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  • Senior Internal Auditor

    Oldham
    Permanent
    £56,000 - £56,000 per year

    As a Senior Internal Auditor in Oldham, you'll take charge of delivering thorough audits to support the organisation's operations, financial health and compliance. Your work will help ensure that processes run smoothly and meet required standards in the not-for-profit sector.

    • Build relationships with senior stakeholders.
    • Purpose-driven organisation with social impact
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  • Interim FP&A Manager

    Yorkshire and the Humber
    Temporary
    £400 - £500 per day
    Remote

    An exciting opportunity for a career interim FP&A professional to join a growing, consumer-focused organisation on an initial six-month assignment. You'll partner with senior stakeholders to deliver actionable insight, support planning activities and influence commercial decision-making.

    • Influence business performance through commercial insight and analysis.
    • Initial six-month assignment with significant exposure to senior leadership.
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  • Finance Business Partner

    Gateshead
    Permanent
    £42,000 - £48,000 per year

    As a Finance Business Partner in Gateshead, you'll play a key role in supporting the Accounting & Finance department by providing financial insights and analysis to aid decision-making. Your work will help ensure the smooth financial operation of the organisation.

    • Well established organisation with strong values
    • Good opportunities for development and progression
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  • Accounts Payable Assistant (6 month)

    Sheffield
    Temporary
    £12 - £16 per hour

    As an Accounts Payable Assistant in Sheffield, you'll handle the day-to-day processing of invoices and payments, ensuring smooth financial operations in the professional services industry. This temporary role is all about keeping things running efficiently and accurately for a six-month period.

    • 6 month hybrid role.
    • Support on the Accounts Payable ledger.
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  • Accounts Receivable

    Sheffield
    Temporary
    £12 - £16 per hour

    As an Accounts Receivable professional in Sheffield, you'll play a key role in managing incoming payments and ensuring accurate financial records within the professional services industry. This temporary role is vital for keeping the accounting processes running smoothly and efficiently.

    • 6 month hybrid role.
    • Support on the Accounts Receivable ledger.
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  • Payroll Manager [Growth & Advisory]

    Cardiff
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £65,000 per year

    As a Payroll Manager in Cardiff, you'll oversee the payroll function within the professional services industry, ensuring smooth and accurate payroll operations. Your role will be key in helping the business maintain compliance and deliver a high-quality service to its clients.

    • Hybrid working, global opportunities, and clear career progression.
    • Join a people-first firm with award-winning learning and development.
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  • Operational Finance Business Partner - FMCG Manufacturing business

    Dartford
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £80,000 per year

    Partner with the General Manager to drive performance, profitability and continuous improvement across a fast-paced manufacturing site. Lead budgeting, forecasting and operational analysis as the most senior finance leader on site.

    • Fast-paced manufacturing environment
    • Drive operational performance and profitability
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  • Part-Time Bookkeeper

    Deeside
    Temporary
    £16 - £19 per hour

    As a Bookkeeper in Deeside within the FMCG industry, you'll handle day-to-day financial tasks to keep the finance department running smoothly during a period of absence. This temporary role focuses on supporting accounting processes and ensuring accurate financial records.

    • Excellent part-time Bookkeeping opportunity in Deeside
    • Temporary to permanent opportunity with hybrid working
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  • Finance Analyst/Assistant Finance Business Partner

    Woking
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £50,000 per year

    I am delighted to be exclusively partnering RHS Wisley Gardens recruiting for a Finance Analyst/Assistant Finance Business Partner candidate on a permanent basis. For more than 200 years, the RHS has been a power for good, influencing everything from window boxes to landscaped gardens worldwide and creating places and experiences for every visitor to enjoy.

    • Finance Analyst/Assistant Finance Business Partner
    • Part qualified ACA, CIMA, ACCA -for RHS Wisley Gardens
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  • Senior Payroll Officer

    Cranleigh
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £40,000 per year

    The Senior Payroll Officer will oversee payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in a not-for-profit setting. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in payroll and accounting.

    • Great place to work, lovely team
    • Based in a stunning rural location
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  • Interim Billing Coordinator

    Leeds
    Interim
    £27,000 - £30,000 per year

    As an Interim Billing Coordinator in Leeds, you'll handle the day-to-day billing processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in a professional services environment. This role supports the accounting and finance team in keeping operations running smoothly over a 10-month fixed-term period.

    • Great role in Leeds City Centre.
    • Fixed term contract with Hybrid working.
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  • Credit Controller

    Nottingham
    Interim
    £30,000 - £35,000 per year

    Our client, a well established and successful company in Nottingham, are looking for a Credit Controller on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. They offer a fantastic hybrid policy with 1 office day per week and 4 working from home.

