Finance manager

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for the effective running of the finance function reporting Group Management Accountant.

This role oversees all core financial processes including management accounts, invoicing, reconciliations and statutory reporting.

Your day to day will include:

Financial operations

Manage the core finance function including accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial administration.

Weekly responsibilities include:

Chasing overdue invoices and resolving client invoice queries
Processing and approving supplier invoices
Reconciling bank account transactions
Monitoring the finance mailbox and responding to finance queries
Maintaining and reviewing the fixed asset register

Management accounts and reporting

Prepare accurate and timely financial reporting to support leadership decision-making.

Monthly responsibilities include:

Preparation of monthly management accounts
Posting accruals, prepayments, depreciation and journals
Preparing payroll journals
Reviewing sales invoicing and deferred income recognition
Completion and review of balance sheet reconciliations
Producing management reports for operational and commercial teams

Financial planning and forecasting

Support longer-term financial planning and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities include:

Support the Group Management Accountant with financial forecasting and budgeting
Monitor entity-level financial performance against budget
Provide operational commentary on performance variances

Financial control and compliance

Ensure financial processes remain accurate, compliant and well controlled.

Responsibilities include:

Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns
Calculation of quarterly bonus payments
Supporting year-end processes and statutory accounts preparation
Liaising with external accountants regarding statutory reporting and corporation tax

Supporting the wider business

Work closely with internal colleagues to ensure financial processes operate efficiently and support operational activity.

Responsibilities include:

Supporting expense processing and payment where required
Supporting improvements to financial systems and reporting processes

Working within the group finance structure

The Finance Manager operates as part of the wider group finance function, ensuring entity-level financial reporting aligns with group reporting standards and timelines.

HR Consultant

Role: HR Consultant

Location: Remote in the Leeds area (requirement for travel)
Reports to: Regional HR Services Manager
Salary: £40,000 pa dependant on experience (OTE up to £50,000 pa)

Impact HR, provide expert, people-first HR consultancy services to businesses across the UK. They are growing, and are looking for a hands-on, service-driven HR Consultant to deliver expert, pragmatic and commercially minded advice to their client base.

We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a company within our group.

Impact HR provides expert, people-first HR consultancy services to organisations across the UK. They are growing, and now looking for a hands-on, service-driven HR Consultant to deliver expert, pragmatic, and commercially minded advice to their client base.

Their clients rely on them as trusted advisors, delivering compliant solutions to their people issues, allowing them to focus on their business.

This role is perfect for someone who excels at providing impactful HR advice at a strategic level, as well as rolling up your sleeves to provide day to day HR support. You will use your unrivalled knowledge of employment law and best practice, whilst building lasting client relationships.

What you will be doing

You will work with a portfolio of clients across various sectors, providing both operational and strategic HR support.

Service delivery and client portfolio

Personally manage a portfolio of clients through phone, email and onsite/virtual meeting support as required.
Ensure advice, documentation and support are delivered to a consistently high standard.
Deliver hands-on HR consultancy in line with client expectations, including casework, project delivery and proactive support.
Ensure your consultancy delivery is aligned with Impact HR’s central tools, systems and operational frameworks.

Strategic HR

Support clients to shape long term people strategies, aligning HR practices with their business goals.
Conduct HR audits and develop tailored people plans to identify risks, gaps and opportunities – supporting clients with clear, practical follow up actions.
Advise on and implement scalable HR strategies that reflect the size, sector and culture of each client.
Act as a sounding board for leadership teams on key business decisions with a people impact.

Employee relations

Manage all ER cases in their entirety, including but not limited to disciplinary, grievance and capability cases.
Attend meetings onsite or remotely, providing both reactive and proactive solutions.

Absence management

Guide clients through absence issues, from holiday queries to long term sickness cases.
Conduct welfare meetings, return to work interviews and manage absence processes from start to finish.

TUPE and redundancy

Manage complex change processes from start to finish, including TUPE transfers, redundancy and restructure exercises.

Family friendly and flexible working

Advise on family friendly policies and flexible working procedures.
Develop enhanced offerings tailored to the client’s people strategy.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Support clients with strategic approaches to EDI and training.
Conduct impact assessments and support cases linked to discrimination, bullying or harassment.

Recruitment and selection

Advise on recruitment campaigns, write job descriptions, support with the advertising and selection process, including job specific testing and psychometric assessments.
Design effective hiring processes that align with the client’s strategy.

