Financial Controller – Toddington

Financial Controller – Managing a team of 4 – Qualified Accountant – Toddington – to £85,000

We are currently working with a client based on the outskirts of Bedford. They have excellent links to the M1.

My client is looking for someone who is available on short notice and a qualified Accountant who in the past has managed small teams and has a hands-on approach. This is initially a contract role, but will have the scope to become permanent for the right individual.

This is a business that’s scaling fast — and now, looking for a senior figure to help them grow. This isn’t just another finance role. It’s a chance to be part of a company that moves quickly, dreams big, and genuinely cares about the journey. If you want your next chapter to be more exciting than “just another reporting cycle”

As the Financial Controller, you’ll lead our group finance function, delivering clean numbers, meaningful insights, and strategic foresight. You’ll own the processes, polish the reports, and partner with leadership to drive performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all month-end and year-end processes across international entities
• Deliver insightful, board-level reporting that tells the financial story behind the business
• Drive budgets, forecasts and rolling cash flow planning
• Maintain rigorous financial controls and ensure compliance across the group
• Consolidate multi-entity, multi-currency accounts with ease
• Be the systems guru — managing and optimizing our Xero and Microsoft Dynamics 365 setup
• Support operational teams with financial advice, margin analysis and commercial insight
• Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and external accountants
• Identify and implement finance process improvements and automation opportunities

What we are looking for:

• Qualified accountant: ACA – CIMA – ACCA
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-entity business. Nice to have international exposure
• Hands-on expertise with Xero and Dynamics 365
• Confident with consolidations, FX, and intercompany transactions
• Exceptional Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, pivot tables)
• Naturally curious and commercially sharp
• A calm head, a positive attitude, and a good sense of humor.
• Available to start at short notice

Please apply today if the above is making you think this is the role for me.

Credit Controller – Welwyn Garden City

Credit Controller, Welwyn Garden City, £28,000-£32,000 depending on experience – 100% office based

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering with a well established SME business in Welwyn Garden City

Working as part of a small finance team, your duties as the Credit Controller will include

• Chasing late/non payment
• Cash allocation
• Raising credit notes
• Credit Control and finance administration
• Query resolution

Candidates will ideally live in Welwyn/Hatfield area. This is a permanent/full time role, 40 hour contract and 100% office based

Must have credit control experience and be a confident MS Excel user.

Finance Assistant – Milton Keynes

Finance Assistant – Milton Keynes – up to £27,500 with Hybrid working

Our client is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their busy head office accounts team. This role has arisen due to an internal promotion, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the continuous professional development of their finance team members.

The purpose for your role as the Finance Assistant will be to perform the day-to-day transaction processing primarily within the Accounts Receivable function and supporting the Accounts Payable function

• Ensure that all sales invoices are prepared to a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure that invoices are settled within agreed credit terms.
• Review bank postings and clear all items relating to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, such as bank fees and general ledger payments.
• Process purchase invoices  in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Make payments are made in accordance with company policy.
• Raise urgent payment requests and any cheque payments on an ad-hoc basis.
• liaise with  staff and suppliers, ensuring any disputes to sales and purchase invoices are investigated
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Assist with nominal ledger accounts reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Performing credit control processes as required to ensure that all invoices are paid within agreed credit terms
• Process expenses and credit card transactions in line with company policy
• Assist the preparation of the VAT reporting and reclaims.
• To ensure that the financial month end and year end are closed effectively and efficiently.
• To assist with monthly and year end Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable reporting including preparation of information required for the monthly management accounts and the year end audit.
• Other ad hoc duties to be agreed with the Finance Manager/Finance Controller

Experience in the following areas would be needed to fulfil your duties in the Finance Assistant role:

• Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable duties
• Multi-currency business experience (beneficial, not essential)
• Excellent comprehension of VAT including international VAT
• Good basic understanding of Excel and Word
• Strong communication skills
• Able to work on own and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated with good problem solving skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines.

Please get in touch as soon as possible for further information about this exciting opportunitiy and the chance of securing an early interview with the client.

Head of Finance – Bedford

Head of Finance, ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified, FMCG SME, Bedford, c£85,000

Working for a £50m wholesale / retail business based in Bedford. Overseeing small accounts team, responsible for all accounting, reporting, and budgeting processes for the business.

As the Head of Finance, you will be a key part of the senior leadership team, and your remit will include:

• Leading the forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning processes
• Preparing the annual budget
• Statutory accounts preparation, ensuring accurate financial reporting
• Coordinating with external auditors during the audit process
• Lead preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly management accounts, providing regular performance analysis
• Direct the forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning process for income, costs, balance sheet, and cashflow accounting
• Oversee the month-end close process, ensuring reporting deadlines are met
• Manage tax matters, including VAT compliance and filing

Seeking a commercially minded qualified Accountant with SME and FMCG experience, ideally including exposure to online retail/ wholesale operations.   

Credit Controller – Bedford

Credit Controller, temporary, 3 months+, Bedford, £26k FTE

Our client, a leading business in their sector, have a need for a Credit Controller to join the team at their offices in Bedford on a temporary basis for 3 Months initially
You will be working in an established team of dedicated Credit controllers who are used to hitting and exceeding their targets.

Working in a fast paced environment, your duties as the Credit Controller will include:

• Chasing late/non payment
• Cash allocation
• Query resolution
• Setting up new accounts
• Reporting on status of debt/overdue accounts
• Support to Senior Credit Controller as required

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in Credit Control, be customer focused and solutions driven. You will have good Excel and IT skills, be confident dealing with queries and building relationships at all levels.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office per week, there is on site parking and potential for this role to be extended.

