Current Vacancies

Major Loss Adjuster
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Location: Kent

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Loss Adjuster to join one of the Insurance Industries leading Loss Adjusting organisations within the Major Loss team. You will be responsible for effectively managing a portfolio of high value commercial and domestic losses from inception through to an agreed settlement.

Our client is an ambitious organisation with a strong cultural ethos towards personal development.

Responsibilities

Managing a caseload of domestic and commercial claims upwards of £500,000 from inception through to settlement
Establish strong relationships with High Net Worth clients
Closely liaise with the insured, insurers, intermediaries and contractors throughout the course of the claim
Provide detailed, in depth reports on each case
Assist in the development of junior adjusters, providing advice and guidance when required
Assist in any technical claims queries

Skills

You will need a strong understanding of Major Loss Claims in the commercial sector
An unquestionable understanding in the fundamental principals of insurance
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Able to build strong business relationships with people of different statures
A meticulous eye for detail
ACILA qualified would be beneficial
Computer Literate

Management Accountant
Location: Newport
Salary: £35,000

Our Client, an industrial Energy provider is looking for a Management Accountant to join their busy Newport office.

Your role will be to support the Financial Director and provide a core function within the Finance team.

Responsibilities:

Production of monthly Management Accounts and cash flow forecasts for submission to group
Management of the detailed project budget and re-forecasting where appropriate
Day to day management of the project funds
Drawing funds from project facilities as appropriate
Day to day management of project bank accounts and authorisation of payments
Production of reporting as required under the project facilities and by the management team and investors
Development of systems to analyse project expenditure to aid management reporting
Responsibility for submission of the monthly VAT return and timely recovery of VAT, including liaison with HMRC where appropriate

Skills:

Qualified Accountant ACCA, CIMA or equivalent preferred
Experience in the energy sector beneficial
Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Bristol
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a market-leading manufacturing company based in South Bristol.

The Assistant Management Accountant will report directly into the International Finance Controller, and will play a key role within the elite finance team.

Responsibilities:

Preparation and distribution of monthly management accounts
Preparation and booking of monthly accruals and pre-payments
Maintaining the fixed assets register
Ledger processing and reconciliations
Monthly VAT returns
Administering the Company tax pack

Skills:

AAT/CIMA studier preferred
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
Good working knowledge of Finance computer applications (ideally IFS) beneficial
Enthusiastic team player
Prior experience working within a manufacturing environment preferred

Management Accountant
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000
Location: Bristol

We have an excellent position for a Management Accountant that is ready to join our industry leading client. This job offers an opportunity for someone who has a proven track record in management accounts and who wishes to work in a friendly environment. The client is an established Law firm and experience is desired but not essential.

Responsibilities:

Keeping accurate accounts records using SUN and Excel
Producing monthly and quarterly management accounts
Providing budgets and forecasts
Good all-round accounts including invoices
Maintaining Excel spreadsheets

Skills:

AAT or ACCA qualified would be beneficial
Highly numerate
Prior experience in Accountancy is desirable
Strong Communication skills both written and verbal
Good knowledge of Accountancy computer software is preferred

Management Accountant
Salary: £30,000
Location: Bristol

This is your opportunity to join a diverse and exiting Public Sector Organisation in the centre of Bristol

Responsibilities:

Accountable to a Senior Management Accountant
Responsible for producing and interpreting monthly analysis of budget variances for discussion with Senior Finance Staff
Take financial ownership of the accuracy and reliability of budget areas
Detailed knowledge of the budgets within the designated Divisional areas
Monitoring the budgets, identifying areas of financial concern, understanding the financial issues and communicating this to Budget Managers and Senior Finance Staff
Support the Senior Management Accountant in the process of Final Accounts, Budget Setting, Trust Financial Returns and providing information for Reference Costs

Skills:

The successful candidate will have experience in:
Working in a management accounting environment
Preparing year end statutory accounts compatible with audit requirements
Producing monthly management accounts using accruals and prepayments
Preparing budgets for large financial areas
Resolving queries in a complex financial environment
Working with mainframe and PC based financial systems

Tender Manager
Location: Cardiff
Salary: Up to £25,000

An opportunity has arisen for a Tender Manager to join the Business Development and Marketing Team of one of South Wales most successful legal practices. You will be reporting directly to the Business Development and Marketing Director, managing the whole of the tender process.

