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Contract role - 12 months - Senior Audit Manager - Change and Transformation - £650p.day Your new company As one of the world's most established and globally recognised financial markets, it provides a dynamic environment for companies to raise capital and for investors to trade with confidence. Known for its innovation, international reach, and strong regulatory standards, it plays a central role in connecting businesses with global investment opportunities. Your new role Lead and deliver audits confidently, ensuring completion on time, within budget, and in line with risk expectations. Monitor the audit team's progress and act as the primary point of contact for the team and audit partners. Resolve issues proactively and escalate blockers to senior leadership when necessary. Complete timely supervisory reviews and ensure audit file quality meets methodology standards. Provide input into quarterly and annual audit planning, including proposed changes to scope. Draft and share clear, high-quality issue summaries and reports with partners to gather feedback and enhance impact. Anticipate challenges early, propose solutions, and plan ahead to keep audits on track. Manage audit partner relationships confidently, including independently running partner meetings. Maintain a strong "no surprises" approach through regular progress updates and clear communication. Support the Audit Director in developing improvements to the audit approach and delivery toolkit. What you'll need to succeed Background in IT audit, risk management, programme assurance, or similar roles with a focus on mechanoelectrical change; qualifications in project or change management methods are a plus. Strong, broad experience in delivering and overseeing assurance work. Subject-matter expertise in change and transformation. Desirable experience includes: Leading transformation audits and in-flight programme reviews Auditing agile delivery Auditing product development, including data migration, testing, release management, and quality assurance Understanding programme delivery principles Cloud transformation or migration assurance Financial oversight of transformation programmes (capital allocation, budgeting, cost tracking, benefits realisation) Data management and governance (ownership, usage, mapping, compliance) Knowledge of cloud architecture and security Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders; the role regularly interacts with programme sponsors. Experience working in a fast-paced, regulated, and international environment (desirable). Strong communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills. A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement. What you'll get in return £650 p.day 12-month contract 3 day hybrid working policy 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. #

HR Business Partner HR Business Partner The location of the role is Barnard Castle (hybrid working) . The duration of the contract is 8 months . The pay rate on offer is 30 - 33 per hour (via PAYE) . We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to provide leadership for a range of HR activities to enable leaders and their teams to deliver the business strategy. This role sits within our Global Supply Chain, Biologics and Device Manufacturing HR team focusing on a critical UK site reporting to the HR Site Lead. As an experienced HR Manager, you will primarily support the Barnard Castle site (c900), partnering with the business to support execution of the people plan, applying local context and experience to drive business change and impact. You will play a key role in the following areas: Organisational Design Change Management Leadership development Culture and capability Engagement Key accountabilities of the role Lead and drive the effective delivery of diverse and complex change projects (i.e. culture change projects, workforce restructuring, organisation design, etc.) in support of the business's strategic agenda. Champion and influence senior leaders to effectively lead change. Lead initiatives that enable the organisation to have the best leaders at all levels, with the right capabilities to motivate, focus, develop and care for the people and a culture of purpose and performance. Grow leader's leadership and people management capability to enable them to build high-performing teams; provide input, constructive feedback, and healthy challenge in a way that builds trust and enables the team and individuals to be most effective in their roles Drive best in class talent management and succession planning in the area supported to build a high quality, diverse talent pipeline that supports business growth now and in the future. Apply business insight to diagnose future capability gaps - Future workforce mapping and capability planning, succession planning and talent management Coach and challenge leaders to increase diversity through talent management and recruitment, identifying opportunities to bring through / bring in diverse talent and challenging bias within talent activities. Use data and analytic tools and processes to diagnose issues, inform execution of the people strategy and drive best in class leadership and organisation effectiveness. Successfully manage and track progress of the area supported against key HR milestones, deliverables, and metrics. Partner with various HR delivery channels to support Site level initiatives and assist with delivery of HR CoE and/or People Services special projects. Working as OneHR to deliver HR services to the business. Ensure HR risks are mitigated, company reputation is protected and related financial, legal and policy duties are carried out. Manage escalations and support the business to create a positive employee environment. Support resolution of site IR issues and partner with ER Services to implement strategies to mitigate issues and/or enhance performance. Promote learning, leadership development and coaching opportunities with business leaders Improve leaders' ability to develop all employees to reach their full potential. Build manager capability in informal stage Employee Relations processes. Manage Industrial Relations risks, partnering with Union and employee representatives. Be disciplined in reducing customisation and champion our investment in new technology, regional hubs, standardised tools and processes within HR. Able to be on site for a minimum of four days per week Key skills and experience We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Degree or professional certification in related discipline or equivalent experience Strong HR Generalist experience Proven experience in restructuring within the UK context Skilled in Union engagement Experience supporting a business unit or function, delivering on the HR agenda within their remit and aligning to the strategy and its needs. Competent at working with data to create insight and diagnose future risks and opportunities Experience of leading and influencing indirect teams Experience of working on Culture or Inclusion projects and initiatives If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Leader to join a busy Facilities Management function within a public sector organisation. Reporting to the Lead Assets Works Delivery Manager, you'll take ownership of day-to-day repairs delivery across a large and varied estate; leading a dedicated team and working closely