18 jobs found in Lancaster

Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Buyer to join their team in Barrow-in-Furness on a contract basis. This role requires presence on-site 2 days per week and entails a variety of responsibilities crucial to the procurement function within a highly regulated industry. Key Responsibilities: Provide commercial and supply chain support to the delivery programmes. Produce and manage procurement plans to capture stakeholder requirements. Identify risks, issues, and liabilities within procurement and contract strategies. Support the sourcing and contracting procurement process, including tender pack development, evaluation, and award. Ensure sourcing and contracting documentation is of the highest standard. Support negotiations with suppliers, focusing on commercial aspects to ensure favourable outcomes. Support the development of supply chain strategies and implementation of plans. Co-ordinate the end-to-end procurement process to...

Ashberry Recruitment are looking for a Finance Administrator on a temporary basis for a minimum of 3 months for our client based in Blackpool. Role Purpose To provide day-to-day financial and administrative support, ensuring the accurate processing and maintenance of financial records. Key Responsibilities * Process purchase and sales invoices. * Maintain financial records using SAGE. * Reconcile supplier statements and bank accounts. * Assist with payments and general finance administration. * Maintain accurate filing and documentation. * Respond to finance-related queries. Person Specification Essential * Previous finance or accounts administration experience. * Experience using SAGE accounting software. * Good attention to detail and accuracy. * Strong organisational and communication skills. * Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Desirable * AAT qualification or studying towards AAT. * Experience in a similar finance...

ERP Business Analyst £400 - £450 per day Interim, Full-Time Merseyside / Hybrid Working An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ERP Business Analyst to join a Local Authority in Merseyside during a significant period of digital transformation. The Council is currently implementing MHR i-Trent as its HR and Payroll solution alongside Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance, with both systems currently in the implementation phase. This role will play a key part in delivering business analysis across complex transformation programmes, ensuring successful change delivery and business improvement across the organisation. Key Responsibilities of the ERP Business Analyst: Lead business analysis activity across complex transformation projects and programmes * Act as the Business Analysis lead on strategic business improvement initiatives * Identify and apply the most appropriate business analysis methodologies, including Lean and Six Sigma approaches * Take ownership of...

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an ERP Business Analyst to join Liverpool City Council on an initial 6 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 5 days per week. The successful candidate will support the delivery of major enterprise-wide transformation programmes, working alongside key stakeholders to improve business processes and embed effective ways of working. Liverpool City Council are currently implementing MHR i-Trent as their HR platform, alongside Microsoft Dynamics for Finance, and require an experienced Business Analyst to support these complex change programmes. Key Responsibilities * Act as the Business Analysis lead on complex transformation projects and programmes. * Provide expert business analysis support across strategic improvement and change initiatives. * Lead the business analysis phase throughout the project lifecycle, acting as a key contact for customers, stakeholders and senior managers. * Identify and apply...

School Finance Officer, Manchester City Centre Based. £34,000 + DOE Our client is seeking an experienced School Finance Officer to support their finance function within a busy educational setting. The successful candidate will have proven experience working within a school environment and be confident managing a range of finance and bursary-related responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who understands the unique requirements of the education sector. Responsibilities as a School Finance Officer * Managing the day-to-day financial administration of the school * Processing purchase orders, invoices, payments, and reconciliations * Supporting budget monitoring and assisting with financial reporting * Administering bursary and funding processes, ensuring accurate record-keeping and compliance * Maintaining pupil finance records and managing fee-related queries where applicable * Liaising with staff, parents, suppliers, and...

Axon Moore are supporting a well-established education organisation in the appointment of an Interim Finance Director. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to provide strategic financial leadership, ensure robust financial management, and oversee key operational functions across the organisation. The key roles and responsibilities for this person will include: Leading the strategic and day-to-day financial management of the organisation, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements Preparing annual budgets, long-term financial forecasts and monthly management accounts to support effective decision making Producing statutory accounts and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, funding agreements and governance frameworks Providing financial advice and business partnering support to the Senior Leadership Team and Governors, including presenting at Finance & Risk...