Onboarding and induction

Design, review and enhance induction programmes that incorporate company culture.
Support clients with structured probationary reviews.
Advise on early stage employment concerns.

Learning and development

Design and deliver bespoke training programmes for clients to upskill their workforce in all topics of HR.
Support clients to identify and fill any skill gaps.

Pay and benefits

Advise on pay structures, benefits and reward strategies tailored to the client’s size and sector.
Support with fair pay reviews including gender pay gap reporting.

Other project work

From exit interviews and settlement agreements to early conciliation support and offer documentation, you will handle a wide range of project based and ongoing HR matters for our client base.

Business development and networking

Represent Impact HR at networking events and within your local business community.
Build strong relationships and deliver a consistently excellent service to help you identify opportunities to grow client accounts or introduce new services.
Any other duties as required.

About You

You are a skilled HR professional, confident communicator, natural relationship builder and commercially aware consultant. You are comfortable working autonomously within a wider team and love a variety in your work. You are able to travel for client site visits as required.

You will likely bring:

Experience, with a strong generalist HR background, ideally experience in consultancy or multi-site environment.
Expert knowledge, with a solid understanding of UK employment law and best practice across the full employee lifecycle.
Strong consulting and coaching skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Excellent planning, prioritising and time management skills.
Competency in project management.
Proficiency with MS 365.
Experience with CRMs and HR systems.
A solutions-focused, commercially aware mindset.
Application of data protection and confidentiality.

HR Consultant

Role: HR Consultant

Location: Remote in the Essex area (requirement for travel)
Reports to: Regional HR Services Manager
Salary: £40,000 pa dependant on experience (OTE up to £50,000 pa)

We are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a company within our group.

Their clients rely on them as trusted advisors, delivering compliant solutions to their people issues, allowing them to focus on their business.

What you will be doing

You will work with a portfolio of clients across various sectors, providing both operational and strategic HR support.

Service delivery and client portfolio

Personally manage a portfolio of clients through phone, email and onsite/virtual meeting support as required.
Ensure advice, documentation and support are delivered to a consistently high standard.
Deliver hands-on HR consultancy in line with client expectations, including casework, project delivery and proactive support.
Ensure your consultancy delivery is aligned with Impact HR’s central tools, systems and operational frameworks.

Strategic HR

Support clients to shape long term people strategies, aligning HR practices with their business goals.
Conduct HR audits and develop tailored people plans to identify risks, gaps and opportunities – supporting clients with clear, practical follow up actions.
Advise on and implement scalable HR strategies that reflect the size, sector and culture of each client.
Act as a sounding board for leadership teams on key business decisions with a people impact.

Employee relations

Manage all ER cases in their entirety, including but not limited to disciplinary, grievance and capability cases.
Attend meetings onsite or remotely, providing both reactive and proactive solutions.

Absence management

Guide clients through absence issues, from holiday queries to long term sickness cases.
Conduct welfare meetings, return to work interviews and manage absence processes from start to finish.

TUPE and redundancy

Manage complex change processes from start to finish, including TUPE transfers, redundancy and restructure exercises.

Family friendly and flexible working

Advise on family friendly policies and flexible working procedures.
Develop enhanced offerings tailored to the client’s people strategy.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Support clients with strategic approaches to EDI and training.
Conduct impact assessments and support cases linked to discrimination, bullying or harassment.

Recruitment and selection

Advise on recruitment campaigns, write job descriptions, support with the advertising and selection process, including job specific testing and psychometric assessments.
Design effective hiring processes that align with the client’s strategy.

Onboarding and induction

Design, review and enhance induction programmes that incorporate company culture.
Support clients with structured probationary reviews.
Advise on early stage employment concerns.

Learning and development

Design and deliver bespoke training programmes for clients to upskill their workforce in all topics of HR.
Support clients to identify and fill any skill gaps.

Pay and benefits

Advise on pay structures, benefits and reward strategies tailored to the client’s size and sector.
Support with fair pay reviews including gender pay gap reporting.

Other project work

From exit interviews and settlement agreements to early conciliation support and offer documentation, you will handle a wide range of project based and ongoing HR matters for our client base.

Business development and networking

Represent Impact HR at networking events and within your local business community.
Build strong relationships and deliver a consistently excellent service to help you identify opportunities to grow client accounts or introduce new services.
Any other duties as required.

