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Senior Payroll Coordinator

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Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our Lutterworth based client who are seeking a Payroll Administrator to join their busy office. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the hours of work will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Duties and tasks will include:

  • Implementing new payroll schemes; processing starters, leavers and workplace pensions.
  • Calculating and applying statutory payments
  • Producing Construction Industry Scheme remittance slips and reporting CIS details to HMRC
  • Payroll/CIS reporting and auditing
  • Submission of pension declarations
  • Assisting with year-end processes
  • Corresponding with our accounts and tax teams, producing reports as required
  • Communicating directly with clients
  • Communicating directly with HMRC

Candidates welcome to apply for the role will have the following:

  • Payroll knowledge and experience
  • Ideally a CIPP certification
  • A sound understanding of Microsoft Office suite particularly Outlook and Excel.
  • Numerate, have good attention to detail and impeccable numerical accuracy
  • The ability to work in a time critical environment.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with clients and co-worker.
  • Ideally l am looking for Payroll knowledge and experience; however, we will consider candidates who can demonstrate that they have worked in environments using the core skills relatable for the role

Major Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies and as an Employment Business in relation to temporary or contract vacancies, as defined under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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Assistant Manager – Accounts & Business Advisory

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Role: Assistant Manager – Accounts & Business Advisory
Location: Aberdeen
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

We are working with a well-established firm in Aberdeen who is looking for an Assistant Manager to join their Business Advisory team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified ACA/ACCA/CA with around 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience in an accountancy practice. You’ll take ownership of a varied portfolio of clients, managing assignments from planning through to near-completion, while developing strong client relationships and supporting the development of junior team members.

You will be responsible for:

  • Managing a portfolio of accounts and compliance assignments from planning through to near-completion.
  • Preparing and reviewing statutory and management accounts for a diverse client base.
  • Preparing and reviewing VAT returns, ensuring compliance and identifying opportunities to provide practical advisory support.
  • Applying strong knowledge of FRS 102 across a range of entity types.
  • Reviewing tax computations where appropriate.
  • Reviewing work completed by seniors and trainees, providing constructive feedback and coaching.
  • Managing day-to-day client communication and attending client meetings where required.
  • Building trusted relationships with business owners and finance contacts, providing practical guidance and identifying opportunities to add value.
  • Identifying technical issues and escalating these to the Manager where appropriate.
  • Supporting junior team members with their development and day-to-day technical queries.
  • Ensuring work is delivered to a consistently high technical and professional standard.

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • ACA, ACCA or CA qualified.
  • Experienced within an accountancy practice, ideally with 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience.
  • Strong technically, with good knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102.
  • Confident across statutory accounts, management accounts and VAT compliance.
  • Comfortable reviewing work and providing guidance to more junior members of the team.
  • Professional and confident when dealing directly with clients.
  • Organised, reliable and able to take ownership of assignments.
  • Commercially aware, with an interest in providing practical advisory support alongside compliance work.
  • Committed to maintaining high standards and continuing professional development.

Systems & Software (Experience with the following would be advantageous):

  • CCH
  • Retain
  • Microsoft 365 / Excel / Teams
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • FreeAgent
  • Sage Online and Sage 50
  • Power BI awareness

Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary
  • Personalised development and career progression opportunities
  • Ongoing professional development and CPD support
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunities to work with a varied portfolio of clients
  • Exposure to both accounts and advisory work
  • Opportunities to develop leadership and people-management skills
  • Modern, technology-focused working environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing professional firm where people, client relationships, teamwork and development are genuinely valued.

You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your own portfolio, develop your advisory skills, support junior team members and progress your career within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

If you’re a qualified accounts professional looking for the next step in your career, or know someone who is, we’d love to hear from you!

Contact Major Recruitment Aberdeen
01224 454 070
ashleyfoget@major-recruitment.com

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Interim Finance Analyst

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Interim Finance Analyst

Location: Birmingham
Rate: £250-£350 per day (DOE)
Duration: 3-6 months
Working Pattern: Hybrid

The Opportunity

We are delighted to be working with a highly respected and growing construction business in Birmingham to recruit an experienced Interim Finance Analyst on an initial 3-6 month contract.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to join a high-performing finance team and play a key role in providing commercial and financial insight across the business.

The Role

As Interim Finance Analyst, you’ll be responsible for supporting the wider finance function with financial analysis, reporting and commercial insight. You’ll work closely with both finance and operational stakeholders to understand performance, identify trends and support decision-making.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing and analysing monthly financial reports and management information.
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
  • Analysing variances against budget, forecast and prior periods.
  • Providing financial insight to operational and commercial teams.
  • Supporting project and contract performance analysis.
  • Producing KPI reporting and identifying key business trends.
  • Assisting with month-end reporting and financial analysis.
  • Supporting cash flow and cost analysis where required.
  • Improving reporting processes and helping to drive greater efficiency across the finance function.
  • Working closely with stakeholders across the business to provide clear, commercially focused financial information.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Analyst who is confident working in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment, ideally with experience within construction, property, engineering or another project-based industry.

You’ll ideally have:

  • Strong financial analysis and management reporting experience.
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
  • Strong Excel skills and the ability to manipulate and interpret large datasets.
  • Excellent commercial awareness with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insight.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working with COINS is highly desirable.
  • Experience using Anaplan for planning, forecasting or financial modelling is highly desirable.
  • The ability to work independently and hit the ground running in an interim environment.
  • A proactive approach with the confidence to challenge information and identify opportunities for improvement.

This is a fantastic interim opportunity with a genuinely brilliant construction business, offering the chance to add immediate value while working alongside an experienced finance and commercial team.

Credit Controller

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Credit Controller
£26,000 – £28,000
Full time, Permanent
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Hamilton Woods are working with a West Yorkshire based client that are expanding within their finance team, working across multiple disciplines and functions of Finance.

Responsible for effective and efficient management / monitoring of a portfolio ledger. Minimising aged debt and maximising cash collection whilst developing good working relationships with internal and external customers via phone and email.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Creating and upholding payment procedures and policies that ensure timely payment.
  • Collect payments according to agreed terms, achieve cash collection targets and resolve and minimise overdue debts.
  • Ability to build great relationships with both external customers and internal teams at all levels within the business.
  • Keeping customer retention levels high
  • Reconciling accounts
  • Providing administrative support to finance team
  • Keeping close watch on debtor account balances
  • Reducing debtors’ ‘Days Sales Outstanding’
  • Ensuring the team adhere to credit and collection procedures
  • Customer relations

Skills & Experience:

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups)
  • Strong communication skills, capable of building effective, long-term relationships.
  • Demonstrates accountability of customer accounts
  • High attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • The ability to prioritise a heavy workload

If you would like to apply for this role, please get in contact with your CV attached to mitch@hamilton-woods.com

Finance Analyst

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📢 Finance Analyst
💰 £45,000 – £50,000 & Excellent Benefits
📍 Basingstoke – Hybrid
💼 Permanent

Are you a qualified accountant looking to develop your career in a commercially focused finance role? We’re recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join a collaborative finance team, offering excellent exposure to financial reporting, business partnering and commercial analysis within a well-established organisation.

The Role

As a Finance Analyst, you’ll support the Regional Finance Manager and Finance Director in delivering accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis and robust financial control. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business, providing financial insight that supports strategic decision-making and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts.
  • Produce regular financial reporting and performance analysis to support business decisions.
  • Monitor financial performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.
  • Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Support month-end, half-year and year-end reporting processes.
  • Partner with operational stakeholders, providing financial insight and analysis.
  • Produce ad hoc reporting to support commercial and strategic initiatives.
  • Contribute to process improvement projects, driving efficiencies across the finance function.
  • Provide support across the wider finance team as required.

About You

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
  • Practice-trained accountants are encouraged to apply, as well as candidates with experience in a similar commercial finance role.
  • Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
  • Strong Excel skills and a proactive, collaborative approach.
  • Keen to develop within a commercially focused finance environment.

You’ll be joining a supportive finance team that offers excellent exposure across the business, opportunities to develop commercially and a clear pathway for long-term career progression.

If you would like to apply for the role, please send your CV to mitch@hamilton-woods.com.

Accounts Assistant

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Are you an experienced Accounts Assisitant, looking to work for the UK Head Office of a GLobal company

Do you take pride in being a great Team Menmber?

are you looking for an office based role in fabulous City of London Offices?

This office-based role involves working across accounting, payroll, and general administrative duties, supporting the finance function in a fast-paced environme

Support the management and processing of invoices received into the AP

Bank Recs and VAT

Ensure the accuracy of financial records and assist with month-end and year-end

Update General Ledgers and support Management Accouinting functions

Build strong relationships with internal colleagues to encourage excellent team working

Apply if you have:-

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), Windows 10, SharePoint, and

1-2 years of experience in a busy Accounts Team

Experience with Sage 50 and Visma

Exceptional attention to detail and

A confident and professional

Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact positively with internal and external teams.

Highly organised with excellent time management

This is a fabulous opportunity to join an expanding team with all the benefits to develop within a GLobal business

Apply now for a call today

Accounts Assistant

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Role: Accounts Assistant
Location: Edinburgh
Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time offered | Permanent | Hybrid options

Are you looking to develop your accountancy career with an established and growing firm?

An exciting opportunity is available for an Accounts Assistant to join a supportive and growing team. You’ll work with a varied portfolio of SME clients while developing your technical skills and building strong client relationships.

The Role

  • Work with a varied range of SME clients
  • Prepare accounts for limited companies, LLPs, partnerships and sole traders
  • Prepare management accounts
  • Prepare corporate and personal tax returns
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards
  • Communicate with clients and HMRC
  • Liaise with colleagues to provide a coordinated service
  • Maintain regular client contact and deliver a proactive service

About You

  • At least 2 years’ experience in an accounting practice
  • Experience preparing FRS102 Section 1A company accounts, partnership and sole trader accounts
  • Part-qualified or qualified by experience
  • Corporation and personal tax experience is desirable
  • Strong technical and IT skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work independently and meet deadlines
  • Organised, adaptable and commercially minded
  • A strong team player with a commitment to excellent client service

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Workplace pension and 3 x life cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee discounts and wellbeing resources
  • Client and staff referral bonuses
  • Regular one-to-one development meetings
  • Opportunities to participate in wellbeing and ESG initiatives

If you’re looking for your next step in accountancy, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Major Recruitment at 01224 454 070 or ashleyfoget@major-recruitment.com to find out more!

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Senior Accountant

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Role: Accounts Senior
Location: Dunfermline
Working Arrangement: Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid options

An established and growing accountancy practice is looking for an experienced Accounts Senior to join its supportive team. This is a great opportunity for a recently or newly qualified accountant to manage a varied portfolio of SME clients while developing their technical and professional skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of SME clients
  • Prepare accounts for limited companies, partnerships and sole traders
  • Prepare management accounts
  • Draft personal and corporation tax computations
  • Maintain regular client contact and provide a proactive service
  • Liaise with clients, HMRC and internal teams
  • Support managers and partners with ad hoc assignments
  • Keep up to date with accounting and tax legislation

About You

  • Newly or recently qualified accountant with 3+ years’ practice experience
  • Experience preparing sole trader and FRS 102 limited company accounts
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication and IT skills
  • Able to manage your own workload and meet deadlines
  • Committed to delivering excellent client service

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Career development and training
  • Workplace pension and 3 x life cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee discounts and wellbeing resources
  • Referral bonuses
  • Regular one-to-one development meetings
  • Opportunities to get involved in wellbeing and ESG initiatives

Apply now to take the next step in your accountancy career.

Contact Major Recruitment at 01224 454 070 or ashleyfoget@major-recruitment.com to find out more!

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Export Sales Administrator

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🌍 Export Sales Administrator 🌍

📍 Office Based | Monday – Friday
💰 £28,000 – £32,000
💼 Permanent Position

Export Documentation Experience Essential

A fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced manufacturing and distribution business as an Export Sales Administrator.

This is a hands-on role focused on export order processing, customer communication, transport coordination and export documentation. You’ll work closely with customers, manufacturing, dispatch and logistics teams to ensure orders are processed accurately and delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities:

* Process and manage export sales orders from receipt through to dispatch
* Prepare and manage all required export documentation for international shipments
* Arrange transport and liaise with hauliers, carriers and customers
* Keep customers updated on order progress, delivery dates and any changes
* Work closely with manufacturing and dispatch to ensure orders are produced and dispatched on time
* Ensure all shipping and SDS documentation is accurate and available when required
* Process export orders and maintain accurate information on the internal ERP/Sage system
* Provide quotations and respond to customer queries and requests
* Maintain accurate records and ensure export documentation is filed correctly
* Support the wider sales and operations teams as required

Requirements:

* Previous export administration / export documentation experience is essential
* Strong understanding of international shipping and export processes
* Experience arranging transport and working with hauliers/carriers
* Experience within manufacturing, distribution, logistics or a similar environment
* Confident communicating with B2B customers, ideally internationally
* Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
* Experience using ERP systems, ideally Sage
* Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
* Able to manage multiple orders and priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Proactive, reliable and able to resolve issues quickly

Export Sales Administrator

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🌍 Export Sales Administrator 🌍

📍 Office Based | Monday – Friday
💰 £28,000 – £32,000
💼 Permanent Position

Export Documentation Experience Essential

A fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced manufacturing and distribution business as an Export Sales Administrator.

This is a hands-on role focused on export order processing, customer communication, transport coordination and export documentation. You’ll work closely with customers, manufacturing, dispatch and logistics teams to ensure orders are processed accurately and delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities:

* Process and manage export sales orders from receipt through to dispatch
* Prepare and manage all required export documentation for international shipments
* Arrange transport and liaise with hauliers, carriers and customers
* Keep customers updated on order progress, delivery dates and any changes
* Work closely with manufacturing and dispatch to ensure orders are produced and dispatched on time
* Ensure all shipping and SDS documentation is accurate and available when required
* Process export orders and maintain accurate information on the internal ERP/Sage system
* Provide quotations and respond to customer queries and requests
* Maintain accurate records and ensure export documentation is filed correctly
* Support the wider sales and operations teams as required

Requirements:

* Previous export administration / export documentation experience is essential
* Strong understanding of international shipping and export processes
* Experience arranging transport and working with hauliers/carriers
* Experience within manufacturing, distribution, logistics or a similar environment
* Confident communicating with B2B customers, ideally internationally
* Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
* Experience using ERP systems, ideally Sage
* Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
* Able to manage multiple orders and priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Proactive, reliable and able to resolve issues quickly