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Are you a ‘people person’ with a desire to make a difference? Our client is a national charity working within public health and are looking for an experienced Part-time Finance Director (Charity) two or three days per week based near Southampton.   The company is based in central Totton, there is the opportunity to work 2 - 3 days per week and if you were working 3 days one could be Hybrid. Free parking, Pension, £70,000- £80,000 pro-rata   The Part-time Finance Director (Charity) is a key member of the Senior Management Team. They will support the Trustee Board and CEO, playing a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of the charity. They will be responsible for developing and delivering financial strategies that align with the charity’s objectives while maintaining financial sustainability. This position also involves overseeing financial management, ensuring compliance and leading a small finance team to achieve operational excellence.   Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Financial Planning: Collaborate with the CEO and wider Senior Management Team to set strategic direction and develop financial strategies and budgets.  Develop the financial strategy and five-year budget plan, including capital investment plans and cashflow forecasts that align with strategic priorities and operational plans.
• Financial Management and Control: Oversee finance operations, ensure timely reporting, and lead the annual audit process.  Maintain, review, and update internal financial controls across the finance function, identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial risks
• Organisational Performance: Manage budget-setting and performance tracking, providing insightful analysis to internal stakeholders and the Board.
• Governance: Act as Company Secretary, ensuring compliance with charity law and the charity SORP, maintaining and filing essential records with the Charity Commission and Companies House.
• Leadership, Management and Culture: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and lead the finance team to achieve operational excellence and foster a positive and supportive organisational culture.

  Ideal Part-time Finance Director (Charity): You will be a qualified and experienced finance professional with strong leadership skills, a strategic, open and balanced mindset, a hands-on approach when required and a commitment to improving financial processes. Your exceptional communication skills will allow you to explain complex financial information to various audiences and help them understand the impact on the wider charity and the potential future options. You will also possess an excellent understanding of financial management, compliance, and governance, along with a commitment to developing and leading a high performing team.   If you are currently a Finance Director looking for a part-time role working 2/3 days per week. Please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today to discuss the role!   Charity, Financial Planning, Budgets, Xero, Charity Commission, Cashflow forecasts, Capital Investment, Audit, Reporting, Excel, Leadership, Hybrid, Part-time

Our client is a fast-paced, global solutions provider famous for their fantastic customer service and end-to-end solutions - they help customers stay ahead in an ever-changing world. Due to their continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Operations Administrator to join their very busy and forward-thinking team and help shape the future of their supplier partnerships, own-brand growth, and sustainability goals. As an Operations Administrator your primary function is to support warehouse and logistics operations with administrative duties whilst working alongside line managers and warehouse employees to ensure smooth and efficient daily operations. The role of Operations Administrator sits within the warehouse function and will involve supporting the team with all administrative tasks.   Responsibilities:

• Generating pick notes, dispatching orders, printing commercial invoices, dangerous goods notes, goods in receipting, scanning documentation, updating CRM
• Liaising with 3rd party logistic partners
• Support with repairs and maintenance schedules and callouts.
• Health and safety admin; risk assessments, work instructions, company procedures and policies
• Assisting with the maintenance of training records as required by the Office Manager/QSHE Manager.
• Supporting with absence reporting onto HR system, liaising with Line managers to ensure return to works and self-certifications
• Support with organising external and internal meetings.
• Assist with onboarding and inductions, walk arounds, risk assessments for temporary and permanent staff.

  Skills and Experience required for the role:

• Administrative background in office administration, operation support or similar roles.
• Intermediate in Excel, advanced with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Excellent attention to detail maintaining accurate records.
• Efficient in scheduling and coordination of activities, meetings and resources.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing

  The ideal candidate will be able to deal with external and internal customers/employees at a variety of levels whilst efficiently completing admin duties within a bust, fast paced and sometimes pressured situations therefore common sense and good judgement is also required.   Our client is offering a fantastic working environment on a temporary to permanent basis. £28-30k per annum plus benefits Hours: 07.00am – 17.00pm (42.5 hours per week)

We’re looking for an Assistant Accountant to join a friendly, close-knit team. Are you experienced in preparing accounts, supporting with tax and helping businesses make sense of their numbers? This role will help you grow your own skills and career along the way.   Duties of Assistant Accountant:

• Preparing accounts (with some incomplete records work, and bookkeeping for different clients)
• Supporting with tax and compliance work.
• Talking with clients in a helpful, clear, friendly, and professional way.
• Spotting opportunities to improve things — and suggesting solutions.
• Bringing fresh ideas and asking smart questions
• Using your initiative and taking ownership.

