48 jobs found in Whitchurch

Business Analyst - Lending / Underwriting Transformation Contract: 3 months, likely extension Rate: £500 - £585 per day insideIR35 Location: Reading - Hybrid - 2-3 days per week We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with lending and/or underwriting experience to support a major financial services transformation programme. Our client is transitioning to a third-party lending platform and requires a BA to help assess existing underwriting processes, define future ways of working and translate business needs into clear technology requirements. You will work alongside an internal Business Analyst and closely with the third-party platform provider, helping to bridge the gap between business processes and the capabilities of the new platform. Responsibilities: * Analyse and document current-state lending and underwriting processes. * Understand business requirements and translate them into clear, structured requirements. * Develop a strong understanding of the...

Financial Reporting Analyst | Oxfordshire A well-established organisation in Oxfordshire is looking for a Senior Financial Regulations Reporting Analyst to join its finance team. This is a specialist role focused on ensuring full compliance with an externally imposed financial regulatory framework, including detailed spend cap requirements. You will work closely with the Financial Regulations Reporting and Compliance Manager and the wider finance team, supporting decision-making up to CFO and senior leadership level. What you will be doing Preparing compliant regulatory submissions, ensuring they are accurate, on time and audit-ready Collating and analysing data to support CFO responses and requests for clarification from the regulator Supporting external audits, including agreed upon procedures, and producing the documentation and working papers behind them Building and maintaining monthly actuals reporting against the cap as part of the wider finance reporting cycle...

Elevate Projects are working in partnership with our client to appoint an experienced Multi Trader to work within the facilities team looking after their commercial property portfolio. You will be a qualified specialist in at least 1 trade, and will be required to undertake a wide range of repairs and maintenance works, demonstrating your diverse skill set as a multi-skilled trades operative, you will provide a high standard of workmanship, in a timely and productive manner, to ensure that Corporate Estate properties are well maintained, safe and operational

Senior Financial Planning Manager - Interim Spencer Clarke Group are working closely with a Local Authority in the South East to appoint an Interim Senior Financial Planning Manager. This is a senior assignment leading the Council's financial planning, MTFS and budget-setting activity, while providing strategic advice to senior leaders and Members. What's on Offer Rate: £600 - £700 per day PAYE Initial Contract: 6 months Hours: 37 hours per week Full-time The Role The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of the Council's Medium-Term Financial Strategy and annual revenue and capital budget-setting processes. Key responsibilities: Leading the development, maintenance and delivery of the Council's MTFS. Coordinating annual revenue and capital budget setting, forecasting and financial modelling. Providing robust strategic financial advice and challenge to senior officers and elected Members. Leading monthly budget monitoring and quarterly financial...

Our client is seeking an experienced finance assistant to join their team for the next 3 months, to be considered you must be available immediately to start. This is a hands-on role supporting the day-to-day finance function. Duties: Manage the finance inbox and respond to supplier and internal queries Process supplier invoices Invoice verification VAT coding Routing invoices for approval Process expenses Complete daily bank postings and assist with monthly bank reconciliations Process supplier and ad hoc payments Maintain accurate and well-organised finance records Requirements: Current experience using acocunting systems Experience using Sage 50 Accounts or a comparable accounting system Experience processing transactions in multiple currencies Strong purchase ledger experience Good knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office. Excellent attention to detail AAT qualification or another relevant finance qualification.Please apply for a chance to be considered

Financial Analyst Location: Oxford – Hybrid (minimum 3 days onsite) Contract: 6 months Initially Rate: £27.67 per hour PAYE / £37.01 per hour Umbrella IR35: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: DBS required; current SC clearance preferred We are currently recruiting for an experienced Financial Analyst to join a leading organisation within the aerospace and defence sector on an initial 6-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong hands-on experience across financial reporting, reconciliations, payroll, invoicing and month-end activities to support a busy finance function working across defence-related projects. The Role As a Financial Analyst, you will provide financial reporting support across key projects, while also contributing to future bid campaigns and the wider finance function. You will be responsible for a varied workload, working to tight deadlines and ensuring financial information is accurate, well controlled and delivered...

Aioi R&D Lab – Oxford is an AI R&D company based in Oxford, on a mission to harness AI to understand, predict, and manage risk, helping build a safer, more resilient society. We sit at the intersection of academia and industry, working with Oxford's professors, researchers, and graduates alongside commercial spinouts and partner companies, to turn frontier research into AI that actually ships rather than just gets published. Our work spans applied AI for insurance and adjacent industries, including supply chains, nature, autonomous driving, and the emerging challenges nobody's solved yet, alongside deep research of our own into agentic AI, privacy-preserving technologies, trustworthy AI, complex systems modelling, and quantum computing. We build AI products and solutions for insurers, businesses, and public-sector organisations worldwide, and run innovative research projects that push these technologies further, helping people make better decisions in an uncertain...

