118 finance jobs found in Dartford

Finance Manager (Maternity Cover - Fixed Term, 6 Months) Location: Tower Hamlets, East London Contract: Fixed-Term (6 Months Maternity Cover) Hours: Full Time, All Year Round Salary: £185 - £220 daily We are seeking an experienced, organised and proactive Finance Manager to join our thriving secondary school in Tower Hamlets on a six-month maternity cover contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who is committed to supporting educational excellence through effective financial management. Working closely with the Headteacher, School Business Manager and senior leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring the school's financial resources are managed efficiently, accurately and in compliance with relevant regulations. Key Responsibilities Manage the school's day-to-day financial operations and accounting processes. Monitor budgets, expenditure and income, providing regular reports and analysis. Support budget planning, forecasting and...

Interim Housing Finance / Rent & Valuations Specialist Rate of pay: £27.81 PAYE or £36.62 Umbrella per hour Job Type: Temp till end of December with possibility to extend Location: Wembley HA9Overview We are seeking an experienced Housing Finance / Rent & Valuations Specialist to support an ongoing programme of work focused on rent compliance, service charge restructuring, and valuation consistency across a large residential portfolio. For the first 3 months, the appointed candidate will take a lead role on a key project centred around affordable rent compliance, rent validation, and valuation rationalisation. This role will then transition into broader ongoing requirements aligned with housing finance and asset management objectives. Key Responsibilities (Initial Project Focus - First 3 Months) Undertake a full reconciliation of affordable rent agreements, ensuring accuracy and compliance Confirm GLA approvals for all affordable rent units Review service charges...

Finance Process Consultant - Consulting We are supporting a large-scale finance improvement programme focused on enhancing financial processes, reporting, forecasting, and data management within a complex organisation. The programme is designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of finance operations, enabling stronger financial performance monitoring, more accurate forecasting, and improved financial data management. As a Finance Process Consultant, you will work closely with programme leadership and finance stakeholders to analyse current processes, design improved finance solutions, and support delivery across multiple transformation workstreams. Role Responsibilities You will play a key role in supporting the analysis, design, and implementation of finance process and system improvements. Key responsibilities include: Capturing and documenting finance business requirements Supporting the design of improved finance processes and system solutions Conducting...

We are partnering exclusively with a leading construction, facilities management, and property developer, in their search for a temporary Finance Business Partner within FP&A. This is an urgent 4 months temporary role based in Central London, offering a hybrid working model (3 days onsite) and a day rate between £400 to £500 per day via umbrella for the right candidate. The Role As the FP&A Business Partner, you will operate autonomously to cover divisional overheads and finalise critical Q2 financial operations. This role requires an experienced professional who can provide rigor to the divisional leadership team, lead stakeholder meetings, and drive additional data and standardisation initiatives. Key Responsibilities: Financial Operations: Finalise Q2 numbers and manage divisional financial operations focused heavily on overheads. Business Partnering: Lead stakeholder meetings and confidently challenge and provide rigorous financial insights to the leadership team....

Are you an ambitious Finance Analyst looking to develop your career with a leading Facilities Management business? We're recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join a high-performing finance team in Greater London on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business partnering, and performance analysis within a large and dynamic organisation. The Role   As Finance Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting financial planning, reporting, and operational decision-making across the business. Key responsibilities include: Supporting the Finance Controller with the preparation and consolidation of budgets, forecasts, and business plans. Producing accurate financial reports and performance analysis to support strategic decision-making. Providing meaningful financial insight and interpretation to operational stakeholders. Monitoring...

I am recruiting for a Head of Corporate Finance within a local authority based in London. The role will be a temporary position for 6 months paying up to £700 p/day. The role will be hybrid working. Key duties include To manage the production of the Council's Single entity and Group accounts. To be the primary expert on financial accounting regulations and be the primary advisor on this subject matter to the Council' s statutory section 151 Officer. To hold the day-to-day responsibility for the Council's system of financial controls, ensuring that all key reconciliations are produced monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on their importance and the regularity. To regularly liaise and manage relationships with the External Auditors at a senior level. To manage the end of year capital and asset accounting processes. To manage the financial accounting function and present to directors and councillors on the matter, where appropriate. To ensure that the team provide specialist...

D365 F&O Finance Consultant 📍 Remote with occasional travel (UK) | ✅ Outside IR35 | 📅 July Start | 💰Day Rate Negotiable I'm currently supporting a leading Manufacturing & Distribution organisation that is investing heavily in its Dynamics 365 platform and is looking to engage an experienced D365 F&O Finance Consultant on a contract basis. This is a key role within a wider transformation programme, working closely with finance and business stakeholders to deliver best-practice D365 Finance solutions. What you'll be doing: ✔ Leading finance workshops and requirement gathering sessions ✔ Configuring and optimising D365 F&O Finance modules ✔ Supporting solution design, testing, UAT and go-live activities ✔ Working closely with business and technical teams throughout the project lifecycle What we're looking for: ✅ Proven experience delivering D365 F&O Finance projects ✅ Strong functional expertise across GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets and Cash & Bank ✅...

