Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment
About the Company
Established in 2010, we are an accountancy and finance recruitment consultancy with offices in London and Reading.
We are experts in accountancy, and our consultants are industry specialists across Industry & Commerce, Financial Services and Not-for-Profit.
We have the capability to deliver traditional permanent recruitment, interim and contract assignments, or executive search and multi-vacancy retainers.
We are market leaders with a widely experienced leadership team and carefully trained and developed consultants at every level.
We have always been passionate about assessment, and providing our clients with great candidates and candidates with roles they will thrive in. Back in the day this was coined as ‘3 layers of fit’.
We want to reduce the likelihood of a miss-hire by providing airtight shortlists with three aspects in mind:
1) Are they competent?
2) Do they have the right qualifications and skills?
3) Will they culturally add?
Our experience, our competency framework and bespoke profiling tool PFIT™ means the level of insight we provide clients at shortlist can be far beyond our competition.
All in all, saving you a lot of time, so you can do the stuff you are meant to be doing.
If you’d like to learn how we can help, please feel free to pick up the telephone for a confidential conversation.
You can get in touch with our London Team on 020 7042 8420 or our South East Team on 01189 077 920.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Listed Jobs
- Company Name
- Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment
- Job Title
- Assistant Accountant
- Job Description
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Assistant Accountant - £35,000 - £40,000 – Reading, Berkshire (Hybrid Working)
Trace Recruit is delighted to be supporting the CFO of a specialist service provider, who is on the hunt for an Assistant Accountant.
Our client offers residential care and support services for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, and complex needs.
This exciting opportunity will work closely with the finance team and will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring timely payments, and supporting the month-end close process.
About Your New Role:
Process invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Manage the end-to-end AP process, including invoice approvals and payment runs.
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
Maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders.
Assist in preparing and posting journal entries, including accruals and prepayments.
Reconcile key balance sheet accounts.
Support the finance team with variance analysis and reporting.
Assist with VAT returns and other financial compliance tasks.
Ad-hoc projects/support where needed.
Your Skills & Qualifications:
Experience working in a similar role.
Experience in double entry bookkeeping, debits & credits and supporting with month end.
Comfortable working with large data sets.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Energetic and enthusiastic.
A friendly and proactive demeanour, good team player.
Advanced Excel user.
Ideally have used Sage and Xero.
This is a superb opportunity for a finance professional with AP & Month End experience to support an exciting and growing business and to expand their knowledge.
This role is perfect for someone immediately available or can start at short notice.
We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to.
At Trace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that, in any business, it is imperative that all members of staff feel appreciated and respected in their roles. Our job is simply to find the best candidate on the market, regardless of their age, race, religion, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other factor irrelevant to their qualifications and competencies.
If you have any further questions regarding accessibility throughout the process, then please get in touch DEIB@tracerecruit.com or call a member of our DEIB Champions team.
Reading, United Kingdom
Hybrid
03-03-2025
- Company Name
- Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment
- Job Title
- Financial Analyst
- Job Description
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Financial Analyst | Investment Management Firm | £40-45,000 12m FTC | Southampton and 2/3 days in office
A highly reputable, listed Wealth and Investment Management firm are looking Finance Analyst on a 12-month FTC. The company has over £100 billion of assets under management/administration and a network of offices around the UK.
Reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, the main purpose of this role is to provide meaningful reporting and analysis of the change management program.
Your Role
Preparing the cost reporting and analysis for the change and project teams.
Working with stakeholders to provide analytical insight including planning & forecasting numbers.
Improving the management information packs for the Board.
Performing financial analysis of future projects.
Working closely with the finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Preparing the annual budgets and forecasts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
Your Skills and Qualifications
Ideally a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong cost management reporting and analysis experience.
First-class interpersonal skills for communicating with senior management and external stakeholders.
Excellent systems and data visualization skills including MS Excel.
Immediately available/ short notice period
This is a great opportunity so if you have relevant experience, fit the above criteria and are looking for an exciting, rewarding, and challenging new role, please apply today.
We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to and we are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.
At Trace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that, in any business, it is imperative that all members of staff feel appreciated and respected in their roles.
Southampton, United Kingdom
Hybrid
11-03-2025
- Company Name
- Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment
- Job Title
- Commercial Accountant
- Job Description
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Commercial Accountant | Investment Management Firm | £40,000-£50,000 | 12m FTC | Southampton and 2/3 days in office
A highly reputable, listed Wealth and Investment Management firm are looking for a Commercial Financial Accountant on a 12-month FTC. The company has over £100 billion of assets under management/administration and a network of offices around the UK.
Reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, the main purpose of this role is to provide meaningful reporting and analysis of the change management program.
Your Role
Preparing the cost reporting and analysis for the change and project teams.
Working with stakeholders to provide analytical insight including planning & forecasting numbers.
Improving the management information packs for the Board.
Performing financial analysis of future projects.
Working closely with the finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Preparing the annual budgets and forecasts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
Your Skills and Qualifications
Ideally a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong cost management reporting and analysis experience.
First-class interpersonal skills for communicating with senior management and external stakeholders.
Excellent systems and data visualization skills including MS Excel.
Immediately available/ short notice period
This is a great opportunity so if you have relevant experience, fit the above criteria and are looking for an exciting, rewarding, and challenging new role, please apply today.
We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to and we are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.
At Trace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that, in any business, it is imperative that all members of staff feel appreciated and respected in their roles.
Southampton, United Kingdom
Hybrid
12-03-2025
- Company Name
- Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Job Description
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6 - 9 Month FTC, Financial Controller, Software Development/Technology, Central London, Paying £65,000 - £75,000
We have a unique an exciting opportunity for an immediately available ambitious Financial Controller.
Our client is a high growth Tech group within cloud-based platforms and the CFO is looking to bring in someone who can help deliver the next phase of their journey. From group consolidations to due diligence for new acquisitions this is a fantastic opportunity.
Based in Central London, you will work closely with the founders, CFO and key investors.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee accounting and financial reporting for portfolio companies.
Create and maintain financial models to guide decision-making.
Manage cash flow and forecasting for portfolio companies.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and tax regulations.
Identify opportunities for financial optimization and growth.
Requirements:
A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA), preferably chartered.
Must be Immediately Available
A solid track record of accounting (IFRS) skills, ideally having trained in practice then moved to a commercial business.
Acquisitions and integrations experience is important.
Strong analytical and communication skills
Good relationship builder who has proven business partnering skills
Has a strong positive mindset and a good roll up the sleeves (start-up style) attitude.
Excellent command of Microsoft Excel (Xero knowledge would be a bonus)
Experience working in the tech industry is preferable.
If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email bertie.cox@tracerecruit.com or deniz.dervish@tracerecruit.com
Trace is an innovative recruitment consultancy. Our person organisation fit profiling tool the Predictive Fit Profiler is helping us fit our candidates with our clients from a personality behaviours motivations and cultural compatibility perspective. IND2
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid
24-03-2025