Total 14 finance banking insurance job vacancies in Information Technology category in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 3HU

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours a week
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: Qualified account (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Salary: £68,100 per annum
Start Date: 6th January 2025

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our Trust in the Central Finance Team, to lead the Finance transactional team, oversee KPIs and financial reporting, drive new finance projects, as well as play a key role in supporting new schools joining the Trust.

This role is expected to start in Spring term 2025.

Main purpose of the job:

The Head of Finance (HoF) for the Prospere Learning Trust will be a member of the Trust’s Strategic Leadership Team and will provide oversight and day to day support on all finance and resource matters relating to the Trust. They will work closely with the COO to ensure the smooth running of the Trust.

The HoF will lead on matters relating to finance for the Trust and provide oversight, advice and guidance to individual academies in the Trust; ensuring there is effective and efficient financial management across the Trust and that Trust mission and values are embedded in financial practices.

The HoF will play a lead role in the financial development of the Trust Strategic Plan and plan and lead in the design, development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance in all relevant financial legislation relating to the Trust.

Please see the attached application pack for further information about our ideal candidate.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be.

Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

To apply for this job role, please click the following link:https://www.tes.com/jobs/apply/2120591 If you are viewing this job on our Greater Jobs site then please click on the apply now button to view the full advertisement details and relevant attachments.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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JOB TITLE: Backend software engineer

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780 per annum

LOCATION: Manchester

HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our office in Manchester.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Intelligent Gateway lab, for a backend engineer to further build, maintain and develop the banks telephony channel.

As a Lead Software Engineer within the Intelligent Gateway team, you'll be encouraged to work as part of an agile team to guide and implement technical solutions. You'll be responsible to help promote sound engineering practices and to work alongside team members to architect, design, and implement those solutions.

You'll be using Git to manage most of the source code, and SonarQube to help monitor code quality. Jira and Confluence are used heavily for task management and documentation.

You'll be an innovator and join us whilst we are about to head into the next phase of our transformation journey. We are looking for naturally passionate and curious engineers, with an innovative mind, who can make use of our newly delivered architecture and support the evolution to a full micro-service application that can drive change, further improve operational efficiency, and deliver at pace!

ABOUT US

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you! 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

We like people who come from a diverse cultural background, with different ways of thinking who can challenge our current practices. That said, because of the nature of this role it is important to have existing knowledge and experience working in a software engineering role.

What minimum skills you'll need to apply:

Software Engineering

• Experienced with the full software development lifecycle and relevant frameworks

• A proven track record of the Spring framework, Git workflows, testing (TDD, Mock object), and DevOps toolchains

• Cloud Deployment experience

• Experience with Rest APIs

• Experience of microservice design, container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm)

Communication & Collaboration

• Phenomenal teamwork and communication skills as well as team leader/mentoring experience

Desirable skills:

• Java developer expertise (Spring or NodeJS)

• Experience with telephony platforms

• Experience with cloud technologies Google Cloud platform (GCP) others (ICP, Azure)

• A passion for delivering business value through sound engineering methods and principles

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 fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and creativity.

We're actively seeking to build a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and thinking approaches and would like to encourage applications from under-represented groups from candidates of all ethnicities, cultures and identities, and from candidates that identify as neurodiverse.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to support you in showcasing your best self; so, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know!

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

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

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

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more!

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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer - Core Banking System Platform

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION(S): Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester Office.

About this opportunity…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Software Engineer to work on the Core Banking System which aims to support around 30 million customers and 60 million accounts.

You will be part of Everyday Banking in Consumer Relationships Platform working in the Vault Banking Products lab. The lab is focusing on building new core banking platform that will support servicing our customers through multiple channels and will enable the bank to create new innovative products for our customers using cutting edge cloud-based technology platform.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

As an Senior Software Engineer of our team, you will be:

• Working with the most modern technology to deliver innovative solutions for our customers

• Hands-on designing and developing the new banking platform as well as integrating with heritage banking systems

• Working in an agile environment, alongside colleagues from both LBG and third party companies, both on and off-shore

• Mentoring junior team members including code reviews, problem solving, development and code standards including security standards

• Working within a strict QE-led methodology, delivering high quality software supported by fully automated testing frameworks

• Creating opportunities for your own learning and growth, as well as sharing finding with your peers

• Deploying developed applications using set tools and pipelines to all environments including production hosting on container based cloud platforms.