with planned works colleagues, contractors, and leaseholders. The Role Lead the reactive works delivery team to ensure repairs are delivered on time, to budget, and to agreed standards across the estate; maintaining compliance with statutory obligations and sector best practice throughout Work collaboratively with the Team Leader (Planned) to ensure resilience across both reactive and planned works delivery for the whole estate Assist in developing long-term repairs and maintenance strategies; researching and applying professional and technical judgement to implement agreed delivery plans Work with partner contractors to provide a responsive day-to-day repairs service for tenants, leaseholders, and customers; meeting performance targets within budget Ensure appropriate consultation is undertaken with leaseholders in line with the Landlord and Tenant Acts and other relevant legislation Work with Contracts Officers to provide technical expertise in the production of specifications and ongoing contractor management for repairs and maintenance contracts Deliver procurement efficiencies and value for money; using technical expertise to inform specification writing and scope of works in compliance with statutory obligations and sector best practice Manage the voids process (property element) to ensure turnaround times and quality meet targets; working with Housing Management and contractors to develop improved working practices What We're Looking For Knowledge: Major legislation and issues affecting local government; social housing and operational property maintenance Best practice across these functions within a similar environment or local authority Compliance and statutory landlord obligations and their effect upon buildings; engineering services; trades; operations; materials and construction Experience: Managing repairs and maintenance services within the public sector; social housing; or a similar operating environment Collating and analysing information for reports to councillors; residents; and other stakeholders Developing; leading; mentoring; and motivating successful individuals and teams within an environment of change Skills: Managing multiple projects effectively and prioritising in response to changing deadlines Exercising sound judgement in decision making; analysing problems; separating symptoms from causes; and identifying short and long-term solutions Strong communication skills with the ability to convey information clearly to a wide range of audiences Setting and monitoring measurable performance targets Building and maintaining effective working relationships with staff; partners; tenants; and stakeholders A good level of IT competency across Microsoft 365; Google Workspace; and other service-based software systems Qualifications: Membership of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (MCIBSE) or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) A broad knowledge of buildings and building engineering services; trades; operations; materials; and construction If this sounds like your next move, get in touch to find out more or apply now. About Marks Consulting Partners Marks Consulting Partners is a specialist public sector recruitment consultancy with over a decade of experience placing exceptional talent across Property Services; Housing Services; General Practice; Town Planning; Regeneration and Development; and Building Consultancy. With 267 public sector clients; a 96% repeat business rate; and a 100% client recommendation rate; we are proud to be trusted partners to the organisations we work with.

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills, and the ability to distil complex concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing and will require you to actively manage client portfolios, manage project delivery, coordinating junior resource and BDO tax specialists, to deliver exceptional client service. Owning client relationships with the senior team is key, and you'll be heavily involved in business development and innovation activities to support our business growth. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and at the senior manager level, we require candidates with a depth of tax experience, specifically with TA&RM experience, with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with the team at all levels to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with, acting as a key part of BDO's relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone: To act as a key point of contact within the firm for our clients, together with the senior team. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax strategy, SAO and CCO compliance, HMRC Business Risk Reviews, developing the tax control framework and tax operating model, advising on tax risk management e.g. tax risk registers.) With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level, and with strong tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery, who can lead projects with complexity to deliver quality advice. Who has a keen interest in helping clients develop tax governance and developing bespoke scopes of work to meet our clients' needs. With personal responsibility for own decisions and the actions of others. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. LI-

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. As market leaders, the award-winning Real Estate & Construction tax team at BDO serves a wide and exciting range of domestic and international companies with UK operations. It's your chance to experience a focused and unique blend of the highest level of technical expertise along with extensive experience in commercial transactions. This industry continues to grow rapidly, so there are always new challenges or opportunities that you can take on. At the heart of our success are the strong and progressive relationships we build with our clients and colleagues. With a focus on continuing development and exposure to clients and senior partners, you'll have all the freedom you need to grow your career. Responsibilities: This role will provide corporate tax compliance, advisory and accounting services to a range of clients from small start-ups to major multinationals, predominantly within the real estate and construction sector. Working, and developing relationships, with clients to advise on corporate tax planning and restructuring projects in the UK, as well as producing complex UK tax computations and returns. P-actively manage you own workload, communicating with managers/directors/partners on a regular basis to service their clients. Be able to consider and highlight further opportunities to develop new work. We're looking for someone with: An understanding of and previous experience within UK corporate tax compliance Some experience of providing corporate tax advisory and compliance services to primarily corporate groups, but may include partnership tax returns and non-resident landlord income tax returns Keenness to develop a career within the real estate profession Ability to prepare proposals for new work, including researching target client companies and on technical issues to identify new solutions Ability to manage a small client portfolio Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients Some experience of dealing with client senior management and key stakeholders Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Data & Analytics Manager Location: London (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) Salary: £90,000 + benefits + bonus The Opportunity A large, complex organisation operating in a highly regulated environment is seeking a senior-level data and analytics professional to play a pivotal role in the evolution of its enterprise data capability. This is not a traditional people-management or hands-on engineering role. Instead, you'll act as a technical authority and trusted partner to the business , ensuring data solutions are well-designed, robust, and genuinely support decision-making at scale. Why This Role Stands Out A senior, influence-led role with no direct line management High exposure to leadership across technology and business functions Ownership of delivery quality across partners, vendors, and internal teams Balance of technical credibility and business-facing engagement Opportunity to shape and mature a modern, cloud-based data ecosystem Meaningful involvement in ongoing data and analytics transformation What You'll Be Doing Act as a technical design authority across enterprise data and analytics solutions Oversee and challenge delivery from external partners and consultancies Translate business requirements into well-structured analytical and reporting solutions Ensure strong design principles across: Data models and analytical layers Data pipelines and transformation processes Reporting and insight delivery Promote best practices in data architecture, governance, and development standards Bridge the gap between technical teams and senior business stakeholders Support and evolve cloud-native data platforms and warehouse / lakehouse approaches Contribute to strategic initiatives focused on improving data-driven decision-making Team & Environment Reporting into a senior data leader Lean internal data function supported by external delivery partners Collaborative, outcome-focused culture Environment where technical judgement and stakeholder influence matter more than hierarchy What They're Looking For Core Experience Strong background in modern, cloud-based data and analytics environments Experience designing or overseeing enterprise data platforms and analytical solutions Good understanding of contemporary data architectures (e.g. warehouse, lakehouse, layered models) Comfortable working alongside and challenging third-party delivery teams Proven ability to operate as a senior technical voice without direct management responsibility Confident communicator, able to engage credibly with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders Profile Fit A technically credible data professional who enjoys being close to delivery Comfortable balancing governance, design, and pragmatic execution Able to influence outcomes through expertise rather than authority Thrives in complex, highly visible environments Nice to Have Exposure to regulated or data-intensive industries (e.g. financial services, insurance, telecoms) Experience supporting enterprise-scale reporting and analytics platforms If you have the above and arre lookingfor a new role where you can operate at the intersection of technology, analytics, and business change , with strong visibility across senior stakeholders then PLEASE APPLY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills, and the ability to distil complex concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing and will require you to actively manage client portfolios, manage project delivery, coordinating junior resource and BDO tax specialists, to deliver exceptional client service. Owning client relationships with the senior team is key, and you'll be heavily involved in business development and innovation activities to support our business growth. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and at the senior manager level, we require candidates with a depth of tax experience, specifically with TA&RM experience, with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with the team at all levels to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with, acting as a key part of BDO's relationships with our clients. We are looking for someone: To act as a key point of contact within the firm for our clients, together with the senior team. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax strategy, SAO and CCO compliance, HMRC Business Risk Reviews, developing the tax control framework and tax operating model, advising on tax risk management e.g. tax risk registers.) With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level, and with strong tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery, who can lead projects with complexity to deliver quality advice. Who has a keen interest in helping clients develop tax governance and developing bespoke scopes of work to meet our clients' needs. With personal responsibility for own decisions and the actions of others. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. LI-

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. As market leaders, the award-winning Real Estate & Construction tax team at BDO serves a wide and exciting range of domestic and international companies with UK operations. It's your chance to experience a focused and unique blend of the highest level of technical expertise along with extensive experience in commercial transactions. This industry continues to grow rapidly, so there are always new challenges or opportunities that you can take on. At the heart of our success are the strong and progressive relationships we build with our clients and colleagues. With a focus on continuing development and exposure to clients and senior partners, you'll have all the freedom you need to grow your career. Responsibilities: This role will provide corporate tax compliance, advisory and accounting services to a range of clients from small start-ups to major multinationals, predominantly within the real estate and construction sector. Working, and developing relationships, with clients to advise on corporate tax planning and restructuring projects in the UK, as well as producing complex UK tax computations and returns. P-actively manage you own workload, communicating with managers/directors/partners on a regular basis to service their clients. Be able to consider and highlight further opportunities to develop new work. We're looking for someone with: An understanding of and previous experience within UK corporate tax compliance Some experience of providing corporate tax advisory and compliance services to primarily corporate groups, but may include partnership tax returns and non-resident landlord income tax returns Keenness to develop a career within the real estate profession Ability to prepare proposals for new work, including researching target client companies and on technical issues to identify new solutions Ability to manage a small client portfolio Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients Some experience of dealing with client senior management and key stakeholders Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

