Kenton Black Ltd

Company Details And Job Overview:

Kenton Black Finance are working with a friendly, established professional firm in Halesowen, West Midlands due to continued expansion are seeking to appoint an experienced Payroll Supervisor or Payroll Senior ready for next step for a HYBRID based role. The ideal candidate will possess full end to end payroll processing experience within either a practice accountancy/bureau/umbrella or inhouse payroll role in another industry, processing high volume payrolls for clients at multiple intervals.

Key Benefits/Rewards On Offer:

Salary: c to £29K doe
FREE PARKING
Pension
Flexible hours
23days hols
CIPP Training
HYBRID WORKING!

Your New Role as Payroll Supervisor:

You will be undertaking full end to end payroll duties within a team environment,  processing weekly/fortnightly/monthly payrolls via Paycircle (training is provided) for a varied client portfolio. This role offers a varied and interesting client workload  and a supportive, friendly stable team working environment.

Day To Day Duties:

Duties will include but not limited to:

Undertaking full end to end payroll weekly/fortnightly/monthly payrolls via Paycircle payroll (training provided on system)
Auto enrolment pension contributions
Inputting payroll, resolving client payroll queries
Dealing with HMRC, RTI
Processing new starters/leavers and processing P45/P46''s
Dealing with SSP/SMP.


Experience & Qualifications Required To Apply:

This is a great opportunity for a payroll specialist with c 2yrs previous full end to end payroll processing experience, ideally from an accountancy/bureau background or inhouse payroll processing expertise to join this thriving and supportive professional firm.

Summary:

A superb opportunity to join a professional financial firm offering a fast paced working environment within an established friendly payroll team

If you are interested in this role, please apply NOW.

This vacancy is being handled by Vanessa Mathew, Executive Consultant - Kenton Black Finance

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level accounting trainees to Director and Partner level. Operating from local offices in, Manchester, Leyland, Leeds, Liverpool, Worcester, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK

Payroll Supervisor

Company Details and Job Overview:

Due to ongoing growth and succession planning, an experienced Management Accountant is required to join a successful manufacturing business. This diverse role offers a combination of hands on technical finance duties, alongside various commercial elements including supporting with continual improvement initiatives and providing input to decision making.

Key Benefits/ Rewards on Offer:

•	Competitive starting salary depending on experience
•	25 days annual leave + bank holidays
•	Company pension
•	Hybrid working (typically 3 days in office per week)
•	Flexibility around working hours 
•	Private health care

Your New Role as Management Accountant:

Receiving sufficient levels of support from the finance lead, as Management accountant duties will include:

•	Ownership for the production of meaningful management accounts
•	Preparation of statutory accounts, being the primary point of contact for auditors
•	Production of budgets and forecasts
•	Cash flow reporting
•	Liaising with production and departmental heads to provide financial insight and advice
•	Provision of ad hoc reports and analysis to aid effective decision making
•	Be a key player in upcoming projects as required
•	Mentoring and supporting 2-3 junior accounts staff, to facilitate their skills development

Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply:

The successful Management Accountant will be proven in a similar level role, ideally with exposure within a manufacturing or product based environment. CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification is desirable although candidates who are QBE will be considered. Significant experience of business partnering within finance is hugely advantageous as this role involves working cross-functionally within the business, presenting financial information and influencing/challenging where appropriate. 

This vacancy is being handled by Rachel Holland at Kenton Black Finance.

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. As market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.


Management Accountant

Company Details and Job Overview:

A successful SME in Carlisle are looking to appoint a new Management Accountant due to an internal promotion. With a current turnover in the region of £12m, the business is expecting to double in size over the next 2-3 years through entering new and emerging markets. 

Alongside routine finance tasks, the new Management Accountant will have the opportunity to support with various upcoming projects including a new system implementation and enhancing the performance of existing processes within the finance function.

Key Benefits/ Rewards on Offer:

•	Competitive starting salary which will be reviewed periodically
•	25 days annual leave entitlement + bank holidays
•	Company pension
•	Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working
•	A variety of healthcare and wellbeing benefits
•	Ongoing training, development and opportunities for career progression 

Your New Role as Management Accountant:

Reporting to the Financial Controller, as Management Accountant duties will include:

•	Preparation of the management accounts pack including P&L, balance sheet, commentary and analysis
•	Supporting the FC with budget preparation 
•	Supporting the FC with cash flow management and forecasting
•	Supporting the FC with year end accounting requirements, liaising with external stakeholders such as auditors
•	Overhead analysis and reporting
•	Maintenance of the fixed asset register
•	VAT return preparation
•	Overseeing the work of the Accounts Assistants, providing support and mentorship as required to aid their development

Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply:

The ideal candidate will be actively studying or already qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA), with proven ability in a similar Management Accounting capacity. Strong Excel and analysis skills are imperative, and exposure to supporting system implementation/upgrades is advantageous. Additionally, good communication skills are required as you will be required to deliver financial insight and advice to a variety of non-finance stakeholders.

