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Group Reporting Manager, Finance Department Contract Type: Permanent Ref. req2098 Excellent earning potential Market leading employee benefits There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do. About the role The role involves taking responsibility for the statutory audit reporting requirements of the group and managing the audit process and relationship with the group's auditor. Responsibilities include: · Preparing for the annual audit, meeting the group's auditor in advance and ensuring the necessary processes and procedures will be in place to enable the information requested during the audit to be provided in a timely manner; · Full responsibility for the Annual Report including drafting of the report, drafting and agreeing disclosures with the auditors, including any new disclosures; · Preparation of working papers for any new IFRS relevant to the company and assessing the financial implications of these; · Assisting with the group consolidation at the half year and year end; · Liaising with the auditors throughout the year to ensure that any updates to audit reporting requirements are fully understood; · Identifying areas where more detailed reports may be required in order to support the audit position and taking action to produce these, involving specialists if required; · Working with the financial controllers to ensure that the information requested by the auditors is submitted on time and in the correct format; · Managing the group's position with the auditors during the audit process; · Preparing and submitting statutory accounts for all the group companies; · Providing assistance to the CFO and Head of Operational finance, particularly in periods where audit activity is not taking place. Why us...? In recognition of the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people we have recently introduced a new and improved industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries, enhanced holidays that increase with service, critical illness cover after 2 years, one year fully paid maternity leave for women and for some roles a company car and high earning potential through commission or bonus. As well as working with a great bunch of people you can also benefit from ongoing development with investment in specific brand and management training and the opportunity of a long term career path with one of the UK's Top Employers 2017 and 2018. If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check. Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.

Service Asset and Configuration Manager (SACM), IT Service Management Contract Type: Permanent Ref. req1953 Excellent earning potential Market leading employee benefits There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do. About the role The role will ensure that the IT assets or Configuration Items (CI's) required to deliver IT services are properly controlled, accurate, and reliable information about those CI's is accessible when and where it is needed. This information includes details of where assets are located, how those assets have been configured and the relationships between Configuration items. The primary role of the Service Asset and Configuration Lead is to be the custodian and guardian of all assets and documentation, CIs registered within the asset, and configuration management system and to manage the processes and procedures required to maintain accuracy of the IT Asset Database and the Configuration Management Database. Scope of Responsibility · Accounting for, managing and protecting the integrity of CIs throughout the service lifecycle · CMDB Accuracy by performing Audits on CI relationships · Assess situations, issues and opportunities and escalate when appropriate. · Acting as a point of escalation on complex issues and providing appropriate support to other team members · Ensure best practice and continual improvement in delivery of service to the business. · Ensuring the integrity of service assets and configuration items through an established CMDB · Introduce, build and maintain logical models, containing the components of the IT infrastructure (CIs) and their associations. What do we need from you?! Qualifcations · ITIL V3 Service Transition or ITIL v3 Experience: · Previous experience in a Service Asset and Configuration Management role. · Confident leader with excellent presentation and communication skills and with a demonstrable track record of motivating others · Leadership - ability to direct and motivate immediate team and other colleagues · Ability to quickly assimilate knowledge from outside own area of expertise Skills: · Excellent inter-personal and communications skills and able to communicate at board level · Influencing skills · Naturally applies an attention to detail and is process driven · Excellent problem solving and analytical skills Knowledge · Some understanding of multi-tiered applications and how hardware and software components link together. · Understanding of ITIL Service Asset and Configuration Management. · Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle. · Other Attributes: · Plan and organise own workload and consider the requirements of others. · Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with members of all IT teams. · Self motivated ability to initiate and complete tasks to deadlines. · As this job is highly demanding and deadline-oriented, needs to be very flexible and must be able to work well under pressure If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check. Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.

Application Support Team Leader - Azure, IT Delivery Contract Type: Permanent Ref. req2043 Excellent earning potential Market leading employee benefits There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do. About the role This role has responsibilities for the management, support and efficient running of a portfolio of business apps running on Azure. We are heading toward a DevOps structure and this role is ideally positioned to lead that. This role will grow as 1/ the business insources more and more of the e-com development work (in your hands) and 2/ as the business trades more and more on-line (high on the priorities of the board and their business strategy) Working within the Technology Support team you will support the ongoing development and customisation of the systems. You will support and operate multiple applications, be responsible for monitoring, housekeeping, have sufficient product knowledge, write scripts, understand the flow of data and diagnostics. You'll provide 2nd line support to internal users, with a small team of 1st line analysts reporting to you (1 or 2 but this should grow). You'll also use your expertise and experience to help continually improve the tech support team processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be. So what do we need from you?! Qualifications: · Educated to a degree level in a technically related subject · ITIL V3 Experience: · .Net · Windows · Microsoft Azure · Microsoft Dynamics · SQL Server · BizTalk · Sitecore · CosmoDB · Power BI · Leadership - ability to direct and motivate immediate team and other colleagues · Ability to quickly assimilate knowledge from outside own area of expertise · Track record in reviewing and improving processes. Skills: · Influencing skills · Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. · Project Management · Ability to manage priorities across the business and IT to ensure an appropriate level of support is provided for outstanding problems and incidents Knowledge: · Proven knowledge to support at least one aspect of IT service delivery · Agile methodology Other Attributes: · Passionate about ensuring that all products and services are delivered in the best possible way, with customer focus driving security · Looks to leverage knowledge, experience, approaches/solutions from different parts of the Group. · Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with the IT senior management team and members of other IT support teams. · Self-motivated to learn a broad set of technologies and be willing to self-learn when necessary If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check. Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.

THE ROLE I am now seeking a SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR from a PQS background to join a large multi disciplinary firm of consultants in their MANCHESTER office. A background working for another UK firm of PQS or multi disciplinary consultants is essential. You will be involved in pre and post contract work including doing cost planning, value management, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, lifecycle costing, tendering, valuations, dispute resolution and cost estimating etc. You will be either MRICS or approaching taking the APC. THE CLIENT My client is a successful firm of construction consultants mainly providing quantity surveying, employers agent, project management, civil / structural engineering etc. to a good range of clients in the private and public sectors. THE CANDIDATE You will be a SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR who has a Degree, Masters or Diploma in Quantity Surveying or similar and you will ideally be RICS qualified or approaching taking the APC to become RICS qualified. You will work as a Senior Project Surveyor and be able to run your own projects and have good client facing skills as you will be seconded in to client offices. You will need to have good pre and post contract experience. You should have worked for another firm of PQS or multi disciplinary consultants. You will have worked on a variety of projects across a number of sectors. My client will pay in the region of £45000 to £55000 per annum plus car allowance, pension and benefits. Please either email me your c.v. via this website or give me, Denise Neville a call on 020 7613 5555 for an informal and confidential discussion. PLEASE NOTE:- We will not send out your c.v. prior to discussing with you about your experience, your requirements for a new position, along with discussing our client and the role with you.

BI Developer Permanent Manchester £45,000 - £55,000 Corecom Consulting are currently looking for an experienced Data Warehouse Developer to join one of the UK leading Leisure company based in Manchester. You will be the lead developer on the creation of a new Data Warehouse which is essential to the future of all internal teams within the business. Reporting into the IT Director, you will be given the autonomy to approach work in whichever way you see fit and will be given the freedom to implement your own ideas. You will have previously been involved in the design and development of Data Warehouse projects, have an exceptional knowledge of Data Warehouse technologies and have a proven track record of delivering successful projects in a high-pressured environment. Skills you will have: 3+ years' experience with SQL Server (2014+) Previously experience designing and developing a Data Warehouse Highly proficient with T-SQL Exceptional knowledge of SSIS Desirable skills: Exposure to Tableau Experience working to Agile Methodologies In return, my client can offer you: A salary of up to £55,000 Healthcare cash plan Free onsite parking Staff discount Childcare vouchers pension scheme We are looking to arrange interviews asap so if this role does sound like something you'd be interested in then please apply online today!

Vetro Recruitment are recruiting for a number of Mental Health Nurse to join an established organisation to manage a Treatment and Recovery centre, that cares for adults with Mental Health needs in Manchester. The main purpose will be to ensure service delivery complies with relevant legislative requirements and to adhere to systems in place that ensure qualitative outcomes for service users. Pay - £25,000 - £31,000 - 33 Days annual leave - 3% - 5% Pension match The service aims to provide a unique environment supporting the recovery and development for adults with complex mental health needs. This may include mental health or psychological problems and other forms of distress. The community offers a safe and active environment in a peaceful setting using a range of therapeutic approaches. To be considered you will need recent experience of working with people with enduring mental health problems or learning disabilities. For more information, please apply. At Vetro Recruitment we recognise that exceptional people always know other exceptional people, so why not earn £50 to £250 for referring them to Vetro Recruitment. Click HERE for more details. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. At Vetro Recruitment, we have over 25 years experience helping people plan their career path, navigate the job market and find their ideal role. We pride ourselves on the service we offer our candidates. We will work alongside you at all stages of the job application process and help you identify, apply for and secure your ideal role. Whether you are looking for a permanent or temporary position we're here to help. www.vetrorecruitment.co.uk Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

THE ROLE My client now seeks a SENIOR TRANSPORT PLANNER to join their MANCHESTER office. Duties will include data collection, traffic modelling, detailed transport assessments, travel plans, scheme design, preparation of funding bids and strategic assessment from a transport perspective. Opportunity to work on a variety of transportation planning projects. THE CLIENT Our client is a large multi discipline firms of construction and engineering consultants with offices right across the U.K. THE CANDIDATE You will need to be an experienced Transport Planner. Previous experience of data collection, traffic modelling, detailed transport assessments, travel plans, scheme design, preparation of funding bids and strategic assessment from a transport perspective is essential. You will work as part of a team doing projects for a broad range of clients including public and private sector clients. You will work on an exciting range of transport planning projects. Good written and spoken English is essential to be able to liaise with other professional including Local Authority officers, Architects, Town Planners etc. You will ideally have five years or more transport planning / development planning experience and be able to manage junior staff. You will have good technical experience including familiarity with relevant software including TRANSYT, LINSIG, ARCADY, PICADY, VISSIM, SATURN etc. You must have an understanding of working in the Planning Regulatory framework, application of current highway design guidance and application of the relevant planning irculars and development control policies. Ideally you will be a member of a relevant professional body. Salary in the range of £30000 to £45000 plus pension and other benefits. Please email your c.v. to me, Nigel Hutchings, nigelhutchings@tedrecruitment.com or give me a call for a confidential and informal discussion on 020 7613 5555.

FINTEC recruit is seeking a Senior Acoustic Consultant for a UK & international environmental consultancy business. This position is based in Manchester. Salary negotiable, £45,000 to £48,000 range depending on experience, plus pension and flexible benefits. You will be providing consultancy services in a wide range of sectors such as renewable sector, power and energy, oil, gas, rail etc. You will require to have a current driving licence as you will be expected to travel to other areas of the UK and possibly some overseas travel. Role and Responsibilities: Involved in developing acoustic business Business Development, project management of small to large scale projects Preparation of tenders, technical report writing, modelling Mentoring junior team members Undertake site surveys and supervise project works Requirements: Degree in Acoustics or similar IT literate able to adapt to using bespoke software packages Experience of using different sound level meters Modelling with CadnaA, CATT or SoundPlan Competent technical report writing skills Please click on apply or send your CV directly to our team and quote Ref: FT3223 FINTEC recruit specialise in Business Support, Finance, Engineering and Legal roles for permanent and contract positions, UK and International.

Social Worker | Children & Families | Manchester We require an experienced Social Worker to work within a Children & Adults Team based within Manchester . The Successful Social Worker will be required to have a minimum of 2 years recent Social Work experience of working within a Children & Adults team. The successful Social Worker will have experience of: * Adults Team * Care Proceedings * Working with Children in Care * Court Work and Final Evidence * Children to Adoption * Advocate Meetings * Looked After Children Reviews To apply for this the Social Worker must have * A relevant Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work/DipSW or equivalent) * Be HCPC Registered * Be eligible to work within the UK * Be a car driver Salary is £25ph 4Social Work is a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers and care professionals. We offer: An excellent referral scheme of £250 for each successfully placed referral HCPC certified complimentary training Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Social Work is an equal opportunities employer. To discuss this vacancy or other Social Work vacancies in your area please contact Luke Mathurin on 0208 514 9134. Who Cares? We Do.

THE ROLE This is an excellent opportunity for a SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER who is keen to join a successful firm of construction consultants in their MANCHESTER office to run your own projects. You will have the opportunity of working on a range of projects representing the client across a range of commercial projects. Great prospects for someone ideally MRICS qualified. THE CLIENT The client is a large firm of construction consultants with offices in the U.K. and abroad. They work on project management and cost management across a range of sectors including commercial, residential, healthcare, retail, hospitality, infrastructure and more. THE CANDIDATE My client is now seeking a Senior Project Manager to work based from their Manchester office with visits for meetings, to site, consultants offices as required in the U.K. You will need to have a Degree or Diploma in Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Project Management, Architecture or Civil / Structural Engineering or similar and ideally you will be MRICS qualified. You should have gained around five years or more experience in Project Management in the construction industry and you will have worked for another firm of consultants, end user client or developer. You will need to have excellent organisation and client facing skills along with being highly computer literate. You should be able to run your own projects valued of around £1m or more. Projects are a mix of commercial developments. A U.K. driving licence and your own vehicle is preferred. Please either email your c.v. via this website or give me, Denise Neville a call to discuss on 020 7613 5555 Salary in the region of £45000 to £58000 negotiable plus range of benefits.

2nd Line IT Service Desk Analyst, IT Service Delivery Contract Type: Permanent There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do. About the role Key Accountabilities * Troubleshoot desktop and system problems, diagnose and solve hardware/software Incidents/problems * Provide exceptional Service support to the business * Provide solution(s)/work around(s) to incidents and Problems * Escalating IT issues to the 2nd Line Team Leader where necessary * Contribute to polices, processes and procedures * Install, maintain and support new applications * Work to SLA thresholds for incident(s), request(s) and problem(s) * Establishing a good working relationship with the business and 3rd party's * Keep up to date with advancements in technology * Work with a variety of business and technical teams to enhance service * Supporting Users on both hardware and Software applications * Administer Active Directory * Creating purchase orders for IT hardware/software * Setting up new users and disabling expired accounts in accordance with HR requirements * Creating knowledge documentation * Additional responsibilities as requested by the 2nd Line Team Leader Technical Capabilities * Experience in IT Service Desk Applications * 2 years' experience in an IT Service Desk environment * Active Directory administration * Exchange 2010 mailbox administration * SCCM & O365 * Mobile Iron administration * Network trouble shooting, TCP/IP and general WAN/ LAN trouble shooting * ITIL Certified * Windows 7 * Windows 8 * Windows 10 * iOS * Android Behavioural Capabilities * Regularly communicate and interact with members of other departments and builds strong working relationships. * Work with colleagues to achieve team goals. * Shares best working practices with colleagues. * Act as an ambassador of our brand. Why us...? In recognition of the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people we have recently introduced a new and improved industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries, enhanced holidays that increase with service, critical illness cover after 2 years, one year fully paid maternity leave for women and for some roles a company car and high earning potential through commission or bonus. As well as working with a great bunch of people you can also benefit from ongoing development with investment in specific brand and management training and the opportunity of a long term career path with one of the UK's Top Employers 2017. If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check. Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.

Test Analyst / Manchester / £35,000 / Flexible Working Permanent / Legal & Finance Sector Corecom are currently on the lookout for a Test Analyst to join a leading international legal firm in the delivery of innovative services to their global client base. This is a great opportunity to get involved with a globally recognised company at an exciting time as they implement cutting edge technology such as AI and Automation into their already successful service. Your goal will be to assist the test team in a timely delivery whilst implementing your own ideas on the best way to improve Test processes. The ideal Test Analyst will be experienced throughout the STLC and be a knowledgeable member of the Test team in to gather in depth requirements and offer suggestions on the Test approach. You will have a passion for Testing, great attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work. The ideal Test Analyst will enjoy being in a social working environment and maintain relationships with all areas of the business in order to keep various stakeholders up to date on all projects status. Essential: Strong Technical Analysis Skills Experience in a Legal & Financial setting Experience Working on Legacy Systems Experience Working on Desktop Applications Using Various Microsoft Stack Tools Strong SQL Skills Experience in Waterfall & Agile Environments Desirable: Automation Exposure Data Migration Experience Experience communicating with 3rd party suppliers Infrastructure / Network experience Knowledge of Cloud Solutions What's in it for you? Flexible working hours Work from home x1 day per week 25 days holiday with options to buy / sell Gym Membership Private Healthcare This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with a company that trusts you to use your skill set in a mature environment and timeframe to suite you. This company offers a chance to develop your skill set and get your hands on the next generation of technology, such as AI, in a talented, friendly team of testers.

Social Worker | Safeguarding Children | Manchester We require an experienced Social Worker to work within a Safeguarding Children team based within Manchester . The Successful Social Worker will be required to have a minimum of 2 years recent Social Work experience of working within a Safeguarding Children team. The successful Social Worker will have experience of: Managing a large caseload Conducting Section 47's Court Work Working in a fast paced environment Child Protection Looked After Children To apply for this the Social Worker must have: A relevant Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work/DipSW or equivalent) Be HCPC Registered Be eligible to work within the UK Be a car driver Salary is £25ph 4Social Work is a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers and care professionals. We offer: An excellent referral scheme of £250 for each successfully placed referral HCPC certified complimentary training Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Social Work is an equal opportunities employer. To discuss this vacancy or other Social Work vacancies in your area please contact Luke Mathurin on 0208 514 9134. Who Cares? We Do.

Technical Project Manager, IT Portfolio Contract Type: Permanent There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do. About the role The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for a programme of work to with a focus on the infrastructure technologies across the business. They need to ensure we continue to meet high expectations of new product and new service requirements. This is a project management role which also requires a sound technical background and experience managing external suppliers. The position can be responsible for projects in several technologies and activities, but main focus is on security projects in the GDPR, PCI arena. We currently have a challenging technology roadmap for 2018 and the project manager would be assigned to either a programme of work or number of varying projects concurrently. The roadmap for 2018 has a number of other security projects, AV/ATP replacement, Identity Service Engine implementation, Role based profiling, Security Incident Event Management, Intrusion Prevention, Sing sign on, 2 factor-authentication, etc - the successful candidate will have experience implementing some or most of these projects. Role Accountabilities · You will have a proven track record in delivering IT Infrastructure Services and Projects · Ideally 5yrs + experience in a current hands on role as technical project manager · You will be a Prince II practitioner qualified or other industry recognised qualifications · Planning and organising skills, experience of running 6-12month long infrastructure projects with multi-disciplined resources across all IT technical components areas · Managing project budgets in excess of 500K with project teams of 5 or more FTE · Managing projects from discovery & requirement gathering to plan, deliver and close. · Strong attention to detail; you will be hard working and have the confidence to play a major role within a fast growing business. You will be very well organised and able to prioritise work effectively and have strong business partnering relationship's Scope of Responsibility · Management of a portfolio of Infrastructure projects across the Lookers estate, with specific responsibility for dealership infrastructure · Planning and defining of scope, sequencing, resource planning, time and cost estimating · Delivery of the SLA and project objectives within the Infrastructure area · Keeping up to date with Technical and service developments within the industry and making recommendations where appropriate to feed into the long term IT strategy · Ensuring that all projects deliver to the agreed deliverables, to budget, time and quality · Management of project teams made up of Lookers resources and external suppliers About you Qualifications: Prince II practitioner qualified or other industry recognised qualifications Experience: · 5yrs + experience in a current hands on role as technical project manager, with focus on security projects. · Experience implementing technical solutions for a non-technical user base · Experience developing business cases for technology upgrade and change · Benefit realisation and management experience Skills: · Experience with managing/coordinating multiple third parties to deliver to their obligations · Excellent written and verbal communication skills · Stakeholder management experience - expectation management · Self starter able to work with minimal supervision