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Contract Role - Indirect Tax Analyst Intern- Chester/Hybrid - 12 Months Initial - Inside IR35 PAYEWe are seeking an exceptional Indirect Tax Analyst Intern sits within the Tax COE Europe team supporting VAT compliance obligations for a group of markets within Europe region and other international markets, as required, ensuring internal and external deadlines are met and to provide advice on VAT compliance related queries, coordinating with external and internal stakeholders where necessary.Role Overview:* Job Title: Indirect Tax Analyst Intern * Location: Chester/Hybrid (50% in the office)* Contract Type: Contract * Duration: 12 months initially, Inside IR35 PAYE* Sector: Pharmaceutical MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:* Preparation of monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or annual VAT returns and other indirect tax returns (sales listings, domestic listings, purchase listings, Intrastat, SAF-T) using Excel and/or indirect tax return preparation tool technology* Preparing and requesting necessary VAT submission approvals from internal stakeholders* Preparing and raising VAT payment requests and archiving documentation after submissions are completed* Preparation of VAT and Sales General Ledger reconciliations and follow up on issues and open items* Manage and assist with VAT compliance queries from the business as necessary* Assistance with preparation of information for VAT audits requests as necessaryKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:Education/Experience* BA/BSc or equivalent education, ideally in accounting/finance* Experience with SAP or Oracle is advantageous.* Excellent Excel skills.* Fluency in English is essential. Fluency in another European language is advantageous.DEVELOPMENTAL VALUE* Opportunity to gain an understanding of the business needs of an international pharmaceutical company from a VAT compliance perspective.* Opportunity to work within a professional and high performing team.* Develop the ability to impact and influence within the company to deliver superior business results.* Opportunity to gain international and country specific VAT expertise.* Opportunity to gain experience of working within a European team and in a shared services environment.Please feel free to contact myself - Daisy Nguyen at Gibbs Consulting/Atrium UK for a confidential chat to know more details about the role.Please also note: Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

Our client is a local financial planning and mortgage advisory firm based in Cheshire. They are looking to expand their team and ideally seeking a Mortgage Advisor who wants to progress into wealth advice or a Financial Advisor who is happy doing some mortgages

Job Title: Project Coordinator Duration: 12 months, extensions likely Location: Chester/Hybrid (fully office based for the first 3 months moving to hybrid afterwards) Salary: 36000 per annum Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey in the banking industry? Our client is seeking 6 enthusiastic Project Coordinators to join their dynamic team in Chester. If you have a passion for client engagement and project management, this could be the perfect role for you! About the Role: As a Project Coordinator, you will be at the forefront of client implementations for a range of cash management solutions. You'll collaborate closely with clients to ensure seamless project delivery from start to finish. Here's what you'll be doing: Client Engagement: Partner with clients to establish project timelines, communicate statuses, and identify risks. Professional Approach: Deliver tailored solutions to meet client needs, utilising project management routines for larger deliverables. Communication Hub: Manage conference calls with clients and internal stakeholders, ensuring everyone is aligned. KYC & Legal Coordination: Handle all necessary documentation for smooth client onboarding. Stakeholder Updates: Keep all parties informed about onboarding progress, proactively highlighting any issues. Internal Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to manage onboarding and ensure strict timelines are met. Documentation Management: Complete product and service setups, maintaining comprehensive audit trails in a central repository. What We're Looking For: We value experience and communication skills! The ideal candidate will have: Previous experience in a client-facing or client engagement role. A track record of managing projects with varying timelines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective stakeholder interaction. Experience working in a fast-paced environment, adept at managing client needs. Bonus Skills: An analytical mindset with a knack for problem-solving. Prior experience in financial services or investment banking is a plus.Ready to Make an Impact? If you're excited about joining a forward-thinking organisation that values client relationships and project excellence, we want to hear from you! Apply now to become a vital part of our client's success and take your career to new heights! How to Apply: To apply for this opportunity, please apply with an up-to-date CV. Candidates should ideally demonstrate evidence of the above responsibilities in their CV to be considered. Please note that if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, your application may not have been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an equal opportunities employer and an employment consultancy.

Our client is a well-established firm of chartered accountants based in the Chester area. Due to recent growth, they are seeking an Accounts and Audit Assistant Manager to join their friendly and welcoming team.