Axon Moore are supporting a large international business based in West Yorkshire in the appointment of a Senior Group Finance Manager. The successful candidate will play a key role within the Group Finance function, supporting senior leadership in delivering high-quality financial reporting, driving process improvements and ensuring robust financial governance across a complex international business. The key roles and responsibilities for this person will include: Delivery and execution of accurate Group consolidated financial and management reporting on a monthly basis Leading the annual Group budgeting process, including consolidation, analysis and reporting Managing Group statutory reporting in accordance with IFRS and supporting the external audit process Overseeing financial reporting, accounting and tax compliance for Head Office holding companies Supporting the implementation and development of financial reporting systems and driving reporting process improvements...

Your new company An exciting interim opportunity has become available with a well-established organisation. The business is seeking an experienced VAT professional to take ownership of indirect tax compliance activities, ensuring accurate reporting, regulatory compliance and strong financial controls across multiple entities. This is a temporary assignment to provide additional support to an established VAT Compliance team during a busy period, making it an excellent opportunity for an experienced contractor who can add value quickly and hit the ground running. Your new role This interim position will see you leading the delivery of VAT compliance and reporting obligations across a diverse business portfolio. Alongside managing day-to-day compliance activities, you will focus on enhancing processes, strengthening controls and supporting the wider business with technical VAT matters. The role will involve: Leading VAT compliance activities and ensuring regulatory obligations are...

Overview We are looking for a Business Analyst to lead analysis on complex, high-impact change initiatives within IT Delivery. The role goes beyond traditional requirements gathering with the successful candidate needing to act as a trusted advisor, ensuring business needs are clearly defined, solutions are value-driven, and outcomes are successfully realised. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end business analysis across complex initiatives (from discovery through to delivery and benefits realisation) Elicit, analyse and manage high-quality requirements, ensuring they are traceable to business outcomes Translate business problems into clear, structured insights and actionable solutions Support business case development, including benefit definition and impact assessment Engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership Validate solution designs and ensure alignment to business needs and expected outcomes Lead and coordinate analysis activities,...

This role is responsible for supporting high-quality financial and investment operations, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting and the integrity of financial systems and data. The successful candidate will play a key role in improving processes, supporting change initiatives and working with stakeholders to deliver efficient financial operations. Client Details Our client is a well-established organisation with a strong reputation, operating within a highly regulated environment. They are committed to investing in both people and systems and offer the opportunity to work on complex, business-critical activities that have a meaningful impact on the wider organisation. Description Support financial and investment operations activities, ensuring accuracy and high service standards. Review, develop and improve operational processes to increase efficiency and strengthen controls. Deliver timely financial outputs and reporting for a range of stakeholders. Process...

The client is undergoing a transformation of its Identity and Access Management practices including the delivery of a set of net new tools to overhaul how IAM is carried out in the industry. We are seeking experienced and dynamic Security Engineer who have an excellent understanding of Identity Management, with a successful track record of working in complex global organisations at fast pace. In this role, you will: * Design and implement security controls across the IDAM 2.0 platform. * Embed Secure by Design principles throughout solution delivery. * Implement and maintain Zero Trust security controls. * Configure and maintain authentication and authorisation security mechanisms. * Implement secure service-to-service communication using mutual TLS (mTLS). * Implement and maintain Policy-as-Code solutions using OPA and related technologies. * Integrate secrets management, PKI and certificate lifecycle services. * Support cryptographic key management and...

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Director to join a well-established organisation on an initial 6-month interim contract, with the potential to be extended. This is a senior finance leadership role where you'll work closely with the leadership team, taking responsibility for financial strategy, reporting, compliance and governance while leading an established finance function. The Opportunity This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys making an immediate impact. You'll provide strategic financial leadership while ensuring the day-to-day finance function runs smoothly. What You'll Be Doing * Leading budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. * Preparing statutory accounts and ensuring financial compliance. * Providing financial insight to support strategic decisions. * Managing audits, financial controls and governance. * Overseeing procurement, contracts and the finance team. What You'll Bring You'll be a qualified senior finance...