About You

You will likely bring:

Experience, with a strong generalist HR background, ideally experience in consultancy or multi-site environment.
Expert knowledge, with a solid understanding of UK employment law and best practice across the full employee lifecycle.
Strong consulting and coaching skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Excellent planning, prioritising and time management skills.
Competency in project management.
Proficiency with MS 365.
Experience with CRMs and HR systems.
A solutions-focused, commercially aware mindset.
Application of data protection and confidentiality.

Employee Services – Consultant Support

Job Title: Employee Services Consultant

Location: Bury St Edmunds/Ipswich

Contract type: Full time/Permanent

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 (DOE)

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Consultant to support our client’s reputable and growing Employee Services division. This position is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in employee benefits administration and coordination, particularly across Group Risk, Pension Schemes, and Employee Assistance Programmes.

You will play a vital role in supporting Consultants and Directors by overseeing the day-to-day administration of client schemes, ensuring compliance, managing renewals and market reviews, and acting as a key liaison between clients, providers, and internal teams. This is a pivotal support role requiring excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and a proactive, client-focused approach.

Key Responsibilities

Take a lead support role to Employee Services Consultants and Directors, ensuring a consistently high level of service and support.
Deliver accurate and timely processing for employee benefit schemes, including pensions, group risk, and healthcare.
Maintain up-to-date and compliant client records and documentation.
Oversee auto-enrolment compliance and manage scheme renewals and reviews.
Organise and prepare materials for client meetings and follow-up actions.
Act as a liaison between clients, consultants, providers, and insurers.
Process claims, payments, and policy documentation.
Draft client communications, presentations, and proposal documents.
Ensure compliance with internal systems and audit trails.
Support, train, and develop junior team members to enhance team efficiency.
Drive internal projects to streamline processes and improve client delivery.
Maintain accurate data on CRM and internal platforms.
Track your professional development and learning through an internal academy app.

About You

Previous experience in employee services and group risk roles is essential.

Skills and Experience

Previous experience in Employee Services and Group Risk.
Proven experience providing accurate and timely administrative support.
Working knowledge of mandatory compliance, pensions, business protection, and insurers.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and experienced in using CRM or back-office systems.

What’s on Offer

Competitive salary dependent on experience.
Comprehensive benefits package.
Friendly and collaborative working environment.
Opportunities for development and progression.
Hybrid working available after probation.

If you’re looking for your next step in a lead support role within Employee Services and want to be part of a supportive and professional team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Group Risk Administrator

Job title: Group Risk Administrator

Location: Remote working – 1 day per month in office – Bury St Edmunds

Contract type: Full time/Permanent

Salary: £30,000 – £42,000 (DOE)

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Group Risk Administrator to join a reputable and growing employee benefits consultancy. This position is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in Group Risk policies—including Group Income Protection, Group Life Insurance, Group Critical Illness, and Death in Service Pensions.

You will play a vital role in supporting Consultants by managing the day-to-day administration of client schemes, liaising with providers, and ensuring smooth renewals. This is a key support function requiring attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a client-focused mindset.

Key responsibilities:

Manage the smooth day-to-day administration of a dedicated portfolio of group risk clients.
Act as the first point of contact for client, provider, and internal queries.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, consultants, and insurers.
Respond proactively to queries from clients and insurers within agreed timeframes.
Coordinate scheme administration including claims, invoicing, underwriting, accounts, and benefit communications.
Gather and validate data required for annual policy renewals, ensuring high levels of accuracy.
Support the Consultant with reporting and the preparation of renewal documentation and client presentations.
Check all correspondence for discrepancies and raise queries where appropriate.
Maintain accurate client records using the internal back-office system in line with company procedures.
Collaborate effectively with team members and managers to ensure a high-performing support function.
Maintain compliance with internal procedures and industry regulations.
Undertake training and keep up to date with industry and product developments.
Recommend and support improvements to processes and service delivery.
Contribute to ad-hoc tasks and projects as required.

About you:

Previous experience within Group Risk is essential with excellent knowledge of Group Income Protection, Group Life, Critical Illness, and Death in Service schemes.

Skills and experience:

Previous experience in Group Risk Administration or Employee Benefits (essential).
Working knowledge of Group Income Protection, Group Life, Critical Illness, and Death in Service schemes.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and experience using CRM/back-office systems.
Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

What’s on offer:

Competitive salary dependent on experience
Comprehensive benefits package
Friendly and collaborative working environment
Opportunities for development and progression
Remote working (1 day in office per month)

If you’re looking for your next step in Group Risk administration and want to be part of a supportive and professional team, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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