ERP Manager - Chelmsford - Hybrid - £90,000 Salary: £90,000 + excellent benefitsType: Full-time, Permanent - Hybrid About the Role We are seeking an experienced and hands-on ERP Manager to take ownership of a business-critical ERP environment centred around Infor M3. This is a key leadership role responsible for the operational performance, continual improvement, and strategic development of the ERP platform and associated business applications. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will act as the bridge between business operations and technology, ensuring the ERP system is stable, effective, and continually evolving to meet changing business needs. This role combines technical expertise, operational leadership, process optimisation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning. You will lead continual service improvement initiatives, optimise business processes, and ensure the ERP platform delivers measurable business value. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with regular onsite presence required in Essex. Key Responsibilities ERP Support & Operational Service Delivery Own the operational performance, stability, and support model for the Infor M3 ERP platform Lead and oversee 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line ERP support activities Drive root cause analysis and permanent resolution of recurring issues Monitor system performance, risk, and usage trends to proactively identify improvements Manage ERP support standards, documentation, and known error records Build and maintain relationships with Infor and third-party support providers Oversee integrations between Infor M3 and external systems Assess the impact of system updates, releases, and enhancements Continual Service Improvement & Process Optimisation Lead a structured Continual Service Improvement (CSI) programme across the ERP landscape Identify and deliver incremental improvements that enhance usability, efficiency, and data quality Lead business process mapping exercises, documenting current and future-state workflows Drive automation and simplification of business processes Balance operational stability with ongoing system and process enhancement Business Engagement & ERP Adoption Act as the primary interface between operational teams and the ERP platform Translate business requirements into effective ERP solutions Promote best practice use of Infor M3 across departments Support informed decision-making by clearly communicating system capabilities and limitations Encourage the use of standard functionality over unnecessary customisation Identify opportunities to expand ERP functionality and system adoption Change Management & Governance Own ERP change governance processes and controls Ensure all changes are assessed, prioritised, tested, approved, and implemented effectively Coordinate business testing activities and release readiness Maintain a controlled and auditable ERP environment that protects business continuity ERP Roadmap & Strategic Development Define and manage the ERP improvement roadmap Scope and shape ERP initiatives and transformation projects Prioritise change requests based on business value, operational impact, and strategic alignment Lead ERP-related projects and workstreams Contribute to wider IT and digital strategy initiatives Reporting, Data & Team Leadership Line manage and develop the ERP reporting resource Ensure alignment between ERP data structures and reporting outputs Improve collaboration between ERP and BI/reporting functions Support data quality, governance, and reporting capability development About You We are looking for someone with strong ERP ownership experience who can operate strategically while remaining hands-on when required. Essential Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience supporting and configuring Infor M3 within a business-critical environment Proven experience managing ERP operational support alongside continuous improvement initiatives Strong business process mapping and workflow optimisation experience Experience leading ERP changes, upgrades, testing, and release management Ability to translate business requirements into practical ERP solutions Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on root cause resolution Experience balancing operational priorities with long-term strategic planning Knowledge & Technical Expertise Strong understanding of: Infor M3 functional processes and administration ERP lifecycle management and governance Procurement and purchase-to-pay workflows Warehousing and inventory management Manufacturing and planning Finance and costing processes Master data governance ERP integrations, APIs, and data flows Infor OS, ION, APIs, or related integration frameworks What's on Offer Salary of £90,000 Comprehensive benefits package Hybrid working model Opportunity to shape and evolve a critical ERP platform Collaborative and forward-thinking environment Strategic leadership role with significant business impact If you are an experienced ERP professional looking for a role where you can influence operational excellence and long-term ERP strategy, we would love to hear from you.

Project Manager - LPG Gas Network Delivery (Utilities, NEC3) - Colchester Hays are working with a specialist organisation delivering an LPG gas network programme in Colchester. This is a Project Manager role focused on overseeing a specialist LPG network provider. You'll lead on programme governance, contract administration, safety and stakeholder management to ensure a compliant, high-quality delivery.This role will suit a hands-on, delivery-focused PM with proven LPG network experience and a strong working knowledge of NEC3. Key responsibilities Oversee end-to-end delivery of an LPG network project through a specialist delivery partner (client-side / principal oversight). Manage programme, risk, reporting, change control and stakeholder communications. Administer and support delivery under NEC3 (early warnings, compensation events, programme updates, etc.). Ensure robust H&S / CDM compliance, including managing Temporary Works and contractor interfaces. Coordinate closely with the utility/provider and supply chain to maintain standards, milestones and handover readiness. Support community-facing engagement where required, including occasional conversations with families/residents in and around occupied properties. Essential experience / qualifications Proven utilities project delivery experience. LPG network experience (design/delivery/upgrade/connection programmes in housing or similar settings). Strong, practical understanding of NEC3 contracts. SMSTS and a solid H&S background (e.g., IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent), plus TWC/CDM competence. Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical teams and non-technical audiences. Ability and willingness to pass BPSS vetting. Desirable Experience working in a defence / secure environment. APM (or working towards) / formal project management accreditation. What you'll get A long-term, steady programme with a clear delivery focus and strong stakeholder visibility. A PAYE day rate arrangement. Colchester-based role with consistent site and stakeholder engagement. 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. #

