Chief Operating Officer ( COO )
Job Title: Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Facilities Management (Cleaning & Security)
Location: South East or North of England Salary: £90,000 - £120,000
Are you an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a deep understanding of the Facilities Management sector, especially within cleaning and security services? We’re searching for a results-driven COO to join our executive team and lead our operational strategy, driving performance and growth across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior leader skilled in P&L management, TUPE processes, and operational efficiency to make a significant impact within a dynamic and growing company.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee day-to-day operations across cleaning and security divisions, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to service excellence standards
Manage substantial P&L, strategically controlling budgets, costs, and revenue streams to drive sustainable business growth
Direct and support senior leadership teams through effective line management, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Lead TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) processes with precision, ensuring legal compliance and a smooth transition for incoming teams and projects
Develop and implement strategic operational plans that align with the company’s growth objectives and client service commitments
Requirements:
Extensive experience as a COO or in a senior leadership role within Facilities Management, specifically in cleaning and/or security services
Proven success in P&L management with a strategic approach to budgeting, financial planning, and cost control
In-depth understanding of TUPE processes and the associated operational requirements, including compliance and team integration
Strong line management experience, demonstrating the ability to lead, develop, and inspire senior teams
Ideally based in the South East or North of England
What We Offer:
Competitive Salary of £90,000 - £120,000, reflective of experience and skills
Opportunity to shape and lead within a growing company with substantial influence on strategic decisions
Supportive and professional environment focused on growth, operational excellence, and industry leadership
If you’re a strategic, hands-on leader looking to bring your expertise in Facilities Management to a role where you can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply Today to #Alice to take on a pivotal role with a company dedicated to excellence in cleaning and security management.....Read more...
Chief Operating Officer ( COO )
Job Title: Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Facilities Management (Cleaning & Security)
Location: South East or North of England Salary: £90,000 - £120,000
Are you an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a deep understanding of the Facilities Management sector, especially within cleaning and security services? We’re searching for a results-driven COO to join our executive team and lead our operational strategy, driving performance and growth across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior leader skilled in P&L management, TUPE processes, and operational efficiency to make a significant impact within a dynamic and growing company.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee day-to-day operations across cleaning and security divisions, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to service excellence standards
Manage substantial P&L, strategically controlling budgets, costs, and revenue streams to drive sustainable business growth
Direct and support senior leadership teams through effective line management, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Lead TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) processes with precision, ensuring legal compliance and a smooth transition for incoming teams and projects
Develop and implement strategic operational plans that align with the company’s growth objectives and client service commitments
Requirements:
Extensive experience as a COO or in a senior leadership role within Facilities Management, specifically in cleaning and/or security services
Proven success in P&L management with a strategic approach to budgeting, financial planning, and cost control
In-depth understanding of TUPE processes and the associated operational requirements, including compliance and team integration
Strong line management experience, demonstrating the ability to lead, develop, and inspire senior teams
Ideally based in the South East or North of England
What We Offer:
Competitive Salary of £90,000 - £120,000, reflective of experience and skills
Opportunity to shape and lead within a growing company with substantial influence on strategic decisions
Supportive and professional environment focused on growth, operational excellence, and industry leadership
If you’re a strategic, hands-on leader looking to bring your expertise in Facilities Management to a role where you can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply Today to #Alice to take on a pivotal role with a company dedicated to excellence in cleaning and security management.....Read more...
Chief Operating Officer (COO)Location: Stockholm, SwedenSalary: Approx. 250,000€ per year + competitive bonusAre you a visionary leader with a passion for food retail and operational excellence? We are seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join our leadership team in Stockholm. This is an exceptional opportunity to drive growth, innovation, and operational efficiency in a fast-paced and evolving market.Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute operational strategies aligned with the company's vision and growth goals.Operational Excellence: Oversee daily operations, ensuring efficiency, cost control, and high performance across all departments.Team Leadership: Inspire and mentor department heads, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.Growth & Expansion: Identify opportunities for market expansion, new product launches, and revenue growth.Performance Monitoring: Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure business success and continuous improvement.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with the CEO, board of directors, and external stakeholders to align operational objectives with business priorities.
What We’re Looking For:
Proven experience as a COO or in a senior operational leadership role, ideally within the food retail or FMCG sector.Strong expertise in managing large-scale operations, supply chains, and multi-site retail environments.Exceptional leadership and people management skills with the ability to drive team engagement and performance.A track record of implementing innovative operational strategies and achieving measurable business results.Data-driven decision-making skills and proficiency in performance monitoring tools.Fluent in English; Swedish language skills are a plus.Strong financial skills and experience with turnaround projects
Ready to Lead the Way?If you’re a results-oriented leader with a passion for the food retail industry, we want to hear from you! Join us as COO and play a pivotal role in driving our company’s success. ....Read more...
Finance Advisor – Strategic Finance and Accounting Local Authority Cheshire Remote Working - but ideally need to be able to come in to the office 3 – 4 times a month Monday to Friday 09:00-16:20 37 Hours per week £35ph - £40ph UmbrellaJob PurposeThe role involves leading strategic financial services for the local authority, ensuring compliance with financial standards and regulations, and developing the Medium Term Financial Strategy. Collaboration with service directors and stakeholders is essential to align financial strategies with business objectives, providing analysis and recommendations to inform decision-making.Main responsibilities
Provide guidance to the Chief Finance Officer on the Medium Term Financial Strategy, statutory duties, and lead the preparation of balanced annual budgets and financial reports.
Oversee the Reserves Strategy, Capital Strategy, Treasury Management Strategy, and ensure effective financial governance, risk management, and compliance with statutory requirements.
Lead the preparation of the annual Statement of Accounts, manage technical accounting advisory services, and liaise with external auditors and agencies.
Develop and implement Finance Procedures, provide advice on financial delegation, and support senior management in budget management and forecasting.
Manage and motivate the finance team, promote financial systems, ensure staff development, and foster a culture of accountability, governance, and continuous improvement.
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969....Read more...
I’m working with a glorious property located on the west coast of Ireland, that is looking to hire a number two to the CFO.The Financial Controller will assist the Chief Financial Officer in administering all financial aspects of the hotel's operation. The controller will ensure that all policies and procedures are observed and be responsible for safeguarding the hotel assets and financial resources, contributing to maximising hotel profitability.Responsibilities
Reviewing costs and implementing processes where savings can be made.Work closely with other hotel departments to ensure the HOD`s understand departmental KPIs.Review margins and highlight where improvements can be made.Preparation and review of weekly revenue & payroll forecasts – review of actual v forecast and preparation of weekly, monthly & year end forecasts.A leading involvement in the month end process.Champion weekly/daily meetings and interactions with Heads of Departments, being a true support to the hotel within all areas of accounts and financeIncome Audit management to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.Payroll management- weekly and monthly payroll including analysis and control.Debtors – regularly reviewing the Debtors Ledgers and PM Accounts to ensure tight controls on credit are being maintained and collection of debts are being collected on a timely basisCreditors- Oversee maintenance of the hotel’s purchasing system, reconciliation of creditor statements and dealing with supplier queries.Forecasting - Understand key trends, and variances assessing current and future business risk and ensuring that alternative strategies are put in place.Ensure all journals are processed and appropriately reviewed and reconciling all balance sheet control accounts including accruals and prepayments.Ensure the monthly Management Accounts are timely and show a fair reflection of trade.Assisting with the Internal & external Audit.Ensure that an effective program of Property Audit is in place and that corrective action is promptly taken.Budgeting – Assist in preparation of the numbers with the CFO & that they are logical and reflect the strategy of the property.Monitor and maintain adequate internal control over revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the resort (customer billing, payroll distribution, cash management, and contract review and compliance, etc.).
