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Director – Accounting Advisory

Directors at CFGI will work closely with ‘C-level’ management of FTSE 100, mid-cap and start-up companies. CFGI Directors lead project teams and interact with clients and their Big 4 auditors on all aspects of engagements, including report writing, developing and managing clients relationships, and business development.

Take ownership of your career at CFGI: 

·    Gain exposure to a wide range of industries and/or projects.

·    Make a true business impact with your clients.

·    Own projects from start to finish.

·    Experience client interaction and thrive in a client-facing role.

·    Be consistently challenged and learn through a collegial environment created from top tier experts hired within the firm. 

·    Enjoy the flexibility of office/remote/client site work locations (engagement specific).

·    Create your own path.

·    Enjoy what you do!

What you might expect :

·    Interact with clients’ executive team and auditors, serving as a subject matter expert, leading clients through complex accounting issues and driving conclusions.  

·    Lead client engagement and own client delivery on operational due diligence for complex transactions (i.e. – IPO’s, acquisitions and divestitures, stock offerings and debt raises).

·    Drive client deliverables of financial and regulatory information in accordance with regulatory requirements.

·    Serve as a subject matter expert on projects related to new accounting standards.

·    Lead process improvement projects and implementation of changes.

·    Mentor senior managers, managers, and consultants, acting as a moral and ethical role model, fostering engagement team professional growth, and providing constructive and actionable feedback. 

·    Lead firm initiatives and identify areas for improvements. 

·    Play an active role in the firm’s recruiting efforts, client relationship building, and business development efforts. 

Who you are:

·    An undergraduate degree in Accounting – ACA, ACCA, CPA and/or MBA combined with solid accounting experience will be considered in lieu of a degree in accounting.

·    12+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry accounting and/or finance.

·    Outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with an ability to assimilate easily into teams.

·    Strong technical skills and a working knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and US GAAP.

·    Proactive in identifying client needs and effective in building a strong relationship with clients. 

·    Highly organized and focused and demonstrates the ability to set overall engagement expectations and direction. 

·    Effective analytical and critical thinking abilities.

·    Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.

·    High energy with commitment to quality client service, focusing on ensuring positive resolutions to conflicts. 

·    Consistently seek opportunities to enhance your skills by attending higher-level training, develop firm training materials and enhance overall firm knowledge base.

Position Overview:

Risk Advisory Directors are critically important project leaders who help our clients navigate the complexities of SOX, deliver internal controls focused projects, and coach and develop our people. Our clients represent a broad range of public or soon-to-be public companies, from new IPOs, mid and large cap companies, and Fortune 1000s.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Delivery:

·    Leads multiple concurrent SOX projects in various maturity stages (new implementation, recurring projects, and limited/defined scope projects).

·    Executes projects with minimal supervision by more senior individuals.

·    Sets realistic deadlines with the client and internally with the team.

·    Seen as the principle point of contact by the client and CFGI leadership for each project.

Engagement Management:

·    Schedules and manages teams/individuals of various staff level(s) based upon project need and scope.

·    Effectively manages the workload of the various teams/individuals, while making progress towards project milestones to deliver work on-time and on-budget.

·    Actively manages project budgets and evaluates whether there have been changes to budgetary assumptions; obtains client approval to perform any additional services in advance of incurring time.

·    Ensures the team member timecards are submitted timely and accurately; responsible for the review of budget-to-actuals and review of invoices.

·    Communicates project status frequently (via email, phone, virtually, and/or in person) to the client and to the project’s Partner.

Technical Acumen:

·    Fluency in implementing SOX for newly public companies, including the design of age/stage appropriate controls, providing practical guidance and controls implementation and the management of/remediation of gaps and deficiencies.

·    Expert proficiency in drafting and reviewing control design language, flowcharts, narratives, IPE, and determining system(s) and application(s) scoping.

·    Advanced understanding of Big 4 sampling, testing, and deficiency evaluation methodologies.

·    In-depth experience in the review of SOC-1 Type II reports and relevant CUEC mapping, including sub-service organizations.

·    Working proficiency and understanding of IT General Controls, SEC guidance as it pertains to the SOX requirements for different filer types, PCAOB, and AICPA audit standards.

People Development:

·    Leads by example.

·    Provides constructive, in-the-moment feedback and formal written feedback.

·    Identifies development opportunities for individuals and strategically schedules people in those roles.

·    Responsible for the morale of their teams.

Education and Experience Requirements:

·    10+ years of direct, client service/ client facing experience in commercial audit, risk advisory, or technical accounting, with at a minimum 6 years at a Big Four or a large national firm.

·    Undergraduate degree in accounting or similar field from an accredited university.