Overview Chambers is seeking a strategic and hands-on Digital Marketing Manager on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. This role provides strategic and hands-on leadership of Chambers' digital marketing activity. Reporting to the Head of Marketing Operations, the Digital Marketing Manager is responsible for driving and optimising our online presence, applying a data driven approach to enhance performance across digital channels. Main Duties and Responsibilities Build and maintain Marketing website pages using Contentful, ensuring pages are optimised for SEO and conversion. Work alongside the Senior Marketing Automation Manager to identify key areas to streamline via automation. Identify and champion process improvements that drive efficiency and cost savings across the team. Work with our SEO agency, developing a clear roadmap of activity and be able to demonstrate the impact of our work in this area. Support the Demand Generation team with reporting and insights into campaign performance. Develop and maintain reports/dashboards to monitor digital performance to ensure optimal results and ROI against budget and targets. Line management responsibility of the Digital Marketing Executive, leading by example, overseeing planning, ensuring that clear KPIs are set and tracked, resource is effectively managed and work is delegated accordingly in line with business objectives. Why you should apply This maternity cover role offers an exciting opportunity to take ownership of Chambers' digital marketing performance in a highly visible, business-critical position. You'll work at the heart of a collaborative marketing team, combining strategic influence with hands-on delivery across SEO, website optimisation, automation and performance reporting. With the chance to lead and develop a Digital Marketing Executive, partner closely with specialist agencies, and shape how data and insight drive decision-making, this role is ideal for someone looking to make a tangible impact, refine their leadership skills, and contribute to meaningful growth during a key period for the business. Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes Skills and Experience Strong understanding of SEO principles, working with external agencies, managing resource and future planning and road-mapping. Good understanding of marketing and reporting tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Contentful, Leadfeeder, Semrush). Experience working with large datasets, with the ability to gather tangible insights to make recommendations for improvement. Person Specification 7 years digital B2B marketing experience, ideally in a similar environment (e.g. SaaS, Tech, Legal). Comfortable working in a fast-paced organisation, managing multiple projects, ensuring work is completed on time and to a high standard. Excellent communication skills with the confidence to liaise with various teams and stakeholders. Analytical and data driven focus to activities, with a problem-solving mindset and a can-do attitude. A growth mindset. Interest in driving iterative improvements through digital channels, testing and implementing new ideas. Equal Opportunity Statement We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. Applicants who identify as Disabled and/or Neurodiverse will be entitled to an interview if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the Job Description, additionally we will offer reasonable adjustments to those who require them. Some examples of reasonable adjustments are extra time in assessments, video interviews to combat travel-based issues and advice on expected interview topics/questions.

Digital Product Manager, Up to £65,000 + 10% Bonus + Great Benefits + Hybrid Working (2 days a week in the office, 3 from home), City of London, Fantastic Growing Company with Great Culture. Are you ready to take ownership of a high-impact digital product that genuinely influences how global businesses make decisions? Do you thrive at the intersection of technology, strategy, analytics, customer experience, and innovation? Do you want to work in a business where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your product leadership can shape the future of a globally used platform? If so, this could be the career-defining opportunity you've been waiting for. We're partnering with an ambitious international organisation undergoing an exciting digital transformation journey. They're looking for a talented, commercially minded, and highly driven Digital Product Manager to lead the evolution of a sophisticated client-facing analytics platform used by multinational organisations around the world. This is not just another Product Manager role. This is an opportunity to own, shape, influence, and elevate a core digital product at the heart of a growing global business. The Opportunity: As Digital Product Manager, you'll own the end-to-end lifecycle of a client-facing analytics and reporting platform used by enterprise clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders across multiple international markets. You'll drive product strategy, roadmap planning, user research, stakeholder engagement, platform optimisation, analytics capability, and feature delivery while collaborating with business, data, and technical teams. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to deliver an exceptional user experience and build a world-class digital product. Duties: Own the product strategy, roadmap, and backlog for the portal, balancing ongoing BAU priorities with strategic feature development Develop and champion a clear product vision, grounded in user research, industry knowledge, and business goals Translate business and user requirements into well-defined epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria Lead prioritisation conversations with Sales and Data teams, balancing user needs against business value and technical feasibility Oversee feature development end-to-end from discovery through to UAT and release working with the outsourced engineering team Work closely with the Data team to maintain and build new analytics capabilities and reporting capabilities Own the product requirements for the analytics layer, translating data availability and client reporting needs into clear, usable product features for a diverse user base spanning HR, risk, compensation & benefits, and broker audiences Monitor portal performance using available analytics tools and drive iterative improvements Research & market intelligence Lead continuous discovery to surface pain points, unmet needs, and opportunities Conduct industry research to understand how peer networks, insurers, and intermediaries are evolving their client-facing analytics and reporting offerings Synthesise internal and external insights into a coherent product strategy and a forward-looking initiative pipeline that builds the case for further investment Portal administration & operations Own the day-to-day administration of the portal, including content updates, report file uploads, and user management and access provisioning Manage and triage support tickets from internal and external users, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication Maintain up-to-date process documentation for portal operations, administration procedures, and user-facing guidance Identify recurring operational issues and translate them into product improvements where appropriate Stakeholder & cross-functional collaboration Build strong working relationships with Business Development, Data, Solutions and R&R teams, acting as the central point of contact for product decisions Communicate roadmap changes, feature releases, and delivery progress clearly to internal stakeholders Engage with legal and compliance teams where product changes require approval Ideal Background: Required competencies and experience: 4+ years of product management experience with a thorough understanding of the end-to-end product lifecycle, ideally on a client-facing