Credit Controller

Credit Controller, Luton/Dunstable area, busy/fast paced collections environment, £15.00  per hour

Abacus Consulting are excited to be partnering a well-established business in their search for an interim Credit Controller

This is a Temporary/full time role and 100% office based. Working as part of a team of controllers in a fast paced accounts environment your duties as a Credit Controller will include –

• Chasing late/non-payment
• Cash allocation
• Raising credit notes
• Partnering sales team
• Query resolution
• Supporting other team members and Senior CC/Manager

The ideal candidate will live locally and have current/recent credit control experience. You will be a confident Excel user. Candidates from a corporate/high volume credit control background will be of particular interest

Accounts Assistant – Northampton

Accounts Assistant, £27-£30k – min 30 Hours Per Week/Full Time, Northampton

Our client who are a multi sited business, are seeking a detail-oriented and organised Accounts Assistant to join their Internal accounts team.

Working 30 hours per week or full time, your duties as the Accounts Assistant 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 and 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.

The most suited candidate will hold previous and varied accounts experience, knowledge of Xero, QuickBooks and Sage would be an advantage. Strong attention to detail and accuracy, together with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Financial Analyst – Bedfordshire

Financial Analyst, well known manufacturing business, Bedfordshire, excellent package including competitive base salary, pension, bonus and study support (if required) 

An exciting opportunity for a part qualified or qualified by experience Financial Analyst to join the UK head office of a successful manufacturing business.

As the Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual financial reports and forecast, providing ongoing monitoring and controlling of actual costs against budgets.

Day to day you will be:

• Work alongside Senior Management to aid the production of Company forecast, including planned headcount and stock volumes.
• Provide support to the operational teams with Profit and Loss analysis.
• Monitor and control actual vs. budgets.
• Analysis of sales by Geographical location.
• Maintain chart of accounts and BI reporting.
• Assist Financial Management with the control of the company fleet.
• Provide management information to facilitate informed business decisions.

The role is 100% office based, with onsite parking provided, ideally looking for a Qualified, Part Qualified, QBE or AAT qualified candidate.

Management Accountant – Hertford

Management Accountant, Hertford area, £38,000-£45,000+ study & Bonus

Abacus Consulting are excited to be working with a well-established SME business in their search for a Management Accountant

This is a permanent/full time role, office based for onboarding then a hybrid working arrangement. The role is based near Hertford

Working as part of a small head office finance team, your duties as the Management Accountant will include:

• Full management accounts ownership for 2 companies
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Fixed assets
• Purchase ledger and sales ledger
• Payroll – mostly weekly 
• Cashbook
• Provide support to Financial Accountant and Finance Director

The ideal candidate will come from an SME background and have all round experience including payroll, transactional and management accounts. Must be a confident Excel user

You will be joining a successful family run business who have international operations. Will offer study support and there is a bonus based on company performance

Client Accountant-Practice – Biggleswade

Award winning Practice servicing a range of SME clients with accounting and bookkeeping services.

The Accountant will join a well-established, award-winning accounting Practice to provide a holistic accounting service to a range of SME clients.

The role will be office based, supporting the Partners while attending to clients’ accounts.

Seeking a qualified or QBE Accountant with broad, mixed experience gained from a practice background, use to preparing accounts for SME clients.

Head of Payroll – Northampton

Head of Payroll – Outsourced payroll service provider, Northampton, to £65,000

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Payroll to lead and manage the payroll function for an established payroll service provider.
This role is critical in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all clients, compliance with relevant legislation, continuous improvement of systems and business development.

As the Head of Payroll, your key responsibilities will include:–

• Lead the end-to-end payroll process for all clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Manage and develop the payroll team, providing leadership, training, and performance management.
• Manage the onboarding of new clients to ensure smooth setups and transitions.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC regulations, pension schemes, statutory payments, and other relevant legislation.
• Oversee payroll audits, reconciliations, and reporting, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Act as the subject matter expert for all payroll-related queries and escalations.
• Help to grow the bureau by bringing in new clients and raising the profile of the business.

