This role leads key financial accounting activities including year-end close, Local Authority-style SoA production and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with the CIPFA Code. You'll strengthen financial controls, support budgeting and work closely with stakeholders across the organisation. Client Details Our client is a respected public-sector body with a strong regional mission and a commitment to delivering outstanding governance, financial stewardship and public value. They operate in a collaborative, inclusive and purpose-driven environment, where finance plays a vital role in supporting strategic programmes and ensuring robust financial control. Description Deliver Local Authority-style Statement of Accounts and year-end close processes, ensuring compliance with CIPFA Code requirements Lead and further develop financial reporting tools and management information to support organisational decision-making Contribute to statutory accounts, annual...

Interim Financial Accountant - Local Authority Location: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in the office) Day Rate: £450 per day Location Leeds LS1 We are currently seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to join our team. This role is crucial for ensuring the completion of the Statement of Accounts and the year-end close down process. The position is ideal for a fully qualified accountant with a strong background in local authority financial processes. Day-to-day of the role: Lead and deliver the year-end close down process for a local authority. Prepare and support the completion of the Statement of Accounts. Provide hands-on technical accounting support during a busy period. Work closely with internal finance teams to support statutory reporting deadlines. Required Skills & Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (CIPFA preferred; CCAB also considered). Proven hands-on experience with local authority year-end close down. Strong background in preparing the...

Scheme Cost Manager/ Cost Engineer - Water (based in Leeds) - Contract role - Inside or Outside of IR35 - 400 to 450 pay per day - Start date 1st of May 2026 Contract length - 12 months Overview of the Alliance: The Alliance brings together collective expertise from the marketplace and from within Yorkshire Water to deliver an ambitious, collaborative enterprise; it is an opportunity to play a significant part in creating cleaner and healthier rivers, establishing a thriving Yorkshire for future generations. Our Vision is : Thinking differently, delivering sustainably - transforming Yorkshire's water environment for future generations Our Mission is : A united Alliance, leveraging innovation and collaboration to deliver sustainable solutions that protect Yorkshire's water environment for generations to come Job overview and purpose: Reporting to the Programme Commercial Manager, the Alliance Scheme Cost Manager takes the lead on the monthly...

Solar Projects Site Manager (Contract) Location: Leeds (Head Office) - Nationwide Travel Required Rate: 280- 400 per day (CIS) - Dependent on experience Contract Type: Freelance / Contract About the Company Our client is a fast-growing, technology-led renewable energy developer and EPC contractor delivering large-scale solar and energy storage projects across the UK. With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and engineering excellence, they support commercial, industrial and utility-scale clients in accelerating the transition to low-carbon energy solutions. Headquartered in Leeds, they operate nationally and manage projects from development through to construction and grid connection. The Role We are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Solar Site Manager to oversee the delivery of ground-mounted and rooftop solar PV installations nationwide. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will take full responsibility for on-site delivery, ensuring...

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: IT Service Transformation Analyst (AI & Copilot) Location: Leeds / Edinburgh (Hybrid - 40% office) Contract Type: 12 months - possibility for extension The Opportunity This role sits within a Service Transformation function focused on improving colleague support experiences across IT services. The team is responsible for optimising how employees raise requests, resolve IT issues, access knowledge, and interact with support teams. With the introduction of AI-powered tools such as Microsoft Copilot , there is a major opportunity to...

Senior Site Engineer Highways Location : Normanton ( WF6) Rate - Inside IR35 Length - 6mths - Potential to be extended Role Overview This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Site Engineer to join a major highways project at ECI stage. The role will initially be office-based, supporting the review of engineering drawings, drainage designs, and overall scheme development while the project progresses through the early planning and enabling stages. Once the site is fully mobilised, you will transition onto the project to support delivery on site. We are looking for a Senior Engineer with a strong highways background, who is confident reviewing technical drawings and design information, and who has experience working through the early phases of infrastructure projects, including enabling works and pre-construction activities. Review drawings, specifications, and technical documentation, raising RFIs where required. Maintain accurate site records including daily...