Accountancy

Interim Management Accountant
16th July 2026 by

Interim Management Accountant

Location: Chelmsford (Hybrid Working)
Contract: 9-12 Months
Day Rate: £250-£300 per day (Inside IR35)

The Opportunity

Hamilton Woods are partnering with a well-established growing construction business to recruit an Interim Management Accountant for an initial 9-12 month contract.

Operating across multiple live projects, this business has built a strong reputation within the construction sector and is looking to strengthen its finance team during a busy period of growth. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with the Finance Manager and operational teams, providing accurate financial reporting and commercial support to ensure projects are delivered successfully.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Management Accountant who enjoys working in a fast-paced, project-led environment and can quickly add value.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare accurate monthly management accounts in line with reporting deadlines.
Produce balance sheet reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.
Support month-end and year-end close processes.
Prepare project cost reports and provide financial analysis across multiple live construction projects.
Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting.
Produce detailed variance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities.
Business partner with Project Managers and operational teams, providing financial insight and commercial support.
Monitor project costs, overheads and profitability against budget.
Assist with audit preparation and statutory reporting requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting.
Support ad hoc finance and business improvement projects as required.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Previous experience producing full monthly management accounts.
ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification (or be actively studying towards qualification).
Experience within the construction, housebuilding, engineering or wider project-based sector.
Strong understanding of project accounting, cost reporting and financial controls.
Excellent Excel skills with the ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
Strong communication skills with the confidence to build relationships across finance and operational teams.
The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.

What’s on Offer?

£250-£300 per day (Inside IR35).
Initial 9-12 month contract.
Hybrid working.
Immediate start available.
Opportunity to join a successful and growing construction business.
A varied role with exposure to operational finance and commercial project support.

If you’re an experienced Management Accountant looking for your next interim contract within the construction sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Finance Project Manager
15th July 2026 by

Finance Project Manager – Manufacturing Cost Model

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract, with potential to extend
Location: Burton-on-Trent, with travel across additional UK manufacturing sites

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded Finance professional to support the development and implementation of a robust manufacturing cost model across a UK food manufacturing operation.

This is a key project-based appointment requiring someone who has previously built, developed or significantly improved a manufacturing costing model within the food manufacturing sector.

Working closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, you will gather and validate manufacturing cost data and translate it into a sustainable costing model that supports pricing decisions, profitability analysis and operational performance.

The initial contract is expected to last approximately six months, with the potential to extend depending on project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Support the design, development and implementation of a manufacturing cost model.
Gather, cleanse, reconcile and analyse cost data from multiple systems, manufacturing sites and stakeholders.
Develop consistent standard costing methodologies across products, production lines and manufacturing processes.
Analyse raw material, packaging, labour, energy and manufacturing overhead costs.
Review and validate Bills of Materials, production routings, labour assumptions and operational data.
Identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies and gaps within existing costing information.
Work with site Finance and Operations teams to understand manufacturing processes and cost drivers.
Build detailed financial models and conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis.
Assess the impact of changes in materials, labour, production volumes, efficiency and overhead recovery.
Support pricing, margin and profitability analysis.
Present findings, recommendations and project progress to senior finance and operational stakeholders.
Establish processes and controls to ensure the costing model remains accurate, sustainable and fit for purpose.
Support the implementation and embedding of the completed model across the relevant business areas.

Essential Experience

Previous experience building or implementing a manufacturing cost model.
Recent and demonstrable experience within food manufacturing.
Strong knowledge of standard costing within a manufacturing environment.
Experience analysing material, labour and manufacturing overhead costs.
Good understanding of Bills of Materials, routings, production processes and operational cost drivers.
Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills.
Strong Excel skills and experience working with significant volumes of data.
Commercially astute, with the ability to translate complex financial information into practical recommendations.
Confident working cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
Comfortable travelling between UK manufacturing sites as required.

Desirable Experience

A recognised accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
Experience working across several manufacturing plants.
Experience improving costing processes, systems or ERP data.
Previous finance transformation, project accounting or interim finance experience.

Personal Profile

The successful person will be hands-on, analytical and commercially focused. You will need to challenge existing assumptions, investigate discrepancies and build strong working relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

This role requires someone who can quickly understand complex manufacturing operations and turn fragmented information into a clear, credible and sustainable costing model.

For further information, please apply asap

Senior Finance Transformation Manager
14th July 2026 by

Senior Finance Transformation Manager

Location: Nottinghamshire (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

The Opportunity

Hamilton Woods are partnering with a growing organisation to recruit a Senior Finance Transformation Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that is investing heavily in its finance function and wider operational infrastructure.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will lead strategic finance change initiatives that improve financial processes, strengthen governance, enhance reporting capabilities and support the continued development of the finance operating model. This role offers significant exposure across the business, working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver projects that drive efficiency, consistency and commercial value.

This position would suit an experienced finance leader with a strong background in transformation, process improvement or large-scale finance projects who enjoys influencing change across a complex organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and deliver finance transformation projects from initial planning through to successful implementation.
Review existing finance processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, controls and reporting.
Develop detailed project plans, ensuring clear governance, accountability and delivery against agreed milestones.
Partner with Finance, IT, Operations and senior business leaders to implement sustainable improvements across the finance function.
Drive standardisation of financial processes, reporting frameworks and operating procedures across multiple business areas.
Support finance system enhancements, ERP developments and process automation initiatives.
Ensure robust financial controls and governance are maintained throughout all transformation activity.
Produce regular project updates, risk assessments and recommendations for senior leadership.
Lead workshops with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate these into practical finance solutions.
Champion continuous improvement, embedding best practice across the finance function.
Support wider strategic initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and scalability of the finance department.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced finance professional with a proven ability to deliver business change and finance transformation programmes.

You will demonstrate:

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
Significant experience leading finance transformation, operational improvement or change management projects.
Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
Experience working with ERP systems, finance system implementations or process automation projects.
Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and deliver practical solutions.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leadership teams.
A proactive, commercially focused approach with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What’s on Offer

Salary of £80,000 – £100,000.
Annual performance bonus.
Hybrid working.
Competitive benefits package.
Excellent career development opportunities.
The opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing finance function.
Exposure to high-profile transformation programmes with genuine strategic impact.

If you are an experienced finance transformation professional looking to make a tangible impact within a progressive organisation, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Senior Payroll Coordinator
3rd July 2026 by

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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