B2B digital product Strong data literacy: able to work fluently with data teams and understand reporting and data structures Solid understanding of UX and UI design principles, including navigation, accessibility, visual hierarchy, and information architecture with the ability to make and defend design decisions Demonstrated experience in user research and continuous discovery - able to design and run research with diverse user groups and translate findings into product strategy Experience owning analytics or data-heavy products, with familiarity with BI and visualisation tooling (Tableau or equivalent) Proven ability to balance strategic product development with hands-on portal administration and BAU management Strong requirements gathering skills: able to facilitate workshops and interviews across a diverse,international user base and turn findings into actionable product decisions Excellent stakeholder management and communication across all levels Strong written and verbal communication; able to produce specs, user stories, process documentation, and user-facing content to a high standard Organised and detail-oriented: comfortable managing multiple workstreams across feature development, administration, and user support simultaneously Desirable competencies and experience: Background in insurance, reinsurance, employee benefits, or a similarly regulated, operationally complex industry Experience working in an international or matrix organisation environment Hands-on experience with prototyping tools such as Figma or equivalent; ability to produce wireframes or low-fidelity mock-ups to communicate design intent to developers Agile framework accreditation (CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent)

Overview As a Senior Client Insights Delivery Manager, you will deliver advanced data and analytics insights directly to senior law firm leaders, presenting clear, compelling narratives that guide their strategic decisions. You'll lead engagements from onboarding to final presentation, translating complex datasets into tailored stories that highlight performance, market position, and opportunities for growth. Working closely with analysts, product managers, and commercial teams, you'll shape high quality outputs, develop scalable reporting templates, and ensure clients get maximum value from Chambers' market leading intelligence. You'll also contribute to product development and present thought leadership content at webinars and industry events, partnering with the world's top law firms in a fast growing, high impact team. Main Duties and Responsibilities Convert client requirements and goals into data-led insights. Understand the parameters of our data and how it can be used to help the client understand their firm's performance and opportunities Undertake client onboarding and manage expectations about outputs Develop report templates that cater to a wide variety of personas, and accommodate different volumes of data and different audience personas Create bespoke analysis around report templates to ensure outputs meet with the client's requirements Brief in production requirements to junior analysts, provide feedback on work and iterate content Problem solve different ways of providing value from the data to accommodate the data story itself Design and write market-level one to many reports that showcase Chambers data as thought leadership Why you should apply Opportunity to join a fast-growing client services team, supporting recently launched advanced market research data products, which we have started to sell to a vast and loyal existing customer base for platform products.In addition to working with our clients' leadership to help them understand and interpret their own data, benchmarked to the vast market data we hold, the candidate will contribute to thought leadership in the market and have the opportunity to present this at industry events.Our clients are the biggest and best law firms in the world and our data is respected at senior levels. Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes Commercial focus, with a strong focus on the customer / end user Understanding of the Legal industry, law firm leadership and decision-making dynamics, Ability to turn data into insights, storytelling and actionable outcomes Experience working with talent data, including talent engagement metrics and insights Strong internal communicator, ability to work cross-functionality to come to alignment and resolve competing priorities Establish and build c-suite relationships within clients Solid understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods Ability to brief and provide feedback to juniors We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you're not sure you meet every requirement, we'd still like to hear from you, we value potential as much as experience. Depending on the role, we may be able to offer flexible working options such as hybrid working, part-time or job-share arrangements, or flexible hours Equal Opportunity Statement We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. Applicants who identify as Disabled and/or Neurodiverse will be entitled to an interview if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the Job Description, additionally we will offer reasonable adjustments to those who require them. Some examples of reasonable adjustments are extra time in assessments, video interviews to combat travel-based issues and advice on expected interview topics/questions. About Us Chambers is the leading legal data and intelligence partner for lawyers, firms, and in-house teams. We conduct over 350,000 research interviews and surveys with in-house counsel every year, and receive 62,000 submissions from 9,000 firms worldwide, giving us unrivalled insight into the legal sector. This research powers Chambers Rankings - the definitive guide to the best legal talent - and our Intelligence, which delivers the insights helping firms and in-house teams to succeed. Our independent, rigorous research identifies the exceptional and charts the path to success, enabling legal professionals to see with clarity, decide with confidence, and plan with ambition. Advert Closing Date 22 May 2026

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Make an impact in one of the UK's largest Indirect Tax teams Our Indirect Tax business continues to grow at a rapid pace. Indirect Taxes raise significant revenues for governments globally and gain increasing focus from tax authorities, the media and the public. For you it's the chance to hone your service skills with interesting and complex assignments to help businesses of all sizes succeed. Our Indirect Tax business continues to grow at a rapid pace. Indirect Taxes raise significant revenues for governments globally and gain increasing focus from tax authorities, the media and the public. For you it's the chance to hone your client service skills with interesting and complex assignments to help clients of all sizes succeed. The team comprises a mix of 'home-grown' (including at partner level) and externally recruited talent. This strength and diversity of knowledge creates an environment where our team can bring fresh thinking and a varied perspective to every project, enabling us to deliver creative, commercial and robust solutions for our clients. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. As a Tax Manager, you'll be joining a high performing VAT team who provide services to a diverse portfolio. These include household names, global multinationals and fast paced privately owned businesses. You'll deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio including control of billings and cash collection within the firms' criteria and liaising with HMRC. You'll develop business and seek opportunities to ensure the continued growth of the team. This role is a key one and will work in close partnership with our Partners & Directors. You'll be someone with Significant understanding of and previous experience within UK VAT. In-depth knowledge of recent key updates and areas of focus in the area of VAT Ability to manage a large and varied portfolio Ability and desire to actively seek opportunities for further work Experience of dealing directly with HMRC Experience of dealing with client senior management and key stakeholders Educated to degree level. CTA qualified or equivalent an advantage You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

