P/T Accounts Payable Assistant – Olney

P/T Accounts Payable Assistant – Olney – CIS payments & Sage experience would be beneficial to £28,000 FTE

Our client, a growing and diversifying construction company need an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their busy finance department to support the existing finance team with all invoice processing.

The Accounts Payable Assistant role will suit someone who has experience in the following:

• Processing all supplier invoices across the group and enter them accurately into Construct and Sage.
• Ensuring each supplier invoice has correct VAT code, job code, tender code, and nominal code.
• Monitoring the invoice email address across the group daily and action incoming invoices and queries.
• Save, name, and file all invoices in the correct shared folders in line with the Accounts Process Manual.
• Maintaining the supplier invoice tracker and keep it up to date.

If you have previous experience processing CIS payments, are a confident Sage user and flexible your approach, then I’d love to hear from you!

Customer Service/Office Assistant – Luton

Customer Service Assistant – well established and growing head office, Luton, to £30,000

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be working again with a long standing client. They are a well-established business who are looking to appoint a Customer Service Assistant.

Working as part of a team in a busy and fast paced environment, duties of the Customer Service Assistant will include –

• Processing orders including picking and getting items ready for dispatch
• Following up to ensure items have been received at the correct location
• Maintaining relationships with customers
• Dealing with queries
• Chasing customers for payment
• Managing inbox and general admin tasks 

Candidates from a logistics or import/export background will be of particular interest. If you are organised, a confident self starter and have excellent attention to detail then I want to hear from you! Please get in touch for more info.

Management Accountant / Finance Manager – Northampton

Management Accountant / Finance Manager – 7 month FTC – Northampton – to £55,000 per annum

Our client, a well-respected and established not for profit organisation within Northamptonshire are seeking an experienced Management Accountant to support them over the next 7 months during a period of transition.

As the Management Accountant, you will be working closely with the Finance Director where your responsibilities will include:

The timely production of accurate management reports, including the statutory and monthly management accounts

• Managing members of the finance team
• Overseeing the payable and receivable ledgers
• Assisting year end close down processes and production of year end group accounts
• Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet items

It is essential that you have held a similar role previously and experienced in supervising a small finance team.  If you have previously worked within the Education Sector this would also be an advantage.

Onsite / office-based position.

In return our client offers on-site parking and a competitive annual leave package.

Interim 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 / nonpayment
• 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.

Tax Manager – Luton

Tax Manager (Accountancy Practice) Luton, £50,000-£60,000+ study support, flexible/ hybrid working

Abacus Consulting are excited to be partnering a well established practice in their search for a Tax Manager (Private Clients). The role is based in Luton.

The role has arisen as a result of continued growth and to support the needs of the business moving forward.

The successful candidate will be CTA/ACA/ACCA qualified with proven experience working with private/high net worth clients.

In addition to the above, candidates will also ideally have supervisory experience.

Great benefits including study support, flexible/hybrid working. High quality office space with onsite parking.

Regular social and networking events. Ongoing personal and professional development.

Finance Assistant – Olney

Finance Assistant, payroll and purchase ledger focus, Olney, £27,000

We are partnering with a long-established specialist manufacturing business based in Olney. With nearly 50 years of success in their industry, they are now looking to appoint a Finance Assistant to join their friendly and supportive finance team.

This is a varied role that would suit a candidate that has experience with Payroll as well as Purchase Ledger.

Your duties as the successful Finance Assistant will include:-

• Matching and adding all authorised Purchases Invoices
• Reconciling supplier monthly statements
• Weekly and monthly supplier payments
• Remittance advice issuing following supplier payments
• Maintaining the purchase ledger data in line with legislation and company policies
• Adding SAGE accounts payment bank entries for daily reconciliation
• Weekly and monthly payroll from start to finish
• HMRC reporting weekly and monthly
• Pension online weekly and monthly returns
• Employee deduction of earnings process and pay over to relevant authorities
• Adding employees’ wages to the bank once checked and approved

Skills must include:

• Flexibility in your approach
• A confident Excel user
• Good attention to detail
• Accounting and payroll software exposure

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an interesting business and I would welcome a conversation to tell you more about the role and business. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch! Salary increase after passing six month probation.

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.

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.

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.