Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the day-to-day finance function
• Producing accurate management accounts and financial reports
• Overseeing budgeting, forecasting and cash flow
• Managing month-end and year-end processes
• Ensuring strong financial controls and compliance
• Supporting senior stakeholders with financial information and insight
• Working closely with external auditors and other professional advisers

Ideally you will be a qualified accountant with a srong technical background, multisite experience and the ability to work independently. Experience within the charitable, not-for-profit or public sector would be advantageous, although not essential. 

• Values and culture are at the heart of everything they do.
• Through investment and acquisitions, the business continues to grow, improve, and revolutionise the industry.
• They are passionate about supporting and developing their people and encouraging staff to build strong, long-lasting careers. 
• A business that is proud of what it has achieved, is financially stable and keen to keep moving forward.

The job:

The Credit Risk Analyst is responsible for establishing credit and data analysis and reporting across the group. Duties to include:

• Lead analytics and reporting for credit risk management.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders. 
• Monitoring and anticipating credit risk and proactively initiating reporting for potential risks.
• Looking at financials and credit history for individual cases. 
• Making recommendations regarding increasing, adjusting credit etc. 
• Other ad hoc duties as required. 

The person:

• Previous credit risk experience is essential.
• You will have strong analytical and critical thinking skills. 
• Good written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills are essential.

• Values and culture are at the heart of everything they do.
• Through investment and acquisitions, the business continues to grow, improve, and revolutionise the industry.
• Passionate about supporting and developing their people and encouraging their staff to build strong and long-lasting careers. 
• A business that is proud of what it has achieved, is financially stable and keen to keep moving forward.

The job:

The purpose of the Credit Controller is to support the Credit Control Team with a range of activities that ultimately improve business cash collection performance and profitability whilst minimising bad debt and increasing cash flow:

• Ensuring that cash collection is made within customer payment terms
• Managing multiple ledgers across various divisions.
• Proactively drive the reduction of invoice queries within the wider business.
• Deal with customer queries. 
• Prepare monthly ledger reports, detailing any reasons for variances
• Any other duties and ad-hoc projects as required.

The person:

• Previous credit control experience is essential.
• Good IT skills, including Excel (Pivot tables, VLookups) are required. 
• Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

This is a rare opportunity to build a finance function from the ground up.

Currently, there is no established finance team or finance infrastructure. The successful individual will therefore need to be equally comfortable working at a strategic level with the leadership team while also rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in the detail.

You will take ownership of the finance agenda, initially reviewing how the business currently manages its finances and then putting in place the appropriate systems, processes, controls, reporting and structure required as the business grows.

You will provide the Managing Director with clear financial visibility and commercial insight, while developing robust management information, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management. As the business develops, you will help determine what the future finance team should look like and support the recruitment and development of that function.

This is not a board-level advisory role. We are looking for someone who enjoys building, improving and creating structures, someone who can move seamlessly from discussing the future direction of the business to getting involved in the practicalities required to make it happen.

You will be an experienced CFO, Finance Director or senior finance leader, ideally with experience gained within a growing SME, manufacturing, engineering or similarly complex environment. Previous experience of building a finance function from scratch, implementing systems and supporting an entrepreneurial  owner-led business would be particularly valuable.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact, becoming a trusted adviser to the leadership team while creating a finance function capable of supporting the business through its next phase of growth.

Flexible fractional commitment, on site in Lincolnshire, attractive day rate dependent on experience

Finance Director 

Every so often a Finance Director opportunity comes along that makes you sit up and take notice . This is unquestionably one of them 

Founder-led. Purpose-driven. Internationally ambitious, and operating with a business model that demonstrates that commercial success and social impact can genuinely go hand in hand.

The concept works. The platform has scale. International expansion is underway. Tickets for Good is entering what could be the most exciting stage of its journey so far.

For a Finance Director, the timing is close to perfect.

This is the opportunity to join before the next phase of growth rather than after it has happened – working alongside the Founder & CEO and wider leadership team to help shape how the business develops, invests and scales.

The Business

Tickets for Good connects the live events industry with people who do good for society.

Its technology enables event organisers, venues and ticketing partners to make better use of available ticket inventory, while giving key workers and other eligible communities greater access to memorable live experiences.

It is a compelling example of profit with purpose.

The stronger Tickets for Good becomes commercially, the more people it can reach and the greater its social impact can become.

From its roots in Sheffield, the business has grown into an increasingly international organisation with significant ambition. Recent investment gives it additional firepower to accelerate growth across technology, people, partnerships and international markets.

Now it needs the financial leadership to match that ambition.

The Opportunity

The Finance Director will become a key member of the leadership team and a genuine partner to the Founder.

The incoming FD will help the business make better decisions, , understand the economics of its growth and build the financial infrastructure required for a significantly larger organisation.

Key areas of responsibility will include:

• Leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling.
• Developing commercially relevant management information and KPIs.
• Managing cash, and working capital
• Providing the Founder and leadership team with clear, forward-looking commercial insight.
• Strengthening financial controls, governance and risk as the business scales.
• Building the finance systems, processes and team required to support international growth.
• Supporting the Board, and key external stakeholders.
• Evaluating new markets, partnerships and growth opportunities.

