are dedicated to fostering professional growth and development.


Your new role
As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, you will play a crucial role in the finance team, ensuring the smooth processing of supplier invoices and payments. Your responsibilities will include:* Accurately processing purchase invoices and credit notes
* Reconciling supplier statements
* Handling supplier queries and resolving discrepancies
* Preparing payment runs
* Assisting with month-end closing activities


What you'll need to succeed
* Previous experience in a similar purchase ledger or accounts payable role* Strong attention to detail and accuracy
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Proficiency in Sage accounting software and MS Office, particularly Excel
* A proactive and problem-solving attitude


What you'll get in return
* A competitive salary and benefits package* Opportunities for career progression and professional development
* A supportive and friendly team environment
* Access to company events and wellness programs


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your new company
Our client, a well-established company based in Kent, is seeking a credit controller to join their finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to accompany committed to delivering exceptional financial services to their clients. They believe in fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Your new role

• Releasing orders once credit checks are completed.
• Setting up new customer accounts.
• Communicating with clients and customers regarding outstanding balances.
• Sending regular statements to clients.
• Monitoring and managing customer accounts to ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Contacting customers via phone, email, or mail to follow up on outstanding payments.
• Conducting credit checks on potential customers.
• Collaborating with other departments to resolve any credit-related issues.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience in credit control (minimum 2 years preferred).
• Strong communication skills and ability to build positive relationships with clients.
• Knowledge of credit control procedures and relevant regulations.
• Proficiency in using financial software and tools.
• Attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for growth and professional development.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Chance to contribute to a dynamic team.

What you need to do now
If this opportunity is of interest to you, please submit your up-to-date CV or contact Harry on 01622 235682.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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Interim Finance Manager (Maternity Cover)Based in Mid-KentSalary Negotiable depending on experienceHybrid working plan TBCImmediate (or short notice) start
Key Responsibilities:

• Budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning activities - and subsequent reporting packs
• Monthly management accounts with insightful commentary and analysis
• Balance sheet accounts
• Supporting finance team with audit queries
• Preparation of investment appraisals
• Responsibility for any relevant commercial analysis that may arise
• Drive growth and identify efficiencies and improvement alongside department heads
  
  

Person Specification:

• ACA/CIMA/ACA qualified ideally
• Relevant experience in an FP&A role (or similar role)
• Understanding and experience of retail + manufacturing industry would be beneficial
• Experience of SAP is advantageous

What you need to do now
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Senior Finance Business Partner
9 Month Contract (Potential for Perm)
£50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Remote role

Your new role

• Producing monthly management and service accounts together with other reports, within agreed timescales, seeking for increased efficiencies and investigating variances from budget, supplying full explanations thereof.
• Improving the impact, and understanding, of financial reporting on business performance.
• Providing analysis and delivering insight that assists managers in understanding services that are not recovering full costs of delivering the service, i.e. services in deficit.
• Providing effective commercial feedback, initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial budgets are delivered
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their teams.
• Supporting the production of the annual budget and monthly forecast exercise working closely with finance colleagues and managers across the organisation to ensure that the process runs smoothly to set deadlines

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
• Experience within a similar role
• Strong Business Partnering skills
• Good Excel, including Lookups, Pivot Tables, Logical functions

What you need to do now
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Your new company
You will work for a leading manufacturing organisation based in Aylesford, Kent. This role is extremely commercial and would suit someone with strong business partnering and analytical skills.

Your new role

• To accurately set up all agreed supported deals
• Actively review changes to terms and rebates to enable prompt recalculation of deals
• The accurate calculation and verification of all customer claimbacks due
• To calculate and periodically review all financial accruals connected to each individual deal to assist with analysis and forecasts
• Liaise directly with the External Sales team and customers in the event of queries on sums paid or the figures generated and to resolve accordingly to each parties' satisfaction
• To assist in the setting up of deals and review prior to expiry

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience within a similar role is essential
• Experience of dealing with bids, pricing, tenders, etc.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good time management.
• Intermediate Excel skills.

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.