The Successful Applicant
University degree – major in accounting or finance preferred. ACCA, ACA or CIMA are a plus but not essential.A finance professional with at least 5/10 years experience as an accountant in an hotel setting.Great Excel skillSuperior knowledge of Hospitality Systems; Opera Cloud, Simphony, Procure Wizard, Alkimii
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) Location: Halifax About our client Our client is a UK leading vertically integrated designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality bathroom products with a turnover of £100m Role description As a member of the Executive team, the role of CFO is key in helping to define and implement the business strategic that is focused on delivering long term profitable growth to drive shareholder value. The role would benefit from experience of driving performance within manufacturing business – both in the UK and overseas. The role includes lead financial responsibility for all the Group with finance teams reporting in from sites and entities around the UK, in China and the UAE. Experience in Group reporting (and consolidation) is required. The role has day-to-day lead responsibility for managing all the finance activities of the Group and liaising with key stakeholders – both internally and externally (including bankers and auditors). Specific areas of responsibility include:Financial Reporting (including monthly group and entity management accounts, external audit requirements and bank (covenant) reporting). This includes identifying margin improvement and cost saving opportunities.Group Budgeting and Forecasting (including rolling forecasts)Cashflow Management & Reporting (including management of the credit control and purchase ledger teams).Financial Analysis (including margin performance monitoring, CAPEX business case approval).Financial Compliance (including all aspects of financial governance).Compliance and Management of all taxation matters.Chairing subsidiary monthly Board meetings.Key skills The key skills required within the role include:Strong inter-personal skills experienced in building and developing effective teams, leading and inspiring by example and confidence to engage pro-actively with all areas of the business.The ability to operate within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The small leadership team means that strategic decisions tend to be taken relatively quickly with short delivery lead timesExperience in working with funding partners (banks) and the track record of raising capital/debt funding would be an asset.Experience operating in a SAP based reporting environment.The individual must be a qualified accountant (preferable ACA) with ideally at least 10 years post qualification experience gained in a similar business. The finance team The role of CFO has two experienced UK (Halifax based) direct reports who manage a team of 15 in the UK and 8 overseas. The two direct reports are:Commercial Finance Director leading all overseas entity financial reporting and managing all financial matter relating to UK manufacturing. The role includes leading all commercial/finance matters relating to gross margins, product costings, supporting pricing as well as direct lead in relation to importing regulations and customs. The individual has >10 years’ experience within the Group.Financial Controller leading all UK entity reporting as well as responsible for group consolidation, compliance and audit. The Financial Controller leads all the UK team including the credit control and purchase ledger teams and has lead responsibility for all reporting matters. The individual has >10 years’ experience within the Group. Remuneration package The remuneration package includes an indicative basic salary of £100k p.a. (this is subject to experience) plus employer pension contributions of 10%. The package includes participation in the Quarterly Executive Bonus Scheme (subject to achieving budget targets) providing up to 0.4% of Group EBITDA. Whilst conditional on achieving budget-based EBITDA targets, this Scheme has paid out in full over recent years (in 2024 this equated to £48,000). The package also includes private medical insurance and 2x Death in Service cover. If you feel you have the relevant experience, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!....Read more...
Job Purpose and Background: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is seeking an Impact Research and Evidence Lead to devise and drive internal analysis and external research collaborations to assess and report on the current impact of the SBTi, model and project SBTi’s future impact, leverage evidence to strengthen SBTi’s partnerships and engagement initiatives, and oversee SBTi’s monitoring, evaluation and learning function. This role sits at the exciting intersection of research, data analytics, communications and strategic engagement, working to support the development of SBTi’s strategy and communications with key insights and evidence. This role will report to the Director of Strategy & Partnerships and will supervise one Impact Evidence Analyst and one Data Analyst in addition to managing a number of external research partnerships with NGOs, think tanks, consultancies and academic institutions. About the SBTi: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling corporations and financial institutions to set ambitious emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science. It is focused on accelerating companies worldwide to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The SBTi defines and promotes best practices in science-based target setting, offers resources and guidance to reduce barriers to adoption, and independently assesses and approves companies’ targets. For more information, please visit www.sciencebasedtargets.org About the Team: The Impact Department plays a crucial role in engaging stakeholders across the corporate, financial, and NGO sectors to promote the work of SBTi and support the development and refinement of the SBTi’s standards, with the goal of advancing ambitious corporate climate action to achieve emissions reductions at scale. The department has one of the broadest remits among those within the SBTi, as it is responsible for delivering SBTi’s organizational strategy, fundraising and cultivating donor relationships as the SBTi expands, facilitating stakeholder engagement groups and public consultations as part of the standards development process, soliciting feedback from the market on standards’ relevance and implementability, strengthening partnerships to address systemic barriers to decarbonization, and integrating SBTi’s standards within the broader climate action