Commercial Finance Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established and growing organisation based in the outskirts of Reading. We are looking for a driven and ambitious Finance Analyst with around 2+ years' experience who is eager to develop their career in a commercially focused environment. This role is ideal for a recent graduate who has gained at least 2 + years finance experience and is now ready to take the next step into a role that offers real exposure to business strategy, financial modelling, and project decision-making.

• Building and maintaining Excel-based financial models to support business growth and contract changes
• Performing scenario analysis to evaluate financial risks and opportunities
• Supporting investment appraisal activities using metrics such as NPV, IRR, and ROI
• Collaborating with multiple departments to gather insights and improve model accuracy
• Assisting with financial reporting for long-term contracts
• Supporting bid pricing and commercial decision-making
• Reviewing performance of new and existing contracts to drive profitability
• Ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial data, identifying and resolving discrepancies

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Around 2+ years' experience in a finance or analytical role
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, modelling, data manipulation)
• An interest in commercial finance and business strategy
• Understanding of key financial concepts (e.g., discounted cash flow, IRR, NPV)
• A numerical, analytical, and inquisitive mindset
• Strong communication skills - able to present complex data clearly

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Employee assistance programme
• Electric car scheme
• Clear career progression and development opportunities

Our established client is offering a fantastic opportunity to join their small, but growing organisation, in what will be an opportunity for further development.

Providing operations, administrative and hands-on support, the annual salary will pay between £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience. Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.

Although this is an office-based role in the main, the Directors are hands-on, often jumping from the office to support with production, packaging and occasional customer deliveries, and as a small business, all of team support each other to ensure customers' orders are carried out correctly and on time, and they are looking for an adaptable individual.

This is a new role, working closely in assisting the Directors to enable them to continue developing the business, and to account manage key customers. No two days will be the same.

Duties:

• Provide day-to-day support to the directors
• Manage customer enquiries, quotes, and order processing
• Build strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Support the sales process from enquiry through to delivery
• Coordinate stock, logistics, and order fulfilment
• Identify ways to improve processes and efficiency
• Help to pick, pack and despatch orders during busy periods
• Work to own initiative

Benefits:

• £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
• 20 days holiday (Christmas shutdown is on top of the allowance)
• Pension
• Car parking

Experience required:

• Previous sales administration, operations, wholesale is beneficial
• Candidate must have a clean UK driving licence, and be 25 years of age or over for insurance purposes
• Administration experience is essential
• Knowledge of Xero is advantageous
• Strong communication, customer service skills
• Ability to organise a busy and varied workload, remain calm under pressure, and proactive in approach to tasks
• PC literate with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook skills

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications, we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. If you would like to be considered for similar and future positions, or for a complete listing of all our current vacancies, please visit our website.

Architectural Technician to join a busy and personable team, this position is paying an annual salary £28,000 - £35,000 DOE. Working hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 6:00pm.

Duties:

• Working on housing / residential projects of varying scales
• Work with local planning authorities and clients in the South and East of England
• A working knowledge of building regulations and planning legislation
• Recent experience focused on the delivery of large scale residential and master planning schemes

Benefits:

• £28,000 - £35,000 DOE
• Holiday
• Pension
• TAX free bonus scheme
• Healthcare Cover Scheme

Experience required:

• Leadership skills and a willingness to take on responsibility
• Good communication skills, as interaction with other professionals, authorities and clients
• Must be conversant with all packages in Microsoft Office & AutoCAD, Adobe
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• A logical and practical approach as well as an ability to solve problem;
• Time management and ability to prioritise workloads

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications, we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. If you would like to be considered for similar and future positions, or for a complete listing of all our current vacancies, please visit our website.

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications, we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. If you would like to be considered for similar and future positions, or for a complete listing of all our current vacancies, please visit our website.

Are you passionate about making a lasting impact in your local community? If you thrive on building relationships, creating opportunities, and driving meaningful change we have just the role for you. Our client is a prestigious charity seeking a Regional Fundraiser to support their fundraising plans.

As a Regional Fundraiser, you will deliver sustainable net income through a diverse range of income streams, tailored to your local community. You will be a visible ambassador for the charity, working closely with supporters, volunteers, businesses, and community groups to grow engagement and income. Collaborating with the Regional Fundraising Team Manager and colleagues, you will contribute to planning, delivery, and mitigation across key income streams, ensuring fundraising is effective, compliant, and impactful.

This role is all about people, partnerships, and purpose - representing the charity in the community, nurturing relationships, and inspiring support for those who rely on our services.