Skills & Experience required:

• Proven experience in a senior payroll role, ideally within a multi-site or group structure.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and best practices; international payroll experience is a plus
• Experience with payroll systems (Sage, PayCircle, HRIS etc.)
• Excellent leadership and team management skills
• CIPP qualification or equivalent is desirable

Administrator – Northampton

Administrator – Local, well established legal Practice – Northampton, £24,000

Administrator – Risk Department

We have an opportunity for a detail-driven Administrator to join our clients Risk Department Team. This role is vital in supporting client onboarding and ensuring due diligence checks are completed efficiently and accurately.

What you’ll be doing in your role as the Administrator

• Carrying out checks and conflict searches on new clients
• Researching corporate structures and ownership arrangements
• Supporting clients with documentation
• Managing client/matter file openings and records
• Reviewing compliance documentation for existing clients
• Assisting the wider compliance team with ad-hoc support

What we’re looking for:

• Previous admin experience
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal
• IT savvy with good problem-solving skills
• Professional, discreet, and eager to learn

Why join us?
You’ll play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance while gaining valuable experience in risk and compliance within a supportive team. Training will be provided, so this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and grow your career.

Group Commercial Finance Manager – Banbury

Commercial Finance Manager, leading small team, Banbury £50,000-60,000

Our client, a local organisation, are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join their thriving finance team on a permanent basis, overseeing core operational finance functions including cash flow, monthly forecasts and supervising the AP and AR teams.

As the Commercial Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Supervising the Accounts Payable and Receivable functions
• Cash flow forecasting
• Preparation of P & L
• Supporting with the budgeting process
• Bank reconciliations

This position will report directly to the Group Finance Director.

This role is critical to ensuring strong cash flow management, accurate monthly forecasting, while providing leadership to the Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams and adding commercial insight into business performance. The successful candidate will also take ownership of key financial processes, including FX management, cash flow forecasting, and duty deferment administration.

On Site – 08.30 – 5.30 Monday – Friday (3.30 finish on Friday)

A wide range of benefits including bonus, Life insurance, dental and health plan.

On site parking

Private Client Tax Assistant – St Albans

Private Client Tax Assistant, St Albans/Hybrid, £33k-£37k + study + excellent benefits

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering a highly successful accountancy practice in St Albans. They have a current need in their private client tax team for a Tax Assistant.

As the Tax Assistant your typical day to day tasks will include:-

• Dealing with a range of capital gains tax issues
• Liaising with clients, banks and other third parties
• Dealing with HMRC queries
• Data gathering and preparing internal management statistics
• Assisting with proposals
• Proposing fees, raising client bills and regularly reviewing WIP
• Undertaking research on behalf of Managers/Partners

The successful candidate will have at least 2-3 years private client tax experience and likely to be ATT studier, close to completion.

The St Albans office is within walking distance of city centre and Thameslink. Onsite parking. High quality offices. Active social scene. Employee wellbeing and assistance in place. Ongoing personal and professional development including study support. Some travel to London office will be required.

This is a permanent/full time role, hybrid working arrangement

Audit Supervisor (London)

Audit Supervisor for mid-sized accounting firm conducting audits for a range of SME businesses, London/Hybrid, to £63,000

The Audit Supervisor will supervise audits of clients’ accounts at client’s premises or at the London office.

The ideal candidate for the Audit Supervisor position will have experience of supervising audits for SME businesses and have completed their ACA qualification.

As the Audit Supervisor, you will be responsible for:

• Timely completion of audit files from audit planning through to completion.
• The preparation of financial statements under various accounting standards including FRS 102, IFRS, Charity SORP.
• Preparation of accounts from client records for non-audit clients which will be in the form of, Limited Companies, LLP Partnerships and Charities.
• The preparation of tax computations for corporation tax based upon accounts prepared.
• Reconciliation of control accounts and advising the manager or client directly of any adjustments needed.
• Supervising the audit process on site, supporting and developing junior members of staff.
• Reviewing of junior audit work and providing timely feedback.

Benefits include hybrid working, pension and life assurance.