Stores Person – Leighton Buzzard

Stores Person – Leighton Buzzard – £28,000

We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of an established UK subsidiary of a globally recognised materials handling business. With a strong presence in the market and a commitment to operational excellence, they are now looking to appoint an experienced and proactive Stores Person to join their team.

The Role:
This is a hands-on role requiring someone who is physically fit, organised, and experienced in working within a warehouse or stores environment. You’ll play a vital part in maintaining the efficiency and cleanliness of the stores area, ensuring stock accuracy, and supporting the day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and manage the stores area, ensuring parts are put away daily and stock systems are accurately updated.
• Receive and inspect daily deliveries, verifying part condition and placing them into designated stock locations.
• Monitor engineer consumables, oils, and filters, ensuring adequate stock levels at all times.
• Prepare and despatch parts according to picking notes, booking items in and out of the system.
• Keep store aisles clean and the stores area well-organised and tidy at all times.
• Manage the yard and ensure hazardous materials are stored and packed appropriately.
• Conduct daily perpetual stock takes and assist with the year-end stock take.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in a warehouse or stores environment.
• Fit and able to assist with manual handling and physical tasks.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• A clean UK driving licence.
• Reliable, proactive, and able to work independently with a high attention to detail.
• A forklift for reach and counter balance licence would be desirable

If you’re seeking your next opportunity in a well-established business and thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your career!

Compliance Manager – St Albans

Compliance Manager, Financial Services, proactive role, St Albans, c£50,000

A well established and successful independent financial services business looking for a Compliance Manager to provide a broad compliance and risk service and ensure FCA regulatory requirements are met.

As the Compliance Manager you will be reporting to the Head of Risk and Compliance, ensuring the company adheres to the Governance Schedule including FCA’s Consumer Duty, Conduct Rules and Principles.  Other responsibilities will include:

Ensure all day-to-day business as usual compliance breaches and complaints handling support is provided

Act as a second line defence to identify and monitor risks and provide a feedback loop to Head of Risk & Compliance

To support the Head of Risk & Compliance in meeting the Compliance Monitoring Plan in order to analyse the company’s compliance with regulatory requirements including FCA obligations, Data Protection, Fraud Prevention and measures, Consumer Duty Basic Principals and anti-money laundering

Analyse the root causes of regulatory and procedural breaches and ensure that practical remedial actions have been taken to mitigate against future occurrence

To support the Head of Risk & Compliance in the review and maintenance of the Compliance Manuals

Essential knowledge and experience required at time of recruitment include:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Financial Services, preferably in the Investment and Life Protection sectors, with at least 1 year in the Compliance sector
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to identify and build important strategic relationships internally and externally
•  Sound and proportionate judgement and a commercial outlook
•  Advanced Excel skills and highly numerate.
•  Compliance monitoring, risk management and/or internal audit skills.
•  Good inter-personal and communication skills and be a strong team player
•  Awareness of the FCA handbook and data protection

Billing Administrator – Leicester

Billing Administrator – hybrid working – Leicester – £22,500-£23,000

A multi sited business which have been located in Leicester since 1997 are currently looking for a Billing Administrator to join their busy and professional team.

As the Billings Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

• Processing invoices
• Raising bills
• Identify and resolves billing discrepancies
• Analysing data
• Maintaining accurate records
• Checking funds and ensuring correct rates are applied. 

The best suited candidate will have previous experience working within a finance department, strong communication skills, Proficient IT skills, good attention to detail, be organised in their work and be able to work to given time scales.  A finance or accounting qualification is desirable, but not essential.

Purchase Ledger/Expenses Assistant – Bedford

Finance Assistant – Purchase Ledger/Expenses, Bedford area, £27,000-£30,000. Urgent role/ASAP start. 100% office based

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be partnering a growing business in the Bedford area in their search for a Finance Assistant

Working in a busy and fast paced accounts environment, your duties as the Finance Assistant will include –

• Posting purchase invoices 
• Payment runs 
• Supplier statement recs 
• Query resolution 
• Processing expenses 
• Provide support to colleagues as and when needed  

Must have experience of purchase ledger and expenses. Will need to be a confident Excel user.  Immediately available candidates living in the Bedford area will be of particular interest.  This is an urgent role. Permanent and full time. 100% office based. Onsite parking.

Financial Controller – St Albans

Financial Controller, No. 1 finance role for dynamic Financial Services SME, St Albans, £competitive

An exciting new opening for a qualified accountant with experience of FCA reporting. The role is to take the lead finance role with a well-established and successful privately owned SME business.

As Number One in finance,  you will have day to day responsibility for all aspects of Financial Control, leading an accounts team and working closely with the CEO in the development and execution of business strategy.

Your key areas of focus as the Financial Controller will include:

• To provide leadership of the Company Accounts Team.
• To fulfil all financial reporting requirements e.g. monthly management accounts, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets.
• To be the focal point on the external statutory and CASS audits.
• To lead the production of the statutory accounts.
• To comply with all regulatory filings – FCA, CASS and HMRC.
• To preserve the integrity of the financial records and maintain robust financial controls.
• To raise organisational financial awareness.
• To undertake Company Secretarial duties.

With ambitious business plans in place, the CEO is looking for a commercially minded qualified accountant with a proven track record leading and developing teams.  You will need to be exceptionally motivated and possess the dynamism and high levels of integrity and gravitas to present credibly to the Board and shareholders, as well as buying your team into the goals and visions of the organisation.   Experience of regulatory FCA returns is essential.

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply without delay for a more detailed conversation about the role and business, and the possibility of an early interview with the client.