Assistant Accountant – Daventry

Assistant Accountant – Ongoing Temporary Role, Daventry, £18 per hour

Our client, a local manufacturing Company are seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to support the Finance Manager on an ongoing temporary basis.

As the Assistant Accountant your responsibilities will include:

• Purchase ledger management
• Bank reconciliations
• VAT returns
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with month end
• Ad hoc finance duties

It is essential that you have held a similar role previously and have proficient Excel skills.

In return our client offers flexible working pattern (office based), onsite parking and a close knit, friendly and supportive team.

Management Accountant – Daventry

Management Accountant, busy, growing SME team, Daventry, to £40,000

We are delighted to be partnered again with this provider of outsource accounting services to small and medium sized companies. They need to replace an existing member of their team in Management Accounts.

You duties as the new Management Accountant will include:

• General Ledger entries
• Account reconciliation
• Preparation of management accounting entries
• Inter Company entries and reconciliation
• Month end
• Preparation of management accounts
• VAT reconciliations and submissions
• P&L Analysis
• Preparation of client audit data to be passed to client auditors
• Preparation of client tax data to be passed to client tax accountants
• Payroll
• CIS

Skills and experience of the successfully appointed Management Accountant will include:

• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Organisation and time management skills essential
• Ability to learn quickly/flexibly
• Good communication skills
• Computer literacy skills essential, in particular Excel and at least one accounting system
• Ability to work quickly and accurately and pick up new systems
• The confidence to work unsupervised
• Have a professional manner
• Must be a team player

If you would like to find out more about this role please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Assistant Management Accountant – FTC – Luton

Assistant Management Accountant, 6 months FTC, Luton, to £40,000 per annum

We are supporting a UK-based organisation with the recruitment of an Assistant Management Accountant on a fixed-term contract. The role will sit within a UK Shared Services function and will support core accounting and month-end activities during a period of increased workload and business support requirements.

This assignment is well suited to a hands-on accountant who can quickly embed into an established R2R environment and deliver reliable outputs from day one.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and post accounting journals for the UK business, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
• Take ownership of journals relating to accruals, prepayments, and deferred income
• Operate with a strong control and quality mindset
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations in line with agreed deadlines and standards
• Produce reconciliations and supporting documentation for audit and control purposes
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items and variances
• Support broader accounting and month-end close activities as required

Candidate Profile:

• Proven experience in a Record to Report, General Ledger, or Financial Accounting role
• Confident preparing journals and performing balance sheet reconciliations
• Comfortable working in a structured, deadline-driven finance environment
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, delivery-focused approach
• Able to operate autonomously and quickly adapt to new systems and processes
• ERP experience is desirable (Oracle or similar)

Contract Details:

• FTC: Typically, 6 months
• Flexible working – hybrid may be available subject to business requirements

Finance Assistant – Bedford

Accounts Clerk– On going interim, Bedford, £13.00 per hour

Our client, a well-established business in the Bedford area, have a need for an experienced Finance Assistant to join their head office finance team.

This is for a 3-month interim contract starting mid-May.

Working in a busy and fast paced finance team, your duties as the Finance Assistant will include:

• Posting invoices
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Dealing with finance queries
• Payment runs
• Finance administration
• Support to business as needed

The ideal candidate for the Finance Assistant opportunity will have 1-2 years purchase ledger experience, be confident working as part of a team, building relationships at all levels and working to deadlines. You will be confident posting invoices, reconciling statements, working as part of a team and handling queries. Great role working for a highly successful business, very nice offices with free onsite parking and subsidised canteen.

Finance Specialist – AP/AR

Finance Specialist – AP/AR, Bedfordshire, office based, c£40,000k-£50,000

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering an award winning business as they search for a Finance Specialist (AP/AR) to join the team.

This is a newly created role that sits across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Reporting into Finance Manager (AP/AR), your duties will include:-

• VAT returns
• Write, and update as needed, process notes
• Ongoing review of finance systems and processes
• Business partnering, including commercial finance team, sales and master data
• Provide cover for Finance Manager (AP/AR) as and when needed

This will be a busy and hands on role. Candidates are expected to have proven experience in developing processes and systems for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, operating at a senior level within a busy and fast paced business. You will be systems and process oriented, analytical and have strong Excel skills.

The successful candidate will have the gravitas to be effective building relationships at all levels, from logistics and master data to senior leadership team

Credit Control Assistant – Northampton

Credit Controller – Temporary for 8 weeks – Northampton, £15.00 per hour, office based

Our client, a local organisation are seeking a temporary Credit Control Assistant to assist them with excess workload over a 8 week period initially.

