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Head of Finance Newcastle upon Tyne (office based 4 days per week, 1-day WFH) £90,000-£100,000 + 10% bonus + £8,500 car allowance + excellent benefits An excellent opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance to join a large, listed group in a high-impact leadership role, taking ownership of external reporting, year-end audit delivery, and the group-wide financial control environment. This is a senior position with real visibility and responsibility. You'll lead a small, capable team (including qualified accountants), drive best practice across reporting and controls, and play a key part in maintaining the quality and integrity of financial disclosures under tight market deadlines. This organisation is a long-established, nationally recognised business with a strong reputation for quality and customer focus. They're investing in their people and processes, with a genuine focus on continuous improvement, strong governance, and a positive, inclusive culture. In this role, you will lead group reporting across annual and interim cycles, partner closely with external auditors and advisors, and take ownership of technical accounting areas and judgement-led papers. You'll also support investor-facing requirements, contribute to board-level reporting, and improve systems and controls to keep pace with a fast-moving reporting calendar. The ideal candidate will be an ACCA qualified finance leader who has already operated at Head of Finance level, with extensive audit exposure and strong IFRS expertise. Big 4 training is highly desirable, as is experience in a listed environment. Sector background is flexible, but you must be comfortable working at pace with strict reporting deadlines and high standards of accuracy. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys running a tight external reporting process, leading a high-performing team, and shaping how a group tells its financial story, with a strong package and clear senior-level remit. The Role: Lead external financial reporting across the group, ensuring accuracy and compliance (IFRS/FRS101) Own and drive the year-end audit process and auditor relationships Manage and enhance the group control environment, continuously improving processes Lead consolidated accounts, half-year reporting, trading updates, and technical accounting reviews Line manage and develop a small team (including qualified accountants) The Person: ACCA qualified (essential) with 5+ years PQE Proven experience in a Head of Finance position (essential) Extensive audit experience, confident leading year-end and interim reporting cycles Big 4 background highly desirable; listed company experience desirable Strong IFRS knowledge and a detail-driven, deadline-focused approach Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

ERP Finance Systems Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit a Qualified Accountant with ACCA with experience of working with and implementing multiple finance ERP systems globally Qualified Accountant with 3-5 years finance operations experience. Developing business case proposals, delivery full lifecycle management, user testing & training, and post go-live support and optimisation. Good working knowledge of leading cloud-based Finance solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or NetSuite. Expertise of integrating Finance packages with other strategic solutions including CRM and eCommerce platforms. Experience of and/or qualifications in Project Management methodologies such as Prince 2, PMP, MSP and Agile. Excellent knowledge of MS Office toolset including Excel to an Advanced level. The ERP Finance Systems Project Manager role will require an in-depth knowledge and use of leading, cloud based Finance ERP solutions in a global context - combined with sound technology and implementation experience in a global environment. Creative thinker, with the ability to proactively identify areas for potential improvement (process and functionality) Lead initiatives and solution enhancements. Translate business/operational requirements into effective and efficient systems solutions and to manage conflicting priorities/complex workload. Must have excellent communication skills at all levels. Based in Northampton, this role will require international travel. The daily rate will be very competitive. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Business Analyst with Finance Systems – Milton Keynes Our Client is keen to recruit a seasoned Business Analyst with 5 to 8 years proven track record of working on projects with an understanding of the full project life-cycle. Must be able to demonstrate excellent business analysis skills coupled with excellent techniques and ideally with some methodology. Should be confident with the ability to work well the stakeholders and to guide and lead them to successful end results. The Client would ideally like to recruit a candidate with Oracle Financial systems experience - with at least 5 years experience. The following are some of the key points about this role: Must be able to analyse the structure of the business (integration between Marketing, Finance & Education) Identify how the business use technology and what their goals are in line with identified requirements. As-Is/To-Be process mapping Identify problems within the business relating, through data modelling techniques and process flows. Have the ability to streamline processes. You will have strong documentation management experience and skills. Communicate with senior people within the organisation. Align internal and external stakeholders of the benefits of new technology or strategies/requirements/processes. Part of this assignment will be to run workshops and training sessions in order to ensure that everyone is on board and understands the processes involved. You will have knowledge of some if not all of the following: Finance systems and integration – tailored around the education sector Marketing & admissions background YoY management of enrolled children/existing pupils Technology within education and use of VLE’s Change management expertise The Client and the role is based in Milton Keynes and there will be some travel occasionally. The salary will be dependent upon skills you bring to the table – but probably in the range £40K - £55K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your availability.

ERP Finance Systems Implementation Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit a Qualified Accountant with ACCA with experience of working with and implementing multiple finance ERP systems globally Qualified Accountant with 3-5 years finance operations experience. Developing business case proposals, delivery full lifecycle management, user testing & training, and post go-live support and optimisation. Good working knowledge of leading cloud-based Finance solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or NetSuite. Expertise of integrating Finance packages with other strategic solutions including CRM and eCommerce platforms. Experience of and/or qualifications in Project Management methodologies such as Prince 2, PMP, MSP and Agile. Excellent knowledge of MS Office toolset including Excel to an Advanced level. The ERP Finance Systems Project Manager role will require an in-depth knowledge and use of leading, cloud based Finance ERP solutions in a global context - combined with sound technology and implementation experience in a global environment. Creative thinker, with the ability to proactively identify areas for potential improvement (process and functionality) Lead initiatives and solution enhancements. Translate business/operational requirements into effective and efficient systems solutions and to manage conflicting priorities/complex workload. Must have excellent communication skills at all levels. Based in Northampton, this role will require international travel. The daily rate will be very competitive. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.