Digital Marketing Manager

This growing company is looking for an ambitious Digital Marketing Manager to join the team on a full-time basis. You will play a key role in leading digital marketing efforts to achieve ambitious customer acquisition objectives. You will lead the strategy, planning and execution for all digital marketing activities (i.e. PPC advertising, email marketing, the company website, SEO and social media).

You will research market trends, customer behaviour, competitor activity and suggest future improvements; reporting on campaign results, website traffic and digital engagement.

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent communication skills, i.e. written and verbal, to develop a wide-range of materials; and ability to interact effectively with clients from different demographics
• Digitally savvy and interested in digital marketing industry
• Highly organised and prepared
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects effectively—excellent planning, project management, and organisational skills
• Proficiency with LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and other digital marketing platforms
• Maintain a deep understanding of client business goals and marketing objectives, translating them into digital objectives/strategies

Responsibilities will include

• Managing day-to-day social media strategy and activities
• Creating content calendars, preparing scheduling and posting approved content for multiple social networks
• Understanding the client, the message they are trying to send, and the target market that will be used to portray that message
• Generating compelling content that will effectively reach target markets
• Composing blog content monthly
• Performing social media audits and presenting reports to clients to better understand their needs each month
• Creating and managing paid promotions and ad campaigns
• Monitoring effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of Social Media programs. Analyse, review, and report on effectiveness of campaigns to maximise results
• Working directly with management to create social images, video, podcast, thumbnails, blog images etc.
• Monitoring, listening and responding to users’ comments within pre-agreed Service Level Agreements.

Data Architect

Data Architect: The purpose of the Data Architect is to develop the architectural blueprint required to manage multiple systems, and couple datasets, including the creation and implementation of data models, policies and standards. You will ensure systems can be integrated, unified and data can be aggregated coherently. The output will provide our colleagues a holistic view of our activities and ensure we have complete knowledge of our stakeholders from across all business areas.

 

Skills, personal attributes and experience:

 

  • Extensive experience of designing data architecture
  • Extensive experience of designing conceptual, logical and physical data models
  • Working experience of working with data modelling software
  • Working experience of data warehouse design
  • Experience of working with technical colleagues to define requirements
  • Experience of designing data standards and definitions
  • Experience of ETL design
  • Experience of implementing or developing Master Data Management
  • Experience using SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
  • Experience using Excel to an advanced level
  • Working knowledge of BI/MI reporting needs
  • Ability to understand business objectives and translate them to data solutions
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally, face to face and in writing
  • Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
  • Strong team working and interpersonal skills

 

Education and qualifications:

 

  • Numerate and literate at degree level (preferably in an analytical subject or equivalent)
  • Applied knowledge of data architectural principles
  • Working knowledge of Data Protection regulations
  • Working knowledge of the voluntary sector (desirable), or a demonstrable passion for, and affinity with, charitable causes.
Chief Accountant

Chief Accountant: Reporting directly to the MD, the role is to lead a small accounting team of 4-5 with responsibility to maintain company’s accounting records, perform statutory and group reporting, manage debtors/credit control and to ensure tax and other financial compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

• Management of the accounting team.
• Maintenance of the company’s accounting records using Sage 50.
• Closing of the monthly financial ledgers in accordance with the group’s policies (IFRS) and reporting according to its standard timetable. In addition to typical routines, deferred income, IFRS 16, and special attention to the company’s rental fleet.
• Managing the debtors/credit control team of two people.
• Liaison with the group’s European service team in connection with the processing of employees’ travel expenses.
• Preparing annual statutory accounts, drafting corporation tax computations, making VAT and other tax returns.
• Preparing various regular management information reports.
• ONS and other financial compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE:

• ACA or ACCA preferred.
• At least three years’ experience in a similar role and in a disciplined environment. This is to include the managing of other accounting personnel. Experience should encompass the majority of tasks shown above.
• Working with Sage 50.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to lead, work with responsibility and accountability and with good attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate well with other staff, at all levels, in both verbal and written form, and external professional advisers.
• Ability to work under pressure and to work flexibly if deadlines dictate.

LANGUAGE:

English fluent written and verbal.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional travel may be required for this role.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Good working knowledge of Sage 50 and Office365, especially Excel.

Senior Data Engineer / MS Azure Lead

Senior Data Engineer (9 month fixed term contract) – Nationwide charity: as the technical Data / BI SME on a business-critical data strategy (embracing SQL BI, Cloud tech, Big Data, Data Science), you will be working closely with key stakeholders driving forwards adoption of better data integration and modelling through effective data warehousing to support analytics across the organisation.