    • Excellent hybrid policy (1 day in the office)
    • Greta reputation and meaningful work
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  • FP&A Analyst

    Huntingdon
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    This FP&A Analyst role in Huntingdon offers the chance to manage financial planning and analysis processes, helping the business make informed decisions. You'll be working in the business services industry, ensuring accurate reporting and insightful analysis that supports strategic goals.

    • Drive strategic decisions and influence business performance!
    • Gain real exposure to senior leaders in a high-impact role!
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  • Head of Business Partnering (Children's)

    London
    Temporary
    £800 - £975 per day

    As the Head of Business Partnering (Children's) in the public sector, you'll play a vital role in overseeing financial planning and management to support children's services. This temporary position involves working closely with key stakeholders to ensure the effective use of resources and informed decision-making.

    • Interim Head of FBP Children's Services Start: 10th August
    • Day Rate: £PAYE: £700.00 Limited/Umbrella: £975.17 London Local Authority
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  • Accounts Payable Manager

    England
    Temporary

    As an Accounts Payable Manager within the industrial and manufacturing sector, you'll oversee the day-to-day management of accounts payable processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial transactions. This temporary role is vital to maintaining smooth financial operations and supporting the company's overall accounting function.

    • Excellent career progression opportunities
    • Hybrid working arrangement
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  • Finance Lead - FTC

    London
    Temporary

    As a Finance Lead in the public sector (home based), you'll be managing key financial operations to ensure everything runs smoothly. This temporary role involves overseeing budgets, financial reporting, and compliance to support the organisation's goals effectively.

    • Fully Qualified Interim Finance Lead Immediate Start
    • 3 Month Contract - Day Rate £300-£350 90% Home Based
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  • Interim Global Lease Controller

    Bristol
    Interim
    £100,000 - £125,000 per year

    This is a fixed term contract opening that requires extensive, hands-on expertise in IFRS 16, with experience managing large global lease portfolios (late hundreds to thousands of leases).

    • This is a fixed term contract requiring extensive leasing experience
    • Based in Bristol with very flexible hybrid working
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  • Group Reporting Manager

    Stockport
    Permanent
    £65,000 - £70,000 per year

    An ideal opportunity for someone making their second move from practice, looking to step into a broader, more commercially focused role with genuine exposure to senior leadership and international finance.

    • Number 2 to an experienced and supportive Finance Director
    • Exposure to a complex international, multi-entity group
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  • Head of Finance

    Rochdale
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £90,000 per year

    As the Head of Finance, you'll oversee the financial operations within the business services sector, based in near Rochdale. This role is essential for ensuring smooth financial management, supporting strategic decisions and maintaining strong financial controls.

    • Opportunity to join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial SME environment.
    • A hands-on role where you will take ownership of the finance function.
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  • Finanace Manager

    England
    Permanent
    £45,000 - £55,000 per year

    As a Finance Manager in the retail industry, based in Plymouth, you will oversee the daily financial operations to ensure smooth and efficient processes. Your role will be key in managing budgets, analysing financial data, and supporting the business in making sound financial decisions.

    • Join a rapidly growing independent e-commerce business
    • A role with clear progression to senior leadership!
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  • Finance Business Partner

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    Michael Page Finance are partnering with a successful client based in Leeds who are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their commercial team. You'll provide financial insights, build models, support budgeting and forecasting, and partner with department leaders to drive strategic decisions. This is a hands-on role offering the chance to influence growth, improve margins, and shape the business's commercial performance.

    • Newly created, busy and varied commercial role
    • Join a thriving and growing business in Leeds
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  • Finance Manager

    Birmingham
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    This Finance Manager role offers the opportunity to lead the day-to-day finance function, taking ownership of management accounts, cash flow forecasting, month-end processes, payroll, VAT and financial reporting while managing a Finance Assistant. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll partner with stakeholders across the business to provide commercial insight, drive process improvements and support strategic decision-making.

    • Opportunity to make a visible impact
    • Broad, hands-on finance leadership role
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  • Interim Part Time Finance Manager

    Cardiff
    Temporary
    £220 - £245 per day

    As an Interim Part Time Finance Manager in Cardiff, you'll oversee the financial operations within this SME organisation, ensuring everything runs smoothly and in line with best practices. Working part-time, you'll play a vital role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting key decision-making processes.

    • Immediate start
    • 3-6 month interim role
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  • Group Order to Cash Manager (18 month FTC)

    Doncaster
    Interim
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Group Order to Cash Manager will oversee the end to end order to cash process, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in financial operations. This role would suit a professional who has a proven track record in order to cash, people management and driving continuous improvement.

    • Initially an 18 month FTC but has the potential to become permanent.
    • Offering a plethora of benefits, see below.
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  • Finance Manager

    Northampton
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    The Finance Manager will play a key role in overseeing the day-to-day financial operations and overseeing daily transactional duties within the industrial and manufacturing sector. This role works closely with the CFO who will provide great mentorship and guidance to the successful candidate.

