Remote UK, part-time 30 hours. Own finance for agentOS within Omegro, establishing FP&A, reporting and decision support. Salary £36,000-£40,000 pro rata hours (£45,000-£50,000 full-time equivalent).

Cardiff or London hybrid. Senior compliance leadership on a 9-12 month FTC supporting SMF16 and motor finance redress. Up to £120,000 plus benefits.

Senior Finance Manager vacancy, Newport. Flexible 18-40 hours; £50k+ pro rata DOE. Multi-entity finance across a property, retail and leisure group.

Director of Controls

Up to £200,000 | London | Hybrid | Permanent

Vargo is recruiting a Director of Controls for a large financial services business. This is a first-line leadership role with responsibility for building and leading a controls function across a complex technology and operations environment.

You will shape how controls are designed, operated, tested and improved, giving senior leaders a clear view of risk and making sure weaknesses are addressed with sustainable fixes.

The role

• Build and lead a team responsible for the full controls lifecycle.
• Develop a risk-based approach to control design, testing, monitoring and reporting.
• Identify material weaknesses, agree practical remediation and track actions through to completion.
• Work with product, engineering, architecture, operations and risk teams to embed controls early in change and delivery.
• Use data, telemetry, automation and appropriate AI tools to improve visibility and control effectiveness.
• Provide clear reporting and constructive challenge to senior stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Experience owning and leading a first-line controls function at director level or equivalent.
• A strong understanding of technology and operational controls, with practical experience across design, testing, monitoring and remediation.
• Experience in payments or financial services and an understanding of the three lines model.
• The ability to build teams, influence senior stakeholders and turn complex risks into clear priorities.

Experience with real-time payment systems, critical infrastructure, GRC platforms or automation would be useful.

Package

Up to £200,000, with hybrid working in London. Benefits package - details available during the process.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

For a confidential discussion, contact Tom Miller at Vargo or apply below.

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Cardiff | £50,000 | Permanent, full-time | On-site

Vargo is recruiting a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for an established engineering manufacturer. This is a hands-on design and product-development role, reporting to the Engineering Manager - not a people-management or strategic leadership position.

The role

• Develop mechanical designs for new products and customer-specific engineering solutions.
• Produce and develop designs, engineering calculations, specifications and technical drawings.
• Take concepts through feasibility, prototyping, testing and product validation.
• Investigate technical problems and improve existing products and designs.
• Work closely with manufacturing, quality and other engineering colleagues to deliver practical, robust solutions.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and support engineering change control.

About you

You will bring strong mechanical design and product-development experience, with the technical depth to take ownership of detailed engineering work. Experience in an engineering manufacturing environment and a practical understanding of how designs are built, tested and improved will be particularly relevant.

A mechanical engineering, product-design or related qualification is useful. The emphasis is on proven hands-on capability, technical problem-solving and delivery rather than team leadership.

Apply

Contact Tom Miller at Vargo on 07901 913560 or tom.miller@vargogroup.co.uk.

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Accountant - Cardiff hybrid (three days in the office) - permanent - salary up to £48,000. ACA/ACCA qualification finalist or recently qualified. No visa sponsorship.

Engineering Manager (R&D)

Location: Cardiff
Salary: Up to £60,000
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, on site

Vargo is supporting a multinational engineering business with the appointment of an experienced Engineering Manager to lead on R&D Projects, on a permanent basis.

This is a technical leadership role responsible for leading the development of innovative solutions and ensuring the successful delivery of new products, customer-specific developments and technology improvement projects. The role combines technical leadership, project management and people management, supporting growth in custom-engineered solutions, new markets and technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of new products and technologies.

• Drive the design and development of customer-specific solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers.

• Review and approve technical designs, calculations, specifications and drawings.

• Support complex customer applications and technical problem-solving.

• Lead concept generation, feasibility studies, prototyping and product validation.

• Coordinate testing and verification programmes.

• Manage multiple R&D projects, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, budget and timescales.

• Allocate engineering resources effectively across projects.

• Provide technical support to Sales and Business Development teams.

• Work closely with Global R&D, Finance, Quality and Operations.

• Support product certification, technical documentation and engineering change control.

The role will also involve supporting innovation, IP protection, product improvement and R&D-related activity.

 

About you

You will bring strong technical competence, commercial awareness and leadership capability. You’ll be confident leading technical projects, supporting engineers and working closely with customers and internal stakeholders.

Required experience includes:

• Degree in mechanical engineering, product design or a related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in product development or engineering.

• Experience managing technical projects.

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.

• Strong stakeholder management skills.

• Excellent problem-solving ability. 

 

Apply

For more information, please contact Tom Miller at Vargo Group on 07901913560 or email tom.miller@vargogroup.co.uk.

Please note: Our client is unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have full right-to-work in the UK in order to be considered.

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Bristol office-based Accounts Administrator. £28,000 - £32,000 per annum. Full-time Monday-Friday. Purchase ledger, subcontractor payments, COINS, payroll cover and month-end.