73 finance jobs found in Manchester

Interim Finance Director - Private Equity-Backed Healthcare Business Manchester 9–12 Month Contract Circa £150,000 + excellent benefits package We are supporting a high-growth, private equity–backed healthcare business with a multi-site footprint across the UK to appoint a commercially minded Interim Finance Director for a 9–12 month assignment based in Manchester. This is a key leadership role during a period of strategic growth and M&A activity, requiring a finance leader who can combine strong technical expertise with commercial insight to support operational performance, acquisitions, and value creation. The Role Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the private equity investors, the Interim Finance Director will lead the finance function and act as a strategic commercial partner to the leadership team. Key responsibilities will include: * Leading and developing the finance function across a complex multi-site healthcare operation * Providing commercial...

Interim Fixed Assets accountant £400 to £500 a day An interim Fixed Assets Accountant is required to join a local authority in the North West to cover a period of maternity. My client is looking for an experienced Interim with specialist experience in local government fixed asset accounting. As the interim Fixed Assets Accountant, you will work with the wider team to deliver on capital and fixed asset responsibilities over the year-end close-down period and beyond. Key responsibilities of the Interim Fixed Assets Accountant Fixed Asset Accounting over year end close down Collating both capital and fixed asset reports Liaising and managing the relationship with external auditors Essential required skills and experience: Local Authority experience or working experience of the CIPFA code of practice Recent Fixed Assets experience Proven ability to manage external audit relationshipThis is an exciting opportunity to work in take ownership of this piece of work to add value to...

Our client, based in Irlam, is looking for a Finance Assistant to cover 12 months maternity leave. Duties of the Role: Running management reports (Variance analysis if experienced) Support the Head of Finance to provide variance analysis Bank reconcilliation Assist in the preparation of month end accounts to a strict timetable and focus on streamlining processes. Assist in the processing of employee expenses. Assist with the budgeting process. Take a leading role in inventory management by performing regular counts. Perform reconciliations of balance sheet control accounts. Assist in responding to audit queries. Skills/ Experience/Qualifications: Applicants need to be AAT qualified or Finance graduate or CIMA/ACCA/ACA studier. Good knowledge of excel. Strong analytical and data analysis skills. Hours of work: 38 hours per week Mon - Thurs 8:30 - 17:00 Friday 8:30 - 15:50 1 day per week working from home. 25 days holiday plus stats. Flexibility on start and finish times. £25K - £30K...

Interim Finance Analyst / Finance Officer Location: Leeds (Onsite) Hourly rate: £25.00-£30.00ph Start: ASAP Temporary for initial 3 months (likely extension) Role purpose We are seeking a hands-on interim finance professional to provide short-term support within a busy finance team managing a large public sector contract. The focus of this role is to strengthen day-to-day finance operations, assist with reconciliations, and support the preparation of audit evidence during a period of high workload and limited resources. This is a practical, autonomous role suited to someone who can quickly understand processes and operate independently. Key responsibilities of the Interim Finance Analyst / Finance Officer: Finance operations & reconciliations: Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations Assist with balance sheet reconciliations Support Direct Debit and payment reconciliations Handle cheque and credit card reconciliation processes Assist with month-end close...

Programme Manager (Financial Systems Transformation)- 80% Remote Are you a seasoned Programme Manager with a track record of leading large-scale ERP migrations? We are seeking a high-caliber contractor to drive a critical Financial Systems transformation for a global e-commerce leader. In this role, you will manage the end-to-end delivery of a major migration from legacy infrastructure to a modern cloud-based financial ecosystem. Core Responsibilities Drive ERP Transformation: Lead the program through the full lifecycle-from 'Prepare' and 'Explore' to 'Realise' and 'Deploy'-targeting a successful 2027 go-live. Establish Governance: Define and run lean, fit-for-purpose program governance (ceremonies, cadences, and decision forums) in line with established Governance Standards. Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively own the RAID log, managing complex risks associated with decoupling legacy infrastructure and interim architecture. Strategic Alignment: Facilitate key design...

D365 Business Central Functional Consultant / Solution Architect (eCommerce & Retail) Location: Manchester (Hybrid) Contract: Short Term Start: ASAP IR35: Outside Overview Client in the eCommerce & Retail sector requires a D365 Business Central Functional Consultant / Solution Architect to lead functional design and produce a full functional specification for upcoming changes and integrations. Key Responsibilities * Lead functional discovery across eCommerce, Retail Ops, Finance, Warehousing * Review current BC setup and identify gaps * Own the Functional Design Document (FDD) * Produce a full Functional Specification for development * Document integrations (eCommerce platform, payment gateways, WMS/3PL, Power Platform) * Map end to end processes: order-to-cash, stock, fulfilment, returns, finance posting * Create user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, test scenarios * Work with stakeholders to validate requirements * Support...

Lead Tax Manager Contract: 6 Months (Extension Possible) Rate: Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35) Location: Hybrid – UK based with 40–60% office attendance (multiple office locations available - York, Cambridge, Manchester, Carlisle) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Tax Manager to join a large and complex organisation on an initial 6-month contract. This role will sit within the wider finance function, providing specialist tax expertise across multiple business areas and supporting a range of tax compliance and advisory activities. This position will play a key role in ensuring robust tax processes, providing expert guidance on complex tax matters, and supporting ongoing compliance across several tax areas. Key Responsibilities * Lead IR35 compliance activity, ensuring appropriate processes, governance and guidance are in place across the organisation. * Oversee data collection and review processes for PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) returns and...

Lead Tax Manager Contract Length: 6 months + potential extensions Location: Hybrid - can be based anywhere in the UK, with 40-60% attendance at a local office (York, Cambridge, Manchester, Carlisle) IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Candidate: £600 / day umbrella A Tax Manager is required to join a public organization on a contract role. The Lead Tax Manager will provide senior-level tax expertise and act as the lead specialist for IR35, taxable benefits, and corporation tax, while supporting VAT compliance as part of the wider Compliance & Financial Accounting Team. The role spans operational tax work, process improvement, advisory activity, and stakeholder engagement, including interactions with HMRC and the Government Tax Centre of Excellence. Key Responsibilities Lead IR35 compliance, setting and maintaining robust processes and guidance. Oversee data capture and review for PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) return. Ensure full compliance and governance for all taxable benefits....

Are you a compliance professional with experience of leading a compliance team focusing on AML, KYC and conflict of Interest? Can you work in Manchester 2 days a week? Are you happy to commence a 12-18 month fixed term contract in the next few months? If the answer to all these questions is yes then we'd be keen to see your cv and speak with you about a fantastic contract that will cover permanent members of staff seconded to a project. This role will start asap and oversee 5 compliance analysts with their day to day responsibilities and escalated queries and support fellow team leaders with process improvements and advice. You'll be someone with strong communication and organisational skills along with having high attention to detail, be extremely organised and have the ability to report on progress with ongoing compliance issues. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fantastic organisation that really values it's people and could potentially become much more longer term. If...

Location:Manchester(Once a week onsite) 6 months contract with possible extesnion The Role You will own the end-to-end requirement lifecycle for specific business capabilities. From shaping ambiguous problem statements to securing formal stakeholder sign-off, you will ensure our systems are scalable, efficient, and data-driven. What You'll Do Capability Ownership: Manage and evolve a roadmap for a defined set of capabilities (e.g., Finance, Analytics, or Agent Tooling). End-to-End PRDs: Lead the creation of high-quality Product Requirement Documents, including as-is/to-be workflows, service blueprints, and functional user stories. Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate discovery workshops across Product, Engineering, Ops, and Finance to drive consensus and sign-off. Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the Order journey and define metrics (CSAT, FCR, Handling Time) to measure success. Modernisation: Support the migration from legacy systems to a centrally managed...

Commercial Business Partner (9 Month Mat Cover Potential to be extended) Manchester City Centre (Hybrid – 2 days office based) Salary - £60,000 - £65,000 Axon Moore has an excellent opportunity available to work for a global tech business who are looking to hire an experience Commercial Business Partner to cover maternity leave for a period of 9 months with the potential to then be extended. Key Responsibilities: Driving profitable revenue growth by partnering with Sales and Marketing and Product teams, providing financial insight, performance analysis, and strategic challenge to ensure campaigns, partnerships, and incentives deliver sustainable margin and ROI Monitoring KPIs (sales, partner performance, ROI, contribution margin) Producing performance dashboards and reports; measuring incremental uplift vs baseline Identifying risks and opportunities in trading performance Supporting budgeting and re-forecasting processes Building financial models for new partnerships or...

We are seeking a proactive Test Engineer - Data to join our Data Finance team. In this role, you will partner with engineers and product managers to enhance the quality, reliability, and trustworthiness of financial data flows and data products. You will not just test for the team, but with the team, coaching engineers to own their quality outcomes. Location:Manchester(2 Days per week in the office) Duration: 6 Months Key Responsibilities Strategy & Coaching: Set a strong testing strategy in line with organizational quality standards and coach teams on data testing practices. Data Validation: Design and implement effective validation for data pipelines, APIs, and services to ensure data is correct, complete, and timely. Observability: Drive observability using monitoring, alerts, and dashboards to validate behavior and data quality in production. Compliance: Operationalize requirements from regulated environments (e.g., SOX, GDPR/PII, DMA) into daily test strategies and...

Jira Consultant – 6 Month Contract – Remote – Outside IR35 VIQU are looking for a Jira Consultant to enhance and scale our Jira Service Management (JSM) environment, build new capabilities, integrate with key systems, and support the onboarding of multiple business entities across EMEA. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimise JSM workflows, automations, SLAs, and configurations. Integrate Jira/JSM with AD/Entra and other external systems. Implement JSM Operations Management: monitoring/alerting integrations, alerts, and on‑call schedules. Strengthen Asset Management, including lifecycle processes and device‑to‑user mapping. Standardise and onboard business entities into JSM using reusable templates. Improve reporting through native JSM dashboards and Power BI. Support HR and Finance with JSM workflows and service processes. Build and mature core ITSM modules: Incident, Change, Problem, Request, Release, CMDB, and Service Catalogue. Apply scalable best practices while coaching...

Project Accountant (6 month FTC) | North Manchester (Office Based) | £50,000 - £70,000 plus benefits | Consumer products ***Jan/Feb 2026 Start Required*** The Opportunity A fast-growing, privately owned consumer products business is looking to appoint an experienced Project Accountant on an initial 6-month fixed term contract. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role, reporting into the Head of Finance, with a clear mandate to drive finance transformation, process automation, and improved system utilisation. The business operates in a dynamic, high-volume retail environment and partners with major UK retailers. The role will play a key part in strengthening finance processes to support scalable growth. Role Purpose: To lead and deliver change across the finance function, with a strong focus on automating manual processes and optimising the use of Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central to improve reporting, controls, and efficiency. Key Responsibilities Finance...

German Speaking Sales Executive Certain Advantage is hiring for a German Speaking Sales Executive, for a fantastic client based in Manchester city centre.  The role is on an ongoing temp basis and requires candidates who can commit to long term work. If you are a confident German Speaking Sales Executive who likes a team environment and is driven by a target-based environment - this is the role for you! Great rate of pay and a fantastic central location. The Role: We’re working with a business that’s a leading e-commerce business in Manchester city centre. If you’re looking to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive client that values its people, then this is a great entry level opportunity if you are looking for ongoing temp work. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive German speaking Sales Executive to join their busy existing sales team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have strong organisational and communication skills this is the perfect temp role...

Customer Compliance Agent Certain Advantage is hiring for a Customer Compliance Sales Agent based in Manchester city centre. The role is on an ongoing temp basis and requires candidates who can commit to at least 3 month's work, possibly longer.   The Company We’re working with a business that’s a leading e-commerce business in Manchester city centre. If you’re looking to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive client that values its people, then this is a great entry level opportunity if you are looking for ongoing temp work.   The Role: We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Customer Compliance Sales Agent to join their existing team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have strong organisational and communication skills this is the perfect temp role for you! Key Responsibilities Building relationships with new and existing partners Making a high volume of outbound calls to clients to verify client ID and proof of address Uploading documents onto...

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting passionate graduates who are looking to gain experience working within a secondary school setting. We have a number of graduate support roles available, on a full-time or part-time basis in Salford, Greater Manchester. Roles currently available: Graduate Teaching Assistant – Learning, SEN or behaviour support. Cover Supervisor – Providing general cover to classes to relieve staff shortages. Tuition/mentor – Providing 1-1 academic support to students. Administration – Business support, finance, receptionist, pastoral, attendance. Our client schools are offering a fantastic opportunity for graduates to gain experience within their settings, which would be extremely beneficial for a graduate interested in a career in the education sector. Within these roles, you will be fully supported by the senior leadership team and be offered opportunities to enhance professional development. Key Highlights: Earn between £1790- £1900 per month,...

Certain Advantage is hiring for Temporary Administrators for our client in Salford Quays starting on Monday 9th and Monday 16th March 2026. This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a specialist pensions environment while working with a supportive and professional team. The role We are currently recruiting for temporary Administrators to support a well-established pensions specialist based in Salford Quays. This is a 3–6-month office-based assignment, ideal for someone with strong administrative and data-handling skills who is available to start immediately. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate data processing and efficient document management, supporting the wider pensions administration team during a busy period. Key Responsibilities Accurate data entry into internal systems and CRM platforms Scanning, indexing, and uploading documents and files to the CRM system Updating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets and administrative records General...

Certain Advantage is hiring for a Temporary Administrator, for our client in Salford Quays starting on Monday 2nd February 2026. This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a specialist pensions environment while working with a supportive and professional team. The role We are currently recruiting for a Temporary Administrator to support a well-established pensions specialist based in Salford Quays. This is a 3-month office-based assignment, ideal for someone with strong administrative and data-handling skills who is available to start immediately. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate data processing and efficient document management, supporting the wider pensions administration team during a busy period. Key Responsibilities Accurate data entry into internal systems and CRM platforms Scanning, indexing, and uploading documents and files to the CRM system Updating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets and administrative records General administrative support,...

My client is seeking a Operational Admin Support / Finance Assistant to join their team on a 6-month fixed-term contract based at their Salford Quays office. Working within a construction fit-out company that also operates a facilities maintenance team, this role will provide administrative and financial support across multiple departments. The successful candidate will assist with day-to-day office operations, contract administration, and system processes while supporting the technical service desk and finance-related tasks. Key Responsibilities: * Provide general office administration support across departments * Assist with contract support and documentation management * Support data cleansing and system migration activities * Provide administrative support to the technical service desk * Upload, organise, scan, and manage documents within internal systems * Book and coordinate training for engineers and operational staff * Assist with finance administration tasks...