MERITUS are recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join our client in the next 6 weeks in a permanent position to support subsea defence programmes PLEASE NOTE* YOU MUST POSSESS EXISTING SC CLEARANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE. If you do not have active SC Clearance, you will be rejected for the position. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - Up to £80,000 per annum - UNDERWATER/SUBSEA SYSTEMS - SC CLEARED - YATELEY, HAMPSHIRE - PERMANENT - SECTOR: DEFENCE/SUBSEA MERITUS are working with a specialist defence technology organisation at the forefront of next-generation underwater capability development. Operating across highly complex defence programmes, they deliver advanced integrated solutions supporting autonomous and increasingly automated underwater platforms for global defence customers. They are now seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-value defence projects through the full life cycle - from concept and requirements definition through to delivery, acceptance and customer handover. This is an opportunity to work directly with cutting-edge defence technologies and industry-leading technical partners, helping deliver mission-critical capability into operational environments. The Role As Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of complex defence equipment and capability delivery programmes, ensuring projects are delivered: On time Within budget To contractual and technical quality standards In line with customer and regulatory expectations You will work closely with internal engineering teams, subcontractors, defence customers and senior stakeholders to drive successful programme execution across multiple concurrent workstreams. Key Responsibilities Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones and delivery schedules Monitor programme performance and implement corrective action where required Manage project budgets, forecasting and commercial performance Identify, assess and mitigate programme risks using formal risk management processes Coordinate subcontractors and external SME delivery against contractual commitments Lead project governance reviews, status reporting and stakeholder communication Manage contract change requests, amendments and variations Support bid and proposal activity including planning, costing and resource forecasting Build strong long-term customer relationships across defence stakeholders Mentor project teams and promote project management best practice across the business What We're Looking For Essential Experience Proven experience delivering complex defence or engineering programmes Strong full life cycle project delivery experience (concept through delivery) Experience operating within V-Model delivery environments Strong understanding of gated project governance/stage-gate delivery Budget ownership, forecasting and commercial oversight experience Strong stakeholder management across technical and commercial functions Experience managing third-party suppliers/subcontractors Strong risk and issue management capability Excellent communication and leadership skills Desirable Previous underwater, maritime, sonar, subsea, autonomy or naval systems experience Experience supporting defence bids/capture activity Business case development experience Formal PM qualification (PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP)

Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions all organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious and entrepreneurially-spirited businesses that fuel the economy - whether privately or publicly owned - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Our Tax Assurance & Risk Management ('TA&RM') team is a fast-growing collaborative team of around 15 people nationally led by three dedicated tax partners, who together support a wide variety of private, private equity-backed and listed clients across sectors. Our work has helped many clients meet their legislative tax governance compliance obligations (including in relation to the Senior Accounting Officer and Corporate Criminal Offences regimes, the tax strategy publication requirement and HMRC's Business Risk Review process) and strategically improve their tax operations and tax control framework, manage tax risk and provide assurance to tax authorities and business stakeholders. Technology is an important part of helping our clients succeed and we encourage innovation at all levels in our team. We are an award-winning specialist tax team. This is a dynamic client-facing role that requires excellent client relationship, communication and project management skills with the ability to distil tax concepts into easily understood information suitable for a wide array of stakeholders. Most of your work will be client facing, reporting to senior managers, directors and partners, and will require you to actively manage your client portfolio and manage project delivery, coordinating teams to deliver exceptional client service, in addition to supporting business development activities. This role will involve consideration of a range of taxes including corporate, indirect and employment taxes; our work is broader than any one area of tax and we require candidates with good commercial awareness who are eager to learn, adapt and contribute to this area of growth for the business. Importantly, we are looking for natural curiosity about how tax functions and businesses run, from the governance, processes and controls to the people and technology they use and the tax technical issues relevant to them. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. We are looking for someone: Who can act as a key point of contact within the firm for the client, together with senior members of the team. This will involve responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients. With experience of TA&RM work (including such as tax process, tax strategy, SAO, CCO, tax risk registers etc) - with a keen interest in tax governance and developing tax operations. With broad tax technical experience to be able to talk knowledgeably at a good level about a range of tax issues. With experience in end-to-end project delivery and quality advice / report writing skills. With a strong presentation style, and confidence in hosting workshops, training sessions and webinars, often to Board level. Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent, or relevant experience. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit our clients, the task at hand, our teams, and you. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues - BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

IBM MQ Administrator - z/OS (Mainframe) Contract DURATION: Contract LOCATION: Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester WORKING HOURS: Standard business hours with out of hours support required ONSITE REQUIREMENTS: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week ENGAGEMENT TYPE: Contract - Outside IR35 DAY RATE / HOURLY RATE: £550 per day LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK: Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role. ATRIUM GLOBAL SUMMARY Atrium Global is supporting a client within the financial services sector who is seeking a highly experienced IBM MQ z/OS Administrator to join a specialist mainframe middleware team. JOB OVERVIEW This role sits within a mainframe-only environment and requires a contractor who can contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up. You will provide hands-on support and delivery across a critical IBM MQ estate on z/OS, focusing on production stability, incident resolution and controlled change delivery. This is a pure z/OS MQ role - candidates with primarily distributed MQ or broader platform backgrounds will not be suitable. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide hands-on administration of IBM MQ on z/OS across production environments Deliver incident, problem and change resolution within strict SLAs Support and maintain MQ queue managers, channels and configurations Perform production deployments, upgrades and migrations Troubleshoot complex MQ issues across mission-critical systems Maintain service stability, resilience and performance optimisation Work closely with stakeholders across mainframe and infrastructure teams Ensure adherence to governance, processes and security standards Participate in out of hours support and deployment activities REQUIREMENTS Strong hands-on experience administering IBM MQ on z/OS (v9.x preferred) Proven experience working in mainframe-only MQ environments Deep understanding of: Queue managers Channels MQ objects Clustering / Queue Sharing Groups (QSG) Experience with TLS / SSL configuration and MQ security (RACF) Strong troubleshooting skills within production MQ environments Experience delivering changes independently into production Familiarity with z/OS panels, ISPF and mainframe tooling Experience working within ITIL-controlled environments NICE TO HAVE Experience with MQ monitoring tools on z/OS (e.g. Omegamon) Experience within UK banking or financial services environments Experience supporting high-volume payments or core banking systems

Location: London, Watford or Bristol (Hybrid working options available) Canada Life UK has helped individuals, families and businesses secure their financial futures for over 120 years. Today, we are transforming our technology, culture and ways of working to become a more modern, customer centric and engineering led organisation. As we modernise our IT estate and shift toward cloud, SaaS/PaaS and product centric delivery, we're investing heavily in engineering excellence, empowered teams and great leadership. We're now looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Home Finance product engineering team-a group responsible for the systems that power our mortgage origination and servicing capabilities. Why join us? Shape the future of Home Finance You'll lead the evolution of our bespoke Ruby on Rails-based mortgage origination and servicing platform, architecting modern, resilient and scalable solutions. True empowerment and autonomy We operate stream-aligned product teams where Engineering Managers have real authority over technology decisions, people development, engineering standards and team culture. Modern engineering focus You'll drive cloud adoption, DevSecOps, automation, data-driven decision making and continuous improvement across the lifecycle. A culture that values people We're building a place where engineers can do their best work - curious, collaborative, inclusive, and always improving. The role Reporting to the Head of Product Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for the Home Finance application stack. You'll act as a servant leader and coach, improving engineering practices, nurturing talent and enabling the team to deliver high-quality outcomes that support our customers and regulatory obligations. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll influence architecture, delivery, operational excellence and culture across the product. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and operational teams to optimise flow, deliver customer value and modernise our platforms. Our bespoke mortgage system is built using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, JavaScript, and other open-source technologies, with a clear roadmap toward cloud-native evolution. Key responsibilities Lead, coach and inspire a stream-aligned product engineering team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and high performance. Drive adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time-to-value. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, stable and scalable solutions that support Home Finance operations and customer outcomes. Ensure regulatory compliance (including FCA MCOB) and operational excellence across the platform. Shape the technology roadmap, contributing to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies. Manage operational risk, security posture, monitoring, alerting and incident response for Home Finance systems. Use data and insights to guide prioritisation, engineering improvements and product decisions. Support talent development, succession planning and recruitment to build a high-performing engineering capability. Manage budgets responsibly, improving cost efficiency and value delivery. Define and track team and departmental OKRs, ensuring alignment with Canada Life's strategy. Build strong relationships with third-party suppliers to maximise value and service quality. About you Technical expertise Strong understanding of mortgage origination/administration systems or comparable regulated financial platforms. Experience delivering and operating web-based MVC applications (e.g., Ruby on Rails, React) and APIs. Skilled in designing, managing and optimising relational SQL databases. Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and cloud-native architectures. Broad engineering experience across DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and security best practice ("shift-left"). Proven track record of running critical production services with a focus on stability, performance and security. Leadership & delivery A people-first engineering leader who builds high-performing, motivated and curious teams. Confident working with OKRs and outcome-driven delivery. Able to communicate complex technical ideas simply and persuasively. Skilled at navigating ambiguity, prioritising effectively and influencing senior stakeholders. Collaborative, pragmatic and adept at building trust across product, engineering and operational teams. What you'll bring A degree or equivalent professional experience. A passion for modern, inclusive engineering leadership and the ability to inspire and develop others.