The Group Order to Cash Manager will oversee the end to end order to cash process, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in financial operations. This role would suit a professional who has a proven track record in order to cash, people management and driving continuous improvement. Client Details Our client is a large, market leading and well established business. It is an employee centric business that is committed to inclusion and celebrates diversity. It offers employees opportunities to progress internally, a plethora of benefits and rewards and actively encourages employees to have a great work life balance. You will be based from the office 3 days PW, which is c. 5 miles north of Doncaster centre. Description You will be leading and developing the order to cash function within the finance team. Your duties will include but will not be limited to: Drive performance across your team of 11, which includes 4 direct reports Ensure effective risk management of outstanding...

ERP Workstream Lead (Finance) Staffordshire County Council Contract | Hybrid Working Fox Morris Group are working with Staffordshire County Council to recruit an experienced ERP Workstream Lead (Finance) to play a key role in one of the Council's largest transformation programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Finance workstream as the Council replaces its existing Finance and HR & Payroll systems with a modern, single Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform. You will be responsible for ensuring the Finance solution is successfully designed, configured, tested and deployed while driving process improvements and supporting the organisation through significant business change. The Role Working as part of the ERP Programme Team, you will lead the Finance workstream throughout the full project lifecycle, acting as the bridge between Finance, ICT, implementation partners and key stakeholders. You will be responsible for ensuring the new solution delivers...

Temporary Purchasing Administrator Kirkby In Ashfield Temporary (4-6 weeks) £14.00 per hour Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm (42.5 paid hours per week) Hybrid: 1 day working from home SF Partners are currently recruiting for a Temporary Purchasing Administrator to join a busy and friendly team on a 4-6 week assignment. This is a great opportunity for an experienced administrator who is confident managing purchase orders, speaking with suppliers and keeping on top of a busy workload. The Role Processing purchase orders accurately and efficiently Raising and managing purchase orders (POs) Contacting suppliers to chase updates on pricing, lead times and deliveries Building strong relationships with suppliers over the phone and by email Ensuring purchasing records and systems are kept up to date Providing general administrative support to the purchasing team About You Has previous administration experience, ideally within purchasing or procurement Is confident speaking...

Performance Analyst Rate: £350 -£390 Clearance Required: SC clearance Duration: 6 months Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office IR35 Status: Inside SC CLEARANCE Description: Digital - MTD - SA - View & Change Making Tax Digital (MTD) is fundamentally transforming the UK tax system to use digitally integrated tools. MTD is a key part of the government's ambition for the client to become one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world. MTD will make it easier for businesses, self-employed individuals, and landlords to get their tac right first time by integrating tax into their day-to-day business activities through use of software and digital tools. It will create a single, up-to-date view of a customer's tax affairs in one, modern and robust IT System. Why this Role? This is a pivotal analysis role. You will be responsible for developing performance measurement frameworks and analysing the performance of a service or product against these....

Business Analyst - Workday Learning & AI Transformation Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site in Reading or Dublin Day Rate: £700 - £750 / day Engagement Type: 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Industry: Global Retail / Enterprise Transformation About the Role We are seeking an experienced Workday Business Analyst to join a major multi-year, multi-country Workday HCM transformation programme. Operating within the global Learning Workstream, you will be key to shaping a state-of-the-art global learning platform across 17 international markets. This initiative represents an enterprise-scale integration bringing together Workday Learning (front-end learner experience) and Sana (back-end AI-driven content generation and translation). This is a pure core Business Analysis role. You will own the analytical backbone of the workstream-eliciting requirements, defining As-Is/To-Be processes, mapping integration boundaries, and ensuring seamless functional design. Contract...

Job Opportunity – Interim Finance Business Partner (Children's Social Care) * Location: 100% Remote (35 Days Per Week) * Salary: DOE * Contract: Interim * Start Date: ASAP * Contract Length: 6 Months+ Key Responsibilities: · Lead finance support for Children’s Social Care and related services (including safeguarding, placements, and early help) · Oversee budget setting, forecasting, and in-year financial monitoring · Provide detailed financial analysis on high-cost placements and demand trends · Support the management of DSG (Dedicated Schools Grant) and schools funding where applicable · Identify and manage financial risks, pressures, and savings opportunities · Work closely with Directors, Heads of Service, and budget holders to provide financial advice and challenge · Contribute to the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and financial strategy · Support service transformation and efficiency programmes Successful candidates: · Fully CCAB qualified or...