We would be looking for the following…

The successful candidate for the Senior Software Engineer role will be able to demonstrate deep technical expertise, experience in building banking platforms, ability to work independently and to mentor junior team members including development standards and quality of code.

We're looking for enthusiastic, proactive and dedicated engineers who are keen to make a difference and deliver at speed and can evidence experience in:

• Core Java development skills - At least 5 years of experience

• Microservices architecture

• Good understanding of design patterns and build activities across the SDLC including unit testing, system testing, integration, security and performance testing

• Relentless focus on delivering business value through sound engineering methods and principles

• Working experience with Kafka for event driven communication between services

It would be great if you also had…

• Experience in Cloud Applications

• Docker based container development and deployment on Kubernetes

• Thought Machine Vault

• Understanding of CI/CD methodology and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Spinnaker etc

• Banking applications development

• Experience in Automated testing and TDD

About working for us…

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. 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. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, 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.

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

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Are you a strategic finance leader with a passion for driving business performance?

Do you want to make a real difference to the travelling public of Manchester?

Come and join Transport for Greater Manchester and take the reins as our Head of Finance. You will be at the heart of our financial strategy, guiding us through a period of transformation.

Your Role

You’ll provide excellent leadership to our Finance team as well as:

• Lead and manage the full spectrum of finance activities, from budgeting and forecasting to financial reporting.

• Drive financial planning to support operational excellence and long-term business strategy.

• Partner with senior leadership colleagues to provide data-driven insights and recommendations.

• Oversee financial risk management and ensure regulatory compliance across the transport sector.

• Lead and continue to build the finance team to support and advise into TfGM’s expanding range of activities

• Optimise financial processes to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, .driving continuous improvement

Who are we?

TfGM plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport across Greater Manchester, influencing millions of daily journeys. Working here means directly contributing to the development of an integrated and sustainable transport network that transforms the region.

Working at TfGM offers a unique blend of public service, innovation, and the chance to make a tangible difference to a major UK city-region.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

• Proven experience as a senior finance professional, preferably in the transport or logistics sector.

• A strategic mindset with strong analytical, forecasting, and budgeting skills.

• Professional accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).

• Strong leadership abilities with a track record of managing high-performing finance teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What we can offer you

TfGM works closely with local authorities, government bodies, and private sector partners to deliver complex projects. This gives you the unique opportunity to collaborate across sectors and gain valuable experience in cross-industry work.

As part of the finance team at TfGM, you’ll be directly involved in funding and supporting large-scale transport projects that improve infrastructure across Greater Manchester. From managing the financials of new tram lines to funding innovative green transport initiatives, you'll be at the heart of transformative projects that benefit the entire region.

Working at TfGM offers a unique blend of public service, innovation, and the chance to make a tangible difference to the people of Greater Manchester.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary depending on skills and experience

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)

• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance

• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary

• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions

• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role

• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit.Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following linkEmployers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Role profile

Your new company
Our client is amulti-academy trust within Greater Manchester who are looking for an interimHead of Finance with strong education experience, who will be able to hit theground running, managing the overview management of all finances within Trust'sacademies.

Your new role
As the interim Head ofFinance you will;

• Lead and manage the finance team
• Preparation of statutory and management accounts
• Maintain strong financial controls
• Compilation and monitoring of budges
• Preparation of finance related reports.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a partqualified, QBE or qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA), with previousexperience in the education sector and have knowledge of Access Financialssoftware.

What you'll get in return
You will get acompetitive day rate between £300-£400 a day. The business offers a flexiblehybrid model with the availability of working from home alongside free onsiteparking.

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 arelooking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion onyour career.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our Trust in the Central Finance Team, to lead the Finance transactional team, oversee KPIs and financial reporting, drive new finance projects, as well as play a key role in supporting new schools joining the Trust. This role is expected to start in Spring term 2025.

This is a Grade 14 post, working 35 hours per week, all year round. The salary is £68,100 per annum.

Main purpose of the job

The Head of Finance (HoF) for the Prospere Learning Trust will be a member of the Trust’s Strategic Leadership Team and will provide oversight and day to day support on all finance and resource matters relating to the Trust. They will work closely with the COO to ensure the smooth running of the Trust.

The HoF will lead on matters relating to finance for the Trust and provide oversight, advice and guidance to individual academies in the Trust; ensuring there is effective and efficient financial management across the Trust and that Trust mission and values are embedded in financial practices.