Business Analyst - Lending / Underwriting Transformation - Initial 3 months, with a good possibility of extension. The requirement may evolve toward more PM focused support later in the programme. Slough 2/3 days per week on site, rest remote - £585 per day inside IR35 The client is moving to a third party lending platform and is looking for an experienced Business Analyst, ideally with a background in lending and underwriting, to support the transition. The BA will work closely with one of the client's internal BAs and engage with the third party platform provider. The key focus will be understanding and documenting the client's current underwriting processes and working practices, then defining how these will need to change when moving to the new platform. Key responsibilities include: . Understand and document the current state underwriting process and lending requirements. . Develop a good understanding of the Solifi platform and its capabilities. . Define the future...

Category Manager | Financial Services Categories| 6 Months | Hybrid | £600/day Inside IR35 | Flexible Location | Financial Categories | In this role you will step into an established Category Manager position, taking ownership of a portfolio of indirect spend categories. Your focus will be within Financial Services categories. This is a hands-on procurement role requiring an experienced self-starter who can manage both sourcing activities and supplier management. Previous experience as a Category Manager working within Financial Services, Retail, Customer Service, Energy are especially of interest. Key Skills & Experience: Previous experience within a large, complex corporate environment (preferable) Indirect procurement expertise. Category management experience. Strategic sourcing and supplier management capability. Indirect procurement experience is essential. Experience of managing Financial Services categories Strong stakeholder management skills Location:...

Interim Financial Accountant - Cirencester We're supporting a client based on the outskirts of Swindon who are looking for an experienced Interim Financial Accountant to join their finance team from September through to around December. The main focus of the role will be audit preparation, supporting the completion of the consolidated statutory accounts and the accounts for four group companies, seeing the process through to completion of the audit. Alongside this, you'll provide general support to the Financial Controller and wider finance team, getting involved in management accounts, reporting, VAT returns and anything else that needs doing. We're looking for someone well-rounded, hands-on and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. This would suit someone who enjoys contracting, can hit the ground running and is happy to get stuck in wherever needed. To apply for the role please contact Lucy on (phone number removed) or click on apply

Internal Audit Location South East England, Buckinghamshire, England Job Type Temporary, Full-Time Industry Primary: Banking and Finance Secondary: Accounting Salary £45,000 per annum Benefits Hybrid working arrangement – two days working from home Job Description The Internal Audit role is responsible for assessing and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes within the organisation. The post holder conducts independent evaluations of financial and operational activities to ensure compliance with relevant policies, regulations, and standards. This role supports the identification of risks and recommends improvements to enhance internal controls and operational efficiency. Key Duties and Responsibilities Plan, execute and report on internal audit assignments in accordance with the annual audit plan. Review financial statements, operational procedures, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Identify areas of...

Interim Head of Finance - Ongoing Assignment We're looking for a qualified, hands-on Interim Head of Finance to join a growing SME on an ongoing interim basis, working closely with key stakeholders and taking ownership of the finance function. This is a role for someone who can hit the ground running, bring strong financial control and commercial insight, and isn't afraid to get stuck in. The role Lead and maintain strong financial control, including month-end close. Take ownership of VAT queries across multiple countries. Control and monitor the financial plan, including understanding how projects and business decisions impact forecasts. Own financial planning, modelling and forecasting. Monitor performance against plan and provide clear insight to key stakeholders. Liaise with the bank and external stakeholders as required. Act as a proactive problem-solver and trusted finance partner to the business. About you You'll be a qualified accountant with experience at Financial...

Temporary Finance Assistant - 6 Months - must be available immediately Upon application for this role you will receive a text message/email link to engage with our AI agent, please complete this to enhance your application. 📍Location: Watford 💷Hourly rate: £13.50 - £17.00 per hour ⏰Working hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5.30pm Our client is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Business and Finance Assistant to support their finance team. Responsibilities: Assist in preparing financial reports and conducting variance analysis to track organisational performance. Support budgeting and forecasting activities by effectively gathering and organising relevant data. Help maintain accurate financial records, including processing invoices and performing reconciliations. Conduct routine checks to ensure data accuracy and completeness, ensuring the integrity of financial information. Support the preparation of management information and reports to aid decision-making processes. Assist...