My client is a retail business based in Chester. Due to continued growth of the organisation they are recruiting this role on a permanent basis into their vibrant and expanding finance function, the company has an excellent culture and is genuinely a great place to work where everyone is working towards the same goal. As a Credit Control Team Leader you will be responsible for overseeing cash collection and minimising bad debt, ensure the provisions of goods/services on credit terms is at a level that maximises turnover with minimum risk to the business, build, maintain and promote constructive and productive relationships with customers and field managers, as well as training and managing a team of credit controllers. This role will suit a candidate who has a background in credit control and has supervised/managed staff. The salary on offer is paying up to £32,000 with a discretionary bonus attached, the role is based onsite 5 days a week and the business do have free parking facilities.

Please note: This 3 month contract role based in Chester, and requires 4-5 days per week onsite, 31,000 per annum.

Senior Practice Accountant / Senior Client Manager, Chester City Centre - 50,000 - 65,000 (negotiable DOE) A mid-sized accountancy and business advisory group renowned for its innovative solutions and commitment to excellence is seeking a dedicated professional to join their team. With a strong presence in the industry, this firm is renowned for its exceptional client service and cutting-edge approaches that set it apart from competitors. Your growth and development are not just considered, but actively nurtured. The team values diversity, collaboration, and forward-thinking innovation, creating an environment where your career can truly thrive. Senior Practice Accountant / Senior Client Manager - Key Responsibilities: Client Portfolio Management - Manage and look after your own vibrant and diverse client portfolio. - Cultivate long-lasting relationships, becoming the go-to for clients. - Lead a team, overseeing the production of the work to deliver a fantastic service. Collaborative Service Delivery - Work collaboratively with directors and other departments to support the overall delivery of services to your portfolio. - Impress clients daily, getting to know their business to deliver a great experience. - Contribute to growth by retaining existing clients and building relationships with potential new clients. Complex Assignments and Process Improvement - Undertake larger, more complex assignments with the support of the wider Accounts team. - Review processes and implement more efficient ways of service delivery. - Coach, develop, and lead the accounts team and line reports. Senior Practice Accountant / Senior Client Manager - Experience Required: - ACA / ACCA qualified, with proven experience within a similar senior role. - Practice experience as a Manager. - Experience working with a range of businesses, including owner-managed businesses. - Tech-savvy, with knowledge of CCH desirable. - Superb leadership skills that energise those around you. - Thrives in a collaborative and progressive environment. - Excellent communication skills and a passion for getting to know people. Senior Practice Accountant / Senior Client Manager - Benefits: - Competitive salary - Generous holiday allowance - Flexible hybrid working - Fully funded study - Tailored learning and development - Company pension - Health MOTs - Mental health support - A fully loaded wellbeing, social & community calendar Vaisto Recruitment offers a generous referral scheme. If you refer a practice candidate to me (who is not already registered) as a thank you will receive a voucher up to the value of 1000. Vouchers are paid on successful completion of the referral's probation period. The above vacancy is only one of many that I am handling. Vaisto Recruitment specialises in practice and first moves to industry for both contract and permanent assignments including: - Audit Partner / Audit Director / Audit Associate Director / Audit Manager / Audit Senior / Audit Associate / Audit Semi Senior - Business Services Partner / Business Services Director / Business Services Manager / Business Services Associate / Accounts Senior / Accounts Associate - Tax Partner / Tax Director / Tax Manager / Tax Senior Manager / Tax Senior / Tax Semi Senior - Accounts Partner / Accounts Director / Accounts Manager / Accounts Senior / Accounts Semi Senior - Corporate Finance Partner / Corporate Finance Director / Corporate Finance Manager / Corporate Finance Executive / Corporate Finance Senior M&A - Payroll Bureau - Practice Managers

As a Management Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in providing accurate financial analysis and insight to support decision-making across the business. You will work closely with various departments, particularly production and operations, to ensure financial processes are aligned with business goals. Your expertise will help drive profitability, cost control, and strategic planning.

