Job title:          Head Of Finance

Package:         £70k, plus healthcare, life insurance, pension and shares/dividends

Location:        Devizes

Reporting to:  Chairman

Job type:         Full time

Our Client

Our client is a B2B group based in Wiltshire with a strong industry presence. As they continue to evolve, they are seeking a forward-thinking Head Of Finance. If you're a strategic thinker with an eye for financial excellence, this is your chance to make an impact at a leadership level. For the right candidate this will lead to a Finance Director role.

The Role

As Head Of Finance, you will be a key player in shaping the company’s financial future. You will drive process improvement, enhance reporting systems, and provide strategic financial guidance to the Board. This is a hands-on role, requiring both attention to detail and the confidence to communicate financial insights effectively at a senior level.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Contribute to shaping business strategy and financial planning at a senior level.
• Financial Oversight: Manage VAT, tax, payroll, treasury, foreign exchange, cash flow, and insurance processes with precision.
• Business Planning: Provide sound financial and commercial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and growth modelling.
• Reporting & Compliance: Develop systems to improve financial reporting and ensure all statutory obligations are met.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with investors, external accountants, and regulatory bodies (e.g. HMRC).
• Team Leadership: Guide, mentor, and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of excellence.
• HR & Operations: Oversee employment contracts, payroll, benefits, and pension schemes.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an ACA/ACCA/CIMA-qualified accountant with SME experience and a strong commercial acumen.

Ideal candidates will bring:

• A proactive, hands-on problem-solving approach—comfortable diving into financial details while thinking strategically.
• Analytical, Excel, and presentation skills to support business development initiatives.
• Experience with imported goods and foreign currency transactions (desirable).
• A self-motivated mindset, ready to drive financial innovation.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role at a well established company.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application. 

1. Are you a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)? 
2. Have you acted as a number one in a finance department of an SME?
3. Do you have import experience?
4. Do you have foreign currency experience?
5. Have you produced robust financial models?

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Job title:          Finance Business Partner

Salary:             £65k -£70k FTE

Location:         Bristol (hybrid working possible, minimum 3 days in office)

Reporting to: Finance Director

Hours:             Part Time – 3 or 4 days spread over 5 days

Our Client

Our client is a leading real estate, infrastructure and business investor delivering strong social, economic and environmental returns.

They are looking for a confident and skilled Finance Business Partner with excellent relationship management and business modelling skills to join their small team.  

Finance Business Partner – The Role

You will be responsible for developing, evaluating and managing investment opportunities to drive social change in the local community.  You’ll also need to be an effective communicator and people-person as you will be interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders including investees, board members, commercial lenders, and investors. 

As Finance Business Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Building relationships, both within the team and with the portfolio of investee companies. This will involve site visits the local area for which expenses will be paid (mileage or taxi fares);
• Monitoring financial performance, repayments and recoveries across the investment portfolio;
• Developing financial models to create scenario analysis for existing investments;
• Supporting Investment Managers and Directors to ensure individual investments are achieving financial and impact targets;
• Reporting key performance information to Investment Committees;
• Critically appraising potential investments having regard to assumptions and associated risks;
• Supporting completion of transactions through due diligence and related credit analysis;
• Assisting the Finance Director with borrowing arrangements and treasury;
• Assisting with business plans, management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts.

The Successful Applicant

As Finance Business Partner you will be a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with experience in audit or corporate finance or business partnering or FP&A.

You will be motivated to succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and both eager and determined to solve problems in the face of competing challenges.

Key attributes include:

• Strong financial modelling skills;
• Ability to assess investment opportunities, including risk and return measures;
• Property experience desirable;
• A passion for improving social, environmental, and economic development;
• Excellent understanding of P&L’s, cash flows and different business models;
• Ability to multitask and manage deadlines;
• Excellent communication, relationship and report writing skills;
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities and risks;
• Self-starter with can do attitude who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment;
• SME or corporate finance experience desirable;
• Well organised and excellent attention to detail.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application.  

1. Are you a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)?  

2. Do you have property experience?    

3. Do you have an understanding of corporate finance?
4. Do you have strong financial modelling skills?
5. Have you got excellent relationship management skills? 

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Job title:          Finance Director Designate

Package:         £70k, plus healthcare, life insurance, pension and shares/dividends

Location:         Devizes

Reporting to: Chairman

Job type:         Full Time

Our Client 

Our client is a well-established B2B group based in Wiltshire.

They are looking to recruit a Finance Director Designate who will take over from the existing Finance Director by the end of 2025.   

Finance Director Designate - The Role 

As Finance Director Designate you will play a key role in the business, driving process and reporting improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance and providing sound financial advice to the Board.

You will be required to get into the detail, whilst also being a confident communicator when presenting financial data. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to strategy at a leadership level within the organisation; 
• Overseeing the finances of the business including production and analysis of monthly results and responsibility for VAT, tax, payroll, treasury, foreign exchange, cash management, insurances etc;  
• Ability to provide sound financial and commercial management, including budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management;
• Coordinate the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports and develop systems and processes to improve reporting requirements; 
• Carry out financial planning and analysis to support strategic and operational decision making;
• Model and forecast the strategic plans of the companies and communicate possible outcomes to the Directors. Formulate plans and risk analysis to help in its growth; 
• Prepare and present financial reports to the key stakeholders;
• Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with key stakeholders including investors, external accountants and HMRC; 
• Lead and mentor the finance team, including developing and training staff;
• Oversee tax planning and compliance;
• Ensure all statutory financial and company secretarial compliance requirements are met; 
• Manage and oversee HR including employment contracts, pension scheme, payrolls and benefits; 
• Other administrative duties.

The Successful Applicant 

As Finance Director Designate you will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) who has experience of working in SME’s.

Ideally you will demonstrate: 

• Strong commercial and analytical skills and be comfortable putting forward business development ideas backed by such analysis; 
• A diligent, proactive and hands-on problem solving attitude - prepared to be into the detail of the accounts as well as assisting with strategic planning;
• Experience of working with imported goods and foreign currency desirable;
• Experience of developing systems to improve reporting requirements; 
• Exceptional analytical, presentation and Excel skills;
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation; 
• Strong commercial acumen; 
• A pragmatic and self-motivated mindset.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application. 

1. Are you a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)? 
2. Have you acted as a number one in a finance department of an SME?
3. Do you have import experience?
4. Do you have foreign currency experience?
5. Have you produced robust financial models?

Artemis Clarke Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment. By applying for this role you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at artemisclarke.co.uk. 

Job title:          Investment Portfolio Manager

Salary:             £55k -£60k

Location:         Bristol (hybrid working possible)

Reporting to: Finance Director

Hours:             Full Time/Part Time (minimum 4 days)

Our Client

Our client is a leading place-based impact investor based in central Bristol.

They are looking for a confident and ambitious Investment Portfolio Manager with excellent knowledge of appraising different business models to come and join their small team.  

Investment Portfolio Manager – The Role

You will be responsible for developing, evaluating and managing investment opportunities to drive social change in the local community.  You’ll also need to be an effective communicator and people-person as you will be interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders including investees, board members, commercial lenders, and investors. 

As Investment Portfolio Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Developing financial models to create scenario analysis for existing investments;
• Monitor financial performance, repayments and recoveries across the investment portfolio;
• Reporting key performance information to Investment Committees;
• Critically appraising potential investments having regard to assumptions and associated risks;
• Support completion of transactions through due diligence and related credit analysis;
• Assisting Finance Director with borrowing arrangements and treasury;
• Assist with business plans, management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts.

The Successful Applicant

As Investment Portfolio Manager you will be a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with experience in audit, corporate finance, business partnering or FP&A.

You will be motivated to succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and both eager and determined to solve problems in the face of competing challenges.

Key attributes include:

• Strong financial modelling skills;
• Ability to assess investment opportunities, including risk and return measures;
• Property experience desirable;
• A passion for improving social, environmental, and economic development;
• Excellent understanding of P&L’s, cash flows and different business models;
• Ability to multitask and manage deadlines;
• Excellent communication and report writing skills;
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities and risks;
• Self-starter with can do attitude who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment;
• SME or corporate finance experience desirable;
• Well organised and excellent attention to detail.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application.  