ecosystem to drive collaboration and harmonization. The Impact Department is led by the Chief Impact Officer and currently consists of a team of Regional Leads in Europe, North America, and Latin America, Stakeholder Engagement Managers, and Financial Institutions (FI) Leads all working together to ensure SBTi has the greatest impact possible in reducing emissions and limiting the effects of climate change. Key Job Responsibilities: Impact Evidence Strategy Working closely with the Chief Impact Officer, Director of Strategy & Partnerships, Head of Financial Institutions (FI) Impact and Engagement, Communications Team, Research Team, and the Standards and Sector Development teams:Develop an overall strategy and approach to research and evidence integration to further the strategic goals of the Impact Department and SBTi.Leverage data analysis to identify potential areas of greater impact, thus informing strategic discussions and workstream prioritization across the Impact Department and the SBTi as a whole.Support the development of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategy through the identification and management of a credible MEL consultant.Partner with the MEL consultant and other departments to operationalize the strategy, including plans for modeling, data gathering and analysis, and reporting.Research, Data Analysis, and Insight GenerationInitiate and drive research projects to assess the impact of science-based targets (SBTs) and the SBTi’s work both quantitatively and qualitatively.Develop research propositions that support priority engagement efforts, for example, collecting insights and using data to inform how the SBTi can accelerate target setting in hard-to-abate sectors.Directly manage one Impact Evidence Analyst to harvest and analyse internal and external data sets to identify trends, patterns, and key insights.Identify, source, and oversee the integration of external data sources as required, working in close collaboration with the Data and Compliance teams.With the Data team, ensure that any data projects support the gathering of impact evidence and are aligned with SBTi’s strategic goals.Data and Research PartnershipsDevelop and maintain partnerships with data and research entities such as academic institutions, consultancies, think tanks and other NGOs to access critical market insights and assist in the development of models, scenarios and projections to inform SBTi’s strategic and sector development priorities. Facilitate the exchange of data insights and analysis with partners, working with Legal and Compliance to develop and implement agreements that comply with all data sharing and privacy requirements.Develop resources and act as a support for ecosystem partners and external stakeholders interested in understanding and utilizing SBTi data.Impact Reporting and Communications: In close partnership and collaboration with SBTi’s Communication Team:Promote evidence-based impact reporting for the SBTi, contributing to the development of SBTi’s Annual Monitoring Report.Craft comprehensive, evidence-driven reports for SBTi leadership and key stakeholders, including donors and founding partners.Support in the development of evidence-driven positions and communication strategies, underpinned by internal and external research, with the goal of increasing SBTi’s credibility and thought leadership.Contribute to the development of thought pieces, press releases, social media posts, etc. that capture the essence of impact research findings.Strategic Engagement SupportExecute deep-dive analyses to extract meaningful insights from engagement initiatives, strengthening the Impact Department’s contribution to the evolution of standards and methodologies.Support regional and financial institutions (FI) engagement teams in the use of data-driven insights to refine regional strategies and enhance engagement approaches.Direct the efforts of the Impact Evidence Analyst and Market Insight Analyst to provide insights and data for engagement content for various platforms, in collaboration with Regional Engagement teams.Cross-Functional Collaboration, Team Support, and Capacity Building:Act as the Impact team’s ambassador in cross-organizational initiatives involving data to align with and amplify impact objectives.Mentor the Impact team on the effective use of data systems.Essential skills and experience needed: Demonstrable expertise in data analysis, research, or a related discipline.Experience designing and overseeing data-centric research projects.Experience translating research into reports and persuasive communications documents for non-technical audiences.Expertise in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships and partnerships.Strategic mindset focused on generating impact and achieving tangible outcomes.Strong leadership abilities and experience in team management.Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently in an international and multicultural remote work environment. Desirable criteria: Background and experience in the climate action or sustainability field.Experience working for a standard setter or NGO.An advanced degree in Environmental Science, Data Analytics, Sustainability, or a related field.This is a full-time role based in the UK. Strong candidates in other countries are welcome to contact the recruiter to determine if their candidacy can be considered. The salary for this role will depend on location and experience level. This is a full-time, 24-month contract position with the opportunity to extend. Interested candidates should be legally allowed to work in one of the countries specified. The SBTi cannot sponsor working visas. What we offer:Working in one of the most successful and fastest-growing initiatives driving climate action;Exciting and challenging tasks in a dynamic, international, innovative, and highly motivated team;Competitive NGO SalaryTraining and development;Attractive holiday package.How to apply:Please send your CV and a cover letter to Kris Kobi at kris@climate17.com SBTi is an equal opportunity employer - committed to building an inclusive workplace and diverse staff, where all can thrive. We understand that no candidate will meet every single qualification. If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you have relevant skills to contribute, we welcome your application. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates of all identities and backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they do not meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage any individual who believes they have the skills and enthusiasm necessary to thrive in this role to submit an application for consideration.....Read more...