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Your new company
You will work for a leading organisation in its sector, and will have the opportunity to support the delivery of finance processes, reporting, systems, and associated initiatives within the financial environment.

Your new role

• Provide structure to finance projects (or financial aspects of larger projects) to meet overall project requirements, supporting the ongoing development and enhancement of robust team operating frameworks, documents, and tools.
• Take ownership of the undertaking of the delivery of the various project testing delivery cycles ensuring acceptance by the business.
• Support the facilitation of all aspects of testing, training, documentation and providing input to the project.
• Responsible for preparing and performing reconciliations and analysing vast amounts of data.
• Deliver in the collaboration in the planning, design, development and deployment of new applications and enhancements to existing applications.
• Assist in the delivery of the finance transformation to deliver process improvements and strengthen financial controls.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience as a financial analyst / financial accountant / similar is essential.
• Previous experience working with third party stakeholders is essential.
• Previous experience working within financial services environment is essential.
• Strong understanding of accounting controls, practices, processes, and standards is essential.
• Good knowledge of cash management and methods of cash receipts is essential.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000 + 15% discretionary bonus.
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays.

What you need to do now
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Job Title: Finance Manager
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Margate, Kent.
Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum
Job Description:
The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the financial aspects of construction projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and accounting, with experience in the construction industry. The candidate should be either qualified or part qualified or QBE.
Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee financial operations throughout the project, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting.
• Ensure that the project is completed within budget.
• Work with contractors to ensure that they are paid on time and that their work is completed to a high standard.
• Manage cash flow by ensuring funds are available.
• Minimize financial risks associated with construction projects.
• Provide the tools and resources needed for financial planning.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.

Required Skills:

• Strong financial analysis and communication skills.
• Understanding of accounting principles, practices, and standards.
• Experience in the construction industry.
• Either qualified or part qualified or QBE.

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Finance Director
Location: Mid-Kent
Company: A growing SME business in the construction industry
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum

About Us: We are a dynamic and forward-thinking SME with a strong track record. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a qualified Finance Director to join our team and drive our financial strategy.

Responsibilities:
Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Provide strategic financial guidance to the executive team.
Manage the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions.
Develop and implement financial policies and procedures.
Collaborate with other departments to optimise financial performance.

Qualifications:
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
Proven experience as a Finance Director or similar role.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence decision-making.
Excellent communication and analytical abilities.


Benefits:
£80,000 - £85,000 + discretionary bonus.
Opportunity to shape the financial direction of a growing SME.
Flexible working arrangements.

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Your new company
You will support the strategic development by working closely with the leadership team to enable effective decision-making and achievement of organisation aims. The Finance Business Partner position is a full time and permanent role.


Your new role

• Work with senior leaders to develop a strategic plan for the staff and resources of the organisation.
• Prepare a five-year financial plan for entities within the organisation and as part of this exercise to prepare the annual budgets which support the financial plan.
• Monitor and maintain up to date budget and forecast figures using budgeting software.
• Meet regularly with leadership team to discuss monthly management accounts and reports.
• Meet with budget holders as necessary to discuss budget spend.
• Other ad-hoc duties.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong experience within a similar role, ideally within the education sector.
• ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experienced in the production of management accounts.

What you'll get in return

• £36,000 - £44,000 per annum.
• Benefits package.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Finance Director
Location: Mid-Kent
Company: A growing SME business in the construction industry
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum

About Us: We are a dynamic and forward-thinking SME with a strong track record. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a qualified Finance Director to join our team and drive our financial strategy.

Responsibilities:
Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Provide strategic financial guidance to the executive team.
Manage the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions.
Develop and implement financial policies and procedures.
Collaborate with other departments to optimise financial performance.

Qualifications:
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
Proven experience as a Finance Director or similar role.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence decision-making.
Excellent communication and analytical abilities.


Benefits:
£80,000 - £85,000 + discretionary bonus.
Opportunity to shape the financial direction of a growing SME.
Flexible working arrangements.

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Finance Director
Location: Mid-Kent
Company: A growing SME business in the construction industry
Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 per annum

About Us: We are a dynamic and forward-thinking SME with a strong track record. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a qualified Finance Director to join our team and drive our financial strategy.