1. Are you a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)?  

2. Do you have property experience?    

3. Do you have an understanding of corporate finance?
4. Do you have strong financial modelling skills?
5. Have you maintained an investment portfolio? 

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Job title:          Portfolio Analyst

Salary:             £50k -£55k

Location:         Bristol (hybrid working possible)

Reporting to: Finance Director

Hours:             Full Time/Part Time (minimum 4 days)

Our Client

Our client is a leading place-based impact investor based in central Bristol.

They are looking for a confident and ambitious Portfolio Analyst to support their plan to become a commercially sustainable driving force in the social, environmental, and economic development of the region.

Portfolio Analyst – The Role

You will focus on portfolio management of existing investments and the evaluation of future investment opportunities.

As Portfolio Analyst your responsibilities will include:

• Review the current investment portfolio and make recommendations;
• Monitor investments to ensure they achieve financial and impact targets;
• Maintain and monitor loan repayment schedules;
• Manage loss forecasts and provisions;
• Produce and deliver quarterly performance and investor reports;
• Assist with securing borrowing and management of multiple funds and debt instruments;
• Develop and maintain financial models to appraise investment opportunities;
• Assist with business plans, management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts;
• Researching industry sectors and comparable deals.

The Successful Applicant

As Portfolio Analyst you are likely to be a recently qualified accountant with an interest in corporate finance, looking to make a move out of practice or industry into a more commercial role. You will be motivated by social change and determined to solve problems in the face of competing challenges.

Key attributes include:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA);
• Strong excel skills and an interest in improving your financial modelling skills;
• Strong financial, analytical and research skills;
• Excellent communication and report writing skills;
• Good understanding of Balance Sheets, P&L’s and Cash Flows;
• Self-starter with can do attitude;
• Well organised and excellent attention to detail;
• SME or corporate finance experience desirable;
• Property experience desirable.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application.  

1. Are you a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)?

2. Have you reviewed management accounts?    

3. Do you have property experience?
4. Do you have an understanding of corporate finance?
5. Do you have experience of appraising investment opportunities? 

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Job title:          Practice Accountant

Salary:             Dependent on experience 

Location:         Taunton

Reporting to: Practice Principal

Hours:             Full Time/Part Time (Hybrid working)

Our Client

Our client is a successful Taunton based accountancy practice. They specialise in owner managed businesses with the majority being in the farming industry.

They are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent Practice Accountant, someone who has enjoyed an accountancy practice career to date and will thrive off the opportunity to deliver a range of services to a varied and rewarding client portfolio.

The role offers the perfect opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a small, trusting team and would relish the responsibility and freedom of a less rules-based environment.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer, so if you’re just returning to work and need additional training and support to bring you back up to speed then we’d still like to hear from you.  

Practice Accountant – The Role

This is an exciting role for a qualified or part qualified Practice Accountant who would enjoy the benefits and flexibilities of working in a small, friendly, highly motivated team environment.

As Practice Accountant the role will include: 

• Preparation of accounts and corresponding tax returns for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies;
• The use and interpretation of accounts to add value for clients;
• Assisting with ad hoc commercial, financial and tax advisory projects;
• Preparation and use of budgets, cashflows and management accounts;
• Provision of software support to clients;
• Maintaining technical knowledge in all relevant areas.

The Successful Applicant

You will be a motivated and friendly accountant with experience of working in a similar role.

Requirements for Practice Accountant include:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/AAT);
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience;
• Cloud based accounting experience desirable;
• An inquiring analytical mind and ability to work under own initiative;
• Confidence to communicate effectively with clients and the team;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles, we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application.  

1. Are you a qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/AAT)?  

2. Have you worked in an accountancy practice?    

3. Do you have experience in the farming industry?
4. Have you prepared annual accounts and corresponding tax returns?
5. Have you prepared cash flow forecasts? 

Artemis Clarke Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment. By applying for this role you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at artemisclarke.co.uk.