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Financial Controller - on site An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Financial Controller to join a prestigious group of Independent Schools based in West  London. We are seeking a dynamic and commercially astute Financial Controller who will oversee finance-related duties for a division of the schools within the Group.Day-to-day of the role: Manage the financial accounting for assigned schools, ensuring all fees, expenses, and transactions are recorded accurately and promptly.Work closely with school admission teams to raise and issue tuition fee invoices to parents according to the billing cyclePrepare and process monthly direct debit collections and maintain the billing ledger, ensuring all transactions are up-to-date and reconciled.Communicate with current and prospective parents regarding fee payments, responding promptly to queries.Monitor and manage the collection of school fees, disbursements, and additional charges, using the Group's processes for debt recovery as required.Liaise with relevant staff to ensure accurate completion of forms to claim Early Years Funding (EYF), where applicable.Monitor supplier payments to ensure authenticity, accuracy, timeliness, and value for money.Prepare monthly management accounts, including reconciliation of control accounts, variance analysis, and budgets.Maintain and manage key balance sheet areas such as fixed assets, accruals, and prepayments.Prepare and maintain financial forecasts and support school leaders in adhering to budgets.Completion of month-end processes and ensure that all finance deadlines, including billing and supplier paymentsManage and oversee the work of the assigned finance assistant, ensuring quality and timeliness of their outputs.Oversee trip finances, ensuring full reconciliation of trip income and costs.Ensure the correct application of VAT on both income and expenditure, and complete quarterly VAT returns.Work with HR and payroll to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of employment costs.Develop, review, and implement school financial policies to maintain strong internal controls & financial practices.Prepare accounting records for annual audits, liaise with auditors, and assist the Director of Operations with the preparation of annual accounts and supporting schedules.Complete and submit various regulatory and statutory returns as required.Be responsible for management of year-end activities, ensuring all pupil leavers and joiners are processed correctly and that deposits are refunded appropriately.Assist with ad-hoc financial projects and initiatives to support the Directors and other stakeholders in the Group Required Skills & Qualifications: Experience of working in a finance or accountancy environment - ideally within Education sector - Private, Independent, Experience of Purchase Ledger, Nominal Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank Reconciliations, and Payment Portals.Experienced in the production of financial statements, cash flow forecasts, and management accounts.Experience of managing and training a finance team.Experience of using a Finance system like SAGE 200, advanced PC skills, especially Excel.Experience of building strong effective relationships with various stakeholders.Excellent communication (written and oral), presentation, and interpersonal skills.Flexible in their approach and willing to get “hands-on” to ensure jobs get done for the good of the schools.

FP&A Manager - Sales & Marketing Focus Location: Hybrid (Brentford Office) Salary: Up to £80,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Robert Half is proud to be partnering with a well-established global business in search of a commercially minded FP&A Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional with strong experience working alongside Sales, Marketing, or Customer teams, looking to have a tangible impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. About the Role: Working within the Commercial Finance function, you will play a key role in supporting decision-making across revenue generation, marketing investment, and customer retention. This is a high-visibility role offering close collaboration with senior stakeholders across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Take ownership of forecasting and budgeting processes for Sales, Marketing, and Retention.Build and maintain financial models that support growth planning, campaign investment, and customer lifetime value analysis.Track and analyse key commercial metrics such as lead conversion, pipeline performance, churn, and campaign ROI.Support pricing strategy, product launches, and commercial initiatives with data-driven recommendations.Partner closely with Commercial leadership to challenge assumptions and improve business performance.Deliver clear, concise reporting and dashboards that allow stakeholders to monitor results and make informed decisions.Simplify complex financial data into actionable insights for both finance and non-finance audiences.Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across commercial activity and provide recommendations for improvement. Your Background: Previous experience in FP&A or commercial finance, ideally supporting Sales or Marketing functions.Recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent).Strong Excel skills and proficiency with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.Experience working in a private equity-backed, high-growth, or dynamic commercial setting is highly advantageous. What's on Offer: Base salary up to £80,000, plus discretionary bonus.Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days in the Brentford office).Private medical insurance from day one.30 days holiday plus bank holidays.5% employer pension contribution. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