  The ideal Assistant Accountant:

• Ideally 2 years in a similar practice role (qualified or equivalent experience).
• A strong communicator — you listen, explain things clearly, and make people feel at ease.
• Organised with an eagle eye for detail.
• Proactive
• Confident around accounting and tax software and HMRC processes.

  Assistant Accountant Ringwood BH24 Monday - Friday The main office will be based in Ringwood, with occasional travel to our Shaftesbury office for client meetings and similar requirements.

Our client is looking for a full time maintenance operative to join a busy team across 2 sites in Ferndown. The company is very well established and experiencing a period of growth. They work with Aerospace manufacturers across the UK to treat and finish components. The successful candidate must have a good working knowledge of plumbing, carpentry and all aspects of general maintenance. They will be required to work to a maintenance schedule on company’s computer system and complete the tasks in a timely fashion. Duties of Maintenance Person include:-

• Putting up stud walls
• Working with plumbing across wet treatments
• Ongoing small building works
• Painting and general upkeep
• Block work
• Supporting company electrician
• Management of site repairs

  Experience is key to this role as you will need to hit the ground running and be able to turn your hands to most aspects of maintenance Job Type: Full-time. 37 hours a week Mon to Fri with an early Friday finish Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour   Company pension On-site parking  

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for a Business Development Manager for a growing company based in Nursling Southampton   As the successful Business Development Manager you will receive.

• Salary up to £35,000 basic +Bonus
• Southampton office
• Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am – 5pm
• 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
• Pension – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service – max 8%)
• Free car parking
• Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
• Employee Assistance Programme

  There will be travel in the role so you must have a clean driving licence.   The Role of The Business Development Manager

• Review and research prospective accounts in targeted markets and sectors
• Produce and communicate report/presentations on findings, pursue leads and follow through to a successful engagement.
• Uitlise time effectively to meet with appropriate stakeholders to understand needs and how the business can fulfil them.
• Develop sales strategy and work with sales teams to fulfil this.
• Maximises personal productivity by effectively planning, organising and managing workload
• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on an assortment of sources: trade publications, customer references, business directories and other sources
• Prepares appropriate reports in agreed format and to agreed timescales.
• Travel as required to identify and manage new business opportunities and support existing customers.
• Understand the target markets, including industry, company, project, company contacts and which market strategies can be used to attract customers
• Communicate appropriately new products and opportunities to customers.
• Attend agreed networking events.
• Collaborate with the sales teams to ensure that tasks and responsibilities are met
• Possess or gain a strong understanding of products, competition in the industry and market positioning
• Keep up to date on competitors to ensure we remain competitive within existing or new markets
• Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit

  If you are are strong Business Development Manager and you are looking to work in growing organisation, please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today to discuss this fabulous vacancy Sales, Business Development, Commodity, BDM, Sales Engineer, Account Manager, Driving Licence, Sales Executive

We are pleased to be working with a well established local company who are looking for an experienced Service Coordinator to work across the entire process from receiving incoming calls from customers to booking out appropriate response call.   Day to day duties of Service Coordinator: -

• Handling inbound calls and emails whilst providing high levels of Customer Service at all times.
• Logging new calls and dealing appropriately and professionally with a wide range of enquiries.
• Follow up and manage schedule of outstanding service visits.
• Book engineer visits according to the nature of the service call.
• Manage field service engineers diary and work allocation within an allocated area.
• Organise additional sub-contractors / equipment at appropriate.
• Ordering of spare parts.
• Create quotations of spare parts and order as needed.
• Process engineer job parts.
• General ongoing administration.

  This is a busy and fast paced role with lots of moving parts so you must be a real self starter, able to work under pressure with the ability to prioritise and react to changing situations. You will need to be a strong communicator with a calm and professional manner and the ability to put the customer at the centre of all you do. Ideally you will have experience working in a similar scheduling, service coordinator, help desk position or have worked across an end to end process with multiple customer touch points. This would also suit a strong administrator / coordinator with experience working with a multitude of clients.   This is a Full time, office based role working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday 25 days plus bank holidays Free Parking Based near Ringwood town centre

We are working with a really well-established family run business based in Ringwood who are looking to add a Warehouse Operative to their busy team   Duties of Warehouse Operative will include:

• Loading / unloading products from vehicles.
• Picking and packing orders ready to dispatch.
• Cutting samples to send.
• Assisting with the smooth running of a busy warehouse.
• Use company van for deliveries.
• Use Forklift and other equipment as needed.