Your role:

• Drive Income Growth: Deliver net income targets across multiple fundraising streams, including corporate partnerships, in-memory giving, events, and volunteer-led initiatives.
• Build Relationships: Develop and maintain strong connections with supporters, local businesses, community groups, and volunteers.
• Strategic Delivery: Create and implement local fundraising plans in line with our overall strategy, collaborating with colleagues to maximise impact.
• Supporter Stewardship: Ensure every supporter has a positive experience, championing best practice and maintaining accurate CRM records.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work across hospice, retail, marketing, and fundraising teams to deliver innovative and effective fundraising initiatives.
• Compliance & Best Practice: Maintain high standards of fundraising compliance and data management, ensuring trust and transparency with all stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Passionate about working in the charity sector
• Any experience of fundraising would be welcomed
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Experience using MS Office and CRM's to manage activity
• Excellent networking, communication, and collaboration skills
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and travel locally as needed
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience preferred; driving license desirable

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in your community, building meaningful relationships and driving support for hospice care. You will be part of a motivated, passionate team, with opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development.

Apply today and be part of something truly meaningful.

Are you passionate about making a lasting impact in your local community? If you thrive on building relationships, creating opportunities, and driving meaningful change we have just the role for you. Our client is a prestigious charity seeking a Regional Fundraiser to support their fundraising plans.

As a Regional Fundraiser, you will deliver sustainable net income through a diverse range of income streams, tailored to your local community. You will be a visible ambassador for the charity, working closely with supporters, volunteers, businesses, and community groups to grow engagement and income. Collaborating with the Regional Fundraising Team Manager and colleagues, you will contribute to planning, delivery, and mitigation across key income streams, ensuring fundraising is effective, compliant, and impactful.

This role is all about people, partnerships, and purpose - representing the charity in the community, nurturing relationships, and inspiring support for those who rely on our services.

Your role:

• Drive Income Growth: Deliver net income targets across multiple fundraising streams, including corporate partnerships, in-memory giving, events, and volunteer-led initiatives.
• Build Relationships: Develop and maintain strong connections with supporters, local businesses, community groups, and volunteers.
• Strategic Delivery: Create and implement local fundraising plans in line with our overall strategy, collaborating with colleagues to maximise impact.
• Supporter Stewardship: Ensure every supporter has a positive experience, championing best practice and maintaining accurate CRM records.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work across hospice, retail, marketing, and fundraising teams to deliver innovative and effective fundraising initiatives.
• Compliance & Best Practice: Maintain high standards of fundraising compliance and data management, ensuring trust and transparency with all stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Passionate about working in the charity sector
• Any experience of fundraising would be welcomed
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Experience using MS Office and CRM's to manage activity
• Excellent networking, communication, and collaboration skills
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and travel locally as needed
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience preferred; driving license desirable

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in your community, building meaningful relationships and driving support for hospice care. You will be part of a motivated, passionate team, with opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development.

Apply today and be part of something truly meaningful.

Business Tax Manager - M&A (Transactions Advisory)

Location: Reading (Hybrid - 2-3 days office based)

A leading accountancy and advisory firm is seeking an experienced Tax Manager or Senior Manager with strong transactions tax expertise to join their successful and growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide variety of M&A and due diligence projects, advising both purchasers and management teams across a diverse client base - from owner-managed businesses to international groups.

You'll be involved in an array of interesting and high-impact work, including acquisitions and disposals, group reorganisations, management buyouts, and international tax structuring. The firm offers genuine flexibility, excellent progression opportunities, and the chance to work closely with an award-winning Corporate Finance and Transaction Services team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing tax due diligence and transaction advisory services

• Supporting on deal structuring, reorganisation, and MBO work

• Delivering clear, practical tax advice to clients across a range of sectors

• Collaborating with internal teams and contributing to business development initiatives

About You:

• ACA or CTA qualified, with strong corporate tax and M&A experience

• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels

• A collaborative team player who enjoys working in a dynamic, deal-driven environment

What's on Offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

• Significant scope to shape the role to your strengths and interests

• Excellent career progression opportunities

Our highly successful client is expanding and is seeking an experienced Door Engineer to join their busy, growing team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a respected organisation that delivers high-quality services across schools, offices, corporate buildings, and other public and commercial environments.

As a Door Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective and professional installation and maintenance of a wide range of door systems. Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Carrying out repairs, servicing and full installations on roller shutters, industrial doors, automatic doors, sectional doors, glazing systems and related equipment.

• Conducting fault finding, diagnostics and preventative maintenance to keep systems operating reliably.

• Working on a variety of prestigious commercial, industrial and public sector contracts, ensuring compliance with industry standards and site requirements.

• Keeping accurate service records, completing job sheets and ensuring work is delivered to a high standard.

• Providing excellent customer service and representing the company professionally on every site visit.

The person:

We are looking for someone who brings strong technical ability, reliability and a positive, customer-focused attitude:

• Industry experience is essential - previous work with industrial doors, roller shutters, automatic doors, or similar mechanical/metalwork trades (e.g., toolmaking) is highly beneficial.

• Confident working with heavy-duty equipment and able to safely assist with lifting large door systems.

• Solid practical knowledge of different door types and mechanisms.

• Electrical skills or basic wiring knowledge would be a strong advantage, but are not essential.