Responsibilities:
Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Provide strategic financial guidance to the executive team.
Manage the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions.
Develop and implement financial policies and procedures.
Collaborate with other departments to optimise financial performance.

Qualifications:
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
Proven experience as a Finance Director or similar role.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence decision-making.
Excellent communication and analytical abilities.


Benefits:
£75,000 - £80,000 + discretionary bonus.
Opportunity to shape the financial direction of a growing SME.
Flexible working arrangements.

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Your new company
You will work for a leading law firm and sit within the Credit Control department. This role is a full time and permanent opportunity, reporting into the Credit Control Manager / Financial Controller.

Your new role

• Managing the outstanding sales balances falling due and ensuring payment of outstanding invoices by appropriate use of e-mail, letter and telephone contact with our clients.
• Sending out statements of accounts to our clients.
• Recording all communications made with clients.
• Sending out copy invoices to clients.
• Liaising internally with fee earners and the E-Billing Administrator progress any problems regarding invoice delivery and/or payment.
• Daily banking of cheques (when received) and manage the Barclaycard merchant services account.
• Posting receipts on to our IPT system and allocating the payments to outstanding invoices.
• General sales ledger administration to ensure our client records are kept up to date.
• Maintain the Sterling, US$ and Euro cashbooks.
• On-boarding new clients to include financial risk assessment, AML, terms of business and client engagement letters.
• Regularly meet and discuss with the Credit Controller and Financial Controller the position on new clients, debtors, cash collections against targets and any related issues.
• This is not an exhaustive list. The post-holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the overall purpose and level of the role and as the needs of the business change over time.

What you'll need to succeed

• IT literate - must be comfortable working with new IT systems
• Diligent, attention to detail
• Methodical approach to work
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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Your new company
You will report to the Management Accountant and work as part of a 2-person Purchase Ledger team. This role demands skilled Purchase Ledger and MS Office experience, covering end-to-end function. This role is office based, and you ideally need to be able to drive and have access to a car due to location.

Your new role

• Checking, authorising and posting high volumes of invoices (GBP, Euro & USD).
• High volumes of invoices between October and May (up to 3500 invoices per month).
• Setting up payment runs every Friday (need experience in using online banking payment systems).
• Ensuring invoices are filed, approved and moved around the authorisation process in a PDF format.
• Sharing control of the Finance email mailbox regularly throughout the day and answering the company switchboard.

What you'll need to succeed

• Current and relevant purchase ledger experience of an all-round nature.
• Must have excellent MS Excel, Outlook, Adobe, and Teams knowledge.
• Able to apply a structured approach towards balancing multiple demands and priorities.

What you'll get in return

• £30,000 per annum

What you need to do now
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Exciting Opportunity: Part-time Finance manager
Are you ready to lead the financial strategy for a dynamic public sector organisation? We're seeking a Finance manager to drive effective financial planning, promote their organisation as a leader in its sector, and ensure continued growth and learning.
Role Overview:

• Leadership: You'll lead the finance team, ensuring its efficient functioning.
• Strategic Involvement: As part of the Senior Management Team (SMT), you'll actively participate in key decisions related to strategic planning, implementation, review, and impact assessment.
• Financial Controls: Implement robust financial controls, policies, and procedures across all activities, including planning, budgeting, income generation, expenditure, and reporting.
• Compliance: Ensure organization-wide compliance with internal financial procedures and legal requirements.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Develop the annual budget and financial forecasts.
• Cashflow Management: Oversee cashflow to maintain financial stability.
• Year-End Accounts: Prepare year-end accounts and reconciliations.
• Performance Analysis: Provide reports to the Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, analysing performance against KPIs.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or equivalent experience.
• Experience in financial management within an organization.
• Familiarity with charity accounting and SORP reporting requirements.
• Proven leadership and team development skills.
• Knowledge of data protection and GDPR compliance.
• Experience overseeing payroll.

What You'll Receive:

• Competitive salary: £46,000 - £50,000 (full-time equivalent, pro-rata for part-time hours). + benefits package

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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