This vacancy is being handled by Rachel Holland at Kenton Black Finance.

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. As market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.

Kenton Black are recruiting for a Remote Crane Operator for a site in Dundee for an immediate start

Operating a remote tower crane

Must have valid CPCS Card

Pay rate- £24ph cis

Site hours 7.30-17.00

Ongoing work for right candidate

Apply below or contact Clare on 07933821870

Remote Crane Operator

Sales and account executive

 This is a  permanent opportunity paying negotiable salary and bonus 

 Kenton Black Scientific  is a recruitment partner to a consumer product testing  laboratory based in Manchester. 
 

Responsibilities:

 Responsible for responding to sales enquiries coming in to the laboratory

 Provide quotations and on-boarding new customers

 Responsible for building and maintaining external customer relationships

 Identify new sales opportunities

 Ensure client project paperwork is returned and completed in a timely manner

 Provide a high level of internal and external customer care

 To undertake price reviews and annual renegotiation of commercial agreements.

 

 Qualifications:

 Proven experience in working with sales oriented role, account management, customer service role.

Proven experience in B2B sales

 Proficient in Microsoft Office including MS Word, Excel & PPT

 Excellent presentation, communication and written skills

 Excellent experience time management

 Experience in working within target driven environment

 Ability to successfully present information regarding company services to  the clients


Sales and account executive

Company details and job overview:

Based on the outskirts of East Lancashire, within easy commute from the M65 and M66, this business have seen exponential growth over a the last decade. A business who pride themselves on working closely with a variety of clients, across many sectors to provide a quality product, they continue to evolve in an ever changing sector where they operate. This varied role as Financial Controller which will support a dynamic and commercially driven senior leadership team. With revenue streams across construction and civil engineering, they operate in a group structure. A progressive role, with succession planning in mind. this is an excellent opportunity. 

Your new role as Financial Controller:

As Financial Controller you shall take responsibility for a junior transactional team and lead from the front in the day to day production of meaningful monthly management accounts and supporting analysis to enhance the decision making process. A newly established role, with hybrid working available, reporting to the Financial Director, this role will include an attractive package in a varied, interesting role. With the opportunity to progress, this role is to support the succession planning and may lead to directorship in the future.

Initially a hands-on Finance lead, you shall manage the month end and commercial accounting, whilst leading the finance function to ensure the ledger process, payroll and supporting analysis for month-end is carried out effectively. A partner to commercial heads you shall work alongside a dynamic group of leaders. Supporting the Finance Director with ad hoc financial projects you shall take the lead on year end accounting whilst developing the process and procedure in the department.  

This is a rare opportunity to work in a group in high growth. 

Main Role Duties:
•	Production of multi-site monthly Management Accounts and associated financial reporting 
•	Balance Sheet Reconciliations and control accounting
•	Consolidation of group management accounting at month/yr end
•	Seeking to develop process and procedure across the finance function
•	Support towards developing KPI management across the construction businesses, each of which operating in various sectors and with a variety of business offerings. 
•	Variance analysis across the business and over multi-sites
•	Stakeholder engagement across the business
•	Support to the annual budgets and forecasting process 
•	Staff development, mentoring and monitoring

A truly rounded and diverse role in a rewarding and highly astute business, this position will suit a commercially mined finance professional who is looking to add value whilst remaining hands-on in the numbers. 

Experience & Qualifications Required to apply:

You shall be a confident and commercially minded Financial Controller with a hands-on approach. With a  proven track record of adding value and improving process, you shall also hold a recognised qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CTA) or be towards the final stages of your study. You shall have had staff management/supervision experience with the ability to drive productivity. Having operated at this level you shall have skills in developing process and procedure, ensuring the finance department remains a value add to the rest of a business.  

Salary and reward on offer:

This position is a newly created role and offers the opportunity for you to stamp your mark in a successful, driven business. With a competitive salary and on-site parking, this role will suit a driven and progressive Candidate. A role where no day is the same you shall be rewarded in a role where your position can make a real difference across the group. Working alongside a set of dynamic, driven professionals your experience can remain a foundation to change the business and how finance operates. 

This vacancy is being handled by Darren Cadman – Kenton Black Finance. 

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a marker leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK. 

Financial Controller

This is an exciting opportunity to work with my client who are seeking a Works Manager / Supervisor / Foreman to join their team. They are an Earthworks Subcontractor who operate regionally. This role in particular is based in the East Midlands. They have been undergoing continuous organic growth for quite some time and they are an upward trajectory. They have a very strong pipeline of work, providing great job security.  This is a great opportunity with a company that values its employees and has a very good reputation within the industry. 

On offer for a Works Manager:
•	Up to £55,000
•	Company car or car allowance 
•	Healthcare
•	Gym membership paid for
•	25 days holiday + bank holidays
•	Pension contribution


They are looking for:
•	Earthworks experience
•	Experience as a Works Manager, General Foreman, or Site Manager 
•	UK drivers license
•	Full right to work in the UK

If you are interested in this opportunity as a Works Manager, apply with your CV using the link below. 


Works Manager

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Regional Civils
Aylesbury
Hybrid Working and Up to £70,000

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join on of the UK''s largest contractors working as part of their Highways team on 10-year framework working on infrastructure schemes. The business is a leader in civil engineering and infrastructure sector.

Role Purpose:
Our client is looking for candidates with experience in managing all commercial aspects of the scheme and reporting directly into the Regional Commercial Manager. This role involves actively seeking to minimise costs, enhance value and target cost through identification and valuing of Change. 
 
Duties:
•	Measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures.
•	Measure & interpret specifications & drawings.
•	Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.
•	Translate measurement from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates if required.
•	Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works.
•	Plan commercial activities to meet monthly timescales.
•	Have an understanding of Railway Planning and Possessions.
•	Collation of Cost and Value Information.
•	Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements.
•	Submission and Agreement of Adjustment Events with Client.
•	Collect information required to specify procurement requirements.
•	Understand the steps / documentation required.
•	Assist Procurement function where required.
•	Collation of cost and value information.
•	Management of Sub Contractors Accounts.

Experience:
•	BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent.
•	Experience working as a Senior QS for a main contractor in a civils environment.

Rewards:
•	Up to £70,000 basic salary DOE
•	Company car / allowance
•	Pension, healthcare and other benefits

To express your interest please contact Ben Symonds at Kenton Black Birmingham, or simply apply to the role!


Senior Quantity Surveyor

Freelance External Works Supervisor
Sunderland
Start 12th February
Duration: 17 weeks (potential continuation depending on additional phases) 

My Client are a Ground Engineering Contractor working on the Northeast and Yorkshire Regions.  With additional works being added to the order book there is a requirement for an experienced external works supervisor for a site in Sunderland. 

The purpose of the role is to assist the Site Management Team in the successful delivery of the external works package of the scheme.  The works include; 
•	Filter Drain Installation
•	Pin Kerb forming edge
•	Trimming up to formation ready for Tarmac

Duties: 
•	Reporting to Site Manager 
•	Overseeing x2 Gangs (6 persons) 
•	Ensuring H&S standards are maintained at all times
•	Check sheets 
•	Daily Briefings 
•	Toolbox Talks
•	Boots on the ground, monitoring the works ensuring daily milestones are achieved

The successful candidate for the role will be from a External Works / Groundworks background ad hold CSCS / SMSTS it SSSTS and ideally first aid at work. 

Apply with an up to date CV or contact Dan Standish at Kenton Black (Leeds) 



Freelance External Works Supervisor 

Job Title: Manufacturing Operative – Pharmaceuticals
Location: Burton-on-Trent
Pay rate: £11.71 per hour (39 hour week) (Pay increase on grade system with training)
My client is operating on a 13-week temporary-to-permanent model.
My client is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Manufacturing Operative to join their team in the Production Departments of Dispensary, Granulation & Blending, and Compression. The successful candidate will play a key role in processing materials according to Batch Manufacturing Records (BMR), departmental SOPs, and production schedules.
The role:
•	Follow instructions outlined in the BMR, operating in adherence to company SOPs and HACCP plans to manufacture intermediate and finished products within agreed schedules.
•	Adhere to the highest Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and food hygiene rules at all times.
•	Record tasks and events on batch manufacturing documentation accurately and timely in accordance with GMP.
•	Perform all duties in a safe manner, complying with the company's Health & Safety policy consistently.
•	Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as per company SOPs and individual BMRs.
•	Follow supervision/management instructions, carrying out additional duties as required to ensure the smooth running of the operations department.
•	Observe personal hygiene rules detailed in the Company’s Code of Conduct.
•	Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding Company processes and information.
•	Monitor the production process, conducting basic testing and quality checks.
•	Assist with Research & Development in the introduction of new and modified products into full-scale production.
•	Conduct other tasks, primarily of a Production or Technical support nature, as directed by Senior Management.
•	Report any problems/mistakes immediately to supervision.
•	Ensure the Production area's cleanliness and tidiness meets the required standards under GMP.
The candidate:
•	3+ years of experience in a GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facility (not essential)
•	Equipment set-up, maintenance, and validation experience.
•	Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
•	Enthusiastic and passionate about pharmaceutical manufacture.
•	High attention to detail.
•	Excellent numerical skills.
Keywords: Manufacturing, Production, Dispensary, Granulation & Blending, Compression, BMR, SOPs, production schedule, GMP, food hygiene, batch manufacturing documentation, Health & Safety policy, PPE, supervision, management instructions, operations department, personal hygiene rules, confidentiality, monitoring, testing, quality checks, Research & Development, full-scale production, Senior Management, problems/mistakes reporting, cleanliness, tidiness, pharmaceutical manufacturing, equipment set-up, maintenance, validation, organizational skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills
