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Group Finance Manager We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Group Finance Manager to join a growing group of businesses. Reporting directly to the Group Finance Director, you will play a key role in the day to day management of the finance function across multiple trading entities, including a road safety equipment manufacturing business and a solar market operation. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified finance professional who enjoys operating in a hands on environment, providing accurate management information, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting business growth through insightful financial reporting and analysis. The role offers broad exposure across management accounting, treasury, compliance, payroll, audit, and team leadership. As a Group Finance Manager, you will need to have/be: Essential Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred). Strong experience preparing monthly management accounts, including profit and loss reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and meaningful financial commentary. Proven experience in cash management processes, including daily bank reconciliations and supporting cashflow forecasting. Good working knowledge of UK financial compliance requirements, including VAT returns and P11D processes. Experience preparing payroll inputs and liaising with external payroll providers. Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate, analyse and present financial data effectively. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills, with confidence working alongside non finance stakeholders. Previous people management experience, or the capability and desire to step into a first line management role. Collaborative approach with a focus on continuous improvement. Desirable Experience working within a multi entity or group finance environment. Knowledge of intercompany accounting and reconciliations. Manufacturing sector experience, including an understanding of stock and inventory processes. Exposure to foreign exchange payments, FX trades and forward contracts. Experience supporting external audits and working with external accountants and advisors. Experience with Syspro and Sage accounting systems. Details: Salary: 50, 000 Working Hours: Full Time, Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm Location: Telford with occasional travel to Tewkesbury Duration: Permanent Role of Group Finance Manager: Prepare and deliver accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting commentary. Provide insightful financial analysis to support management decision making and business performance. Assist the Group Finance Director in preparing board level financial reports and management information. Support regular forecasting activities and annual budgeting processes. Partner with operational stakeholders to understand performance drivers and financial trends. Maintain accurate intercompany reconciliations across group entities. Ensure appropriate posting and settlement of intercompany balances and charges. Support weekly cashflow forecasting and treasury reporting activities. Perform daily bank reconciliations and monitor cash movements across the group. Assist with payment processing, banking activities and approval procedures. Support foreign exchange transactions and forward contract administration where required. Prepare and submit VAT returns, P11D reporting and other HMRC filings in line with statutory deadlines. Ensure financial records are maintained to an audit ready standard and compliance requirements are met. Prepare monthly payroll inputs for two companies and liaise with the external payroll provider. Review payroll information, including starters, leavers, deductions, pensions and gross to net calculations. Support external accountants with year end statutory accounts and corporation tax requirements. Prepare schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation for yearend processes. Act as a key point of contact for external auditors, coordinating information requests and resolving queries efficiently. Maintain and strengthen financial controls, policies and procedures across the group. Identify and implement improvements to finance processes, reporting efficiency and data accuracy. Utilise advanced Excel skills to analyse financial data and enhance reporting capabilities. Work across finance systems, including Syspro and Sage, to support effective financial management. Assist in the development of reporting tools, systems and finance processes. Line manage, coach and develop the Accounts Assistant, ensuring work is completed accurately and on time. Support future finance team development and growth initiatives. Provide ad hoc financial analysis, project support and day to day finance assistance to the Group Finance Director and wider business. Benefits of working as a Group Finance Manager: Auto enrolment pension scheme 25 days Holidays + Bank Holidays

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a highly successful and growing technology-led business based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, who are recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with some finance experience or relevant accounting qualifications who is looking to develop a long-term career within management accounting. Operating nationally and supporting a broad portfolio of customers, this organisation has established itself as a market leader within its sector and continues to invest heavily in both its people and infrastructure. The business is looking for someone who is driven, with strong transferable accounting skills who is keen to learn and progress within finance. You'd be joining a brilliant team, and study support towards ACCA/CIMA is available following probation. What will you be doing? Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring costs are accurately reported and analysed. Supporting the preparation of accruals and prepayments as part of the month-end process. Maintaining accurate balance sheet reconciliations and investigating any variances. Ensuring supplier costs are correctly allocated and coded against customer contracts. Producing detailed cost analysis and reporting to support operational and commercial decision-making. Working closely with wider finance teams including Accounts Payable and Billing to ensure accurate financial reporting. Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc financial analysis projects. Manipulating and analysing large data sets to identify trends, anomalies and opportunities for improvement. Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes and reporting. Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to develop a detailed understanding of operations and costs. Assisting with various finance projects as the business continues to grow and evolve. Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc duties and reporting requirements. What skills are we looking for? Previous experience within a finance or accounts role, or relevant accounting qualifications. A genuine interest in developing a career within management accounting and finance. Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data. Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate large data sets. High levels of attention to detail and accuracy. Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business. Commercial awareness and an interest in understanding how finance supports business performance. Studying towards AAT, ACCA or CIMA would be advantageous but is not essential. What's on offer? Full study support towards ACCA or CIMA following an initial training period. 35.5 hour working week (early finish on Fridays) Opportunity to join a successful and growing business. Clear progression opportunities within a supportive finance team. Modern working environment and collaborative culture. If you're looking to take the next step in your finance career and join a business that will genuinely invest in your development, then please apply now or get in touch with Eleanor Kirk for more information. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

LOCATION: South West Region JOB TYPE: Full time HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00 (half hour unpaid lunch break) SALARY: £33,000-£36,000 pa + Uncapped Commission (£45,000 pa OTE) + Car + Benefits. JOB PURPOSE You will strategically manage a territory of customers, maintaining, developing and growing profitable Textile, Consumable and Medical Device sales. Responsible for a dedicated portfolio of accounts, you will service existing customers as well as bring on new business. Working towards the company's Strategic Objectives, you will manage and develop relationships, raise market awareness, define long-term strategic goals, identify new opportunities, negotiate, re-sign and close sales - working alongside a dedicated Sales Co-ordinator. Key Responsibilities Account Management (approx. 50% of the role) Commercial responsibility for the quality of service received by the customer Liaising effectively with other departments to ensure service excellence Proactively servicing each customer through calls and visits Day-to-day maintenance of existing accounts Responding to incoming queries and working closely with the office-based service team Understanding each customer to make recommendations in line with their requirements Problem solving for customer issues and offering innovative solutions Re-signs, contract extension agreements and price increase negotiation Measuring new wearers and project managing the installations process Sales (approx. 25% of the role) Delivering on sales KPIs Proactively going after new business in partnership with a dedicated Sales Co-ordinator Attending new sales meetings and building a visible sales pipeline in line with targets Working within the Group Product Managers strategy for both Textiles and Consumables Identifying new opportunity and selling additional products and services into existing customers Understanding of the company Costing Model Management of competitive tender processes Seeing enquiries through to installation and beyond as they become part of your territory Acting as a Micronclean Ambassador, presenting the business as the technical leader and innovator in the Cleanroom industry Administration (approx. 25% of the role) Diary management and strategic planning of activity Maintaining the CRM system with accurate contact information and documentation Recording all customer communication and visits on the CRM system Maintaining the new business pipeline to provide accuracy regarding capacity and revenue Reporting on activity and pipeline as requested by senior management Production of quotations and preparation of contract documents and orders Utilisation of available data and portfolio reports to make recommendations Manipulation of relevant data into customer-friendly documentation Regular projects to support other departments in their servicing of your customers Key Requirements Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook An understanding of manufacturing or rental services would be advantageous Full UK/EU driving licence Proven Account Manager experience (responsible for service as well as achieving sales targets) across a large territory Experience using CRM systems with the ability to pick up new systems quickly Confident, self-driven and motivated; able to work independently and as part of a UK-wide team Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding setting Able to manage your own diary remotely whilst maintaining visibility across the Lincolnshire-based business Willingness to travel to our Head Office in Lincolnshire (may involve overnight stays) for quarterly meetings, training and conferences Exceptional interpersonal abilities The Candidate A highly self-motivated sales professional with a successful B2B track record, you will have a proven ability to generate new business and maintain long-term relationships. An ambitious self-starter seeking a career opportunity within an organisation that will invest in you and offer the potential to progress. Full training provided. The successful candidate must be prepared to spend significant time in Lincolnshire in the first 3 months for training. Why Work for Micronclean? A generous yearly bonus paid every January to all staff 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service Company Sick Pay scheme Company pension contributions of 5% of salary Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and wellbeing support A growing, family-owned, highly successful business with a history spanning back to the 1920s Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of internal promotions A great culture represented in our company values known as the SKIEs The knowledge that you are making a difference, playing a role in key supply chains such as the Covid-19 vaccine. About Micronclean Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people, providing products and services to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), cleanroom cleaning and laboratory testing. The company manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products sold in the UK and exported throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia and Canada, with an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK and abroad. Closing date: Friday 12th June 2026 First round interviews: w/c 15th June 2026 on Microsoft Teams Second round interviews: w/c 29th June 2026 at our Head Office in Skegness. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so please apply as soon as possible. We are not accepting applications or enquiries from recruitment agencies for this role. REF-

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female Human Resources Manager to join our team based in Bristol . You will join us on Permanent basis, working either full time 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) or part-time 30 hours per week , and in return you will receive a competitive salary of Point 30 £40,777 per annum (pro rata for part-time hours), plus benefits . Established in 1983 Bristol MISSING LINK is a leading provider of Housing and Support Services to women with mental health and housing related support needs in Bristol. Missing Link is the parent organisation to NEXT LINK domestic abuse services and SAFE LINK sexual violence services. In return for joining us, we will offer you: Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service) 3 extra holidays including International Women s Day Excellent development and training opportunities Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary) Mindful Employer Plus Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Long Service Awards Health and Wellbeing programme About the role: As our Female Human Resources Manager you will be responsible for providing guidance and training to Managers. You will also supervise, oversee, lead and manage the Human Resources team to provide an efficient Human Resource administration service. You will uphold Missing Link s policies and good practice guidelines and procedures, and participate and contribute as a member of the staff team. Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Human Resources Manager: To provide information, advice and guidance to managers on the interpretation of statutory employment law, disciplinary matters, ill-health and other employment matters. To provide information, advice and guidance to managers and staff on the organisation s policies and procedures in relation to employment. To manage the timely and accurate delivery of administrative activities for the employee life cycle including new starter, life cycle changes and leavers within agreed performance levels and to comply with all statutory requirements. To maximise the capabilities of our Sage HR system. To liaise closely with other areas of Missing Link in particular payroll and finance to answer queries and raise any potential issues. To ensure an efficient and accurate recruitment process in line with current legislation from start to end to include advertising, managing applications, shortlisting, administrative support for interviews, references, DBS, offer letters and employment contracts. To liaise with recruitment agencies as required and ensure that optimum arrangements are agreed. To oversee and co-ordinate the employee training programme and ensure accurate records are held. To oversee Health and Safety assessments for employees as required and ensure that appropriate measures are put in place as required. To ensure that annual leave entitlement calculations are accurate and that records of leave taken are up to date. To ensure that team leaders are recording employee sickness and other forms of absence and that information is given to payroll. To ensure that all employee personnel files are accurate and up to date. Monitor and evaluate current performance levels within the team, with a view to identifying ways of improving performance levels. This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post. What we are looking for in our ideal Female Human Resources Manager: A CIPD qualification or similar. Significant operational Human Resource and legal experience. Experience of providing general Human Resource administration services using system administration activities on a Sage HR System, or similar complex Human Resource system. Strong IT skills including use of complex Human Resource systems and Excel, highly analytical with the ability to manipulate data as required, and demonstrating a high level of attention to detail. Experience of streamlining systems. Experience of working to strict deadlines and managing a busy workload. Experience of managing a team. How to apply Please download the Application Pack from our website and complete the Application Form. Please submit your Application by 5pm on Friday 17th October 2025. Please do not send CVs. Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd October 2025.