    • A great platform to grow your career in a hands on Finance Manager role
    • Exciting business within the manufacturing and engineering sector
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  • Global Finance Director - Real Estate

    London
    Permanent
    £100,000 - £110,000 per year

    This is a newly created role, working for one of the UK's largest commercial real estate businesses. This is an all-encompassing role, taking ownership of the financial reporting on behalf of a newly awarded global client account. You will act as the finance lead for the account globally, ensuring accurate reporting, robust financial controls, forecasting accuracy and commercial insight across a complex, multi-region operation.

    • Work in a newly-created, global role.
    • Join an iconic, established property group.
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  • Financial Controller

    North West England
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £80,000 per year

    This is a broad finance leadership role within a growing, investor-backed organisation, providing ownership of the UK finance function and responsibility for supporting operational and strategic decision-making. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll lead a small team, drive performance, and support key growth initiatives across the business.

    • Lead finance for a growing business & partner directly with senior leadership.
    • Drive strategic growth, new site expansion and key commercial initiatives.
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  • Finance Business Partner

    North West England
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £75,000 per year

    Join a growing international business in a highly visible finance role focused on commercial insight, forecasting and business partnering. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll help drive performance, support expansion plans and influence key business decisions.

    • Partner directly with a divisional MD in a commercially focused finance role
    • PE-backed growth business offering strategic exposure and career progression
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  • Financial Controller

    Liverpool
    Permanent
    £80,000 - £90,000 per year

    This is a succession-focused Financial Controller opportunity within a large FMCG business undergoing significant finance transformation and investment. The role requires a technically strong accountant with leadership potential who can strengthen controls, oversee complex accounting matters and develop into a future Group Financial Controller position.

    • Join a major finance transformation with real influence and career progression.
    • Succession role offering technical challenge and long-term leadership potential.
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  • Purchase Ledger Clerk

    Bolton
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £28,500 per year

    A Purchase Ledger Clerk in Bolton will handle the day-to-day processing of invoices and payments, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in the not-for-profit sector. This role is key to keeping the organisation's accounts running smoothly and supports the wider finance team.

    • Permanent Purchase Ledger Clerk Opportunity
    • Not for Profit Organisation in Bolton with an excellent benefits package
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The role of an Accountant

An accountant is a professional who is charged with the critical business function of maintaining and interpreting financial records. However, accountant jobs can vary wildly, with some in the role tasked purely with the above responsibilities, while others lead on a variety of finance-related and problem solving tasks.

Expected job role tasks

Accountant jobs incorporate many possible expected tasks, depending on the size and type of organisation the individual works for. However, some of the most common accountant tasks include preparing and maintaining financial reports that are essential to the smooth running of the business. These financial reports must be accurate and compliant with the relevant regulations and legislation. Accountants must also prepare tax returns and make sure that taxes are paid correctly and by the deadline. Furthermore, companies traditionally lean on accountants to perform forecasting exercises and risk analysis assessments. A large part of accountant jobs also includes evaluating the company’s financial operations to unearth any potential compliance issues within them, and producing solutions. These professionals will also be responsible for ensuring the business is run in a financially compliant manner, and will most likely need to offer guidance on revenue enhancement, profit maximisation, and cost reduction.

Primary function

As a critical business function, accounting requires its professionals to perform functions regarding the collection, accuracy, recording, analysis, presentation, and compliance of a company’s financial operations. They are also tasked with financial problem solving. This is a wide ranging role, and the specifics of any accountancy job will depend on factors such as seniority, company size, and industry.

Key hard/soft skills

Mathematical skills are extremely useful for Accountants, as they enable them to analyse, compare, and interpret data and figures. It is important to note, however, that complex mathematical skills are not vital for every accounting role. Meanwhile, analytical skills are vital, as analysing financial data to discover patterns and potential issues tends to be a huge part of the role. As with many jobs, computer literacy is essential for accountants, as they must be able to operate advanced accounting software, as well as other digital tools. In order to be a successful accountant, strong business acumen is also required: accountants must understand the basic functions of a business in order to contextualise their data, and problem solve effectively. 

They may also be called on to provide financial advice to businesses, which makes understanding how business and economics works vital. In terms of soft skills, attention to detail is high on the list, as accounting professionals are tasked with maintaining accurate and organised records. Communication skills are also vital for the many presentations and interviews they must conduct with senior stakeholders, while relationship building and customer service skills are certainly a plus. A strong sense of integrity and ethics should be second nature for accountants, as they have a legal obligation to act honestly and avoid negligence within their work.

Qualifications required

There are three core accountancy qualifications: ACA, ACCA, and CIMA. Once a professional has gained such a qualification, there is an expectation from employers that accountants will continue to train and upskill as part of continuing professional development. There are also specialist qualifications that may be required for specific roles. For example, the Association of Taxation Technicians or the Chartered Tax Adviser qualifications.

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