Recruiter

Howett Thorpe

Salary

From £50,000 to £60,000 per year + + bens

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Qualifications

ACA/ACCA

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

A centrally located Top 20 firm offer a diverse role and progression opportunities.

My client, a well-respected top tier firm with a highly talented existing team require an experience Audit and Accounts to join them.

You will be an ACA/ACCA with post qualification experience and strong client and staff management skills.

Working closely with a Partner on a diverse client portfolio, you will be responsible for:

* Management of a team of qualified and part qualified staff, their work loads, developing and training.
* Acting as first point of contact for a range for clients to whom you will provide audit, accounting and advisory services.
* Ensuring cross selling opportunities are identified and working closely with other departments to ensure a seamless and efficient service is provided to your clients.

In addition, you may be involved in a range of other project work for clients including due diligence and secondments and also in a variety of networking and business development activities.

This client of Howett Thorpe is a well-respected, successful firm with excellent support services and staff retention rates.

Centrally located and accessible from main line station
Strong team ethos and work life balance
Diverse, local client base

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £21,104 to £38,108 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Lecturer – Performing Arts BLUL7537
Kingston, Surrey
Salary - £21,104 - £38,108, inclusive of London Allowance (the final two points are discretionary)

Our client is one of the highest performing colleges in London, rated 'Good' by Ofsted in February 2013. The College has reinvigorated its focus on improving the student experience, raising student aspirations and delivering consistently good and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. As a major provider of further, higher and adult education to over 10,000 students, their staff have quality at the heart of everything they do.

The School of Performing Arts consists of two Sections, 'Drama and Performing Arts' and 'Music' and it operates from two College centres. Within the next academic year there will be in the region of 320 further education and 90 full-time Higher Education students following full-time programmes in the School.

The curriculum is organised within two sections which include Drama and Performing arts and Music. The School of Performing Arts benefits from the Arthur Cotterell Theatre and Big Head Music Studios which are both located at College sites.

As a Lecturer within Performing Arts, you will be expected to teach across the range of their provision as required and may also take some responsibility for providing course leadership and tutorial support on one of the programmes. You will also be called upon to teach elsewhere in the School as required. They are looking for a candidate who is a team-player and whose skills complement those of the existing team. Some specialist skills related to voice, singing and/or musical theatre are of particular interest although other skills may also be useful.

Candidates must hold a degree or professional qualification in appropriate subject and should also hold a teaching qualification. Non-qualified candidates must achieve the Preparing to Teach Award (PTLLS) within one year of the start of their employment with the College and the Diploma in Teaching in the Life Long Learning Sector (DTLLS), including gaining QTLS within five years, as outlined in the Further Education Teachers' Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007 and 2001.
Teacher-trained applicants must be able to show that they have participated recently in staff development to update their teaching skills and to remain abreast of current developments in teaching.

The ability to support, motivate and empathise with learners, work well under pressure to agreed deadlines and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team is essential. You will also have high personal standards and expectations, good organizational and administrative skills and the enthusiasm and passion for the subject and education.

In addition, you will be required to assist with enrolment procedures, which may require additional hours including evenings and weekends, therefore a flexible working approach is required.

Closing date for applications – Thursday 4th July

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Asterley Clarke

Salary

From £38,000 to £43,000 per year + excellent benefits

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Qualifications

Newly Qualified CIMA/ACCA

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

This is an ideal move for a newly qualified Accountant or finalist to join a leading FMCG company in a high profile position with significant exposure across the business.

The purpose of the role is own the Commercial Balance Sheet and own and Control the Commercial accounting process. You will manage the business financial risk, ensuring continued stream of profit delivery in line with strategic targets. Additionally you will own the commercial dispute resolution process, critical to the financial delivery of the business and own and control the trade a&p spend for the business, driving best return on investment.

Managing a team of 2, you will handle the financial control of the promotional
investment, playing a pivotal role in delivering a consistent level of profit to the business and in championing financial control and policy creation. You will work closely with the sales team in order to maintain up to date business knowledge and to facilitate trade dispute resolution, as well as strong links with the finance teams to drive financial control and to deliver period and full year results.

The successful candidate will be ambitious and confident in nature with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels across the organisation demonstrating the ability to take ownership and the gravitas to add value.

Excellent benefits and career prospects

Recruiter

Holden Jones Financial Recruitment

Salary

From £10 to £12 per hour

Location

Tolworth and Hook Rise

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Holden Jones currently have a need to recruit for a Temporary Accounts Assistant for a company based in the Tolworth area.

