Total 1,273 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Reading, West Berkshire

28th October,
This is a permanent full-time role working in beautiful CBD offices with 3 days in office working closely with a highly collaborative and social team and 2 days from home.   The role   Collaborate with brokers to ensure timely and high-quality execution of administrative activities for your accounts.

Make sure premiums are debited promptly and policies are issued accurately by preparing processing
Work closely with accounts and other departments to resolve accounting and processing issues
Build strong relationships with clients and brokers, becoming their focal and contact point for all service matters related to their accounts.
Attend client/broker meetings and support business development activities, including presenting and networking.
Benefits


Work for a company that promotes, celebrates and embraces belonging, diversity and inclusion.
Personalised approach to flexibility, wellness and learning and development.
Global career opportunities.

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About the role


As the Corporate Finance Manager reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will support Group Management and Executives longer-term decision-making and support capital market activities, including fund-raising and M&A.
*This is a hands-on role and will see the successful incumbent working 3 days in the Sydney office and 2 days WFH to build and maintain relationships with their stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Own Medium to long-term Group financial planning approaches and models
Provide timely, accurate and reliable financial forecasts & actionable analysis to the leaders
Prepare and own financial models to support capital market and M&A activities
Proactively identify performance improvement opportunities and risks
Lead strategic projects to deliver value-enhancing








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c. $K plus STI / hybrid working
Commercial property valuations & modelling experience essential
Newly-created role, career progression opportunities
This is a newly-created Investment Analyst role, with a leading listed property group, offering an opportunity to join a tight-knit, high-quality commercial team, with a track record for promoting from within. 
This highly-visible, business-facing role is entrenched in the operations and provides insights & decision support to the wider business, including valuations, development finance support, financial modelling, transaction support and financial analysis.
You will also have input around asset-level strategy, investment spend, supporting leasing deals and prep & review of investor presentations. 
You're an up-and-coming Analyst, with a relevant tertiary qualification, skilled in financial modelling & with prior experience in commercial property valuations, gained from either a REIT, Big 4 or agency-side. 
Not only are you technically strong but you're also commercially astute, with strong relationship management ... Click here to view more detail / apply for Investment Analyst

About Resolution Life
At Resolution Life, we are resolutely committed to protecting the financial futures entrusted to us.
For customers, advisers, companies and the industry, we are making an impact worldwide.
Resolution Life is a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and ongoing management of portfolios of life insurance policies.
Resolution Life Australasia, manage ~$30 billion in assets, service over 1 million customers with superannuation, investments and life insurance policies and have over employees across Australia and New Zealand.
Why us?
We are committed to providing our customers with peace of mind that their life insurance, superannuation, and investment policies are in safe and trusted hands for the long term, through providing quality investment management, competitive premiums and excellent customer service.
We are one of the first life insurers globally to operate in an entirely Enterprise Agile environment and ... Click here to view more detail / apply for M&A Finance Completion Lead

Dongara Road House Pty Ltd

Store Manager ((ANZSCO 142111 - Retail Manager)
Full-time/Permanent
$74,000 - $76,000 (salary will be commensurate to qualifications and experience)

Duties and responsibilities:

? Recruit, train, manage and motivate staff to ensure efficiency and to increase sales
? Create & implement sales and marketing strategies and lead the retail team towards achievement of sales objectives
? Monitor market trends and sales and take corrective actions as required
? Formulate pricing policies by reviewing merchandising activities; determining additional needed sales promotion; authorizing clearance sales; studying trends
? Propose range mix and manage a desirable range that meets sales budgets, margin targets, and customer expectations
? Organise sales promotions and in-store events
? Encourage staff to sell offerings by advising customers about products and undertaking suggestive selling
? Ensure just-in-time stock refurbishment
? Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts, as required
? Analyse daily, weekly and monthly sales figures to ensure branch profitability
? Fully responsible for P&L
? Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
? Protects employees and customers by providing a safe and clean store environment
? Ensure compliance with all health, safety and legal requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Relevant AQF Diploma

3 years of relevant experience is essential

At Colliers, we are enterprising. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what?s right for our clients, people and communities. We accelerate their success by empowering them to think and act differently to drive exceptional results. 
With circa 9,000 experts in Asia Pacific, our enterprising culture and decentralised operating model allows us to act with speed in local markets, seizing opportunities to innovate and accelerate the success of our clients and our people.
Our collaborative culture sets us apart. We help experts become true specialists and provide the long-term structure and platform to accelerate their success.
We are seeking an aspiring, technically competent commercial property professional to work alongside the Head of Transactions, Investment Services and assist our wider Capital Transactions team based in Adelaide CBD to help with marketing ... Click here to view more detail / apply for Manager/Director | Capital Markets & Investment Services

We're excited to offer a full-time role for a passionate and motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist OR CBR Therapist to join Berkshire Healthcare Birth in Mind.

As part of Maternal Mental Health Services, Birth in Mind is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for adults with severe Fear of Birth (medically referred to as tokophobia) and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to their birth experience (including miscarriage, still birth and neonatal loss). You'll be joining a warm, dynamic team of psychologists and psychological therapists who are deeply committed to providing the best possible care.

Our service offers generous time for CPD, giving you the chance to expand your expertise in Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. We highly value clinician self-care, providing strong support systems including peer supervision, regular one-on-one supervision, and specialist supervision in Compassion-Focused Therapy and EMDR.

You'll be based at Erlegh House, located on the vibrant University of Reading campus, complete with plenty of parking, nearby green spaces, and local shops.

We also offer a flexible, hybrid working model that includes both face-to-face sessions and online working, either from our well-equipped clinic space or from home when suitable.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a welcoming and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!
• As a valued member of our team, you willwork across both pathways toprovide specialist assessments,formulationsand evidence-based interventions, working both with individuals and groups.

• You will be supported to develop clinical skills andexpertisein other therapy modalitiessuch asEMDR.

• You will have the opportunity to be involved in service improvement projects such as service user feedback forums and designing our specialist resources. We have a strong belief in evidence -based practice and practice-based evidence, so you may also be able to undertake or supervise research,auditand service evaluation.

• As part of your on-goingdevelopmentyou may be able to supervise trainees and assistant psychologists, as appropriate. There may also be opportunities to be involved in consultation, liaison and training to multidisciplinary mental health staff, perinatal mental health services, third-sector agencies and other, non-professional carers.


Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites



The “must haves” for this role:
• Holder of HCPC registered Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification OR Post graduate qualification in CBT and BABCP accreditation
• Experience treating PTSD using NICE-recommended therapy modalities (TF-CBT)
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and ideally experience of working with the perinatal population.
• Understanding of the specific needs of clients who have experienced a birth trauma and the impact this can have on postnatal mental health.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Dr Rosalind Brock, Principal Psychologist rosalind.brock@berkshire,nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024

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We're looking for an enthusiastic and driven individual to take on the role of Credit Control at a great company in Armley, Leeds! This role will allow you to grow around a team of highly experienced individuals that will give you the tools to turn your job into a colourful career in finance!

Day to day you will be expected to carry out such roles as ensuring timely payments, minimising overdue debts, assessing credit risks, processing payments and following up on invoices, preparing reports and analysis on accounts receivable and credit control performance and work closely with the sales to resolve disputes.

If this sounds like a role you'd be suitable for you will need the following to be considered:

* Clear and concise phone presence.
* At least 2 years Credit Control experience.
* Great organisational skills.
* Strong analytically skills.
* Competent mathematical skills (either qualification or experience).
* Proficient in Microsoft excel and accounting software.

Benefits include:

* 25 days annual leave
* Company events
* Pension plan
* Free on-site parking
* £24,000 a year

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

We are seeking a Finance and Commercial Lead to oversee the governance of the CFO Evolution contract.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining financial information and systems, ensuring they adhere to company financial procedures, contractual obligations, and quality and compliance standards.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in ICT, including all major Microsoft applications, and possess commercial and financial experience along with strong communication skills. However, we value potential and adaptability, so we are open to candidates who may not meet every criterion but can leverage their skills to lead tasks, achieve outcomes, and excel in a dynamic environment.

