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Commercial Assistant – Bedford

Commercial Assistant –  Bedford – £30,000 – 100% onsite

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be working with a long standing client in Bedford. They are a trusted and well respected business, trading for over 25 years.

This is a newly created role working alongside another Commercial Assistant.

Duties will include:-

  • Sub contractor administration
  • Statement reconciliations
  • Chase payments
  • Cash allocation
  • Manage inbox
  • Query resolution
  • Provide general support to commercial team

Construction accounts/Sage 200 experience would be useful. This is an urgent role, ASAP start. Immediately available candidates will be of particular interest.

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Accounts Assistant – Luton

Finance Assistant – Luton – £25,000-£26,000 – 100% onsite

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be working with a well-respected professional services business in their search for a Finance Assistant.  The role is permanent, full time and 100% office based.

Working as part of a team in a busy finance environment, your duties as the Finance Assistant will include:

  • Processing invoices
  • Chasing payment
  • Cash allocation
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Query resolution
  • Finance inbox/admin

The ideal candidate will live locally and have some finance experience. Great role in a supportive environment where you can expect ongoing personal and professional development.

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Interim Tax Accountant – Northampton

Interim Tax Accountant – 6 month FTC – Northampton – to £80,000 per annum

Our client, a well-established professional services organisation, is seeking a Tax Accountant to join them on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract.  This role will be responsible for leading the delivery of the Companies tax reporting and Compliance.  You will work closely with all departments and provide advice across all areas of tax with a main focus on VAT.

As the Tax Accountant, your key responsibilities include:

  • Oversee tax reporting obligations
  • Lead tax compliance and risk management framework
  • Support the preparation of corporate and partnership tax
  • Lead end- to- end VAT
  • Support with PAYE, NI
  • Manage International tax compliance

You will have needed to have worked in a similar role previously ideally be CTA or ACCA Qualified, although strong professional experience in all aspects of the role may be considered in the absence of a formal qualification.

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

Although initially this role is offered on a FTC basis, there is the potential that it may lead to a permanent position.

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Audit Senior – St Albans

Audit Senior – well established and growing Accountancy Practice – St Albans – £55,000-£60,000

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering a successful Accountancy Practice in their search for an Audit Senior. The role can be based in either St Albans (city centre) or London office (central).

As the Audit Senior, your duties will include:

  • Timely completion of audit files from audit planning through to completion
  • Preparation of financial statements under various accounting standards
  • Supervising the audit process on site, supporting and developing junior members of staff
  • Monitor and manage the progress of the audit assignment against the original budget

The ideal candidate will be ACA Qualified and have proven experience of planning and completion of audits (owner managed businesses) Must have experience working with a diverse client portfolio and must have sound knowledge of CCH Audit Automation/CCH Accounts Production.

Great benefits. Work from home arrangement and flex start/finish. Regular social and networking events. Ongoing personal and professional development.

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Finance Assistant – Wellingborough

Temporary Finance Assistant – 6 months – Wellingborough c£28,000 pro-rata

Our client, a local organisation based in Wellingborough are seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance & Payroll Manager on a temporary basis for an initial period of 6 months.  This position may lead to a more permanent role.

As the Finance Assistant your duties will include:

  • Purchase Ledger
  • Sales Ledger
  • Petty Cash
  • Journal entries
  • Other ad hoc finance duties

This position is office based with a working week of 37 hours, 100% office based.

You will have held a similar position previously and be able to start asap.  In return our client offers on-site parking and a friendly and supportive working environment.

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Procurement Lead – Milton Keynes

Procurement Lead – CIPS Qualified – Milton Keynes/Hybrid – Cntract – to £60,000

Our client, a well-established and highly reputable professional services organisation, are seeking a Procurement Lead . The focus of the role is to deliver Procurement services to assigned business areas and support business areas to manage their third parties.

As the Procurement Lead – your responsibilities will include:

  • Working closely with the business to deliver commercial benefit and supplier performance improvements
  • Lead the delivery of end-to-end Procurement activity for assigned business areas
  • Negotiations of contracts with suppliers, working with legal counsel where needed
  • Support product owners in development of SLAs
  • Ensure the organisation’s requirements are clearly articulated to support suppliers

We are looking for individuals who are fully qualified in CIPS and have experience in IT Services and Professional Services.  Looking for someone who is highly IT literate and holds a good knowledge of the IT software industry and best practice in dealing with suppliers.