Job Role: VAT Accountant Hours: Monday to Friday, 35-hour week. Location: Chester (CH4) Pay: 23.46 per hourManpower is pleased to be recruiting for one of our major clients for a VAT Accountant based in Chester. This is a temporary position to cover a 9 month period.POSITION PURPOSE This role sits within the Tax COE Europe team. The 2 main aspects of the role are: To take responsibility for and to manage VAT reporting compliance requirements for a group of markets within Europe region and other international markets, as required, ensuring internal and external deadlines are met. To provide advice on VAT compliance related queries, coordinating with external and internal stakeholders where necessary.In addition, the successful candidate is expected to maintain a constant awareness of local VAT legislation and act as a real internal consultant to satisfy stakeholder expectations.MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Preparation of monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly or annual VAT returns and other indirect tax returns (sales listings, domestic listings, purchase listings, Intrastat, SAF-T) using Excel and/or indirect tax return preparation tool technology Preparing and requesting necessary VAT submission approvals from internal stakeholders and following up on VAT payment requests and archiving documentation after submissions are completed Preparation of VAT General Ledger reconciliation and follow up on issues and open items Reconciliation of GL sales to reported VAT sales and follow up on issues and open items Manage and assist with VAT compliance queries from the business as necessary Support preparing VAT requirements documents and other documents as needed Support Tax Technology team to test and implement requirements on a timely basis, as necessary Continuous monitor of VAT legislation to identify relevant changes Assistance in maintenance of VAT codes tables and VAT codes in accounting system Assistance with VAT audits and liaison with tax authorities as necessary Support strategy of standardisation and automation, continuous improvement and risk managementKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: Education/Experience 2+ years' experience of VAT compliance in at least one jurisdiction in a multi-national tax environment or equivalent. Experience with SAP or Oracle is advantageous. Excellent Excel skills. Fluency in English.FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL Ability to successfully manage competing priorities. Ability to work with a range of technically and culturally diverse people. Ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience, at multiple levels within the company. Autonomous working. Ability to establish formal relationships with internal customers. Demonstrates a team orientated approach. Strong written and verbal communication to facilitate relationships with peers and senior management. Ability to assess and resolve problems. Strong analytical skills.DEVELOPMENTAL VALUE Opportunity to gain an understanding of the business needs of an international pharmaceutical company from a VAT compliance perspective. Opportunity to work within a professional and high performing team. Develop the ability to impact and influence within the company to deliver superior business results. Opportunity to gain international and country specific VAT expertise. Opportunity to gain experience of working within a European team and in a shared services environment.Apply now for immediate consideration

Job Title: Project / Programme Manager

Financial Controller Market Leading Manufacturer c£65,000 pa + attractive bonus & benefits North West The Role Reporting to the Financial Director and leading a dedicated finance team, you will be responsible for the production, consolidation and delivery of financial information at both subsidiary and Group level. This will include providing forecasts and meeting statutory requirements as well as overseeing the continued development of the company's financial and strategic planning systems. This is an exciting and hugely enjoyable role, joining a high calibre senior executive team, overseeing significant levels of investment and playing a key role in determining the businesses future strategic direction and commercial success. The Person This is a role offering tremendous scope and opportunity, combining the need for a practical, hands-on finance professional, prepared to tackle fundamental operational issues, with the experience and credibility to support the management board in their pursuit of greater market share and profitability. "Hands on" and computer literate, you will have gained your finance experience working within a fast moving, manufacturing environment where you will have demonstrated an ability to anticipate and meet the changing needs of a fast growing business, working closely with the senior team to provide insight and clarity, influencing at all levels, from the shop floor to the boardroom. Experience of an ERP system implementation, ideally SAP is desirable The Company With a passionate commitment to innovation, significant investment in new products, technology and skills, together with the flexibility to respond rapidly to changing customer needs - these are just some of the strengths that have made our client a highly profitable, market leader serving a prestigious portfolio of national and international customers. Keen to capitalise on considerable new business opportunities, they are looking to appoint an entrepreneurial and ambitious Financial Controller to join their senior management team and support them through a period of tremendous growth and opportunity. How to Apply So, if you are looking for a fresh and stimulating opportunity to play a significant role in the strategic direction and future success of a highly profitable market leader enjoying considerable levels of investment - then look no further. Please submit your full CV, quoting reference number 10133