Responsibilities:

Pre-tender:
Collate and categorise all existing tenders and capability documents
Be the liaison person for all information relating to potential tender opportunities and scanning the market place for such opportunities
Analysis of the return on investment for all tenders
Create and maintain tender alert database for prospective tenders
Create an historical database to enable swift construction of draft tenders and capability documents

Tender Stage:
Take the lead role with the lawyer sponsor in preparing the documents, co-ordinating and obtaining input from all relevant internal sources
Manage the process in getting the tender / capability document submitted
Assist in preparing presentations

Post-tender:
To manage contracts including project administration
Help the lawyer sponsor manage the contract post tender in relation to setting up processes for regular reviews with client

Skills:

The successful candidate will have background knowledge in the legal or professional services, possess excellent project management, planning and organizational skills
The ability to package proposals addressing unique selling points and pricing
Communication skills are a prerequisite with the ability to communicate and articulate effectively to management, clients and partners

Wills Writing Manager
Location: Bristol
Salary: £30,000 - £50,000

A Wills Manager or Senior Solicitor is required to join a successful Wills department. Your role will be to manage the department and grow the team inline with company objectives. Our client will provide an excellent benefits scheme and free parking with this role.

Responsibilities:

Manage SLA's and KPI's
Act as a referral point for team leaders and trainees
Play a key role in the development of the department; Product Development and Marketing
Conduct regular 1-2-1 and team training sessions

Skills:

Previous experience of running a Wills Team or a Legal Practice is desired
Ability to explain complex contracts
STEP Diploma Course completed and registered as a TEP or willingness to obtain would be beneficial

Job Description
Senior Assistant Manager, Small Business Team
Salary: Highly competitive with bonus/benefits
Location: Somerset

This is a good chance to join an established and talented Small Business team, which provides expertise in business development and accountancy, and delivers a tailor made service to clients that meets their business needs

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Small Business you will help manage the team, plan the work and review the work of more junior staff
You will need to be committed to the development and training of team members
The role requires a high level of client contact through managing a delegated portfolio of clients, so you will need to be able to forge credible relationships quickly and be committed to delivering excellence

Skill:

AAT/ACCA/ACA qualified
Relevant practice experience in a supervisory or junior management role
Good knowledge of leading accounting software packages, especially SAGE and
Good IT skills, especially Excel and Word

Duties & Responsibilities

Senior Manager - Outsourcing
Salary: £30,000 - £60,000
Location: Yeovil

This role offers interesting and varied work leading an established and talented team, who provide tailor made services to a diverse portfolio of clients. It offers you a real opportunity to make your mark, with the scope to drive and develop your career, whilst enjoying all the benefits of living and working in a rural location.

As a Senior Manager in our Business Services team you will have responsibility for growing the business and delivering high quality service and solid technical advice to your clients. Your dual role will consist of managing both corporate clients and outsourcing clients.

Skills:

ACA/ACCA or equivalent qualified ideally from a progressive accountancy practice
Proven experience of forging successful business relationships
Audit, accounts preparation and tax experience preferred
Experience of Sage Line 50 & Quickbooks would be an advantage
Excellent client handling skills: creation of trust, management of expectations, delivery and responsiveness
Experienced people manager, with the ability to coach, develop and motivate a team
Highly organised and able to meet deadlines consistently

Job Description
Recovery and Reorganisation Manager, Healthcare Financial Advisory Services
Location: London
Salary: £45,000 - £70,000

This is a very good chance to join a leading company and work as part of the Healthcare Financial Advisory Services group within Recovery and Re-organisation

Duties and Responsibilities:

The main objective of this team is to provide a wide range of financial advisory services to NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts (FTs), Monitor, the Department of Health, Strategic Health Authorities, PCTs and private sector Health organisations
This role provides an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to develop their financial advisory skills within a high profile and exciting industry sector
You will be responsible for conducting a variety of reviews for key business stakeholders to Healthcare businesses
Due diligence assignments for both Monitor, historic and working capital forecasts and for Trust mergers Foundation Trust support for aspirant FTs including mock due diligence and board to boards and assistance with the preparation of their long term financial model and business plans
Trust performance improvement which can vary from short reviews of Cost Improvement
Plans to longer clinical reorganisations to drive operational savings Strategic Reviews, focusing principally on the longer-term implications of an entity's chosen
Strategy, and Independent Business Reviews, focussing more on the mid-term viability of an entity

Skills:

ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent experience
Strong Excel and analytical skills
Able to understand and interpret accounts and other financial information
Can understand, review and critique cashflow, profit, loss and balance sheet forecasts
Able to prepare profit, loss and cash flow forecasts
Experienced at drafting long form and bullet point reports
Have a basic understanding of accounting standards Healthcare or public sector experience

Duties & Responsibilities