Job Title: Financial Modeller

Job Ref: GW AScgfm003

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £32,000-£42,000 p/a

Client: Central Govt

Start: ASAP

Contact: Adam Sharpe

Vacancy Description:
Our client is one of the most prominent and well-established Central Government bodies in the UK situated in the heart of Central London. As they embark upon an ambitious finance transformation programme, they are in need of an impressive Financial Modeller to join an important IT focused Business Group within it. The role entails: collaboratively working with the Senior Management team across the organisation to provide advice and options, developing new financial models accordingly. Developing and implementing a new financial operating model and 5 year plan. Maintaining and establishing close working relationships across the Group internally and externally to conjure an in depth knowledge of financial issues. Conducting financial analysis and modelling e.g. what if scenarios, options and costs. The post holder will be studying towards their CCAB qualification, possess outstanding Excel and modelling skills and be able to support top level strategic decision making. Moreover, this challenging role will require resilience, excellent interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude to propel the position and the team forward. 

Job Title: Assistant Commercial Accountant

Job Ref: GW AScgaca003

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £32,000-£42,000 p/a

Client: Central Govt

Start: ASAP

Contact: Adam Sharpe

Vacancy Description:
Our client, nestled in the hub of Central London, is one of the largest and most dynamic Central Government bodies in the UK. As they embark upon an ambitious finance transformation initiative, they are looking for an energetic and ambitious Assistant Commercial Accountant to bolster their Finance team The post-holder will be responsible for: collaboratively working with senior managers across the Group to develop financial strategy; assisting in the management of an outsourced IT support contract, providing contract related financial analysis, supplying business management information and playing an advisory role within the Division's planning process; supporting financial controls in place to deliver reporting requirements, assist the planning process and ensure the robustness of Business Initiatives; contributing to the annual budgeting, medium and long term financial plan, in-year monitoring, variance analyses and the outturn position. The right candidate for the role will be studying for a CCAB finance qualification and already able to list tangible examples of successes within similar Accounting practices. Moreover, you must possess the sort of energy, commitment and verve that is essential to succeeding in this challenging and intriguing role.

Job Title: Assistant Project and Programme Accountant

Job Ref: GW AScgappa003

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £32,000-£42,000 p/a

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Adam Sharpe

Vacancy Description:
Our client is one of the most dynamic and prestigious central government bodies in the UK. As they drive towards an ambitious finance transformation programme, they need an impressive and driven Assistant Project and Programme Accountant to bolster the team and drive them forward The role entails: working collaboratively alongside the Project & Programme Accountant, Senior Managers and Project Managers to achieve a more robust Finance function; assisting in investment appraisal to ensure appropriate consideration is given to wider financial implications when approaching projects and other business initiatives; developing effective financial management and controls across the whole project portfolio; assisting in the delivery of all projects and programmes, playing a pivotal role in their success going forward. The right candidate will be studying towards their CCAB qualification. You will have had exposure to projects/programmes in the past. Moreover it is imperative that you are outstanding in person, able to build and maintain relationships throughout the organisation. 

Job Title: Senior Management Accountant

Job Ref: GW BY1612LG

Location: London

Duration: 3-6 months

Salary: £250-£300 p/d

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
Our client is a large central government body that is currently undergoing a significant amount of reorganisation. As such they urgently require a Senior Management Accountant to provide sound financial advice to one of its major divisions. Key accountabilities: deliver accurate and timely financial management information; monitor monthly expenditure on all areas of financial activity with the section; ensure accurate accruals and provide overall assurance on the validity of monthly spend; develop medium-term financial business plans for the section; conduct monthly review meetings with budget holders and provide support and advice where necessary. CCAB qualified, the successful candidate will have a management accounting background and have a strong understanding of government reporting. Previous experience of staff supervision and motivation is essential as well as good communication and presentation skills. 

Job Title: Head of Finance

Job Ref: GW JH101

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £65,000 p/a

Client: Central Govt

Start: ASAP

Contact: Jenny Humphreys

Vacancy Description:
An innovative and sizeable Central Government department is looking for a high calibre Head of Finance. In this high profile role you will act as a Finance Business Partner to the Director General and senior management. You will manage a small team of Accountants, taking responsibility for management accounts and forecasting, accounting policy and risk management. You will also prepare business cases, refine financial strategies and provide meaningful financial information to the directorates. The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant with financial control background, and be confident presenting at Board level. You will be experienced in budget control and financial planning, and team management experience will be an advantage. 

Job Title: Director of Support Services

Job Ref: GW JH102

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £60,000 p/a

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Jeny Humphreys

Vacancy Description:
Following expansion of this recently established charity, an exciting position has arisen within Finance. Taking responsibility for Finance, Facilities and HR, this is a broad and challenging role providing genuine input and support to the Chief Executive. After your initial development and implementation of the strategic plan for support services, your remit will include team management, Board of Trustee meetings, financial reporting and forecasting and risk management. We are keen to hear from fully qualified CCAB Accountants with significant experience of financial control within a not for profit environment. Current knowledge of financial standards is essential, whilst exposure to HR or Facilities will be an advantage. You will have strong communication and presentation skills, with a strong can-do attitude and demonstrable project experience. 

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Job Ref: GW ASnhnlba001

Location: London

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £50,000-£60,000

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Adam Sharpe

Vacancy Description:
Our client, based in North London, is a prestigious and reputable organisation renowned for providing much needed support to the community. Having established a new finance structure, they are looking to build a viable financial strategy for the future. They need an outstanding commercially focused Senior Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in pushing finance back and paving the way for the future The role will entail: becoming a Divisional FD in theory, reporting toe the Deputy FD and working within Senior Management to formulate strategy; reviewing all business cases, taking a lead in business planning and scrutinising all business initiatives and their implications upon the wider business; challenging existing procedures and norms to establish a culture of change within finance; managing and maintaining outsource contracts to ensure value for money; becoming the main liaison point for finance within the directorate; managing one qualified and one part-qualified Accountant. The right Accountant will be fully CCAB qualified with post qualification experience in a commercially focused environment. You must be able to display a strong track record of success within similar finance functions. Moreover your ability to build relationships, to persuade and push when necessary will be absolutely crucial to go forward.

Job Title: Head of Finance

Job Ref: GW BY1012NF

Location: London

Duration: 6 months

Salary: £400-£500 p/d

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
Our client is a newly created NDPB that is currently looking to take the step from a start up organisation to one with a more strategic identity. As such they urgently require the skills of an experienced Head of Finance to deliver an effective accounting support function. Reporting the to Chief Operating Officer key duties will include: to support the COO and the board in the provision of strategic and financial advice, forecasting, business planning and financial governance; to develop and promote financial practices, budgetary disciplines, regulations, accounting requirements and performance standards; maintain all financial records and accounts, ensuring compliance with internal controls and government accounting; prepare and distribute annual budgets and monthly reports to all key budget holders, answering queries and interpreting results where needed; liaise on a day to day basis with a range of senior stakeholders from a variety of central government departments. The successful candidate will be fully qualified with a track record of successful delivery within a central government on NDPB finance environment. The ability to lead and influence senior management is essential along with dealing with complex technical accounting issues.

Job Title: Financial Planning Manager

Job Ref: GW AEALFR812081FM

Location: London

Duration: 4 months

Salary: £300-£375 p/d

Client: NHS

Start: ASAP

Contact: Alex Evans

Vacancy Description:
An interesting new role has arisen at a highly regarded NHS Primary Care Trust which is seeking to develop its levels of service. The role is varied, covering a range of responsibilities including leading some of the medium term financial planning; working on projects around value for money; development of benchmarking initiatives; investment appraisal and monitoring, for example the evaluation of business cases and, finally, a degree of financial reporting. You should be an experienced Accountant, preferably qualified or equivalent, with exposure to providing management information. You should be able to demonstrate the ability to work across departments and communicate effectively with a range of people. Experience of working within the sector would be helpful, but is not essential in the first instance. The role presents the opportunity to cover a variety of areas of finance over the course of the contract and thus would be an ideal way to demonstrate versatility on your CV.

Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant

Job Ref: GW BY0912RN

Location: London

Duration: 9 months

Salary: £15.00-£22.00 p/h

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
Due to ongoing service expansion and maternity leave our client is looking for additional resources in their Finance department. Key duties will include: provide analysis and interpretation of financial data to inform key business and operational decisions; coordinate the preparation of the business commentary on variance of income and expenditure against budget; coordinate the regional managers and budget holders in preparation of accurate quarterly forecasts and annual budgets; provide training and ongoing coaching support on financial issues and systems; support the Regional Managers in fee negotiation, pricing and contractual terms for services. The successful candidate will already have built up a working knowledge of the management accounting process and have hands on experience of dealing with the budgeting and forecasting cycle. They will now be looking to move to a more customer service focused role, where finance has a direct impact on the organisation's future. Exceptional communication skills are required for this role, along with a confident attitude and a desire to influence key stake holders. 