·    CPA and/or MBA combined with solid accounting experience are preferred but not required.

·    Strong project management skills with the ability to multi-task between responsibilities, prioritize and manage multiple requests.

·    Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and ability to assimilate easily into teams.

·    Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.

·    Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.

·    Exceptional virtual and in-person executive presence.

·    Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.

·    As a professional, you must understand the unique pressures of client service and the occasional challenges of unpredictable working hours to meet project deadlines and/or client requests for travel, as necessary.

HSEQ Director

Hemel Hempstead| Circa 115,000 + Car and Excellent Benefits

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a large civil engineering and construction company to recruit their Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ). This company has a turnover of 200m and delivers a range of major projects with an excellent track record of health and safety performance. This role is critical to ensure their health and safety standards and culture continue to be implemented on each project.

Responsibilities of the HSEQ Director will include:

• Working with senior management and stakeholders to develop and continually refine the health and safety strategy
• Leading the Health and Safety team ensuring the successful delivery of the strategy on site, managing and coaching the health and safety and site teams, to ensure compliance and a positive safety culture
• Influencing, engaging and coaching key internal and external stake holders to drive change
• Conducting major health and safety incident investigations to identify root cause and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
• Constantly assessing opportunities for health and safety improvements and sharing best practice across the organisation

The successful HSEQ Director will have:

• Proven experience in a similar role, within construction, civil engineering, utilities or related environments
• Leadership and management experience, with experience driving change across an organisation
• A strong technical knowledge across Health and Safety legislation
• Ideally NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Membership of IOSH or other relevant professional body

If you are interested and would like to find out more, please contact Isla Robson on or (phone number removed). Job reference:

Irwin & Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Director of Health, Safety and Environment through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

Irwin & Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website (url removed).

RCH Care Homes are recruiting for an Operations Director to work within the RCH Family. 

The role is remote covering, Cambridge, Bedford and Kent for 7 services. 

This role has full accountability for the leadership, management and oversight of the care homes within the RCH group.

Lead the team in the delivery of high quality, innovative services and develop strong relationships with a broad range of customers and stakeholders including local authorities, CCGs, and care organisations.

Deliver agreed objectives and targets for your area with a particular focus on Quality targets and Commercial Performance through agreed targets and KPIs.

Provide effective leadership to the General Managers in the homes. Foster good relationships internally with home teams, senior & regional colleagues, and the head office team.

Develop & maintain good relationships with external stakeholders working in a collaborative and open manner. Develop relationships with regional officers, social workers, and other members of the healthcare profession, thus promoting the Company image as a dedicated Heath Care Provider.

Ensure that all homes provide compassionate care, and we achieve a high standard of care delivery which is reenforced by our regulatory body whilst working within the budgetary targets.

Ensure that all new General Managers receive a comprehensive and detailed induction programme that equips them with the skills to do their job. Ensure that there is continuous oversight and rigour to put skills into practice in line with company policy and procedure.

Ensure that all the home teams have effective and professional HR leadership and there is an initiative-taking approach to recruitment and retention whilst minimising the reliance on agency.

Ensure managers training and development needs are identified and met. So, ensuring the objectives within the business plan are achieved and a program of succession planning in place.

Ensure quality systems & audits are in place to monitor and achieve continual improvements in service delivery.

Conduct quality audits on each service on a regular basis to focus and lead home team to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for residents.

Working with the Head Sales & Marketing and ensure that there are plans in place to drive occupancy and AWF in line with budgetary requirements.

To ensure managers perform their duties as set out in their Job Descriptions and to support them to achieve the operating objectives for their service, with specific reference to referrals and occupancy levels.

To ensure staff are recruited and managed within the Terms of Employment and Equal Opportunities Legislation.

To implement the Health and Safety Policy and advise on its refinement, where necessary

To be on call for operational and administrative matters arising outside normal working hours on a rota basis as agreed with the senior leadership team as required.

Ideal candidate would be nurse qualified but not essential, must have worked within the care sector, hold a valid driving licence and able to travel to all services. Strong commerical experience and a proven track record in increase in private fee payer market. 

Pinnacle Recruitment are currently looking for a SHEQ Director to work for a multi-disciplinary civil engineering contractor in the utilities sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead SHEQ governance and compliance across multiple business units.
• Drive ISO certification (9001, 14001, (phone number removed), 45001) and manage audits.
• Champion our Net Zero strategy to 2030.
• Oversee behavioural safety programmes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage incident investigations, internal audits, and subcontractor onboarding.
• Engage with directors, clients, and regulatory bodies.

Requirements

• NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 5 in Occupational H&S.
• Minimum 5 years’ SHEQ leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO standards and UK HSE legislation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• UK Driving Licence
• Ability to occasionally travel to sites