As Credit Control Assistant your duties will include:

• Actively chasing outstanding debt via phone/email
• Taking payments over the phone and in person
• Account Reconciliations
• Allocating monies

You must have held a similar role previously and demonstrate good customer service skills

In return our client offers onsite parking and a a slightly earlier finish 1 day per week.

Payroll (Umbrella) Manager – West Hertfordshire

Payroll (Umbrella) Manager, West Herts, circa £45,000, office based

Abacus Consulting are excited to be partnering a successful solutions driven business in their search for a Payroll Manager.

The role has arisen due to internal promotion.

As the Payroll Manager, your duties will include:-

• Manage end to end umbrella payroll – weekly and monthly
• Manage a large team on a day to day basis
• HMRC and PAYE compliance
• Statutory payments/legislation
• Ensure payroll systems and controls are robust and fit for purpose
• Work closely with SMT and stakeholders
• Manage client relationships

The ideal candidate will have strong all round payroll experience. Must have umbrella payroll experience. Roles previously held are likely to be Payroll Specialist/Team Leader/Assistant Payroll Manager/Payroll Manager.

Due to the nature of the role this is more office based than hybrid.

Temporary FP&A Analyst – Northampton

FP&A Analyst – 3 months – Northampton c£25 per hour

Our client, a local professional services organisation, are seeking an FP&A Analyst on a temporary basis to support the team to deliver high quality financial insight:

As the FP&A Analyst, your key responsibilities will include;

• Prepare and analyse monthly management information, including variances against budget and forecast
• Support reporting on fee income, costs, profitability and key performance drivers
• Produce clear, concise commentary to accompany financial results for non-finance stakeholders
• Planning, budgeting and forecasting

Strong Excel skills are essential along with experience gained in a similar role. You must also be confident engaging with stakeholders.

In return our client offers a friendly and supportive working environment, onsite parking and flexible hybrid working.

Finance Assistant – Bedford

Finance Assistant, £26,000-£28,000+ benefits, well established business, Bedford, 100% office based

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be supporting a well respected business in Bedford in their search for a Finance Assistant

Working in a team of 3, reporting to Finance Manager, your duties as the Finance Assistant will include –

• Purchase ledger
• Banking
• Petty cash
• Invoicing
• Credit control
• Cash allocation
• Finance admin and queries
• Provide support to finance team as needed

The ideal candidate will live locally and have finance experience. Any experience working in a professional services environment would be an advantage

This is a permanent, full time role. 100% office based. Good benefits, including employee wellbeing.

Installation Service Manager – Milton Keynes

Installation Service Manager, successful established business, Milton Keynes, to £44,000

Our client, a well established and highly successful locally based business, are looking for an experienced Installation Service Manager to take ownership of their UK-wide service, maintenance, and installation operations.

Role Overview

This is a commercially focused and operational role responsible for developing and growing profitable service and maintenance revenue streams, while ensuring the successful delivery of all installation and service contracts from order receipt through to client sign-off.

As the Installations Service Manager, you will manage the full lifecycle of projects and build a reliable, scalable subcontractor network across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategy to grow profitable service and maintenance contracts
• Work closely with UK Sales to drive service contract revenue with key customers
• Build and manage a nationwide subcontractor network for installation and maintenance
• Take full responsibility for project delivery, from sales order to completion and client sign-off
• Manage subcontractors, including training, performance, and compliance
• Lead project management of roll-out programmes, particularly large-scale installations
• Conduct site surveys, define specifications, and attend pre-installation meetings
• Negotiate pricing and control installation and service costs vs revenue
• Develop and manage call-out procedures for maintenance contracts
• Ensure compliance with health & safety regulations, including CDM requirements
• Produce monthly reporting on cost performance and delivery metrics

Installation Service Manager: Key Requirements

We are specifically looking for candidates with:

• 5–10 years’ experience in a similar service/installation or contracts management role
• Proven experience in selling and managing service/maintenance agreements
• Strong project management experience, particularly with multi-site rollouts
• Experience building and managing subcontractor/service networks
• Ability to manage costs vs revenue and drive profitability
• Strong communication skills with both customers and site contacts
• Solid understanding of on-site Health & Safety requirements (CDM regulations)
• Ability to read and interpret technical/site drawings
• CITB certification (preferred) and a full UK driving licence
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Key Attributes

• Commercially aware with strong negotiation skills
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Confident communicator, both internally and externally
• Able to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, energetic, and solution-oriented

This role is critical to supporting continued growth in service and installation operations, so we are looking for candidates who bring both strategic thinking and hands-on delivery experience.