Your expertise and experience are crucial to delivering exceptional customer service, aligned with our mission to empower lives and enhance communities.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £35,000 up to £42,500 (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary pay review
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200.

Communities and Education Division is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location: South West

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Closing Date: 25 November 2024

Key Responsibilities:
• To maintain accurate and up to date financial systems and information for the CFO Evolution contract.
• Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions within organisations timescales/deadlines. Enter data into computer systems using defined computer programs and methods including Sage, SAP and Excel.
• To oversee financial performance and contract spend against budgets (including supply chain), Innovation Fund and Participant Support Fund (PSF).
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Finance Business Partner to support the production of month end debtor, creditor and bank reconciliations for Head of Contract review.

Skills and Experience
• ICT proficient including all major Microsoft applications
• Commercial and financial experience/acumen
• Ability to work with accuracy and integrity within deadlines
• Clearly evidenced analytical and systematic approach to activity, with the ability to work in a structured and methodical manner to achieve all deadlines.


Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face.

We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into to their local communities and address barriers to work.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in anyway. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under” About us”

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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School Finance Officer
Based in Moseley, Birmingham
£16 - £17ph (dependent on experience)

Your new company

A SEN school in South Birmingham is looking to appoint an interim Finance Officer to support the finance function of the school's 3 sites. This is a long term role.The cover is Monday to Friday, term time only, 8.30am - 4.30 pm. The school are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.


Your new role

The role will entail carrying out a mixture of day-to-day financial tasks using SIMS FMS, working under the direction of the School Business Manager. Your duties will include but not restricted to accounts payable, processing invoices, working on budgets and banking this needs to be an individual who is experienced in school's finance and accounts, have a knowledge of local authority procedures and FMS experience would be desirable.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to have proven finance experience in the above ideally in a school and be able to work quickly under your initiative. You will also have recent satisfactory references for carrying out a similar placement within the last 2 years. You will also need to have a clear DBS check.

What you'll get in return

Hays Education has had an established Support Service desk in Birmingham for over ten years, providing quality non classroom based staff into schools. We also provide free Child Protection and Safeguarding Training to any candidate who is registered and working for us as part of their CPD What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career

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School Finance Officer
Based in Moseley, Birmingham
£16 - £17ph (dependent on experience)

Your new company

A SEN school in South Birmingham is looking to appoint an interim Finance Officer to support the finance function of the school's 3 sites. This is a long term role.The cover is Monday to Friday, term time only, 8.30am - 4.30 pm. The school are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.


Your new role

The role will entail carrying out a mixture of day-to-day financial tasks using SIMS FMS, working under the direction of the School Business Manager. Your duties will include but not restricted to accounts payable, processing invoices, working on budgets and banking this needs to be an individual who is experienced in school's finance and accounts, have a knowledge of local authority procedures and FMS experience would be desirable.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need to have proven finance experience in the above ideally in a school and be able to work quickly under your initiative. You will also have recent satisfactory references for carrying out a similar placement within the last 2 years. You will also need to have a clear DBS check.

What you'll get in return

Hays Education has had an established Support Service desk in Birmingham for over ten years, providing quality non classroom based staff into schools. We also provide free Child Protection and Safeguarding Training to any candidate who is registered and working for us as part of their CPD What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

WAVERLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRUSTAcademy Trust Careers Advisor and Co-OrdinatorGrade 4 £33,366-£40,476
36.5 Hours Term Time Only + Two Weeks during summer
Approximate Actual salary - £30,769Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust, which operates both Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. WEF has over 1900 students on roll across the trust. It develops, brokers and delivers a range of services which support learning and leadership & management and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Waverley School is an all through school for students aged 4-19. It also has a Resource Base for students with cognition and learning difficulties. In its recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021, Waverley School was graded as a ‘Good’ School. The secondary phase of Waverley School has 1174 students including those in the Sixth Form. We have state of the art facilities for learning, teaching and training and a strong staff team that are committed to the learning and development of all our students.      
Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.
 “Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, respect and tolerance, including for different family lifestyles” – Ofsted 2021
We are looking for a highly motivated and committed individual to join our team as Careers Advisor and Co-Ordinator.
The ideal applicant will support all students attending Waverley School and Waverley Studio College receive excellent and impartial CEIAG; you will empower staff across the Trust to support the CEIAG agenda and to signpost students to appropriate, professional sources of IA. The ideal applicant also need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to forge strong working relationships.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”

