Office Assistant (Accounts Dept): Our client is a successful, long established business and seeks the services of a competent, reliable colleague. Responsibilities will be varied and will grow as your experience of the business grows. These could include any / all of: • Control the petty cash including maintaining associated spreadsheet (Excel) • Enter purchase invoices on Sage accounting system • Produce Sales invoices for training courses within Sage • Preparation of training facilities for courses when being run • Book hotels and flights for staff • Produce dividend certificates • Complete office risk questionnaire at the beginning of each month • Environmental Management System Data entry in spreadsheets/monitoring/meetings • Purchase office supplies for all offices • Provide assistance when conferences are being arranged including creating badges and information for the conference. • Answering the phones • Accepting deliveries • Keeping the first aid records up to date and booking people onto courses when required • Fire safety checks Required: The successful candidate will have very good attention to detail as the over-riding priority is to ensure tasks are completed correctly. There is a need to work well as part of the team as well as being able to work on your own initiative. A good working knowledge of Excel and Word is essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required as well as being well presented. A car owner / driver is required due to office location.

Accounts Administrator: Our Client is a well-established, successful, local company with an unrivalled reputation for delivering quality products and services to an enviable UK-wide clientele. The Position: Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will be working in a small, dedicated Finance Team of four. Your duties will include: Payroll: Process payroll on a monthly basis using Sage50 Payroll which includes the submission to HMRC. This includes the updating of: • New starters and leavers. • Overtime, SSP, SPP and SMP payments. • Sick leave adjustments. • Pension contributions updates, both normal and salary sacrifice scheme which includes company NIC saving calculation for inclusion in employee contribution. • Child Care Vouchers Scheme deductions. • Cycle to Work Scheme deductions. P11D Expenses and Benefits. Benefit in kind for both company cars and professional fee subscriptions for Class1A NICs return. Maintain details of company car changes for staff via sending completed P46 (car) to HMRC using Sage50 Payroll submission. Pension: Process monthly submission to Scottish Widows GPP using web portal. Maintain monthly totals to include any changes requested by staff to personal contributions. Include new starters in timely manner to meet auto enrolment requirements. Process leavers within monthly submission. Staff expenses: Check month staff expense returns for viability, analyse VAT and mileage to ensure correctness and process for payment. Accounts receivable/Accounts payable: Annual Support and Maintenance invoicing Processed through Intacct. Issue of annual renewal invoices using Product Service Record for amount and date order list of Customer renewal details for when to issue. Record invoice numbers on Product Service Record spreadsheet. Pay-per-Works Quarterly Invoicing: Produce invoices for works raised based on schedules provided by MS Team on a quarterly basis on month end June, Sept, Dec and March. Sales Invoicing: Processed through Intacct. Ongoing orders should be invoiced once a completed SON notification has been received through Salesforce. Exception to this is Service Packs which are invoiced on receipt of SON/PO as these are paid for in advance. Purchase Invoices: Process purchase invoices through Intacct as and when received. Either by direct input or, if covered by purchase order, by converting PO to invoice. Cash Book: Maintain cash book using daily statements uploaded from Lloyds Commercial Banking. Reconcile movements in the account and confirm closing balance for next day. Purchasing: Produce purchase orders where required through Intacct. Requestor to provide relevant details using quotations or, in the case or existing customers increasing third party software, the product version and licence key etc. Experience: A good working knowledge of any industry accepted accounting software (Sage, Xero, Quickbooks, SAP, Navision, Adapt etc) together with strong Excel and Word is essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required as well as being well presented. A car owner / driver is required due to office location.

DevOps Engineer: This is an opportunity for a talented DevOps Engineer with a strong background in Linux and Cloud Platforms (AWS strongly preferred) to influence / create a DevOps culture in an award-winning employer (within a - relatively - regulation free sector) working in an agile environment with / evaluating bleeding edge technologies. Technical Skills: • Experience of working with AWS to support cloud-based infrastructure. • Working knowledge of key AWS technologies with EC2 as a minimum. • Experience with the ‘infrastructure-as-code’ paradigm • Good working knowledge of Linux server configuration, especially Apache or Nginx. • Awareness of our key development tools, including PHP 7 and MySQL 5.5. • Working knowledge of a CI tool such as Bamboo or Jenkins. • Good experience of working with source code control systems such as Git. Duties and Responsibilities (not exclusive): • The role requires the successful candidate to design and develop infrastructure components within an agile team • The successful candidate would need to take ownership for the automation, deployment and operation of significant layers of infrastructure

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: 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: 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 (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 – 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 – 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

PHP Developer: Commercially focused and naturally experimental, you will work within the web development team within the product conversion department to implement changes that will give the customers a best in class experience across all brand websites. Essential Experience:  Commercial PHP experience  HTML/JavaScript  Experience with MVC frameworks  MySQL/MSSQL databases  Version control such as Git/SVN You will be responsible for generating all ideas that influence change on the website and ultimately decide on your own work, along with testing, releasing and monitoring the impact of your changes on the business – an unusually rewarding role. You will work alongside analysts to deep dive into data to come up with your very own ideas to improve the website, then work with the UX designers to bring your idea to life in concept format, then finally work with senior developers to implement your change and get it live on the website. Desirable Experience:  Experience working on high volume transactional e-commerce websites  Knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum/Kanban  Experience of conversion rate optimisation  Degree in Computer science or related discipline Expected Responsibilities: • Generate ideas with solid hypothesis • Contribute to the departments development output targets • Implement incremental and iterative code changes to the live website • Monitor real-time performance of website • Contribute to development discussions and code reviews