You will need to have a good background of working within accounts and have the ability to think on your feet. You will need to have experience of working on sales ledger, purchase ledger and be able to pick up new systems quickly.

This is an immediate need and it will interview this week with a view to starting on Monday 17th so you will need to be immediately available. The role is initially for 2-3 months and has the potential to be extended.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £21,104 to £38,108 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Part time

Lecturer (0.4) – Computing (Maternity Cover) BLUL7477
Kingston, Surrey
Salary - £21,104 - £38,108 pro rata per annum inclusive of London Allowance (the final two points are discretionary)

Our client is one of the highest performing colleges in London, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2013. The College has reinvigorated its focus on improving the student experience, raising student aspirations and delivering consistently good and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. As a major provider of further, higher and adult education to over 10,000 students, their staff have quality at the heart of everything they do.

The curriculum in the School of Science & Computing encompasses the vocational subjects for both FE and HE. The School is organised into two Sections; each with a Section Head. Each Section Head will supervise the teaching teams and be directly accountable to the Head of School. One Section will be focussed upon FE Science & Computing and one Section will be focussed upon HE Science & Computing.

With this in mind, they are now looking to recruit a Lecturer within Computing for the FE Science & Computing section on a maternity cover contract.

The focus of this role is to teach FE vocational computing at Level 2 and 3. The specific required areas of computing are data and systems analysis and programming, however offering other computing areas up to Level 3 would be an advantage and you may also be asked to contribute to the HE teaching in vocational computing.

As a personal tutor to a number of FE vocational computing groups, your key focus is to help the Head of Section ensure that your students meet and exceed their target grades, they use ALIS for assessing value added and their expectation is that high levels of student attainment will be achieved. This role is key in providing a high quality student experience and outstanding outcomes in computing and you will work on teaching schemes, assessment schedules (including coursework) and student monitoring.

It is essential that candidates hold a degree or professional qualification in an area relevant to the position coupled with a teaching qualification. Non-qualified candidates must achieve the Preparing to Teach Award (PTLLS) within one year of the start of their employment with the College and the Diploma in Teaching in the Life Long Learning Sector (DTLLS) within five years, as outlined in the Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007 and 2001.

Teacher-trained candidates must be able to show that they have participated recently in development to update their teaching skills and to remain abreast of current developments in teaching. All candidates need to have excellent teaching skills substantial relevant teaching experience.

The ability to support, motivate and empathise with learners, work well under pressure to agreed deadlines and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team is essential. You will also have high personal standards and expectations, good organizational and administrative skills and the enthusiasm and passion for the subject and education.

Closing date for applications – Thursday 27th June

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £21,377 to £24,914 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Technician (Career Grade) – Engineering Workshop BLUT7480
Kingston, Surrey
Salary - £21,377 - £24,914 per annum inclusive of London Allowance

Our client is one of the highest performing colleges in London, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2013. The College has reinvigorated its focus on improving the student experience, raising student aspirations and delivering consistently good and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. As a major provider of further, higher and adult education to over 10,000 students, their staff have quality at the heart of everything they do.

They are currently looking to recruit for a Technician to join the School of Engineering. The area of responsibility of this role is likely to be in the General Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering workshops.

Reporting to the Head of School who may devolve responsibility to the Technical Facilities Manager within the School, you will be responsible for the maintenance and servicing of specialist equipment and facilities, preparing materials and providing technical support in the teaching and learning process.

Ensuring equipment and materials for use in the workshops and classrooms are prepared and available and maintaining stock levels and any associated and administrative records, you will also manufacture, maintain and repair equipment as appropriate to expertise and organise routine checks to ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.

With a sound knowledge of engineering practice, you will be skilled in the use of equipment and the preparation of materials, and will also possess problem solving skills and creative ability.

Above all you will be flexible in your approach, diligent in meeting deadlines and have the ability to work well with other staff and students along with taking responsibility for your own work. Good administrative and IT skills are essential; candidates who do not possess these skills must be willing to gain these skills.

Candidates who hold formal educational and/or technical qualifications to Level 3/GCE A Level or equivalent and have experience of working in a school or college environment would be desirable, however this is not essential.

Working hours will be timetabled annually and may include an evening or a Saturday morning/afternoon. In addition to these hours you will be required to assist with special events organised by the College and/ or the School, therefore a flexible working approach is required.

Closing date for applications – Thursday 27th June

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Page Personnel Finance

Salary

From £35,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

The Commercial Financial Accountant role involves: - Control and governance over the commercial balance sheet. - Own the risk management process for the commercial balance sheet, creating processes that will inform the business of potential shortfall in margin delivery and informing corrective actions. - Responsibility for the trade audit process, acting as the gatekeeper against spurious claims made by the retailers against historic commercial agreements- Responsibility for the marketing deductions process, ensuring control
The ideal candidate will:- CIMA/ACCA finalist - Experience within FMCG highly desirable- Excellent numerical and analytical ability- Ability to understand the full P&L and articulate variances to finance and non-finance personnel- Excellent organisational skills with extreme attention to detail and excellent time management- Strong inter-personal and influencing skills with ability to communicate financial concepts to non-finance
A market leader in the FMCG sector with excellent facilities and free parking on site, and easy access via public transport.
A competitive salary with great benefits!! Your application will be reviewed by Page Personnel. Please be aware we receive a high volume of applications for every role advertised & regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview.
Page Personnel is a leading UK recruitment consultancy

Recruiter

Morgan Law Partners LLP

Salary

From £25,000 to £25,000 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Qualifications

Job term

Temporary

Job hours

Full time

My Client is a prestigious School that is looking for an Accountant to join their Finance team on an initial temporary basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role within a close knit Finance team. As a Part Qualified Accountant you will report into the Finance Manager and hold responsibility for the day to day running of Finance within the organisation.

You will be responsible for the production of monthly Management Accounts and will be involved with the budgeting process for the organisation. You will therefore be able to engage your excellent communication skills both verbal and written in order to communicate financial information to a range of budget holders.

You will hold responsibility for the Financial Accounting within the organisation, maintaining oversight of the Purchase Ledger function and hold responsibility for a Purchase Ledger Clerk.

In addition to ensuring the successful day to day management of the organisation’s Finances you will also oversee the Payroll Function
In this role you will be required to look after a team of four.
I am looking for a true team player that has prior experience of leading and managing a team.

Should this be of interest and you have the relevant experience then please email a copy of your CV to [contact details removed] .

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £28,244 to £29,963 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Assessor/Instructor – Motor Vehicle BLUA7420
Kingston, Surrey
Salary - £28,244 - £29,963 per annum inclusive of London Allowance

Our client is one of the highest performing colleges in London, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2013. The College has reinvigorated its focus on improving the student experience, raising student aspirations and delivering consistently good and outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. As a major provider of further, higher and adult education to over 10,000 students, their staff have quality at the heart of everything they do.

They are now looking to recruit an Assessor/Instructor within Motor Vehicle.

The Assessor/Lecturer within Motor Vehicle will be responsible, in the first instance, to the Head of Section and, through him/her, to the Head of School. As an Instructor you will be expected to support the delivery of any motor vehicle engineering course provision within the Section as required. As an Assessor you will be expected to facilitate the effective and efficient assessment of the courses and subjects under their guidance. You should also be prepared to work across sections within the School.

You will train students in workshops with or without a member of lecturing staff present, in the acquisition of specified vocational skills; training to include both group demonstration of techniques and assisting individual students and will assist and support lecturing staff in formal classes, for example in dealing with large groups, providing individual student support or invigilating examinations.

In addition you will also develop and facilitate the instruction and assessment of ATA courses as well as assisting with the assessment and monitoring of candidates on Level 2 and Level 3 Motor Vehicle programmes.

In line with government regulations on teaching in FE, their Assessor/Instructors are required to hold full teaching qualifications. In order to progress past the bar at spinal point 29 and spinal point 30 on the scale when you reach it, you will be required to successfully complete appropriate teaching qualifications. Non-qualified candidates must achieve the Preparing to Teach Award (PTLLS) within one year of the start of their employment with the College and the Diploma in Teaching in the Life Long Learning Sector (DTLLS), including gaining QTLS within five years, as outlined in the Further Education Teachers’ Qualifications (England) Regulations 2007 and 2001.

Candidates must also hold a recent recognised TDLB Assessor Awards (D32, D33) or A1, V1 and hold appropriate Motor Vehicle Engineering and Instructor qualifications.

Above all, the successful candidate will be a well-organised, self-motivated teacher and practitioner, who has the ability to work with the 16-19 year olds, as well as adults. They need someone who is imaginative, creative and has the ability to work across a range of levels.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21st June 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.