Accounting Jobs in Bedford

Duties will include:

• Supervision of a small team
• Ensuring the team’s compliance with the Group Policies and Procedures
• Processing of purchase and nominal ledger invoices and expenses
• Preparing daily and weekly payment runs as required
• Administrative work within the Group Accounting Systems
• Resolving queries and the reconciliations of supplier accounts

Suitable applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have:

• Purchase ledger experience at a supervisory level
• IT literacy with a good working knowledge of Excel and Sun Accounts or other accounting systems
• Experience of dealing...

Financial Planning Administrator - Bedford
Salary up to £21,000 + benefits

A high quality professional services firm are looking for an experienced Financial Services / Life & Pensions Administrator to join the firms back office.

The role will be to administer pre and post sales business and assist the Department Manager in the day to day running of the team.

- To have a complete understanding of the computer system and departmental procedures.
- Oversee daily dairy/email/fax and scanning
- Letter & Report generation for advisers
- Preparation of individual quotations for advisers.
-Processing of scheme/individual...

My client is looking for an experienced Claims Assessor to join their team.

You will have previous experience of the following:-

Claims Assessment in accordance with policy terms including the financial aspect of the claim and conflict handling.

A broad understanding of medical conditions and medical reports.

Good numeracy, letter and report writing skills

Experience of dealing with Independant Financial Advisors and an understanding of a small business environment.

You will have great communication skills and be able to work without direct supervision, meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and accept...

A Finance Manager is required for a busy & growing division of this FTSE 100. Focus will be to manage a team of 6 staff, deliver financial analyses and ensure audits and reconcilations are completed accurately and on time. The team process sales orders on the internal systems, raise invoices and undertake profit and loss reconcilations for a variety of profit centres.

Initially for a 3 month contract, there is scope for this to be extended or permanency. The Finance Manager should be qualified ACCA / CIMA with good staff management experience, good all-round experience in financial & management accounting & SAP skills. Good Excel is also...

In conjunction with the Finance & Operations Director, preparation of the annual budget for approval by the SLT.
Preparation of periodcis management accounts
Timely production and issue of financial reposrt and returns
Regular liasion with budget holders and production of monthly reports to enable budget holders to manage their resources.
Monitor cash flow
co-ordinate and manage external audits
Purchase Ledger
Reconcilliations
Credit Control
Funding and Grant Management
Control of payroll service
Manage company bank accounts.
Maintenance of fixed register...

Cooper Lomaz are urgently recruiting for an exceptional Head of Risk and Compliance for our exclusive, well known client based in Bedfordshire.

The successful candidate will be leading a highly skilled Risk and Compliance function to address the operational risk needs of the business, to ensure compliance with legislation and to provide specialist risk management capabilities.

Ideally you will come from an FS background, ideally in Insurance however candidates from Banking or other FSA industries would also be considered.

You will be managing a team of 15 and reporting directly into the board.

Key Responsibilities...

Ability to lead and manage own work effectively and take responsibility for own professional development

* Well developed interpersonal and communication skills (including written, oral and presentation skills)

* Be able to manage change, lead innovations and meet challenges successfully

* Proven team working skills: the ability to both lead teams and be a team member

* Energy, tenacity, resilience and

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My client is looking for an experienced wealth advisor or financial advisor to join their expanding team in Bedford. You will be responsible for covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

You will have previous experience in selling pensions and investments and should also have adequate qualifications in preparation for RDR.

This role will suit someone who wishes to work on a Self Employed basis. Leads will be provided although you will also be expected to gain your own leads.

Qualifications: full FPC or CF equivalent. Cemap bridge or MAQ. Additional diploma exams are desirable, ideally you will already...

This £10 mill turnover Professional Business Consultancy is looking to recruit an experienced Billing Manager to work with the busy finance team.
This is a stand alone role where you will be assisting the Finance Director and the Finance Manager to provide an efficient finance service to the business. You will have day to day responsibility for managing the transactional processing – invoicing and credit control, ensuring controls, processes and systems are working efficiently and effectively and that information needs within the business are met.
Other key aspects of the role include ensuring that data on the time recording and invoicing...

My client is one of UK's leading retailers, due to internal promotion they have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join the team at their Bedford office.

You will have previous Financial Management experience within the commercial sector, and have a strong commercial awareness, ideally within a logistics/distribution environment.

Duties will include:

Creation of the biggest business plan in the Network in terms of volume and costs
Attendance at daily meetings to review the previous day and week-to-date performance and provoking challenging conversations with the Ops Manager and Distribution...