You will need to be a confident communicator, who can be proactive, as well as having strong negotiation skills when dealing with suppliers, and self-motivated with the ability to work to tight deadlines as required by the senior management team.

If this sounds like you, I’d love to have a chat!

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Finance Manager, Legal – Luton

Finance Manager – Professional services firm – Luton – £65,000-£75,000 – 100% onsite

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering a well established professional services business in Luton.

They are looking for a Finance Manager to replace the current incumbent.

As the Finance Manager, you will work alongside the Senior Leadership team in the wider operational and financial management of the firm, with your day to day duties including –

  • Managing finance team on a day to day basis – 6 direct reports
  • Financial reporting
  • Compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules
  • Audit
  • Governance and controls 
  • Production of Management and Statutory Accounts
  • Working closely with SMT
  • Payroll
  • Managing Supplier relationships and key service contracts

Our client would prefer candidates from a legal accounts background with all round accounting experience.

Will consider ACCA, ACA and CIMA Qualified/Part Qualified and AAT Qualified candidates with relevant sector experience.

This is a permanent, full time role and 100% onsite in Luton.

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Finance Assistant – Northampton

Temporary Finance Assistant – Immediate Start – Northampton, £23,500

Our client, a well established local organisation, are requiring temporary support within their head office accounts team for around 8 – 12 weeks.

As the Finance Assistant your duties will include:

  • Updating Customer Records
  • Raising statements
  • Liaising with customers
  • Escalating queries
  • General Credit Control Support

Ideally you will have held a finance administration role previously, however we are also able to consider AAT Studiers looking for their first role within finance.

You must be immediately available with strong communication skills and proficient using Excel.

In return, our client offers modern working offices and a supportive working environment.

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Senior Payroll Technician – Daventry

Senior Payroll Technician – team leadership and hands-on work with clients – Daventry – to £40,000

We are delighted to be partnering again with our established, local client on the recruitment of a Senior Payroll Technician. You will be joining a supportive and friendly team, with the possibility of career growth to a management position over time.

As the Senior Payroll Technician your key responsibilities will include:

  • Maintaining all payroll software to ensure legislative compliance.
  • Developing, maintaining, optimising and deploying suitable payroll processes and controls.
  • Ensuring all staff involved in payroll complete suitable technical training to maintain and progress technical expertise.
  • Delivering client payroll with accuracy.
  • Delivering client payrolls on time.
  • Awareness of GDPR requirements.
  • Delegation of payroll tasks to other team members where appropriate.
  • Oversight and approval of payrolls prepared by other staff members.

Behaviours:

  •  Strong communication skills
  • Professional, approachable and flexible
  • Team player works effectively with colleagues across all functions
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Demonstrates energy and a positive attitude
  • Tenacity and a strong desire to make a difference, always with the customer in mind
  • Attention to detail

Professional skills:

  • Excellent payroll knowledge
  • Broad payroll software knowledge
  • Extensive experience processing P11D, PSA and taxable benefits
  • all round Auto Enrolment knowledge

Please get in touch to find out more.

 

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Part-time Accounts Assistant – Northampton

Part-time Accounts Assistant, 25 hrs per week, bookkeeping, Daventry, to £30,000 FTE

We are seeking a detail-oriented and organised Accounts Assistant to join our established client’s Internal accounts team based in both their Daventry and Blisworth offices.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Bookkeeping and accounting and using various accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks and Sage. This is a part time position of 25 hours per week.

As the Accounts Assistant, your duties will include:

  • Sales invoicing – Raise and process all sales invoices. This includes recurring invoices and ad-hoc invoices.
  • Purchase Ledger – Verify purchase invoices and receipts, reconcile against supplier statement & prepare payment schedules, where applicable.
  • Bank – Maintain an up-to-date cash book for all accounts and reconcile against the bank statement monthly.
  • Expenses – Process employee claims and arrange re-imbursements.
  • Credit control – Ensuring all outstanding accounts are chased appropriately.

We are looking for previous experience covering the areas below:
Accounts preparation and bookkeeping
Software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage. (not essential)
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in work
Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple tasks effectively

Benefits: 
Competitive salary based on experience
Opportunities for career growth and development within the finance department
Training provided on specialised accounting software

If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for finance and possess the required skills, we welcome your application for the role of Accounts Assistant. 

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