Job Title: Fraud Manager - Insurance Division - Home Insurance Claims

Salary: £38,295 - £42,550
Location: Halifax
Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, in the office - Halifax Collinson's Office. We also have team members in our Newport, South Wales office, so visits throughout the year will be required.

About this opportunity

Here at Lloyds Banking Group Insurance, we are committed to providing exceptional home insurance solutions to our customers, being there when they need us most!

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Fraud Manager to join our team.

Fraud is a growing problem, making up 40% of all crime in the UK, with Insurance Fraud in particular on the rise. We have a continued focus on fraud detection and investigation, as well as emerging trends such as AI, to protect our customers and our business.

Are you experienced in and passionate about detecting, investigating and preventing Fraud? Do you have Insurance and/or financial services experience? Are you a great coach, and passionate about developing others to be great investigators?

As a Fraud Manager you will lead a team of fraud investigators within Home Insurance claims and collaborate across the department and the wider business to emphasise the importance of fraud management. You will collaborate with 3rd party suppliers and also work with and advise Senior Leadership to shape our future fraud response.

With around 600 proud and passionate colleagues based across the UK, managing claims spend of £250-300 million each year and Fraud savings of £9-10 million - this is an exciting team to join and a growing business.

About Us

Join us and, as well as making a difference to customers, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career where you're free to be yourself. Great colleagues, transforming workspaces, hybrid working and a wide variety of career opportunities - you'll find them all here.

What you'll need
As a Fraud Manager you'll lead, manage and develop the performance of a team of Fraud Investigators, to deliver for our customers and our business. You'll inspire, engage and lead your team to be expert Fraud Investigators and be the teams point of escalation.

• You'll have a strong background within Fraud and investigative techniques, able to lead by example and inspire team excellence in Fraud

• Coaching excellence - to ensure quality of customer service is maintained and your teams capability grows, by reviewing and coaching the teams work

• Data literate - to ensure progression of claims within your team and identified Fraud savings and opportunities

• Support your teams Health and Wellbeing through effective application of the groups policies

• Keep our business safe through the effective management of risk within Risk Management policies, processes and procedures

And any experience of these would be really useful

• General Insurance experience and/or knowledge of claims processing. Professional qualifications advantageous

• Fraud experience within Financial services, or the wider industry. Professional qualifications advantageous

• The ability to build effective teams - to lead teams to achieve a common goal

• The ability, capacity and desire to make considered and effective decisions, come to sensible conclusions, perceive and distinguish relationships, understand situations and form objective opinions

About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people?
Join our journey

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See yourself in our Team
Within the Credit Risk and CommAssets Crew we have a great opportunity available within the Personal Lending Credit Risk Strategy squad that focuses on optimising our lending decision for our Consumer Personal Loans. You will report to a Product and Solutions Chapter Lead and be an integrated member of your squad on a daily basis.
On a day-to-day basis you will:

Support the development of credit risk strategies, including but not limited to, data driven business rule changes, using models to set optimised profit decisions, updates to servicing and verification rules, and deep dives into strategy performance and outcomes.
Work collaboratively with technical teams to provide and clarify requirements, test and implement strategies into automated decisioning systems.
Embrace a continuous improvement mindset, and seek to find ways to standardise, simplify and automate business processes.
Perform deep dives into the
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JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way .  
Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people  and empowering them to  thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you?ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you?re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   
Shaping the future of real estate for a better world!


At JLL, we see a Brighter Way forward for our clients, our people, our planet, and our communities. With over 200 years of real estate experience, we are, and always have been, in
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