The HoF will play a lead role in the financial development of the Trust Strategic Plan and plan and lead in the design, development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance in all relevant financial legislation relating to the Trust.

Key relationships

The postholder will be part of the central trust team, working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Headteachers, and Headteachers. In addition, the postholder will work closely as the line manager of the central Finance team and maintain effective working relationships with all operations staff throughout the Trust.

Externally, the postholder will work with allocated suppliers on major Trust contracts and with key contacts in the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

What the school offers its staff

Working for us

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days with 5 years' service.
• We’rehappy to talk flexible workingwhere possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

Further details about the role

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity anddisability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail atjobs@prospere.org.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: Qualified account (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Salary: £67,481 per annum
Start Date: 1st March 2025 We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our Trust in the Central Finance Team, to lead the Finance transactional team, oversee KPIs and financial reporting, drive new finance projects, as well as play a key role in supporting new schools joining the Trust. This role is expected to start in Spring term 2025.

Main purpose of the job:

• The HoF will lead on matters relating to finance for the Trust and provide oversight, advice and guidance to individual academies in the Trust; ensuring there is effective and efficient financial management across the Trust and that Trust mission and values are embedded in financial practices.

• The HoF will play a lead role in the financial development of the Trust Strategic Plan and plan and lead in the design, development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance in all relevant financial legislation relating to the Trust.

Please see the attached application pack for further information about our ideal candidate

To apply for this job role, please click the following link: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/head-of-finance-manchester-2120591 If you are viewing this job on our Greater Jobs site then please click on the apply now button to view the full advertisement details and relevant attachments.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

Head of Commercial; Insurance Broking

£65,000 - £80,000 negotiable + profit share + benefits

Manchester

A unique opportunity to build a commercial insurance broking division within a business utility solution provider. Our client requires an experienced commercial insurance business development professional to establish and build this new division which will complement client service alongside the company's existing operations. This role is a rare chance to shape from scratch, navigating it through Appointed Representative (AR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registration.

Job Overview

You will use your significant experience in UK commercial insurance to drive the strategic growth and management of the insurance division, with considerable client prospect leads and cross sell opportunities provided by the company. This position requires a solid grasp of commercial insurance, regulatory compliance, and team leadership. You'll collaborate closely with senior management to ensure the insurance products align with the company's goals and customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

As this will be a new venture in an established business, you will be overseeing daily operations and crafting strategies to grow the division and both utilise and expand the substantial client base. You'll guide the process for obtaining AR status and FCA registration, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met. As the main contact for insurance-related inquiries, you'll build strong relationships with key insurance companies and industry contacts, delivering outstanding customer service. You'll also identify new business opportunities, create and implement marketing and sales strategies, and work with the supportive management team to offer comprehensive solutions to clients. Additionally, you'll develop and manage the division's budget, monitor performance, and implement cost-effective measures to maximise profitability. This is an opportunity to create from the ground up to how you see fit.

Preferred Attributes

Experience in building and scaling UK commercial insurance broking teams is necessary. An established network within the commercial insurance industry and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment are important. An innovative and proactive approach to business development is a plus.

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Head of Finance & Commercial Performance

Location: Manchester City Centre

Salary: £797 per day (Inside IR35, PAYE) - Weekly pay

Contract: Until March 2025

Hours of working: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Role Purpose:

As the Head of Finance & Commercial Performance at Co-op Insurance, you'll play a pivotal role in driving our financial and commercial success. Reporting directly to the Co-op Group CFO and with a dotted line to the Managing Director, you'll be a key part of both the Co-op Insurance senior leadership team and the wider Co-op Group Finance leadership team (4 direct reports). Your mission is to lead all aspects of financial support, strategic planning, and commercial performance for Co-op Insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Own the entire strategic financial planning process for Co-op Insurance, from annual planning to periodic reforecasts. Ensure seamless alignment with the wider Co-op Group planning timelines and processes. Present insights and updates to Executive and Board Committees, driving informed decision-making.
• Comprehensive Financial Reporting: Lead all financial reporting requirements for Co-op Insurance, including monthly management reports, regulatory filings, and statutory reporting. Ensure that all financial activities adhere to relevant reporting standards and timelines.
• Annual Statutory Audit: Take full ownership of the annual statutory audit process, coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery for Co-op Insurance Board review and approval.
• Commercial Performance Management: Develop and manage a robust commercial performance framework that includes product and channel profitability, marketing effectiveness, and strategic business insights. Ensure senior stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and actionable data to support long-term strategic goals.
• Leadership & Collaboration: As a core member of the Co-op Insurance senior leadership team, contribute to the creation of an engaging performance-driven culture. Additionally, work closely with the Group Finance senior leadership team to support the development and execution of Co-op's broader financial strategy.
• Regulatory Compliance: Serve as a Certified Manager under the FCA's Senior Managers & Certification Regime, ensuring ongoing compliance with all regulatory requirements, including fitness and propriety assessments.