Senior Finance Manager - Franchise Partnerships, Retail Senior Finance Manager - Franchise Partnerships, Retail The location of the role is Paddington, London (hybrid working). The duration of the contract is 4 months. The pay rate on offer is £650 - £750 per day (via Umbrella agency). Role purpose As Senior Finance Manager - Franchise Partnerships, you will lead financial strategy and governance for franchise operations across Asia, MENA, and Europe. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen, capable of delivering profitable growth through robust financial planning, insightful analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Behaviours of being curious, tenacious and brave will enable you to be successful as you collaborate and bring structure into the numbers. This is a role where you can make a real difference in creating value as we work with our Partners to grow, modernise and reset our franchise partner agreements, delivering profitable...

We are seeking an efficient Finance Assistant to support this small team at a busy Grammar school in West Kent on a fixed term basis to November 2026. Reporting to the Finance Manager, your duties are: * Purchase order processing and managing queries * Bank reconciliations * Credit card processing * Invoicing * Proficiency of PS Financials is highly desirable plus a good intermediate knowledge of Excel You will be a committed and focused individual with a good eye for detail. You will thrive within a small team and will support others when required Working hours are 37.5 per week, onsite and full time. No hybrid working on offer. Car driver essential due to this rural location. The successful candidate must have an Enhanced DBS Certificate. Dedicate Recruitment operates as a recruitment agency on behalf of permanent staff and as a recruitment business for temporary workers. In applying for this post, you agree to our T&C’s, Disclaimer and Privacy Policy found on our...

One of my local government clients is seeking a Finance Administrator to support the Financial Assessment operational support team within the Resources Directorate. In this role, you will work as part of a busy operational support team, handling post, emails and documentation relating to the Financial Assessment and Income and Debt teams. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Council to enhance customer experience and improve service efficiency. You will be joining a supportive, friendly team with the opportunity for hybrid working. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have strong administrative skills, we encourage you to apply. Key Responsibilities: * Handling and distributing incoming post and emails for Financial Assessment and Income and Debt teams. * Collecting, scanning, and indexing documents across various internal systems. * Providing general administrative and operational support to the wider Resources Directorate. *...

Finance & Payroll Officer Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with experience in an education or school environment? Our client is seeking a Finance & Payroll Officer to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute within an educational trust setting, ensuring financial administration supports both staff and students while remaining compliant with statutory and regulatory frameworks. Position: Finance & Payroll Officer Salary: £31,467.00 - £34,325.00 gross per annum Contract: Temporary Hours: 8 AM - 5 PM, Monday to Friday Reporting to: Finance Manager Core Responsibilities As the Finance & Payroll Officer, you will play a vital role in maintaining the Trust's financial integrity within a busy educational environment. Your daily activities will include: Finance Duties: Accurately process all financial transactions from initial order to payment Maintain precise records using Access Education, Excel, and other databases...

Finance Business Partner – CIP & PMO Financial Improvement Analytics Role Purpose To provide senior-level financial business partnering support to the CIP 2026/27 programme, strengthening the Trust’s financial management capability during the period of financial recovery. The post-holder will be embedded within the programme structure, providing dedicated financial expertise across Trustwide CIP projects and divisional improvement programmes. Working directly alongside Executive SROs, Programme Managers and the Recovery Director, this role ensures robust financial validation, accurate benefits tracking and credible savings reporting across the full CIP portfolio. This post bolsters the existing Finance Business Partner capacity to ensure the Trust’s financial improvement ambition is underpinned by robust analysis and real-time financial intelligence. The role will become the custodian of the PMO Tracker and work directly with the Recovery Director and Deputy Director of...

Benefits Include: Competitive basic salary (DOE) 25 days annual leave Performance-based bonus (post-probation) Pension: up to 4% employee / 8.5% employer Permanent Health Insurance Group Life Assurance Flexible benefits - Dental, travel, gym, holiday buy/sell Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Finance Project Analyst to support the financial management of a portfolio of projects. This role will focus on delivering accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and supporting business decisions, while improving budgeting, forecasting, and financial processes. Key Responsibilities: Lead annual budgets and monthly forecasts Analyse variances and provide insights Support month-end and year-end close Prepare P&L reports and journals Monitor revenue, costs, and margins Support financial modelling and planning Assess project profitability Drive process improvements Develop reporting tools and dashboards Partner with project and business teams Deliver ad hoc analysis and scenario...