Are you an experienced FP&A professional who can turn complex financial data into clear commercial insight? A leading organisation is seeking a Finance Business Partner to partner with senior leadership, drive financial performance and strengthen planning, forecasting and decision-making across the business. The Role As the Finance Business Partner, you’ll: * Partner with the Divisional Leadership Team and Functional Directors, providing insight, challenge and decision support. * Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning cycles. * Develop P&L, cost and cash flow forecasts alongside scenario and sensitivity modelling. * Analyse performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key risks and opportunities. * Deliver clear, accurate management reporting and translate complex data into actionable insights. * Support business cases, investment appraisals and ROI analysis. * Drive cost discipline and improve financial accountability across the...

Financial Crime Project Manager – London – 12 months contract Job description We are recruiting for a Financial Crime Project Manager to our client, a regulated firm. This is a contract opportunity, offering an excellent day rate, employed via an Umbrella company. About the role: The Project Manager will provide dedicated leadership and delivery management across the Financial Crime Detection Capabilities Programme ensuring projects are planned, governed and delivered effectively. The role will oversee programme governance, stakeholder engagement, financial management, RAID management, benefits realisation and delivery reporting, whilst coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders to achieve strategic Fighting Financial Crime outcomes. Key responsibilities include; Leading the planning, delivery and governance of projects within the FCDC Programme. Managing project plans, milestones, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies. Coordinating business, technology,...

Quality Assurance Analyst | London | Hybrid | £450 p/d Inside IR35 Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to join a global organisation operating within a complex, technology-driven environment. This role will play a key part in ensuring improvements to a critical Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) platform are reliable, accurate and fit for business use. Working as part of an Agile Scrum team, you’ll combine hands-on manual testing with test automation, ideally using Cypress, and contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle — from reviewing requirements and acceptance criteria through to regression testing, release assurance and continuous improvement. Role & Responsibilities: Review user stories, business requirements, technical designs and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions, dependencies and risks. Create, maintain and execute test cases covering functional, integration, regression...

Head of Housing Transformation & Improvement Location: London / Hybrid Contract: Interim, 3–6 months initially Rate: Circa £300 Umbrella per day Working pattern: Hybrid, with approximately 3 days on site Department: Housing Service Reports to: Assistant Director, Housing Improvement & Governance An excellent interim opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Housing Transformation & Improvement to lead major change, improvement and delivery programmes within a London local authority Housing Service. This is a high-profile leadership role supporting a Housing Service on an ambitious improvement journey. You will lead a portfolio of complex programmes and projects designed to strengthen operational delivery, improve resident outcomes, embed effective governance and deliver financial sustainability. Working closely with the Assistant Director and senior leadership team, you will drive the delivery of key priorities including HRA budget management and savings,...

Business Analyst - Data Migration & Mapping Location: London - Onsite Contract: 3 months + Rate: £500 per day IR35: Inside IR35 Industry: Financial Services The Role Our Financial Services client is looking for an experienced Business Analyst - Data Migration & Mapping to support a Regulatory Reporting project. You will be responsible for mapping and validating data between a Core Banking Platform and a Regulatory Reporting Platform, ensuring data is accurate, complete and fit for purpose. Key Responsibilities Map data between source and target systems. Understand data structures, relationships and business requirements. Identify data quality issues, including duplicates and missing data. Support data cleansing and standardisation. Perform data validation and reconciliation. Document data mapping rules and requirements. Work with business and technical stakeholders to resolve data discrepancies. Key Skills & Experience Previous experience as a...

ABOUT THE ROLE: A well-established international specialty insurance organisation is expanding its finance systems capability following continued growth and investment in reporting, data and automation. As a consequence they are looking to engage a consultant on an OUTSIDE-IR35 basis for an intial 6-month term. This creates an excellent opportunity to join a complex, data-led environment where finance technology is central to business planning, performance reporting and commercial decision-making. They are seeking a Financial Systems Analyst with advanced IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) expertise. You will combine hands-on TM1 development and support with process improvement, stakeholder engagement and the delivery of finance-systems change. This is not solely a business-as-usual support role: you will also lead defined projects and workstreams from initial requirements through implementation and user adoption. A key focus of the role will be supporting the integration of legacy TM1...

Risk & Finance Data Governance Analyst London/Hybrid 6 months Day rate £500 via Umbrella Company Our commitment is to provide equal opportunity regardless of, for example, your gender, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs. We also engage with employers to develop programmes and pathways that embrace diverse talent and promote more inclusive employment worldwide through partnerships and other initiatives. We recognise and celebrate the value of difference and how it makes us faster, smarter and more innovative than our competition. My client is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Japan, with an established presence across all consumer and corporate banking businesses. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, they offer a diverse range of financial services, including commercial banking, leasing, securities, credit card, consumer finance and other services. They are looking for a Junior Risk & Finance Data Governance Analyst...