Position: Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Bedford, MK43
Salary: £22,500
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 37.5hrs per week
Ideal Start Date: Immediately
 
We are offering one exceptional candidate the chance to be an  Assistant Management Accountant in our Supply Chain Division based at our site in Bedfordshire.
You role as a  Assistant Management Accountant will be to support the Finance Manager in providing a proactive, customer focused Finance and Payroll service in a cost effective manner. To coordinate effectively with the Finance Manager and offer guidance to the Finance...

My client who is based in Bedford is looking to recruit a Senior Life & Pensions Administrator to assist/oversee the administration within the Life Department and assist the Department Manager in the day to day running.

You will have previous experience of working within the Financial Services industrt and have extensive knowledge of individual Life & Pensions and experiemnce of dealing with all Employee benefits.

Duties will include:

Overseeing the daily diary, email, fax and scanning

Letter and report generation for advisors

Preparation of individual quotations for advisors

Processing of scheme...

We are seeking an experienced book keeper to join a busy, well-established organisation in Bedford. This company specialise in distributing hardware and materials to the telecommunications industry and have a vast brochure of products and services. The role of the book keeper will be to ensure payments to suppliers are neat and accurate, credit control is up to date and payroll is on time.

Key Responsibilities:

* Purchase and sales ledger duties
* Bank reconciliations
* Trial balance
* VAT returns
* Payroll admin
* Invoice Data Entry
* Credit Control
* Purchase order reconciliation
* Ad-hoc projects with...

My client needs help within their Accounts Department for at least one month to help out with their heavy workload. We are looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk/Accounts Clerk who is available immediately. You will need to have clerical experience within an accounts payable role, an understanding of VAT, great with Excel and able to reconcile delivery dockets against invoices etc.

My client is flexible regarding working hours but needs 6 hours per day.

Hourly rate £9.00 - £9.30 including holiday pay

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Osborne Appointments who are acting as an employment business. ...

The brand new Bedford Academy building is now under construction and we will be moving in Autumn this year. This is an exciting time to join us and to have the opportunity to work in a modern, purpose built environment, with innovative facilities and the latest resources.

Assistant Director - Finance & Data
Full-Time position (52 weeks).
Salary: Circa £30,000

We are looking for a highly skilled, enthusiastic person and an inspirational leader.

Key Responsibilities:

* Responsibility for management and statutory financial reporting and for development and maintenance of the Academy financial processes and systems...

Our client is seeking an experienced Cashier/Accounts Clerk to start immediately to cover maternity leave. The role will involve allocating daily cash and BACS payments, preparing the banking, bank reconciliations, resolving payment queries and dealing with the banks. This is a fantastic role for a careful and methodical candidate with previous experience of working as a cashier in an internal accounts department. Our client offers a professional and friendly working environment with on site parking.
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International Events Management Company requires Finance Assistant to manage Sales Ledger function and ensure effective Credit Control debt collection.

About You

You will have a proven track record within Credit Control with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

Applicants will have an outgoing personality, work well in a team environment and have good Microsoft Office skills

About The Role

The key duties of the Finance Assistant – Credit Control position include:

• Setting up, credit checking and maintaining customer accounts
• Raising customer invoices and posting to Sun Accounting...

Our client has experienced excellent growth in the recent past and has an enviable business pipeline which means this trend is set to continue. For this newly created role, they are seeking a technically accomplished, high energy individual with the gravitas to communicate to the highest level across a large matrix organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing four senior Finance Managers who, along with their respective teams, are each responsible for a specific area of the business. Duties will include, but not be limited to, management and compilation of budgets, variance analysis and estimated revenue, coordinating...

Our client has bucked the recent trend and undergone a period of considerable growth. They are therefore looking to add high calibre staff to their finance team. This role will involve being a finance lead for a major project area, working with the Programme Director and other key operations staff to ensure the successful completion of the project within cost, quality and schedule. Duties will include (but not be limited to) assisting the Programme Director in coordinating the development of periodic estimates, leading the project financial team, performing regular cost reviews, ensuring adherence to scope within the contracts, customer interface...

Job Description:

1.Accounts

1.Accounts on Sage Line 50
2.Dealing with invoices and sorting
3.Preparing invoices for checking and distribution of copies
4.Prepare invoice copies for checking
5.Following up queries
6.Paying suppliers
7.Keeping neat and filed records
8.Subcontractors payment certificates and payments
9.Providing monthly P & L figs, Trial Balance etc
10.VAT return
11.Providing cash flow build up information
12.Chasing outstanding payments
13.Preparation of BACS payments
14.Providing Friday record of bank balance, debtors and payments

2.Secretarial and Administration...