Job Title: Finance Manager

Job Ref: GW AEALFR812081FM

Location: London

Duration: 12 months

Salary: £40,000-£50,000 p/a

Client: NHS

Start: ASAP

Contact: Alex Evans

Vacancy Description:
An excellent and high profile Finance Manager role within a NHS Trust has arisen for an experienced Accountant to lead the assessment of the financial implications of new NHS policies and produce activity costs for various services. Upon review of proposed changes to national financial regimes (by the Department of Health/Monitor), you will be responsible for producing appraisals of the options open to the Trust and provide recommendations about appropriate courses of action to protect existing and maximise future income to the trust. This will include financial modelling of the financial changes. In addition, the position includes playing a pivotal part in activity costs and the production of the reference cost schedule. Furthermore, you will represent the trust on national costing groups, so that the Trust has an influence on the national agenda. You should be an experienced Management Accountant with strong levels of exposure to costing and reference costs and a solid understanding of the NHS. Key to the position are strong communication skills as you will be working with a wide range of people at different locations. Exposure to service line reporting would be helpful, as is exposure to B-Plan software but neither are essential. This represents a terrific opening at a leading hospital and would add weight to your resume.

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Ref: GW BY0812TS

Location: London

Duration: 3-6 months

Salary: £30-£40 p/h

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
An experienced Financial Controller is urgently required by a small but growing organisation that is looking to improve and develop its accounting function. Duties will include taking responsibility for the day-to-day financial accounting including the year end process as well as the management accounts. However with a low transaction volume, much of your time will be spent on a variety of different projects identified by you or the management team. Such projects could include process improvement, IT development and report writing. The successful candidate must be fully qualified with strong month end experience and Excel skills. Self motivated and a proactive attitude are also essential. 

Job Title: Finance Project Manager

Job Ref: GW Lfa-cgd-002

Location: London

Duration: 6 months

Salary: £45,300 -£56,060p/a

Client: Local Govt

Start: ASAP

Contact: Liam Farncombe

Vacancy Description:
A Central Government Department based in Docklands are looking to bring on board an experienced Finance professional to take care of the financial ramifications of a scheme recently announced by the Government to provide exporters with better access to short-term working capital. The key facets of the role include full engagement with the project team during the introduction period of the scheme; interaction with participating banks to ensure consistency in content and timelines; liaison with Information Technology for the reporting requirements of the scheme; and monitoring internal controls and making them more robust. You’ll need to have taking the finance lead on Project Management before, with the ability to communicate effectively with project teams and external customers. You’re also likely to be IT literate and able to cut through technical jargon to help design effective financial monitoring procedures. This will be more important than an understanding of Business Lending and Loans. The role is a fixed term contract for the next six months, with a start date likely to be early January.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Job Ref: GW BY0212ID

Location: London

Duration: 8 months

Salary: £23,000-£28,000 p/a

Client: Charities

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
Our client is the largest UK charity working in its area of specialism. By campaigning and lobbying, an extensive service provision and in-depth research, their goal is to change the world for its members, creating a fair and inclusive society where all can participate. Ongoing service expansion and maternity leave have led them to look for additional resources in their finance function. Key duties will include: to provide analysis and interpretation of financial data to inform key business and operational decisions. To coordinate the preparation of the business commentary on variance of income and expenditure against budget. To coordinate the Regional Managers and budget holders in preparation of accurate quarterly forecasts and annual budgets. To provide training and ongoing coaching support on financial issues and systems. To support the Regional Managers in fee negotiation, pricing and contractual terms for services. The successful candidate will already have built up a working knowledge of the management accounting process and have hands-on experience of dealing with the budgeting and forecasting cycle. They will now be looking to move to a more customer service focused role, where finance has a direct impact on the organisation’s future. Exceptional communication skills are required for this role, along with a confident attitude and a desire to influence key stake holders.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Job Ref: AEALFR08923

Location: London

Duration: 3-4 months

Salary: 280-350 p/d

Client: NHS

Start: ASAP

Contact: Alex Evans

Vacancy Description:

An excellent position as Finance Manager has arisen at this highly thought of Acute Trust.

This position is a key within the hospital, as it provides the interface between the finance department and the clinical/operational teams and requires aptitude in explaining budgets and financial information to non-financial staff.  You will be responsible for management reporting and analysis followed by the production of commentaries on the performance of directorates.  This includes supervising a small team to this end.

Job Title: Management Accountant

Job Ref: BY2402AL

Location: London

Duration: Temporary

Salary: 25-32 p/d

Client: Charity

Start: ASAP

Contact: Beth Young

Vacancy Description:
Our client is one of the leading international development charities in the UK.  With ambitious plans to transform their finance department from a functional unit into a fully integrated business partnership, they are in need of a Senior Management Accountant who identifies with their current objectives. The role will entail:  Deliver a professional business support service to the business units, providing a valuable contribution to the achievement of financial objectives,  Facilitate the budgeting and forecasting processes for the divisions, Prepare the monthly management accounts and commentary for two divisions, Contribute to the overall strategy of the divisions through business analysis and financial expertise, Support the development and implementation of KPIs and other business performance measurements.The right candidate for the role will be CCAB qualified with significant management accounting experience. This is an excellent opportunity to join a top tier charitable organisation and deliver on a programme of change that will have a long lasting legacy. Call now for further details.