What You'll Bring:

• Expertise in Finance: A qualified accountant with significant senior management experience, preferably within the Financial Services sector. You have a strong background in strategic financial planning and analysis, coupled with a deep understanding of financial reporting standards.
• Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Proven experience in driving business performance through insightful financial analysis, strategic planning, and commercial performance management. You excel in providing commercial support to key stakeholders, helping to guide strategic business decisions.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Experience working within a regulated environment, with familiarity in managing the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
• Leadership & Influence: A strategic thinker with the ability to influence at all levels, from senior executives to Board members. You have a track record of building strong relationships and communicating effectively across the business.

Company information:

This contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants. NCoates

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

JOB TITLE: Head of Engineering - Colleague Channels Platform

SALARY: £121,023 - £150,000

LOCATION(S): Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester office.

About this opportunity…

We have an amazing opportunity within the Colleague Channels Platform, for a transformational Engineering Lead within Manchester Desktop Lab. Our applications are used by tens of thousands of colleagues in Branches, Contact Centres and Head Offices within Lloyds Banking Group.

You'll work alongside the Lab PO in shaping the investment and vision for the Desktop Lab, and as a result centre on setting the strategic direction for the engineering teams to demonstrate thought leadership on contemporary technical delivery, across the entire lifecycle, from idea to realisation of value.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

Collaboration is critical to the success of this role! As the Engineering Lead you'll operate collaboratively with the Lab Product Owner, other labs, technical teams, other platforms as well as other engineering leads within the platform. You'll work hand-in-hand leading the Lab teams:

• Create safe culture for Engineers to create best in class solutions through coaching, mentoring and the adoption of modern engineering practices.

• Optimise, evolve, and deliver an efficient operating model.

• Support shaping of the backlog and prioritising outcomes which are essential to keep the solution / product in good health.

• Create an organisation that is truly data driven and providing the best value propositions to our customers.

• Engineering practices for the adoption of pipelines for continuous delivery.

• You'll handle the successful delivery and maintenance of the core technology agenda within the Lab providing strategic direction and oversight of Data and Systems.

• You'll be responsible for the technology roadmap, management of technical debt and other technical demands.

• You'll be accountable for the technical solutions team that will design, build, or integrate, deploy, and run the system, particularly software, that supports the Data capability and operations with a focus on quality, resilience, low latency, reusability, accessibility by third parties and scalability.

• Modernisation of applications into container/cloud architecture.

What you'll need…

The role will be suited to someone who combines inspirational leadership skills with strong technical experience and comes from an engineering background.

As an inspirational leader, you:

• Create a culture of learning and continuous improvement through a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering, to act as a change agent for engineering and team culture, and to cultivate a systems-thinking and user-experience led design approach.

• Able to nurture teams, support them through a culture of openness and trust, and to make teams the best they can be.

• Have a strong passion for and technical understanding of applications and can provide support, knowledge and mentoring to the teams. This includes helping teams to use the best engineering practices, tooling, and methods and to encourage them to contribute towards inner-source activities and attend Meetups.

As an Engineer, you'll…

• Have extensive software engineering background with one or more programming languages.

• Understand the business area to facilitate the best solution design with team members and product owners.

• Are technology agnostic and are willing to adapt approach in pursuit of the optimal solution.

• Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt.

• Understand measurement of change and work with teams to provide reassurance and mitigate behavioural change.

• Significant experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Confluence, and experience of leading & working as part of an agile team as well as understanding the relationship between agile definitions and automated delivery.

• Understand the benefits of BDD & TDD and ensure engineers write upfront tests against team defined stories.

• Are industry aware and understand the importance of new technical approaches to evolve solutions and the experience of the team.

• Have proven understanding of the entire software development lifecycle and experience in end- to- end delivery of software products along with knowledge of modern software development toolsets including DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. 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. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, 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.