Company Overview: Our client is a leading provider of Environmental Advisory services to businesses. Their mission is to make the planet Safer and cleaner, and their service enables customers to improve the quality of their cleaning whilst reducing their environmental impact. Their operations encompass 12 European countries in addition to Brazil and Turkey. They employ over 2,100 people across 90 branches and generates c.£350m in revenue from our 50,000 strong customer base. With a large market still to go for and our sustainability message resonating strongly with their customers, they have ambitious plans to grow the business by over 50% over the next 5 years. Working at our client you will gain fantastic experience of the business drivers and organisation of a long-standing PE backed recurring-revenue business, combined with the entrepreneurial "yes we can, yes we will" mindset needed to deliver our growth ambitions. Role Overview: We are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded analyst to join the Group FP&A team. This critical role will be responsible for analysing sales and commercial data across the Group to provide insight on the Group’s go-to-market performance and progress against strategy. The role involves tracking key metrics, identifying trends and proving actionable insights to improve sales and retention. Main Responsibilities of the Commercial FP&A Analyst Role 1. Sales Performance Analysis Create and maintain reports to track performance of sales against budgets and targets, providing trend and variance analysis as appropriateAnalyse sales and pre-sales metrics to review sales effectiveness by market and team, providing actionable insight to the Commercial function on areas such as effectiveness of sales team cohorts, mix, company sectors, and return on investments 2. Sales Budgeting and Forecasting Work with the commercial function to develop annual budgets based on the Group’s strategic drivers, and share with the in-market teamsDevelop tools to forecast sales on an ongoing basis, to highlight start of month/quarter risks and opportunities and share with the commercial function with actionable insights 3. Retention tracking Track performance of the Company’s contract retention, identifying trends and linking to the Group’s target sectorsLink retention back to sales performance to ensure that the quality of the Group’s customer base is improving over time 4. Pricing Provide input to the Commercial team on pricing analysis, benchmarking markets and product lines and sectors and linking back into the sales function targets 5. Reporting & Dashboards Work with the Group’s data team to develop and maintain dashboards to provide real time visibility into sales performancePresent regular reports to senior management, outlining performance, risks, and opportunitiesWork with Commercial leadership on Board and Stakeholder reporting to demonstrate progress against the Company’s strategy 6. Data Integrity & Management Ensure the accuracy and integrity of sales data by working closely with the commercial teams by driving adoption of CRM and reconciling back to the contract data base as appropriate Work with the data team to ensure that the right data governance practices with the markets are in place to drive consistent use of CRM, with the sales team structures up to date, and enable consistent and accurate sales reporting to be delivered. Key Skills and Competencies: 1. Analytical and Data-driven: We are a data and insights-driven organisation, and base decisions and priorities for improvements based on proven tests and results. Being able to translate data into analysis into insights into actions is key for success in this role 2. Curiosity: You must be curious to search for connections that turn into insights to support the commercial leadership team. You must be keen ask the question "why" in order to find underlying trends and causes 3. Collaboration and teamwork: We work closely across our markets, so the ability to collaborate and engage successfully with the markets is key 4. Communication: You have the ability to structure thoughts and presentations in a way that resonates with local audiences, and to drive adoption of your ideas towards outcomes 5. Willingness to learn: We believe strongly that personal growth and development drives employee engagement, and therefore our performance as a team; a willingness to learn and adapt is a key enabler of your success 6. Technical proficient: Advanced excel skills required, able to quickly pick up Microsoft CRM. Power BI experience a plus, but the ability to build visualisations and dashboards in collaboration with the Data team is required. Training will be available in this area, but an aptitude to drive use of technology to provide standard reports in the role is essential Qualifications and experience We are flexible on the precise experience required for the role, with the focus being on recruiting a highly ambitious first class talent with the characteristics set out above. In that light, the following experience is required 1. Experience of driving business insight through analysis 2. Working with large data sets, and synthesising data down to essentials 3. Finance qualification is essential (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) 4. Experience of reporting to senior management, and presenting data or reports in a way that addresses business needs 5. Demonstrable curiosity about the business world, what drives business success, and how you have contributed to that success in your prior roles