• A professional approach with the ability to communicate clearly and provide a positive client experience on-site.

• Strong IT skills.

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

• A valid CSCS card is essential.

Solicitor

Colchester based - Hybrid or may consider remote for the right candidate

Our clients legal department support a values-driven charity delivering vital health and care services. This is a rare opportunity to apply your legal expertise in a role with real social impact - advising senior leaders, supporting frontline services, and ensuring robust governance and compliance across a complex regulatory landscape.

As Solicitor, you will provide high-quality, pragmatic legal advice across the organisation, with a particular focus on healthcare, clinical and regulatory matters. You will be a trusted advisor to directors and senior leadership, supporting decision-making in an environment shaped by healthcare legislation, commissioning frameworks and professional regulation.

Working closely with the Senior Solicitor and wider Legal team, you will manage a broad portfolio of contentious and non-contentious matters, balancing legal risk with practical, solutions-focused advice that enables excellent patient care and service delivery.

What we're looking for:

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with significant post-qualification experience
• Degree-level education or higher
• Current practising certificate

Experience & skills required:

• Strong knowledge of healthcare law and regulation, including NHS frameworks and care standards would be advantageous
• A broad understanding of English law affecting charities and healthcare providers
• Experience advising on clinical governance, patient data and regulatory compliance
• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex healthcare and legal issues to non-legal audiences
• Strong drafting skills with attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently
• A resilient, professional and ethical approach
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Our prestigious client is seeking an Employment Tax Manager for their busy team based in Reading, but they would consider their Southampton office too. In this role you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients, providing expert advice on employment tax matters, and supporting clients with compliance, risk management, and planning opportunities. You will oversee client relationships, lead projects, manage junior staff, and contribute to the development of the firm's employment tax service line.

Key Responsibilities as Employment Tax Manager

Advisory & Compliance

• • Advise clients on all aspects of employment tax, including PAYE, NIC, benefits-in-kind, expenses, termination payments, off-payroll working (IR35), and employment status.
  • Manage employer compliance processes, including PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSAs), P11Ds, and HMRC disclosures.
  • Support clients with HMRC enquiries, audits, and settlements.
  • Provide strategic advice on workforce planning, reward structures, expatriate tax issues, and employee share schemes (where applicable).

Client Management & Business Development

• • Act as the main point of contact for a portfolio of clients, ensuring excellent service delivery.
  • Identify new advisory opportunities and support business development initiatives.
  • Assist in preparing and presenting proposals, thought leadership, and marketing material.

Practice Contribution

• • Support the senior leadership team in growing the employment tax practice.
  • Ensure compliance with risk management and quality control procedures.
  • Stay up to date with legislative changes, case law, and HMRC guidance to maintain technical excellence.

The person:

• ATT/CTA or equivalent qualification essential.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment tax legislation and HMRC practices.
• Previous experience in an employment tax role within a professional services firm or HMRC.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver high-quality advice.
• Experience in managing HMRC enquiries and negotiations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax issues clearly.
• Experience of supervising or mentoring junior team members.
• Proactive, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong team player with leadership potential.
• Enthusiastic about contributing to the growth of the practice.

Our prestigious client is seeking an Employment Tax Manager for their busy team based in Reading, but they would consider their Oxford office too. In this role you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients, providing expert advice on employment tax matters, and supporting clients with compliance, risk management, and planning opportunities. You will oversee client relationships, lead projects, manage junior staff, and contribute to the development of the firm's employment tax service line.

Key Responsibilities as Employment Tax Manager

Advisory & Compliance

• • Advise clients on all aspects of employment tax, including PAYE, NIC, benefits-in-kind, expenses, termination payments, off-payroll working (IR35), and employment status.
  • Manage employer compliance processes, including PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSAs), P11Ds, and HMRC disclosures.
  • Support clients with HMRC enquiries, audits, and settlements.
  • Provide strategic advice on workforce planning, reward structures, expatriate tax issues, and employee share schemes (where applicable).

Client Management & Business Development

• • Act as the main point of contact for a portfolio of clients, ensuring excellent service delivery.
  • Identify new advisory opportunities and support business development initiatives.
  • Assist in preparing and presenting proposals, thought leadership, and marketing material.

Practice Contribution

• • Support the senior leadership team in growing the employment tax practice.
  • Ensure compliance with risk management and quality control procedures.
  • Stay up to date with legislative changes, case law, and HMRC guidance to maintain technical excellence.

The person:

• ATT/CTA or equivalent qualification essential.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment tax legislation and HMRC practices.
• Previous experience in an employment tax role within a professional services firm or HMRC.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver high-quality advice.
• Experience in managing HMRC enquiries and negotiations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax issues clearly.
• Experience of supervising or mentoring junior team members.
• Proactive, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong team player with leadership potential.
• Enthusiastic about contributing to the growth of the practice.