You will engage a team of developers to deliver an organisation-wide ETL, data import, and master data management approach. This will be done while fostering an entrepreneurial and creative work ethic, and willingness to learn and adapt to emerging or different technologies. This role will support the delivery of appropriate analytics tools for insight leads in teams across the organisation to be able to build reports and dashboards.

Expected technical experience:

• Leading fast-paced deployment of data solutions in a range of settings
• Expert SQL Data Warehouse Developer with experience delivering enterprise data models, data warehousing and operational data stores, and developing data interfaces for reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Designing extract, transform and load (ETL) processes in a range of technologies e.g. Microsoft Azure Data Factory. Deploying data transformations, including data standardisation.
• Exploring other Microsoft products (Synapse, Data Lake, Power BI, Data Catalog, Knowledge Transfer and other Azure tools)
• Experience of object orientated programming, to enable bulk data manipulation and import procedures (e.g. using Python, R etc).
• Application of Machine Learning in a data integration, cleansing and / or analysis context

Office Accounts Administrator

Office Accounts Administrator – a two-fold role covering elements of both Office Management and Accounts Administration; specifically with responsibility for “owning” our Client’s order processing, office management, reporting, accounts administration, technical support and mobile management.

Responsibilities

Customer / Office Management

  • Support customers with order enquiries and assist with the resolution of issues and delays.
  • Maintain accurate and up to date customer information within internal CRM system.
  • Ensure all details are provided by customers as per our order requirements for processing.
  • Responsible for the electronic filing of all customer order documentation in support of a customer purchase order.
  • Full administration of facilities, office and printer management.
  • Obtaining third party distribution pricing to enable onward customer quoting.
  • Responsible for gaining approval from management for administration and pricing.
  • Proactive management of all suppliers and orders, ensuring management are made aware of upcoming renewals of product, maintenance, support and contracted services.

Accounts Administration

  • 1-2 years previous experience in a finance admin role.
  • Respond to and deal with internal and external enquires relating to accounts receivable activities.
  • Produce accurate debtor’s reconciliation reports.
  • Filing and other administration tasks and housekeeping as required.
  • Chasing and reducing the debt.
  • Monitor and redirect, as appropriate the Accounts Inbox.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of Xero or another similar system is essential.
  • Proficient in the use of Excel and Word.
  • Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.

 

Finance Manager – BeNe

Finance Manager – Belgium & Netherlands (BeNe)

Operating in their media industry niche for 25 years, our Client is one of the largest and most globally renowned companies in the sector.

Suiting a self-driven and highly organised Finance Manager, this is a new role in a newly restructured business unit with a reporting line both to the MD’s Netherlands & Belgium and to group finance in the UK.

Responsibilities:

  • Business finance partner to MD’s, BeNe, as well as key part of the senior finance team.
  • Manage all financial matters for BeNe region (c. €20m revenue) incl management reporting, statutory and tax reporting, invoicing, AR, AP and working capital management. Assisted by finance members in Belgium and Netherlands.
  • Manage the design and implementation of BeNe finance function from existing internal & non-finance support model/workflow to internal resource appropriate for the business. This will be in collaboration with central finance.
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts for the BeNe business.
  • Responsible for budget and quarterly forecast completion for the BeNe business. This will involve working closely with senior management in a consultative capacity.
  • Cash and Working Capital Management of the BeNe business and oversee AP&AR function.
  • Preparation of year-end audited Financial Statements for the BeNe entities.
  • Provide assistance with the group year-end audit.
  • Provide input to development of regional and group finance systems.

Person specification
Desirable qualities:

  • Qualified accountant with 3 years+ post qualified experience.
  • Experienced in Group Accounting function, cash management, P&L/Balance Sheet/Cash Flow, working with multiple currencies.
  • IFRS experience preferable but not essential.
  • Team management experience (both in-person and remote).
  • Project management scoping and execution.
  • Effective communicator to multiple stakeholders (including colleagues outside of the finance function).
  • Policy documentation preparation and company-wide delivery.
  • Capable of developing inhouse process/systems/team from scratch and onboard from outsource accounting provider
  • Experience and attitude to manage projects to completion
  • Capable of providing finance partner support, ad hoc analysis and projects
  • Experience in managing staff in small team
  • Experience in international group, reporting results through to central team
  • Tax and audit experience, able to manage advisers as needed
  • Experienced in budgeting, forecasting
  • Experience in owning and taking initiative with improvement projects
  • Good attitude, able to function and prioritise, operate in unstructured environment, task orientated
  • Industry experience desirable but not essential

Location

Initially work from home (wfh) with a longer term expectation to be based out of their regional HQ in Hilversum (nr Amsterdam), but still with ability to work from home some days as agreed with local management.

Salary guide

€55k-€65k basic plus vacation pay, holidays & discretionary bonus.

Preferred availability

Start Q1 2021

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