There will be strategy. There will be Board and stakeholder exposure. There will also be detail.

This remains an entrepreneurial growth business. The successful FD therefore needs to be equally comfortable helping shape the long-term plan and getting underneath the numbers when something doesn't quite stack up.

Who Are We Looking For?

You may already be an experienced Finance Director who has helped an entrepreneurial or investor-backed SME through growth. Alternatively, you could be a Financial Controller ready to make your first move into an FD role and excited by the opportunity to grow alongside the business.

What matters most is capability and mindset.

You are likely to be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Commercially minded with strong financial foundations.
• Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial SME, scale-up or similarly fast-moving environment.
• Able to use data and financial insight to influence decisions, rather than simply report what has happened.
• Credible working closely with a Founder, leadership team, Board and investors.
• Comfortable combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Collaborative, curious, low ego and excited by the opportunity to build.

For the right Finance Director, that means joining a founder-led business immediately after significant investment, helping shape an international growth story and building the financial foundations for a company with the potential to make a meaningful impact at scale.

We cannot think of a better time to join.

• Competitive salary to attract and engage (0.8 or 1.0 FTE)
• Predominantly Sheffield-based with some hybrid working

This search is retained with Gillian McBride, Partner at Pratap Executive, at the heart of Yorkshire’s finance leadership community. Please get in touch for a full briefing pack. 

Following a number of recent acquisitions and a European-wide ERP roll-out the business needs additional support with monthly reporting, audit prep and streamlining processes and procedures.

£60-70k + Bonus with hybrid working 2 or 3 days at home

This role could be 4 or 5 days a week

• Timely and accurate monthly/quarterly reporting of group management accounts
• Providing information to external tax advisers for tax provision
• Quarterly reporting of budgets and forecasts
• Support on the lead of financial accounts completion and year-end audit
• VAT reporting for UK entities and calculation of restricted VAT charges to be expensed
• Intercompany matrix for UK companies
• Intercompany balance reporting

You will be;

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA with a strong technical background
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting capability
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills

This will be a very fast-paced and demanding position that will see you work very closely with multiple stakeholders across the business. 

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working, 25 days holiday, Private Medical, Pension and DIS

• Competitive salary + study support + additional employee benefits. 
• A people-focused, values-led organisation where safety, quality, integrity, reliability, and fairness are genuinely central to how the business operates.
• A strong focus on employee development, wellbeing and continuous improvement.

The Job:

You will gain exposure to a broad range of finance and technology-related activities, including:

• Assisting with bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigating discrepancies and helping to strengthen financial controls.
• Supporting month-end accounts and basic journal entries.
• Monitoring cash movements and processing employee expenses.
• Assisting with audits and finance projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiencies.
• Supporting the development and implementation of AI and automation solutions within finance.
• Helping to digitise and streamline accounting processes.
• Supporting the wider business with Microsoft 365 and working towards becoming a Microsoft 365 Champion.
• Assisting with IT procurement and maintaining asset information across multiple sites.
• Providing general support to the finance team and wider business.

The Person:

• The successful candidate will have a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills are essential. 
• Excellent Excel skills are required. 
• A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn

Whether you are an ambitious Financial Controller ready for a broader challenge or an experienced finance leader who enjoys coaching and developing people this is an opportunity to leave your mark.

Most importantly, you will invest in the people around you, developing a relatively junior team into confident and commercially focused finance professionals.

• Leading, mentoring and developing a team of three Management Accountants across three sites.
• Reviewing monthly management accounts and ensuring high-quality, timely reporting.
• Improving financial controls, reporting processes and month-end delivery.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning.
• Partnering with operational leaders to improve business performance.
• Driving continuous improvement projects across the finance function.
• Providing commercial insight to support strategic decision making.

About you

You do not necessarily need extensive management experience. More important is your ability to inspire, coach and develop people while building strong relationships across the business.

You will also bring:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• A proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and add value.

This is a newly created role due to business growth/demands and will suit candidates who are motivated, ambitious and career-driven with an appetite to learn in an exciting, fast-paced environment!

• Competitive salary + study support + hybrid working + additional employee benefits.
• Career growth opportunities within a global company.
• Working in a team that values collaboration, development, and impact.

Duties will involve all aspects of financial and management accounts:

• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and variance investigations.
• Financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Managing a portfolio of entities across the region.
• Supporting audits and compliance activities.
• Contributing to process improvements and finance projects.

The Person:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified (or equivalent).
• Previous finance or accounting experience is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are required.
• You will be organised, proactive and keen to learn.
• You must be comfortable working to deadlines in a collaborative environment.

• Competitive salary + study support + hybrid working + additional employee benefits.
• Career growth opportunities within a global company.
• Working in a team that values collaboration, development, and impact.

Duties will involve all aspects of financial and management accounts: 

• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of variances.
• Financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Managing a portfolio of entities across the region.
• Supporting audits and compliance activities.
• Contributing to process improvements and finance projects.