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

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Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting for a Director of Finance near Manchester on a full time permanent basis with College. This Director of Finance role is paying up to £75,000 per annum.

The Director of Finance will need to advise and support in overseeing the financial management and strategic planning of the organisation and forecasting. The ideal candidate has strong education experience and have responsibility for other areas of the organisation.

Main Responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner:

• Work collaboratively with the principal and other senior staff in all financial operations, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Formulate short- and long-term financial strategies.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the finance team, keeping in line with a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure other functions (MIS and Estates) are making a positive impact on the core business of the organisation.
• Ensure all systems are maintained and up to date
• Develop and implement budgeting and forecast system for the wider organisation.

Person Specification of the Finance Business Partner:

• Hold a relevant degree or professional qualification from recognised accountancy bodies (e.g., CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA/ ICAEW)
• Extensive management experience.
• Understanding of safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Further Education experience
• Strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.
• Exhibit an understanding of risks and utilise financial and business intelligence for risk management and mitigation.
• Communicate effectively across various stakeholder levels.
• Perform well under pressure and meet deadlines during peak periods.
• Display confidence in independent work while also being collaborative and proactive.

Benefits and Package

• £75,000
• 37 hours per week
• 43 days holiday
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and parental leave packages
• Strong pension contribution

Next steps

If you have any questions about this role or would like to find out more, please apply to discuss this further.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Deputy Head of Finance
Reference: SCCG2720 | Closing Date: 06/05/2024 | Interview Date: First stage 17th or 20th May 2024, Second stage 22nd May 2024, subject to change
Salary: £50,539 – £57,212. Incremental progression throughout the band is available
Contract Type: Permanent | Hours per Week: 36 (full-time) Location: Frontier House, Merchants Quay, M50 3SR
Informal enquiries are actively encouraged. Please contact Rebecca Eardley, Head of Finance, to arrange an informal discussion.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our welcoming Finance Department as Deputy Head of Finance, reporting to Head of Finance. You will be an integral and proactive member of the Finance Team, and have responsibility for leading the finance business partnering function and team in this wide-ranging and fast-paced role.
We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Finance to provide a comprehensive, high quality and professional financial management, accounting and advisory service to the Salford City College Group (c.£45m turnover). Acting as the lead business partner and a key adviser to budget holders on financial issues, you will play a significant role in ensuring effective financial stewardship and seeking opportunities to improve systems and processes to enhance services provided to stakeholders. The Deputy Head of Finance is required to be proactive in managing our finances to support the College to achieve its strategic objectives.
You will be CCAB (ICAEW / ACCA / CIPFA) or CIMA qualified, with significant and recent experience of providing a financial management service, ideally in the education (e.g. FE, HE, MAT), public or third sector. However, relevant experience from all sectors, along with an appreciation of the challenges faced in the FE sector, are also welcomed.
You will have a strong background in management accounting, but also have proven technical financial accounting skills, and a track record of being a hands-on and effective manager. Experience in the production of the annual statutory accounts and liaising with external audit is desirable.
You will demonstrate outstanding communication, organisational and managerial skills, and be strongly committed to working with the College’s values and ethos. You must demonstrate the ability to lead a comprehensive financial management service and team, and advise on financial matters affecting the College. You will have considerable drive, a proactive can-do attitude, and be positive about change and innovation, and be able to drive forward system and process improvements.
How to Apply
For more information and to apply for this job, please complete the registration and online application form via our website.
Reason to Join Us:
• We have Generous Terms and Conditions (Sixth Form College’s Association style terms and conditions) including 40 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• We have a 3pm finish on Fridays, Free on-site parking and various health and wellbeing resources and benefit schemes including two Staff Wellbeing days per year.
• We offer automatic enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme with 20.70% employer pension contribution.
• Our College is an incredible community, there is a lot that staff and their families can get involved with.
• We have family friendly policies and we are happy to talk about flexible working.
• We invest in our people and offer a range of training & career opportunities for all staff as part of our Be Outstanding Development programme.
• We have an amazing Staff Benefits Package with discounts and savings for supermarkets, petrol, high-street retailers, holidays, cinemas and other leisure.
• Our shared purpose: We believe in the value of education for a successful future and we want the best for our learners and our staff.
• Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Staff and students behave with respect, integrity and kindness.
Commitment to Safeguarding
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees
The College strives to be a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.

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