5 Local Professionals jobs in Desborough

Role Overview

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience

Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are delighted to be partnered with a leading Accountancy Firm who are looking to grow their East Midlands teams. If you are looking to join a company with ambitious growth plans and a range of internal progression opportunities, this could be the role for you!

Our client is seeking a qualified Business Services Manager to manage a portfolio of SME clients. The successful candidate will have strong client relationship and team leadership skills and will join a firm committed to professional development and flexible working.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse portfolio of clients across various industries.

• Act as the primary client contact for advisory and compliance services.

• Oversee preparation and review of annual accounts, management reports, and client projects.

• Mentor and develop junior staff through objective setting, performance reviews, and coaching.

• Identify and pursue opportunities to add value and cross-sell additional services.

• Collaborate with management to contribute to team and service line objectives.

Candidate Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified (or equivalent) or a minimum of five years relevant experience.

• Proven experience in managing client portfolios and leading teams.

• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and business advisory services.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Familiarity with accounting software such as Xero or QuickBooks.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus.

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

• Clear career progression and continuous professional development support.

• Inclusive and supportive working environment.

• A range of other benefits including annual leave buying/selling, private healthcare and more than standard annual leave.

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Locations: Multiple locations in the East Midlands

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

We are delighted to be partnered with a leading Accountancy Firm who are looking to grow their East Midlands teams. If you are looking to join a company with ambitious growth plans and a range of internal progression opportunities, this could be the role for you!

Our client is seeking a Business Services Assistant Manager to join its team in Newark. The successful candidate will support senior managers in delivering high-quality accounting and advisory services to a varied client portfolio, while taking responsibility for team development and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of business clients and deliver tailored accounting and advisory solutions.

• Ensure the quality and timeliness of client assignments, working within agreed budgets and deadlines.

• Support senior managers in developing and expanding client portfolios.

• Lead and manage team members, including conducting performance reviews and setting objectives.

• Deliver on-the-job training and support for junior team members across a variety of client sectors.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to scope client requirements and escalate issues when necessary.

Candidate Requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified, or qualified by experience.

• Previous experience in a practice environment with a strong understanding of business services.

• Demonstrated people management skills, including team leadership and staff development.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long-term client relationships.

What's On Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Flexible working arrangements and multiple office location options.

• Career progression with structured development plans and CPD support.

• Inclusive, supportive team culture with a strong focus on staff well-being.

**Introduction**
At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.
A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We offer:
* Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
* Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
* Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
* Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
* A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
* Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
* Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
* More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.
**Your role and responsibilities**
We're seeking a Data Engineer to significantly contribute to our data integration efforts. In this role, you'll lead smaller projects, guide junior engineers, and shape our technical direction in data integration practices. You will actively participate in the entire data integration lifecycle, focusing on extracting, transforming, and loading data from diverse sources into our data warehouse using modern data integration tools and methodologies.
Responsibilities
* Project Leadership: Lead smaller projects from design through deployment, showcasing strong technical and project management skills.
* Mentorship: Guide and support Junior Data Engineers, fostering their growth and development.
* Technical Leadership: Contribute to the definition of our data integration practices and the technical vision of our data warehouse.
* Quality Assurance: Ensure all ETL processes meet high standards for reliability, maintainability, and performance.
* Complex Problem Solving: Tackle and resolve intricate technical challenges, applying your deep expertise in data integration.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
* Technical Expertise: Advanced knowledge of databases, data modelling, and SQL, along with experience with data integration tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, Pentaho).
* Leadership: Demonstrated leadership qualities, with a proven track record of guiding teams and delivering projects.
* Problem-Solving: Exceptional problem-solving capabilities, with a history of effectively addressing and resolving complex engineering challenges in data integration.
* Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Security: Understanding of data security principles in data integration and experience with data governance practices.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Experience with cloud-based data storage and processing (e.g., AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, Azure Synapse Analytics).
* Familiarity with data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Luigi).
* Knowledge of data quality and metadata management practices.
* Understanding of data virtualisation and data federation techniques.
* Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.