The Person:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified (or equivalent).
• Previous finance or accounting experience is essential.
• Strong Excel skills are required.
• You will be organised, proactive and keen to learn.
• You must be comfortable working to deadlines in a collaborative environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and growing business that  continues to invest in its people, facilities and operations, offering employees the opportunity to develop their careers within a successful and forward-thinking organisation

• A long history, strong infrastructure, well-financed and ambitious growth plans
• Highly commercial and operational
• Great culture with a collaborative team 
• The opportunity to grow and develop 

The Job:

Reporting to the Management Accountant and providing support to the wider team, duties will include:

• Processing of overseas invoices and payments
• Reconciliation of multi-currency bank accounts
• Monthly stock reconciliations
• Monthly rebate calculations and reconciliation
• Accruals and prepayments
• Updating and maintaining the fixed assets
• Other ad hoc duties as required

The Person:

• Must be able to work on your own initiative and not be afraid to make suggestions/improvements
• Good IT skills are essential, including Excel 
• Prior use of Sage is desirable

£70,000 | Bradford or Sheffield | Hybrid

We are recruiting an experienced Senior People Business Partner to join a fast-paced, operationally led organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Package: £70k, 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + birthday off, pension, employee discounts and free onsite parking/EV charging.

This is a hands-on, highly visible role, partnering with senior leaders and leading a small BP team through continued change and transformation. You’ll balance strategic priorities with day-to-day operational people challenges in an environment where pace, adaptability and sound judgement are essential.

We are looking for:

• Senior HR/People BP experience within logistics, transport, manufacturing, FMCG or a similar operational environment
• Strong ER and organisational change experience, including TUPE, restructures and redundancy
• Confidence influencing and challenging senior stakeholders
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach and the ability to work effectively through ambiguity

Package: £70k, 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + birthday off, pension, employee discounts and free onsite parking/EV charging.

This is a confidential 12-month fixed term appointment. Further details will be shared with suitable candidates during the process.

Doncaster | Established Group | 3–5 year route to Group Finance Director

This is not simply another Financial Controller role. It is a genuine succession opportunity for an ambitious finance leader who wants to become a Group Finance Director — with the time, exposure and support to make that progression successfully.

Joining an established and successful Doncaster-based group comprising multiple operating businesses, you will work closely with the long-serving Group Finance Director, initially taking increasing ownership of the finance function before ultimately succeeding them over the next 3–5 years.

You will inherit an established team and strong foundations, but there is plenty to get involved in. The Group continues to evolve and finance plays an important role in supporting commercial decisions, improving performance and shaping its future direction.

As Group Financial Controller, you will:

• Take ownership of monthly and statutory reporting across the Group.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Develop commercial reporting, KPIs and management information that genuinely helps the business make better decisions.
• Continue to improve financial systems, controls and processes.
• Work closely with operational leaders across seven businesses to drive performance.
• Lead, develop and get the best from the finance team.
• Gain increasing exposure to the strategic agenda of the Group as you develop towards the Finance Director role.

We are looking for someone who is:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Already operating as a Financial Controller, or at a similar level, within manufacturing, engineering, construction or another operationally complex business.
• Technically strong but, importantly, commercially curious.
• Comfortable getting into the detail while also seeing the bigger picture.
• Confident working with and influencing senior leaders across a diverse group of businesses.
• Ambitious to become a Finance Director rather than simply looking for their next Financial Controller position.

Exposure to M&A, acquisitions or post-deal integration would be particularly useful.

The attraction here is the combination: an established and successful business, a broad Group-level role, direct access to an experienced Finance Director and a credible, planned route into the top finance position.

For someone with the ability and ambition to become a Group Finance Director, this is an unusually good opportunity to make that step properly rather than having to wait for someone to take a chance on you.

I am recruiting an Assistant Accountant on behalf of a successful, growing manufacturing business looking to strengthen its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, wants to develop their technical skills and is keen to play an active role in improving finance processes.

• A business committed to minimising its impact on climate change, and building a more sustainable future.
• They have invested heavily in product development and manufacturing capabilities.
• A well-established business that continues to invest in its people, systems and processes.
• Values include Driven, Agile, Innovative and Inclusive!

The Job:

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you'll gain exposure across both the profit & loss account and balance sheet, supporting key reporting, analysis and business partnering activities.

• Producing monthly management accounts for overhead cost centres, providing insightful reporting and analysis.
• Supporting the month-end close, preparing journals including accruals, prepayments, intercompany recharges and lease accounting.
• Balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving any variances.
• Weekly cash flow forecasting.
• Updating and maintaining the fixed asset register and associated reconciliations.
• Producing monthly and quarterly VAT returns, alongside other statutory reporting requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, controls and finance processes.
• Other ad hoc duties as required. 

The Person:

• Previous experience within a busy finance team is essential. 
• You will be part-qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or qualified by experience.
• Experience of working with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills are required.
• Experience in working across multiple entities is desirable.
• You will be analytical with excellent attention to detail.
• You will be a strong communicator who enjoys building relationships across the business.

• Competitive salary + additional employee benefits.
• A business with family-run values, with collaboration being an important part of its workplace culture.
• Actively supporting local employment, apprenticeships, charities, sports teams and community projects. 
• Sustainability is genuinely part of the business.