  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a long standing and hard-working team in a clean, organised and really well run Warehouse environment. You need to be on the ball, able to use your own initiative with a willingness to learn, train and grow You will be a strong communicator and have a genuine care about the work you produce You will also need a clean driving licence to use company van. A forklift would be beneficial, but training can be offered for the right person   There is room for progression within this role Generous starting salary dependent on experience   Working hours 08.30am to 5.30pm Mon to Thurs and 08.30am to 5.00pm on Fridays

• 21 days hol rising by 1 day per year of service
• Birthdays off
• Health plan after 1 year
• Free parking

Are you passionate about Technology and love delighting customers, where you can grow and develop within a IT support Company. Our client is looking for a field based Senior IT Engineer   Must be a driver, Car owner (Comes with Car allowance)   Our client is looking for a growing provider of outsourced/ MSP { IT services to businesses and charities on the south coast. Our clients typically operate computer networks with between 1 and 20 virtual servers, and between 10 and 150 network users. Although we provide IT infrastructure and expertise, at our heart we are a service company. The company is on a growth trajectory, so this is a great opportunity to join an organisation in its relatively early stages and that is constantly evolving. The company has enjoyed continued growth over the last ten years and we are looking for people to join us who want to be part of this ongoing journey.   The Senior IT Engineer benefits:

• 24 days holidays rising by one day per full year up to a maximum of 28
• Private medical and dental cover, life cover and critical illness.
• We also contribute to the standard pension provision which is 5% employee and 3% employer.
• We also fund social events which we typically run 3 or 4 times a year.
• Car allowance of £4,800 per annum paid in monthly instalment and then fuel is reimbursed in line with HMRC advisory rates. So, for a 2 litre petrol car it would currently be 22p per mile

  The Senior IT Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining technical solutions that align with organisational goals. This position combines pre-sales advice and guidance for the sales team with hands-on engineering expertise, ensuring high-quality deliverables and fostering collaboration across teams.   Day to day responsibilities of Senior IT Engineer: System Architecture & Design.

• Lead design proposals and ensure scalability, security, and performance in all solutions.
• Collaborate with Sales staff to translate business requirements into robust technical designs.

Implementation

• Ensure all projects are delivered on time, on budget and in scope
• Be responsible for planning, implementing and documenting solutions

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with all teams ensuring always that the customer requirements and deliverables are met
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Quality & Reliability

• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshoot critical system issues.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organisational requirements.

  The successful candidate Senior IT Engineer:

• Proven experience in network engineering with a focus on system architecture and design.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365.
• Expertise in cloud platforms – preferably Azure
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Working in a small team it is critical that you are friendly, optimistic, dependable and calm
• The ability to listen is key to ensure a clear understanding of customer issues and requests
• A diplomatic, caring, professional nature is a must
• We very much value the pursuit of growth and learning
• A willingness to counsel, teach and guide each other
• To work without judgement
• Always look for the best outcome to any situation
• Be caring, helpful and put self in the shoes of others

  If you are a Senior IT Engineer with strong experience in architecture and Design, please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today   Microsoft, Senior IT Engineer, Microsoft 365, Cloud Platforms, Azure, Network Engineering, System Architecture & Design, IT engineer

We are pleased to be working with a client in Ringwood who have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced accounts / Finance Manager looking to take the next step in their career. The company are expanding and have to date outsourced their accounts function but would now like to employ an experienced professional to set up an internal accounts department and undertake all day to day book keeping activities, set up process's and procedures and work closely with the 2 Directors to advise on budgeting, cashflow and present insights and recommendations.   Duties of Finance Manager: -

• Sales ledger processing and Reconciliation
• Purchase Ledger Processing and Reconciliation
• VAT Preparation and submission
• Bank account Reconciliation
• Monthly journal processing
• Payment set up
• Year end  - working with company accountant
• Payroll processing
• Producing financial reports such as P&L, Balance sheets, cash flow statements

  This Finance Manager will also be required to continuously review and improve financial processes and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Adhere to compliance and data security and provide ad hoc support with other finance related projects or administrative tasks as required.   You will be AAT Qualified and used to working at an appropriate level such as Finance Manager, Accounts Manager, Management Accountant You will have a strong working knowledge of Xero and strong IT Skills especially Excel and cloud-based accounting platforms You will be a strong communicator with the ability to run and lead meetings and present to directors presenting complex financial data in an accessible manner   Plenty of room to grow for the right candidate and potential to grow an accounts team 25 days holidays plus banks Free Parking Office based role working 08.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday