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Finance and Payroll Assistant

Posted 2 days ago by Wade Macdonald


This role is for a Temporary Payroll and Finance Coordinator based in Reading, focusing on managing the monthly payroll...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Reading, Berkshire, UK

Band 8a Finance Manager - Efficiency & Recovery - South East

Posted 3 days ago by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


The Finance Manager role at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust involves leading financial reporting and supporti...

  • Rate £70,887 per year
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Financial Analyst FP&A - South East

Posted 3 days ago by Oxygen - Kingston Youth


The FP&A Manager role at Oxygen Activeplay and Ninja Warrior UK involves partnering with senior leaders to transform dat...

  • Rate £80,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Training Manager

Posted 3 days ago by ECOLAB LTD


The Training Manager position within the European Training Team at Global Water Solutions focuses on delivering and enha...

  • Rate £89,200 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Sales Executive – Digital Marketing - South East

Posted 4 days ago by Savasaachi Marketing Agency Ltd


The Sales Executive – Digital Marketing role at Savasaachi Marketing Agency involves engaging with high-end clients in t...

  • Rate £50,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Remote
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Accounts Assistant

Posted 4 days ago by CMA Recruitment Group


CMA Recruitment Group is looking for a Payroll and Finance Coordinator to support a busy period for their client in Read...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Reading, Berkshire

Financial Accountant - Financial Reporting

Posted 4 days ago by Project People


We are looking for a Financial Accountant to join the Financial Reporting team on a 6-month contract in Reading with hyb...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Reading

Global Payroll Specialist

Posted 4 days ago by Robert Half


The Payroll & Benefits Manager role involves managing the complete payroll process for around 150 employees across vario...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Reading, Berkshire, UK

Interim Financial Controller

Posted 4 days ago by Hays Accounts and Finance


The role of Interim Financial Controller involves leading the financial governance, reporting, compliance, and control f...

  • Rate £75,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Reading, Oxfordshire, UK

Capability & Workforce Planning Lead

Posted 5 days ago by Harvey Nash


The Capability & Workforce Planning Lead role at Harvey Nash involves leading the capability and workforce planning work...

  • Rate £1,000 per day
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Reading (RG1), RG1 1AZ

Secretary

Posted 5 days ago by Arcadis


The Secretary role based in Reading involves providing high-level administrative support, including research, report pre...

  • Rate Negotiable
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Onsite
  • Location Reading, England, United Kingdom

Deputy Head of Corporate Services- Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Posted 1 week ago by THE HOME OFFICE


The Effective Practice Lead is responsible for delivering programs that enhance performance and quality within the organ...

  • Rate £60,000 per year
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Managing Partner (Performance & Search-Led Portfolio) (12 Month Fixed Term Contr...

Posted 1 week ago by Croud Inc Ltd


The Managing Partner role at Croud involves leading a dedicated Client Team to strategically manage a performance-led cl...

  • Rate £100,500 per year
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Account Director - Hospitality, Catering

Posted 1 week ago by BAXTERSTOREY


The Account Director - Hospitality, Catering & Reception Services role is a leadership position focused on overseeing ca...

  • Rate £90,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior Product Design Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by R H L


The Senior Product Design Engineer role involves transforming innovative concepts into commercially viable products with...

  • Rate £315 per day
  • Category Outside
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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PMO Coordinator

Posted 1 week ago by SSE plc


The PMO Coordinator role involves supporting the coordination and governance of a large-scale cyber security programme,...

  • Rate £68,295 per year
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Reading, England, United Kingdom

Network Architect/Consultant - CCIE - IP Networks

Posted 1 week ago by Saunders Scott


The IP Design Specialist role involves providing network design support for end-user services, reporting to the Senior I...

  • Rate £325 per day
  • Category Inside
  • Work type Undetermined
  • Location Reading, Berkshire, UK

PMO Lead

Posted 1 week ago by SSE plc


The PMO Lead role involves coordinating and governing a large-scale cyber security programme, focusing on reporting, fin...

  • Rate £85,880 per year
  • Category Fixed-Term
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location Reading, England, United Kingdom

Senior PMO Analyst

Posted 1 week ago by Elexon Ltd


The role of Senior PMO Analyst at Elexon involves supporting the delivery of complex change programmes by providing esse...

  • Rate £55,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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Senior PMO Analyst (24 Month FTC)

Posted 1 week ago by Elexon Ltd


The Senior PMO Analyst (Programme) at Elexon will support the delivery of complex change programmes by providing essenti...

  • Rate £55,000 per year
  • Category Undetermined
  • Work type Hybrid
  • Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton

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About Our Excel Contract Roles in Reading

What does a excel contractor do?

Excel contractors are engaged to build, maintain, and optimise spreadsheet-based models, reporting tools, and data analysis workflows, typically within finance, commercial, operations, and planning functions where Excel remains the dominant tool for financial modelling, management reporting, and ad hoc analysis. While the growing adoption of BI platforms such as Power BI has shifted some reporting activity away from Excel, the tool retains its position as the default environment for financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and complex analytical work across virtually every sector and business function. Excel contractors are brought in to build specific models or reporting tools, to review and improve existing spreadsheets, or to provide analytical capacity within a finance or commercial team during a period of high demand.

The skills expected of Excel contractors are more demanding than is sometimes assumed. At the level that most contract roles require, deep proficiency in Excel means mastery of complex formula logic including array formulas, dynamic array functions such as FILTER, XLOOKUP, and LAMBDA, financial modelling best practice including clean input-calculation-output structure and robust assumption management, and the ability to build models that non-specialists can use and understand without error. Experience with VBA for automation is still widely valued, particularly in finance and operations environments that rely on regular macro-driven processes. For roles bridging Excel and Power BI, knowledge of Power Query and Power Pivot within Excel is an additional differentiator. The ability to audit and improve existing spreadsheets, identify errors in complex models, and translate analytical requirements into clean and reliable Excel outputs is a consistent marker of a strong Excel contractor.

What is the market like for excel contractors?

Excel contracting sits primarily within the finance, commercial, and operations analytics segments of the contracting market. Demand is consistent and relatively recession-resistant, as Excel-based financial modelling and reporting is a core operational requirement for almost every business. The most active market for Excel specialist contractors is financial modelling for corporate finance, project finance, and investment analysis, where the complexity and commercial stakes of the models justify bringing in specialist resource. FP&A and management reporting roles that require Excel proficiency alongside broader finance skills also represent a consistent source of demand. Pure Excel specialists are somewhat less common in the market than broader finance or analytics contractors, but those with demonstrable financial modelling expertise command rates that reflect the technical value of their work.

What is the contracting market like in Reading?

The Thames Valley corridor's concentration of global technology and telecommunications companies defines Reading's contracting character almost entirely. Several firms maintain their UK or European headquarters in and around the town, sustaining deep hiring activity across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, and IT programme delivery. This heavy technology skew means Reading lacks the breadth in finance, government, or construction found in comparably sized cities, but within its specialism the depth is exceptional. Proximity to London means the two markets overlap significantly, with many contractors working interchangeably across Reading and west London engagements. Rates closely track London levels for technology roles, typically sitting no more than 5 to 10 per cent below, reflecting the calibre of employers and the intensity of competition for specialist skills.

How much do excel contractors usually earn in Reading?

Contract rates for excel roles in Reading typically range from £263 to £525 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.

How many excel vacancies in Reading are there on Quality Contracts?

Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 excel contract roles across the site, with Reading showing strong demand. Data reviewed up to June 2026.