The Job:

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied workload and wants to develop their accounting skills within a supportive and established business.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, duties will include:

• Maintaining the sales and purchase ledgers. 
• Bank reconciliations. 
• Assisting with intercompany monthly statements. 
• Building and maintaining relations with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Other ad hoc duties as required. 

The Person:

• Previous experience is essential.
• Candidates studying towards a professional qualification are desirable. 
• Good IT skills are required. 
• Good organisation and time management skills are essential. 
• You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• A full driving licence is required. 

A substantial package appropriate to a senior CFO appointment.

I am delighted to have been appointed to lead a CFO search with real substance — an opportunity I believe will attract strong candidates from across Yorkshire and nationally.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business operating in a growing sector, with a strong heritage, genuine market capability and the leadership and ambition to grow ahead of the market. There is a solid platform to build from, but also plenty to do. For the right CFO, that combination creates the opportunity to make a very visible impact and play a central role in shaping the next stage of the business.

For the right CFO, that creates a compelling opportunity. This is not about inheriting a finished article. It is about getting close to the business, helping solve problems, creating greater visibility and ultimately playing a major part in building something better.

Working closely with the CEO, Chair and shareholders, the CFO will play a central role in:

• Strengthening cash, liquidity and working capital management
• Improving forecasting and financial visibility across the business
• Driving greater discipline around project performance, margins and commercial decision-making
• Partnering operational leaders and bringing finance closer to the business
• Leading and developing the finance function through a period of change
• Managing key relationships with shareholders, lenders, advisers and the Board
• Supporting future funding, growth and value creation opportunities

We are looking for a hands-on and commercially minded finance leader who is comfortable operating at pace and balancing immediate priorities with longer-term value creation as well as having  exposure to cash-sensitive, leveraged, turnaround or performance-improvement situations.

Above all, this role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the action — combining strong financial leadership with commercial judgement, resilience and the ability to positively influence people across a business.

This search is retained with Gillian McBride, Partner – Executive Finance at Pratap Executive, at the heart of Yorkshire’s finance leadership community.

Significant six-figure salary + bonus + executive benefits

I am delighted to have been appointed to lead the search for a CFO for a Yorkshire-based business that is a national market leader in its field.

This is a classic “high challenge, high reward” opportunity. The business has a strong heritage, solid financial foundations and a proven platform from which to strengthen and grow. There is an experienced and ambitious Board with a shared vision for the next phase, alongside supportive external stakeholders with both the expertise and capital to help deliver those plans.

What makes the opportunity particularly compelling is that this is not a role simply to maintain what already exists. The incoming CFO will have the opportunity to make a visible impact, bringing commercial leadership, challenge and financial rigour to a successful business as it moves through an important stage of its development.

This is a genuine number two to the CEO role. The CFO will combine strategic leadership with a highly commercial and hands-on approach, taking ownership of the finance function while playing a central role in:

• Partnering with the CEO and Board to shape and deliver strategy
• Managing a leveraged capital structure, lender relationships and covenants
• Driving cash, working capital and profit performance
• Working closely with investors
• Ultimately helping to prepare the business for a future exit

We are looking for an established CFO rather than someone making their first move into the role.

You will have operated within a business of comparable scale and complexity and will be comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment. Experience of leveraged or investor-backed businesses, asset-based lending, M&A or an exit process would be particularly relevant.

Sector experience is less important than your ability to operate in a commercially complex, multi-site environment.

This search is retained with Gillian McBride, Partner – Executive Finance at Pratap Executive, at the heart of Yorkshire’s finance leadership community.

They are initially looking for someone on a 6-9 Month contract but there could be a longer term opportunity with the business. £50-60k

Brief overview of responsibilities: 

• Help prepare all weekly and monthly reporting including management accounts and cashflow
• Oversee month end close process
• Ensure all payment approvals, including VAT and Corporation Tax are fully prepared, approved and paid in a timely manner and in line with HMRC & VAT processes
• Ensure effective processes are in place and applied for budgeting and forecasting monthly, quarterly and annually
• Commercial support and ad hoc project work, identifying risks, propose solutions where necessary and effectively manage stakeholder expectations 

We are ideally seeking someone fully qualified although QBE candidates may be considered. You must be available to start in the next 2 - 3 weeks.

Hybrid working, 40 hours per week Mon-Fri

Pratap Partnership is pleased to present a fantastic opportunity for a customer-focused Administrator to join an international company based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining flexible remote work with on-site responsibilities with the team.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working pattern
• On-site parking
• Career development opportunities
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays
• Wellbeing support

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing efficient administrative support across the international sales department, supporting team members with related admin
• Liaising with business customers' queries via email professionally daily
• Liaising with first-line queries from patients
• Organising international training events - both webinars and face to face
• Co-ordinating the planning of events and training days
• Ensuring travel bookings are accurate, including international travel

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experience in administration or a customer-service focused role with administration
• Strong written English skills, able to adapt style - this role is the first point of contact for potential business customers
• Use of a CRM system or similar
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Personable and professional manner
• Team-focused individual
• Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new systems swiftly
• Motivated to contribute to a growing business environment and own personal and professional development

This is a permanent position within a successful SME, offering the potential for career progression as the company continues to grow. The business has a people-focused environment where everyone is able to make an impact in their role.

