9 jobs found in Hertford

Senior Fraud Investigator Salary: £22.21 per hour PAYE or £28.07 per hour Umbrella Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire (hybrid working, monthly office meetings required) Contract: 6 Months initially Job Summary We are seeking an experienced and accredited Counter Fraud Specialist/Investigator with substantial experience in local authority work, particularly tenancy and housing fraud. The successful candidate will be able to: * Take on a live caseload immediately * Develop and maintain strong relationships across housing service teams * Use the INCASE365 Case Management System efficiently * Conduct a full range of investigative activities, including preparing summary reports for housing service decisions and compiling files for civil and criminal proceedings You will be a key member of the Volume Investigation Team, supporting and developing junior officers, and contributing to team leadership. This is a hybrid role with flexible working hours, allowing work from home...

Company Overview Our client is a dynamic and growing organisation based in Hertfordshire. With a strong operational footprint and a focus on customer delivery, the business is seeking experienced financial leadership to enhance both transactional finance efficiency and commercial decision-making. Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Interim Finance Director to take ownership of the finance function, with a particular focus on strengthening transactional finance processes and driving commercial insight. This role will suit a finance leader who can operate strategically working closely wth the CEO while also improving day-to-day financial operations. You will play a critical role in stabilising, optimising, and scaling the finance function, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, and actionable business intelligence to support growth. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Oversight * Lead and manage the finance team, including accounts payable,...

Finance Assistant 9-12 Month Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract Location: St Albans | On-Site Hours:  Full time, Monday to Friday Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum Legal Sector The Opportunity Smart10 Recruitment Group are proud to be partnering with a well-established and highly regarded legal firm in St Albans to recruit a Finance Assistant on a 9-12-month maternity cover contract. This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy and professional finance team, providing key financial and administrative support to legal teams and senior stakeholders across the firm.   The Role Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will support the day-to-day financial operations of the firm and assist with a broad range of accounting and administrative responsibilities. Key duties will include: ·Updating financial spreadsheets with monthly transactions ·Preparing profit and loss schedules ·Reconciling bank statements ·Providing updates on fees delivered against targets...

Financial Analyst (18-Month Fixed Term Contract) Watford | Hybrid (4 days office, 1 day WFH) Are you an ambitious early-career finance professional looking to fast-track your experience in systems, group reporting, and transformation projects? CP Holdings are looking for a Financial Analyst to join their Group Finance team on an 18-month fixed-term contract, playing a key role in an exciting finance transformation programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to a major system implementation while developing strong technical and commercial finance skills. The opportunity You’ll be part of Project Darwin, supporting the rollout of OneStream, a leading consolidation and financial planning tool used across the group. Working closely with finance stakeholders, project teams, and implementation partners, you’ll gain real-world experience that goes far beyond a traditional analyst role. This role is ideal for someone studying towards a professional accounting...

A senior finance leadership role with genuine breadth, profile and influence. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced local government finance leader to take on a pivotal maternity cover post supporting a major Residents and Housing portfolio. Sitting at the heart of a high-demand, high-visibility service area, this role offers the chance to lead across some of the most important and financially sensitive parts of a council’s operation. You will be the senior finance lead for the Housing General Fund, the HRA, and the wider Resident Experience portfolio, with a particularly important focus on Temporary Accommodation, homelessness-related pressures, housing operations and customer-facing services. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit in the background. You will work closely with senior directors, members and heads of service, providing clear strategic advice, robust challenge and high-quality insight across a complex and fast-moving agenda. You will need to be...

Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment is partnering with a leading business to recruit a Senior Group Financial Reporting Accountant into their finance team on a 6-month FTC. This is a broad and hands-on role, ideal for a technically strong accountant who enjoys financial reporting, controls, and working closely with the wider business. You will take ownership of key aspects of statutory and financial reporting, support month-end and year-end close, and help ensure the integrity of the balance sheet. The role will also involve working with senior stakeholders, supporting audit activity, and contributing to process improvements across finance. Responsibilities: Prepare accurate financial reporting in line with relevant accounting standards. Support month-end and year-end close processes. Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and controls. Assist with audit preparation and liaise with external auditors. Support budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc finance projects where...

Complaints Investigator Location: Hybrid – Brent Area Pay Rate: £30.88 per hour About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Complaints Investigator to support the Complaints and Casework Manager in delivering a high-quality, responsive complaints service across. This is a key role involving complex investigations, stakeholder engagement, and driving service improvements across multiple departments. Key Responsibilities: Lead and undertake corporate and statutory complaint investigations across all services Manage and oversee Stage 2 complaints, including drafting responses on behalf of Corporate Directors Provide updates on high-profile and sensitive cases to senior leadership, including the Chief Executive and Leader Produce detailed investigation reports with clear findings and actionable recommendations Identify trends and support departments in learning from complaints to improve service delivery Make decisions on corrective actions and compensation where appropriate...

Client Local Authority in Havering Job Title Interim - Senior Finance Business Partner Pay Rate £400 DAILY UMBRELLA Hours 36 Hours a week(Mon-Fri) 9AM-5PM Duration Initial 3 month contract Location REMOTE - attendance in the office for meetings only - Usually once a month Description Key duties * Managing Finance Analysts (or Education Finance Officers) in the provision of data and reporting, focusing on data integrity * Proactive leading preparation of budgets, preparation of the financial year-end accounts, completion of grant claims and bids for more complex areas in the Business * Provide expert strategic finance advice, analysis, and insight to drive decision making. This includes but not limited to building business cases, benchmarking, pairing data outputs with technical expertise to drive decisions ensuring Best Value and Value for Money · CCAB qualified accountant OR part qualified with significant experience and actively committed to study · Active...

Interim Senior Finance Business Partner | 6-9 Months | Mission-Led Reinsurance Stepping into what actually feels like Spring this week, the market is getting busier week on week. I’m looking for an Interim Senior Finance Business Partner to join a unique, high-profile organisation in the insurance market. The Details: Rate: £650 – £850 per day Duration: 6–9 Months Location: City of London (1–2 days on-site) Start Date: 2 weeks If you have experience: Providing commercial insight to non-finance directors, helping them manage multi-million pound budgets and project spends. Stepping into a shifting environment to stabilise the forecasting cycle and sharpen up KPIs during a period of high delivery. Look to delve deeper and be more commercially faced, not just crunching numbers. (Note: Experience within the UK insurance market essential for this one)