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Senior Accountant
Cardiff | Hybrid | Salary: up to £55,000 | Full-time
Vargo Group is recruiting a Senior Accountant for an established manufacturing business in Cardiff. Reporting to the Accounting & Reporting Manager, you will oversee core accounting and reporting activities, maintain reliable financial information and controls, and help operational leaders understand performance and manage costs.
What you’ll do
- Maintain a complete and accurate general ledger, supporting month-end and year-end reporting, including accruals, provisions, prepayments and balance-sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare the monthly financial reporting pack, actual profit and loss reports and analysis bridges. Review and present results to senior management, explaining financial and operational performance.
- Produce annual budgets, monthly cost analysis, forecasts and profitability reports, and support operational managers with cost control, expenditure and ad hoc analysis.
- Maintain stock controls, the fixed-asset register and capital-project reporting.
- Prepare sales and operational reports, manage grant reporting and complete external returns such as National Statistics and Intrastat.
- Support annual statutory accounts and Corporation Tax returns, quarterly VAT submissions, monthly external bank reporting and the external audit.
- Improve reporting processes and financial controls, contribute to continuous improvement, and work collaboratively across Finance and Operations while following health, safety and environmental requirements.
What you’ll bring
- Strong accounting and reporting experience, including month-end, reconciliations and financial controls.
- The ability to analyse and explain financial and operational information to senior and non-finance colleagues.
- Good organisation, accuracy and judgement, with the ability to meet recurring deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
- A Big Four accounting background would be ideal, alongside the practical judgement to support an operational business.
For more information, contact Tom Miller at Vargo Group on 07901 913560 or email tom.miller@vargogroup.co.uk.
Please note: our client cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
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Pensions Administrator
Peterborough
£25,000 + Bens
Full time, on site
Role purpose: Hands-on administrator who coordinates the team's daily pensions and investment workload, maintains SLA performance, quality-checks work and serves as the first escalation point.
Key responsibilities:
- Allocate and prioritise workloads according to capability and experience
- Monitor progress and ensure SLA delivery
- Resolve complex queries, client issues, and processing exceptions
- Quality-check work and provide constructive feedback
- Coach, mentor, cross-train, and support new starters
- Process and check product and investment administration
- Manage queries from clients, IFAs, and product providers
- Maintain procedures and recommend process improvements
- Produce MI and SLA reporting, highlighting risks and bottlenecks
- Support client onboarding and internal projects
- Deputise for the Operations Team Leader
Must-have experience and qualifications:
- Previous administration experience - explicitly essential
- Experience organising, allocating, and overseeing team workloads
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy, SLA-driven environment
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above, or equivalent
Desirable criteria: Financial-services administration exposure, process improvement, MI reporting, and experience handling escalations desirable. No specific pensions qualification needed.
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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Telephone Canvasser
Southwest England
The STAR Asset Finance Group has brought together four leading independent asset finance businesses, with unrivalled
experience of their markets, to enhance the genuine local service valued so highly by SMEs, with the many benefits of national
scale. We have exciting plans for rapid expansion, which will see an increase of market share in existing regions, as well as
the establishment of a stronger presence along the M5 corridor (Devon, Somerset, Avon and Gloucestershire) and across
South Wales. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and assist our thriving Sales team!
THE BENEFITS
We offer a competitive salary range for this full-time position, dependant on experience. The role comes with a great benefits
package too. This includes:
◦ Enhanced holiday entitlement (25 days + Bank Holidays)
◦ Salary exchange company pension scheme
◦ Group life assurance
◦ Private medical insurance
◦ Other enhanced policies
◦ EAP app and phoneline support
◦ Many other great benefits
THE ROLE
To increase sales opportunities and thereby maximise revenue to the company. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactively contacting businesses, building rapport, and identifying potential asset finance opportunities. The ultimate goal is to secure high-quality meetings for our experienced finance brokers, contributing directly to the company's growth.
Job Specification: Telephone Canvasser
About the Role
Star Asset Finance Group is a commercial finance broker based in the South West, specializing in providing tailored asset finance solutions to businesses across the UK. We are looking for a motivated and results-driven Telephone Canvasser to join our team.
This is a key, office-based role focused on generating new business opportunities. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactively contacting businesses, building rapport, and identifying potential asset finance needs. The ultimate goal is to secure high-quality meetings for our experienced finance brokers, contributing directly to the company's growth.
Duties will include:
- Cold & warm calling prospect for potential new business and turn this into increased business; identifying the decision makers within the company in order to build a pipeline of opportunities
- Handle objections by clarifying, emphasising agreements and working through differences to a positive conclusion; using a variety of styles to persuade or negotiate appropriately
- Plan approaches and pitches that can address the customer needs, concerns, and objectives
- Work with the sales manager on specific campaigns, E.g. targeting construction companies in the area
- Support the Sales Director/ Sales Manager with any marketing initiatives to generate new business e.g. mail shots, customer calls, dealer visits, etc.
- Identify new opportunities for sales through campaigns and new distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales
- Any other responsible tasks as requested by your manager
- Use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify and develop the company's unique selling proposition and differentiators
- Participate in all mandatory training as requested
- Embed the conduct rules into all aspects of the role
About You
To be considered for our Telephone Canvasser role, you will need:
- Previous experience in a sales or telesales role
- Strong sales focus and highly motivated to achieve targets
- Good business sense and an understanding of market principles
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Well organised and able to work on own initiative
- A positive attitude and resilience to cope with set backs
Asset Finance are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal
employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way
to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. We promote
equality of opportunity and are committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age,
disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or
sexual orientation.
Senior Business Development Manager
Salary: Up to £75,000 + up to 20% bonus + 11% pension contribution
Location: Home-based anywhere in England, with attendance at the Doncaster office once a month. North West, North East and South East locations are particularly welcome; the Midlands will also be considered.
Type: Full-time, permanent
Our client is an established alternative lender supporting SME businesses with unsecured loans of up to £500,000 through two managed funds. Lending opportunities are available across the UK, subject to the relevant fund's eligibility criteria.
This autonomous role centres on developing and managing broker and introducer relationships: approximately 98% of the client's business comes through broker introductions. You will build new relationships, maintain an existing introducer network and turn introductions into lending opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain productive broker and introducer relationships.
- Originate SME lending opportunities and manage the pipeline through assessment and drawdown.
- Assess financial information, structure lending proposals and prepare clear credit reports.
- Work closely with credit and operations colleagues on underwriting and loan completion.
- Manage an extensive territory, attend relevant networking events and report on pipeline and lending activity.
Requirements
- Candidates from any industry will be considered where they can demonstrate relevant business development capability and the credit skills needed for SME lending. Bank or alternative-lender experience is welcome.
- A track record of developing and managing broker and introducer relationships.
- Practical credit analysis and underwriting knowledge, including assessing deals and writing credit proposals or reports.
- The ability to work independently and combine business development with sound credit judgement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to attend Doncaster monthly.
The client is particularly cautious about broker backgrounds and is focusing this search on candidates from other industries.
Reference: 33550 | #LL-CC1
Senior Business Development Manager
Salary: Up to £75,000 + up to 20% bonus + 11% pension contribution
Location: Home-based anywhere in England, with attendance at the Doncaster office once a month. North West, North East and South East locations are particularly welcome; the Midlands will also be considered.
Type: Full-time, permanent
Our client is an established alternative lender supporting SME businesses with unsecured loans of up to £500,000 through two managed funds. Lending opportunities are available across the UK, subject to the relevant fund's eligibility criteria.
This autonomous role centres on developing and managing broker and introducer relationships: approximately 98% of the client's business comes through broker introductions. You will build new relationships, maintain an existing introducer network and turn introductions into lending opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain productive broker and introducer relationships.
- Originate SME lending opportunities and manage the pipeline through assessment and drawdown.
- Assess financial information, structure lending proposals and prepare clear credit reports.
- Work closely with credit and operations colleagues on underwriting and loan completion.
- Manage an extensive territory, attend relevant networking events and report on pipeline and lending activity.
Requirements
- Candidates from any industry will be considered where they can demonstrate relevant business development capability and the credit skills needed for SME lending. Bank or alternative-lender experience is welcome.
- A track record of developing and managing broker and introducer relationships.
- Practical credit analysis and underwriting knowledge, including assessing deals and writing credit proposals or reports.
- The ability to work independently and combine business development with sound credit judgement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to attend Doncaster monthly.
The client is particularly cautious about broker backgrounds and is focusing this search on candidates from other industries.
Reference: 34221 | #LL-CC1
Senior Business Development Manager
Salary: Up to £75,000 plus bonus
Location: Home-based anywhere in England, with attendance at the Doncaster office once a month. North West, North East and South East locations are particularly welcome; the Midlands will also be considered.
Type: Full-time, permanent
Our client is an established alternative lender supporting SME businesses with unsecured loans of up to £500,000 through two managed funds. Lending opportunities are available across the UK, subject to the relevant fund's eligibility criteria.
This autonomous role centres on developing and managing broker and introducer relationships: approximately 98% of the client's business comes through broker introductions. You will build new relationships, maintain an existing introducer network and turn introductions into lending opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain productive broker and introducer relationships.
- Originate SME lending opportunities and manage the pipeline through assessment and drawdown.
- Assess financial information, structure lending proposals and prepare clear credit reports.
- Work closely with credit and operations colleagues on underwriting and loan completion.
- Manage an extensive territory, attend relevant networking events and report on pipeline and lending activity.
Requirements
- Candidates from any industry will be considered where they can demonstrate relevant business development capability and the credit skills needed for SME lending. Bank or alternative-lender experience is welcome.
- A track record of developing and managing broker and introducer relationships.
- Practical credit analysis and underwriting knowledge, including assessing deals and writing credit proposals or reports.
- The ability to work independently and combine business development with sound credit judgement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to attend Doncaster monthly.
The client is particularly cautious about broker backgrounds and is focusing this search on candidates from other industries.
Reference: 37277 | #LL-CC1