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Brand work

C l i e n t B r a n d e d Email

C l i e n t B r a n d e d Adverts

C l i e n t B r a n d e d Microsites

Examples of branded ads, Developing location specific marketing campaigns from concept to delivery supporting client recruitment needs - integrated campaigns include bespoke microsites, email campaigns, web and print advertising, recent campaigns include ASDA, Panasonic, Mars, Associated British Foods and Missguided.

Ella’s BackgroundElla’s Kitchen was set up by Paul Lindley, CEO, to promote healthy eating amongst babies and young children. This highly entrepreneurial and values driven company has achieved impressive growth to £60m turnover and a team of 60+ employees based at Ella’s barn near Henley. Their baby and toddler food pouches can be found in key retailers across the UK as well as the Scandinavian and BeNeLux markets. Ella’s is recognised for its high quality ingredients and ethical credentials which are visible throughout their supply chain and in their social and charity work. Ella’s recently became part of the Hain Celestial Group.

Already having achieved rapid growth to date, Ella’s is about to embark on an exciting new phase of development, to bring out more ranges of products and reach a wider international audience. With an ambitious growth target in a 5 year period, Ella’s Kitchen is looking to recruit a Finance Manager to support the Sums (Finance) team, during a period of change.

You will be joining a team of people who meet personal and business challenges with hard work and a massive smile. They not only see things as they are and ask why - but see things that never were and ask why not.

Location: Henley-on-Thames

Reports to: Finance Controller (Runs Making The Sums Work)

Direct Reports: None

Contract: Part time 12 month contract, 25 hours (Monday to Friday)

Purpose of roleSupport the Sums (Finance) team by taking responsibility for accounting, statutory reporting, and management reporting, as well as other ad-hoc tasks.

Role activities / responsibilities

Management of general ledger, including: Oversight over all accounts; allocations, coding etc… Detailed review and understanding of fixed costs Query resolution Month end reporting, including: Management of all month end processes (excluding payroll) Production of Management accounts and commentary Reporting to US head office via Hyperion Statutory reporting and compliance, including; Financial Statement preparation Tax compliance and statutory returns Internal controls compliance, including: Ensuring that internal control processes are in place and effectively monitored. Co-ordinating an annual review of key control processes. Ad hoc project support Provide holiday cover for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions as required

You will need: Qualified accountant with CCAB qualification Commercial outlook - weight will be given to relevant industry experience Highly intelligent and analytical, but with good ‘soft’ skills; Driven and results orientated with a desire to achieve Good communication skills with the ability to speak to others in the business at all levels and deal with queries from external parties e.g. suppliers Good Microsoft Office skills, in particular fluency with Excel A willingness to throw yourself into a varied and busy role A flexible approach to manage your workload around busy periods and key deadlines Demonstrable ability to live and breathe our values: We Want to Win, We’re Business Minded, We’re Childlike, We Think Differently, We’re Good to Each Other

It would be nice if you had: Experience of working with SAP B1, Hyperion and COGNOS

Salary and benef its Bucket loads of training and development, supporting your career pathwayCompetitive salary A Box of Treats, including private medical, dental, pension, life assurance, 25 days holiday and the ability to buy more, high street discounts, a yummy breakfast every morning, pamper days, Give It A Go days… to name only a few! A really awesome place to come to work every day… our beautiful Barns in the Oxfordshire countryside

Finance Manager(Makes Sums Work)

Want to apply?

To be considered for this opportunity please contact:

Alastair Paterson Associate Director01189 901 386 Email me

ACA training scheme with the global leader in real estate services.

Join the fast growing Global Workplace Solutions – EMEA Local Facilities Management division within CBRE, the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm. You’ll gain exposure across the business through a series of job rotations whilst having the support you need to study for the ACA professional qualification

We’ve become a market leader by delivering exceptional service, with one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry in excess of 96%. We know that the way to deliver exceptional service is by recruiting and retaining the very best people in the market place. We believe that every one of our staff has a key role to play in our success, and so we make sure that we focus on yours.

As a graduate we know you will be looking for real responsibility and a career with excellent long term prospects. Our three year scheme gives you the opportunity to experience various parts of our business and in return we expect you to apply your studies to developing commercial expertise within the business.

We’re looking for enthusiastic 2.1 calibre graduates with a minimum of 280 UCAS points, who are attracted to gaining industry experience and keen to grow with us. You will have the ability to be customer focused, innovative and will be driven and dedicated, just like us. Be part of something exceptional!

Vacancy start: September 2016

Application deadline: 8th June 2016

Application format: Please email ACAenquiries-GCSEMEA@cbre.com with your CV

Selection procedure: Application form/online numerical/verbal reasoning test, first round interview, followed by an assessment centre

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC - UK GROCERY

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a FTSE 100 diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.3bn and over 113,000 employees in 47 countries. The company aims to achieve strong, sustainable leadership positions in markets that offer potential for profitable growth, and to deliver quality products and services that are central to people’s lives. The group is split into five segments: Sugar, Agriculture, Retail, Grocery and Ingredients. UK Grocery comprises consumer-facing businesses that manufacture and market well-known brands that are bought and enjoyed in millions of homes every day. We are organised into autonomous businesses that operate under the leadership of experienced and passionate senior management teams. Each business enjoys a high degree of freedom in setting both immediate priorities and longer term strategy. These businesses include:

Twinings OvoJordans, Dorset and RyvitaAllied Mills and BakeriesSpeedibakeAB World FoodsSilver SpoonWestmill Foods

UK Grocery Newly Qualified Finance Scheme

UK Grocery is seeking newly-qualified accountants (0-3 years qualified) who have the potential to be future Finance Directors within our businesses. The scheme is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful company with a strong people culture and fantastic career development. Training, mentoring and on-the-job development will be provided from day one, along with cross-business projects and exposure to all of the UK Grocery Finance Directors. To make the most of the fantastic opportunities available within the group, geographical mobility within the UK will be important and there are also opportunities to work internationally. All ABF businesses have a strong track record in developing finance talent and successful candidates will have the opportunity to benefit from the established Finance Development Programme which is designed to help future Finance Directors reach their full potential.

Finance Manager

Location: Mayfair, London

Salary: Competitive

This is a broad and commercial finance role that involves oversight for all financial management of Qatari

Diar United Kingdom (QDUK) and other Qatari Diar companies that make up their UK/European structure.

Marks Sattin are proud to be representing Quatari Diar during

the recruitment process for a finance manager accountant to join

their team.

Quatari Diar is a real estate investment company based in the

heart of Mayfair; they are reputable for being one of the world’s

most trusted and respectable real estate company.

This is a broad and commercial finance role that involves

oversight for all financial management of Qatari Diar United

Kingdom (QDUK) and other Qatari Diar companies that make up

their UK/European structure.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Finance –working closely with the corporate finance director

on budgets, providing financial reports to HQ quarterly revision,

identifying potential issues, coordinating with external auditors,

preparing key documentation and coordinating with external

auditors.

• Treasury – responsible for the cash management including

providing treasury reports to HQ, administering bank accounts,

developing and maintaining banking relationships and banking

arrangements and consolidating all funding sources and

requirements to produce annual and quarterly cash flow

forecasts.

• Tax – responsible for the taxation planning and management of

including the preparation of payment documentation (VAT and

corporation tax payments, declarations) and appointment of tax

experts to manage legal issue relating to tax, implementing the

changes and securing approval from various boards of directors.

• Corporate accounting – accountability and management

of all corporate entities, closing accounts on a monthly basis,

resolving accounting discrepancies, holding the fixed assets

ledger, developing bespoke reports for head office finance

department, ensuring all accounting records are kept accurately

and in accordance with accepted policies and procedures and

managing the ERP implementation for corporate finance and

accounting modules.

• Ad hoc – oversight of payroll, procurement and other

administrative functions as and when required.

This is a real end to end, dynamic role and will involve working

closely with the Finance Director and other senior stakeholders

in the UK and globally on a regular basis.

Candidate profile:

The successful candidate should be university educated (or

equivalent) and ideally have two to five years PQE or similar. It’s

likely you’ll either be looking for a first move out of practice at

manager level or already be working as a corporate accountant

in the real estate or financial services sector. Ideally you’ll be

comfortable in a relatively high profile but hands on reporting

based role, with the opportunity to support the financial

director on more commercial or strategic activities. This is a rare

opportunity in the market for a candidate to join a dynamic and

rapidly expanding global real estate powerhouse during a crucial

time in the evolution of their London office.

For more information or if you would like to apply, please email your CV to:

Ben Caven

benjamin.caven@markssattin.com

0207 747 9684

Corporate Accounting Manager, EMEAI LondonCompetitive Salary

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the award winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world Increasingly recognized for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides 21st century luxury with oriental charm. Above all, Mandarin Oriental is renowned for creating unique hotels through distinctive design and a strong sense of place, luxury hotels right for their time and place.

The Group regularly receives international recognition and awards for quality management and legendary service hospitality.

Marks Sattin is looking for a Corporate Accounting Manager, responsible for overseeing the daily functions of two other accounting positions based at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s EMEAI Corporate office in London, work with accounting consultants, tax accountants and handle all phases of corporate budget and expenses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Supervise daily accounting & month end closing of corporate entities (currently 22 entities approx.) along with balance sheet & P&L analysis

• Key contact for reporting to headquarters in Hong Kong

• Responsible for month end uploading of group reporting results for all entities Liaise regularly with local consultants, lawyers, banks, etc for corporate matters

• Coordinate treasury & cash flow management of the entities (this includes organizing payments for the entities managed)

• Prepare budgets & forecasts for certain corporate cost centers and corporate entities

• Monitor corporate expenses for budget and control purposes across all entities – explain key variances

• Review of payroll for corporate employees – provide support to HR (EMEAI & HK)

• Review and analyse preopening charges for the hotels – follow up on queries

• Provide accounting support to the International Advertising Campaign participate in budget tracker meetings with the advertising companies provide support & assistance to the Head of Advertising Campaign

• Liaise & become the point of contact for tax & external auditors re corporate filing & reporting requirements and any other related matters

• Follow up on outstanding receivables with local finance directors in the hotels or relevant contact where a hotel is not yet operating

Education and Experience: The qualified candidate will possess the following skills or experience:

• Degree in Business/ accounting

• Qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or other related)

• Audit and/or consulting background (Big 4 or top ten tier firm) Managerial / supervisory experience 2+ years of post-qualification experience

• Additional skills (optional): foreign languages, familiar with Sun Systems (Infor) and Hyperion (Oracle)

Abigail.Shiers@markssattin.com+44 0207 747 9787

How to applyFor more information or if you would like to apply, please email your CV to:

Abigail Shiers

Mitie Group plc | Head of Taxation Location: : BristolSalary: Market rate

Mitie is a FTSE 250 listed, market-leading business services outsourcing group with a turnover of c£2.3bn and over 70,000 employees organised into main business areas: Facilities Management, Property Management and Healthcare.

The business encourages entrepreneurial growth based on its heritage and unique management investment model and invests in new start-up, bolt-on and new areas of business through acquisitions, joint ventures and organic business development. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the Head of Taxation will lead on strategy across all areas of tax and hold responsibility for the management of the in-house tax function, with a particular focus on the following areas:

Strategy

• HMRC relationship management and communication;• Tax Risk and opportunity appraisal, monthly SAO and quarterly board reporting;• M&A tax due diligence and integration; • Tax cash flow and budget reporting.

Corporate Tax

• Review and submission of CT returns;• Responsibility for tax accrual and effective tax rate forecasting and management;• Transfer pricing policy and structure; • Evaluation of new territories and international entity and capitalisation structure;

VAT

• Advice on bid and contract structure and VAT review of business units; • Holding company and pension fund management VAT recovery management;• International VAT transaction advice and appraisal;• Risk and SAO control framework;

Employer Compliance

• Equity and growth share employee investments and incentives;• Share option and share incentive schemes;• PSA, P11D and share scheme annual reporting management;• Management of PAYE & HMRC inspections and CIS policy and guidance.

A commercial mindset and approach will be imperative to success as will the ability to build stakeholder relationships both internally and externally. The successful candidate will be qualified (ACA/CTA) with a career grounded in UK taxation with some international exposure, likely Big 4 trained with some years spent in a UK-focused in-house environment in order to garner the necessary exposure across a range of taxes. You will have a keen eye for detail, a prudent nature and the interpersonal skills to lead an established team of professionals.

Contact details:Matt Duquenoy+44 118 990 1388Matt.Duquenoy@markssattin.com

Web sitework

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Events

Examples of bespoke invites for upcoming events.

Poster&

stationary

Examples of posters designed for our charity events and involvments with the olyimpic and solving kids cancer.

also examples of some of the stationary I created for one of the new brands.

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London

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Simon Porter Senior Consultant

Salarysurvey

Examples of Salary surveys I created for each of our brands, these are content heavy documents involving mass layout design and also iconography design.

Brochuredesign

Examples of brochure design working with photography and layout design, also sending documents to professional print.

Freelance

Examples of some freelance work, a childrens invite and I worked closely with the women in transport charity to create this brochure.