Reporting to the Group Head of Financial Reporting, this is a high-profile role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems and wants exposure to a broad range of challenging and commercially important projects. As the Group’s technical accounting specialist, you will lead on complex accounting matters and provide expert support across the wider finance function.

Your work will include:

• Complex technical accounting under IFRS and relevant UK GAAP.
• Acquisitions, business combinations and Group restructurings.
• Complex debt, financing and effective interest rate calculations.
• Foreign exchange and international operations.
• Share-based payments and IFRS 16.
• Implementation of new accounting standards, including IFRS 18.
• Group and holding company statutory reporting.
• Preparing technical papers for senior management, auditors and the Board.
• Working closely with auditors, advisers, Treasury, Tax and Legal teams.

You will be an ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant with strong post-qualified technical accounting experience. You may currently be working in a large accountancy practice, technical advisory environment or within the Group finance team of a complex, multi-entity organisation.Most importantly, you will enjoy getting to grips with complex issues, forming clear technical conclusions and working with senior stakeholders to deliver the right outcome.

This is far more than a technical reporting role. You will have exposure to a wide range of complex and commercially significant projects, working across the Group and helping to shape technical accounting policies, processes and best practice. If you are a technically excellent accountant looking for a role where you can genuinely make your mark, I would love to talk to you.

With a strong presence across Yorkshire, a substantial asset base and a proven track record of profitable growth, the business is well positioned for its next stage of development. The Finance Director will lead an established finance team and provide clear financial and commercial insight to support operational decision-making across its portfolio of sites.

The role will include:

• Leading and developing the finance function and team
• Working closely with the owner as a key financial, commercial, and strategic partner
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and statutory reporting
• Leadership of cash flow, treasury, and working capital
• Providing clear insight into business and site-level performance
• Developing the quality of management information and decision support
• Supporting investment decisions, acquisitions, and due diligence
• Oversight of audit, tax, compliance, and regulatory matters
• Supporting the continued improvement of IT systems, financial controls, and processes
• Managing key external relationships, including lenders, auditors, and professional advisers
• Building strong relationships with operational leaders across the business

We are looking for a professionally qualified accountant ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, which is an essential requirement. The successful candidate will be an established Finance Director with experience in a complex, multi-site, and operationally focused organisation.

They will combine strong financial control with sound commercial judgement and the ability to work effectively across all areas of the business. This is a hands-on FD role for someone who can influence at a strategic level while remaining close to the financial and operational detail.

The successful individual will demonstrate integrity, humility, and sound judgement, together with the ability to build trusted relationships and provide constructive challenge. This is a long-term appointment offering the opportunity to become an integral part of a successful and established privately owned business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Director seeking a broad, influential role within a successful multi-site business where they can make a meaningful and lasting contribution. For a confidential conversation and further information, please contact Karly Clark at Pratap Executive M:07512 318 768

The assignment has arisen to provide additional resource within the finance team through a particularly busy year-end period.

This would suit a qualified accountant who is comfortable working within a technical financial accounting environment and can quickly get up to speed within an established finance function.

The role is expected to include:

• Supporting the year-end close and external reporting process
• Preparation and review of statutory accounts
• Assisting with group consolidations and associated reporting
• Accounting for leases under IFRS 16
• Preparing year-end schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation
• Supporting the external audit process and responding to auditor queries
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items
• Assisting with technical accounting queries where required
• Working closely with the wider finance team to ensure year-end deadlines are achieved
• Providing additional financial accounting support across the team during a busy period

The successful candidate:

• Will be a qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Could be recently qualified or have several years' post-qualified experience
• Will ideally have experience of statutory accounts and financial reporting
• Should be comfortable with consolidations
• Exposure to IFRS 16 would be particularly useful
• Will be able to work independently and quickly understand an established reporting environment
• Previous year-end or audit support experience would be beneficial

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody available at short notice who is looking for a defined interim assignment through the year-end period.

This role is part of the Group Finance team working on the delivery of financial forecasts, financial reporting, and operational management information in conjunction with the wider business, supporting both the long-term strategy and operational decision making. This is a high-profile position in the Group Finance team with exposure to senior leadership including the CFO, Group and Divisional Finance Directors, the Group Executive and Regional Leadership Teams.

• Delivery of financial forecasts, Budgets and Business plan updates
• Variance analysis of performance, budgets and forecasts
• Production and analytical review of financial information and Key Performance Indicators
• Development of suite of reporting and analytical outputs covering a range of financial and non-financial metrics, promoting consistency and transparent understanding throughout the business
• Working closely with the Finance Leadership Team, Central and Regional Finance Teams, and the BI team to continually improve the forecasting process and management reporting information.

Are you looking for the perfect role to progress your career?

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Part Qualified or Qualified CIMA/ACCA
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, diligent, and solutions focused.
• Advanced Excel and IT skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Motivation to develop.

Benefits;

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working 
• 25 days holiday plus increasing with years of service
• Study support available
• Car: Company Car or a cash allowance.
• Bonus: A discretionary bonus scheme is in operation
• Pension plus death in service

This is a pivotal appointment offering significant breadth of responsibility and influence. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the finance function continues to evolve in line with the ambitions of the business, combining operational excellence with strategic support to the wider leadership team.

The role requires an accomplished finance leader who is equally comfortable operating at Board level as they are working alongside their team. This is a hands-on position for someone who leads by example, enjoys improving the way finance operates and is not afraid to roll their sleeves up when required. You will naturally balance attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger commercial picture.

Working closely with the Group Finance Director, you will take ownership of the day-to-day leadership of the finance function, developing and mentoring a finance team while driving continuous improvement across financial reporting, systems, processes and internal controls. You will ensure robust governance, deliver accurate and timely financial information, oversee budgeting and forecasting and provide meaningful insight to support commercial decision-making across the business.

You will also play an important role in supporting strategic initiatives, partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure the finance function is well positioned to support the company’s continued growth. As the business continues to evolve, you will be instrumental in strengthening financial disciplines, embedding best practice and creating a finance function capable of supporting future ambitions.

We are seeking a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, ideally gained within a growing, privately owned, owner-managed or private equity-backed business. You will have a strong background in financial systems, controls and process improvement, coupled with excellent technical accounting skills and the ability to lead, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team.

Most importantly, you will be a pragmatic, commercially minded finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, building credibility across the organisation and making a tangible difference. This is an opportunity for an ambitious individual who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment where initiative, collaboration and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth business at a transformational stage of its journey. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping the future direction of the finance function, ensuring it provides the commercial insight, governance and strategic support required to underpin the company's continued expansion.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a broad leadership role that will suit an accomplished finance professional who combines strong commercial judgement with operational excellence. Equally comfortable contributing in the boardroom as they are leading the finance team, you will be someone who enjoys building capability, driving continuous improvement and creating a finance function that adds genuine value across the organisation.

You will take overall responsibility for the finance function, leading and developing an established team while enhancing financial reporting, forecasting, controls and governance. Working closely with the wider leadership team, you will provide meaningful commercial insight to support strategic decision-making, improve business performance and ensure the business has the financial infrastructure to support its ambitious plans.

The role offers considerable scope to influence the direction of the business. Alongside responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and statutory compliance, you will lead a programme of finance transformation, improving systems, processes and reporting while embedding a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will also build strong relationships with investors and external stakeholders, presenting financial performance with confidence and credibility.

We are seeking a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, ideally gained within a growing, entrepreneurial or private equity-backed environment. You will have experience of leading high-performing finance teams, strengthening financial controls and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive commercial performance and organisational change.

Just as importantly, you will be an engaging and authentic leader who enjoys developing people, challenging the status quo and delivering meaningful improvements. You will bring energy, resilience and a pragmatic, hands-on approach, with the confidence to operate strategically while remaining close enough to the detail to ensure exceptional execution.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious organisation where finance is viewed as a true commercial partner to the business. The successful individual will have the opportunity to shape the finance function, influence strategic decision-making and make a lasting contribution during an exciting period of growth and transformation.

We are recruiting a Finance Business Partner to join a growing engineering business where finance plays a key role in shaping commercial decisions and driving performance. Working closely with the Finance Director and senior operational leaders, you will provide the insight, analysis and challenge that helps the business make better decisions.

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible role where you will influence strategy, support major projects and work with stakeholders across the organisation.

• Producing insightful monthly management reporting and presenting meaningful analysis to senior leadership.
• Leading forecasting, budgeting and reforecasting processes.
• Supporting investment decisions through financial modelling and business cases.
• Working with General Managers to identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Providing weekly performance reporting and variance analysis.
• Improving reporting processes and driving better use of financial data across the business.

You will be:

• Qualified Accountant 
• Experience in a Finance Business Partner or commercially focused finance role.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills with advanced Excel capability.
• The ability to communicate complex financial information in a clear and engaging way.
• Experience within engineering, manufacturing, project-based or other fast-paced commercial environments would be highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and project accounting.

Benefits:

Hybrid working, 25 days holiday, 10% pension and bonus

Finance Business Partner - Nottingham - Up to £60k + Car + Bonus - Hybrid Working (3 days on-site, 2 from home), free parking.

The role sits in the central finance function for the group and will report to the Head of Commercial Finance. You will partner with multiple internal stakeholders across the business to drive financial performance and influence strategic decision making. 

Brief overview of responsibilities:

• Detailed portfolio analysis aiming to influence the wider commercial teams to maximise profitability
• Management of pricing models and providing clarity to the business on the financial impact
• Business partner the commercial team working through scenarios to both support and challenge the team to deliver against their strategies and budgets
• Preparation of P&Ls and a key participant in the monthly business unit reviews
• Working as part of the commercial finance team to deliver the annual budget
• Support the commercial team in the financial appraisal of the monthly re-forecast

We are seeking someone fully qualified(CIMA/ACCA/ACA) ideally from a large, complex product-based business. They have an exceptional track record of internal promotion and development so a real opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to join an organisation that genuinely supports growth. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to join a high-growth, private equity-backed manufacturing business in East Yorkshire.

Reporting directly to the CFO and working closely with senior stakeholders across manufacturing, you will act as the key link between Finance and Operations, providing financial insight, challenge and support to drive performance across the manufacturing function.

This is a hands-on role where you'll partner with operational teams, analyse production costs, improve reporting, and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and profitability. You'll spend time understanding factory operations, influencing decision-making, and ensuring financial information translates into meaningful business actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse production costs, including labour, materials and overheads
• Prepare management reports, budget analysis and variance reporting
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve operational performance
• Manage inventory reporting and stock valuation processes
• Maintain robust financial controls and support audit requirements
• Partner with production, procurement and operational teams to improve business performance
• Provide clear, practical financial insight to support decision-making across the manufacturing function

About You

• Qualified Accountant, or part-qualified with ambitions to achieve full qualification CIMA/ ACCA
• At least five years' experience within finance or accounting
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred
• Commercially minded with strong analytical skills, including Excel and PowerBI
• Confident collaborating with operational and non-finance stakeholders
• Able to convert complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Proactive, hands-on and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional seeking a highly visible role with genuine autonomy, senior stakeholder exposure, and the chance to make a tangible impact within a growing business.

This role will be a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract paying £60-70k. 

Working closely with site leadership, operations and commercial teams, you will take ownership of site financial performance, driving improved profitability, stronger controls and enhanced decision-making across the manufacturing operation working closely with the Site Financial Controller. 

You will be actively involved in:

• Acting as a key finance partner to the manufacturing and operational leadership teams
• Driving factory performance through robust reporting, KPI analysis and meaningful financial insight
• Leading margin improvement and cost reduction initiatives across labour, yield, waste and overheads
• Supporting operational teams with product costing, variance analysis and manufacturing efficiencies
• Managing site forecasting, budgeting and monthly management accounts
• Reviewing manufacturing spend and ensuring strong cost control disciplines across the site
• Providing financial evaluation and challenge on capital expenditure and operational investment projects
• Ensuring accurate reporting of stock, labour, overhead absorption and operational variances
• Monitoring financial controls and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement

The successful candidate will be an experienced manufacturing finance professional, who loves to work in a fast paced production environment. Your reward will be to work in an established business offering you a good benefits package and exciting career prospects.

The directors are looking for an experienced and commercially minded finance leader who can initially conduct a thorough review of the function before helping to implement the necessary changes.

The role

The initial assignment will involve assessing the current finance systems, processes, people and reporting. You will provide an independent view of what is working, identify the principal risks and weaknesses, and develop a practical improvement plan.

Key responsibilities are likely to include:

• Reviewing the existing finance function, controls, processes and reporting.
• Assessing the accuracy and reliability of the Sage data and spreadsheet-based information.
• Improving cash-flow forecasting and working-capital management.
• Developing a clear, accurate and concise monthly board reporting pack.
• Introducing meaningful financial and operational dashboards.
• Improving project-level reporting, including margins, work in progress, committed costs and cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Reducing manual processes and the business’s reliance on spreadsheets.
• Helping the business evaluate, select and implement an appropriate ERP or integrated finance system.
• Supporting and developing the existing finance team.
• Providing commercial challenge and strategic financial guidance to the owner-directors.
• Helping ensure the financial infrastructure is capable of supporting further growth and potential longer-term succession plans.

The directors would ultimately like to receive a concise and reliable finance report ahead of each board meeting, allowing management discussions to focus on performance, risks and decisions rather than spending several hours trying to interpret the underlying numbers.

The person

This role requires an experienced Finance Director, CFO or senior finance transformation professional with a strong understanding of construction, contracting, fit-out, engineering or another project-led environment.

You should have practical experience of areas such as:

• Construction Industry Scheme requirements.
• Project accounting and job costing.
• Work in progress and revenue recognition.
• Cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Variations and committed project costs.
• Project-margin analysis.
• Cash-flow and working-capital management.
• Management reporting and dashboard development.
• ERP selection or implementation.

This is not a purely strategic advisory appointment. You must be willing to examine the underlying data, interrogate spreadsheets and work closely with both the finance and operational teams.

The successful person will be pragmatic, approachable and commercially astute. You will need to build credibility with a long-established team, challenge constructively and introduce improvements without imposing unnecessary corporate bureaucracy.

This is a scale-up with global ambition.

Operating across manufacturing, distribution and supply chain on an international scale, the business has built an enviable reputation for innovation, customer experience and operational excellence. With ambitious growth plans and increasing global demand, the next phase requires a commercially minded operational leader to build the infrastructure, capability and performance needed to support sustainable international expansion.

We are seeking an exceptional Chief Operating Officer to partner closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to lead every aspect of global operations and help build a world-class operational platform.

The Opportunity

This is a role for a leader who thrives in fast-paced, international manufacturing and distribution environments and understands how operational excellence drives commercial success.

You will:

• Develop and deliver a scalable global operating model to support continued international growth
• Lead manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, logistics, customer experience and operational excellence across multiple international locations
• Build resilient global supply chains and strategic supplier partnerships that improve quality, service and profitability
• Drive operational transformation through technology, automation and continuous improvement
• Develop high-performing international leadership teams while embedding a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement

This is an opportunity to shape the operational future of an ambitious international business.

The Profile

You are a proven COO, Operations Director, Managing Director or senior operational executive with a strong track record in international manufacturing, production or distribution.

You bring:

• Experience leading and scaling complex international manufacturing and supply chain operations
• A strong commercial mindset with expertise across procurement, logistics, operational performance and continuous improvement

For almost 50 years, the business has continued to grow and evolve, building an enviable reputation for supplying some of the UKs best-known food products.#

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 10% employer pension contribution, Annual bonus opportunity, BUPA private healthcare, ShareSave scheme, excellent career development and managing a team of 2

• Preparing weekly trading figures and providing insight into site performance
• Preparing weekly and monthly stock valuations, including provisions
• Producing factory KPI information and weekly performance reports
• Preparing and analysing sales and margin reports
• Preparing costings for new products
• Providing commercial analysis and supporting business scenario modelling
• Monitoring, maintaining and continually improving the accuracy of the site cost model
• Evaluating capital expenditure proposals and providing financial recommendations
• Managing and developing two members of the finance team

You will be a qualified Accountant with strong commercial awareness, ideally gained within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent IT skills and confidence working with financial systems and Excel
• The drive and ambition to progress your career
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• A proactive approach and the confidence to challenge and influence

This is more than just a Management Accountant role. It offers the opportunity to join a successful FTSE 250 business, broaden your commercial and leadership experience and work towards your next career move into Financial Controller.

If you are an ambitious qualified Accountant looking for a role that can genuinely accelerate your career, this could be an excellent next step.

A successful engineering business with a reputation built over nearly 30 years. Following its acquisition in 2024 by a leading European Parent group the business is investing heavily in systems, reporting and growth.

This is a newly created role at the heart of that transformation

Reporting to the Financial Controller you will own the monthly management accounts process, manage an Accounts Assistant and provide the commercial insight that helps drive performance. revenue, margins, project profitability and business performance will be your world.

You will be joining at a particularly exciting time. The business has retained its friendly family-oriented culture but is now benefiting from the backing, investment and opportunities that come with being part of a larger international group.

If you enjoy improving processes, influencing decisions and being part of positive change, this is the role for you.

• Producing monthly management accounts
• Analysing revenue, margins and project performance
• Reviewing KPIs and providing commercial insight
• Business partnering with operational teams
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting
• Managing balance sheet reconciliations
• Overseeing payroll and statutory returns
• Managing and developing an Accounts Assistant

You will be;

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables and Lookups
• Experience analysing revenue and margins
• Confident communicator who can challenge and influence

Benefits;

• Flexible working, 25 days holiday, Birthday off, Profit share bonus, Westfield Health

This is a rare opportunity to join a business that combines the culture of a local family company with the ambition and investment of an international group.

This is a remote based role with occasional travel to Sheffield

This is not a traditional FP&A role.

We are looking for someone who can bridge the gap between Finance and Data Engineering — helping reshape forecasting, reporting and financial insight through modern data platforms, automation and AI-enabled processes. You must have strong transformation experience

The business is investing heavily in its unified data platform and wants to move away from spreadsheet-heavy reporting towards dynamic, AI-assisted forecasting and performance analysis.

The role will involve:

• Transforming FP&A and forecasting processes
• Building driver-based planning models
• Working closely with Data Engineering teams
• Automating reporting and variance analysis
• Supporting AI-enabled finance workflows
• Acting as the link between Finance, Analytics and Technology

We are keen to speak with individuals who have:

• Qualified Accountant CIMA/ACA/ACCA
• Strong FP&A / commercial finance experience
• Experience improving forecasting and reporting processes
• Exposure to Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SQL and/or Python
• The ability to work credibly with both Finance and Technical teams
• A genuine interest in AI, automation and transformation

Benefits;

25 days holiday, parking paid, private healthcare and 8% pension, Life assurance, Income protection

This is a highly visible role with genuine scope to influence how a global organisation uses data and AI within Finance.

Benefits include; Hybrid working, 230pm finish on a Friday,  25 days holiday, pension and electric car scheme

This company is a £10m turnover manufacturing business and they are looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to work closely with the Finance Director helping to drive improvements across the finance function while supporting business decisions with high quality financial insight.

You will be responsible for producing accurate financial information and providing meaningful analysis that supports operational and strategic decision making.

• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Producing budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting
• Delivering meaningful sales and financial analysis
• Supporting stock accounting and standard costing
• Assisting with statutory accounts and the annual audit
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, reporting and business processes
• Working closely with operational teams to provide financial support on business improvement projects

You will be;

• Qualified Accountant with experience of preparing management accounts
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Manufacturing experience is desirable although equally interested in candidates looking to move into the sector
• A proactive approach with a genuine desire to improve processes and add value

This role will be involved with major projects including embracing AI and provides genuine career progression