Finance Assistant Location: Stevenage, SG1 2 Contract: 3 Months Initially Hours: 37 Hours Per Week Positions Available: 2 Pay Rates PAYE £14.36 – £17.85 Umbrella £17.90 – £22.25 About the Role A Local Authority Client Finance Team is looking for two experienced Finance Assistants to support a busy service that assists individuals who lack the capacity to manage their own finances under appointee and deputyship arrangements. This is an excellent opportunity for organised and detail-focused professionals to join a supportive team and make a meaningful difference within a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities * Making payments to clients * Managing a caseload of client finance accounts * Processing payments accurately and efficiently * Managing bill payments including rent, utilities, and care fees * Completing reconciliations * Completing budget planners * Preparing reports for the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) * Ensuring clients...

Finance Officer Location: Stevenage, SG1 Pay Rate: £17.85 per hour Contract: Temporary (with potential extension) Start Date: ASAP End Date: August 2026 Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per weekAbout the Role You will be supporting the Client Finance Team, who manage the finances of individuals who lack capacity to do so themselves under appointeeship and deputyship arrangements. Due to increased workload, the team is seeking additional support from detail‑driven, proactive Finance Officers. Key Responsibilities Managing a varied caseload Processing payments accurately and promptly Handling bill payments including rent, utilities, and care fees Completing detailed budget planners Ensuring correct income is allocated to each case Liaising with internal teams, care providers, and external organisations Using multiple case management systems to maintain accurate records Skills & Experience Required Strong attention to detail Previous finance experience Excellent numerical...

Tenancy Support Officer (New Builds) * Demonstrated experience of working with social tenants preferably with local authority but not essential * Ability to attend meetings, panels or case conferences and present difficult and complex cases * A working knowledge in understanding changes in legislation in housing and support services * Experience of working with a range of vulnerable tenants and families from under 18‘s to the older person living in their own homes. * Experience and knowledge of current welfare benefits and housing benefits * Experience of effective Casework Management, Referral Processing, Assessment, Support Planning, providing tenancy advice and recognising Risk * Ability to work intensively with tenants who require tailored support to settle into their tenancies and sustain them. * Ability to draft correspondence reports and collating and maintaining accurate statistics relating to the Tenancy Support work. * Problem solving skills and...

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Rate: £450 - £500 per day (Umbrella) Location: Newham (Hybrid working available) Contract: Interim, 6 months initially with view for further extension thereafter (up to 1 year possibly longer) Overview Our client is recruiting for two Senior Business Analysts - one to support the Adult Social Care team and one for the Children's Services team. They are commencing a procurement for a new Social Care Case Management System and are seeking experienced Business Analysts to join the implementation programme. These roles will be critical in shaping processes, capturing requirements, and supporting the successful delivery of the system across both service areas. Key Responsibilities Lead business analysis activity for the Social Care Case Management System implementation, ensuring service requirements are clearly defined, validated and aligned to programme objectives Review current processes and identify areas for improvement to support service...

IT Service Design & Introduction Lead - Financial services - Up to £892 p/d inside IR35 via Umbrella My client within the banking sector is currently seeking for an IT Service Design and Introduction Lead. Knowledge & Skills Proven experience in Service Design and Transition within a regulated financial services environment. An understanding of ECB regulatory frameworks, particularly in the context of operational resilience and service management. Experience supporting large-scale transformation programmes, ideally within a Tier 1 banking context. Deep knowledge of ITIL v4 service management frameworks. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. Strong documentation and process design capabilities. Experience with the service management tool ServiceNow. Preferred Qualifications ITIL v4. Project management certification. Proficiency in tools like Visio & SharePoint for service documentation and process...

Your new company You will be working for a UK-based private bank that specialises in wealth management services for high net-worth individuals. This role will be a 12-month maternity cover looking to start in January 2026. Your new role Oversee the AP activities - All Payment made to suppliers/employees, recharges, weekly Creditor and COUPA posting review, COUPA champion and Requester for Finance Month-end tasks in relation to costs- reconciliation of Suspense Account, G&A accruals, prepayments, reporting cost v budget to Budget holders Responsible for the Fixed Asset Register for Intangibles and Tangibles Validator in SAP and ME Application Prepare and review Daily Sap controls Support the wider business with BudgetsWhat you'll need to succeed You will be a fully qualified accountant with strong experience in cost accounting. You will have ideally worked within banking or wider financial services and enjoy working within a very collaborative environment. What you'll get in...

Data Engineer Lead - Tier 1 Bank - London - 6 months Role - Data Engineer Lead Rate - £700 per day (Inside IR35) Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Location - Hybrid / Liverpool Street - 3 days per week in an office in Liverpool Street (London) Role The Data Engineer Lead is responsible for designing, building, and supporting modern data platform, with a particular focus on Databricks, cloud-based data engineering, and leading the migration of legacy Oracle systems into scalable, cloud-native environments. The role supports the organisation's data strategy especially on Finance and Regulatory domain by ensuring high-quality, reliable pipelines and data models that enable analytics, regulatory reporting, and data-driven decision-making. The post holder plays a key leadership role within the Data Engineering function, shaping architectural direction, ensuring engineering excellence, and partnering with Technology, Architecture, and Business teams across the...