Finance Team Leader

Finance Team Leader | Gloucester | Permanent | up to £35,000 + bonus and benefits

The Company

Exciting opportunity in the Service Industry

The Opportunity

As Finance Team Leader, this is a key member of the department ensuring that the purchase ledger team are kept motivated, developed, and supported to provide great results and continuous improvement of processes within the Group Finance division. This role will also support the various departments and divisions through the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting and administration.

Tasks will include:

• Managing the team of direct reports to ensure all tasks are completed in accordance with the monthly reporting timetable.
• Ensuring all members of the team are clear on what tasks they are required to perform.
• Identifying training and development needs, in addition to mentoring and guiding the team to enhance their capabilities.
• Perform Performance Development Review regularly.
• Aiding and supporting the team with their tasks, as demands dictate to ensure that deadlines are met.

Undertaking a wide variety of tasks to help to provide full and timely accounts to all divisions. Tasks will include:

• Processing of purchase invoices ensuring that they are 3-way matched to purchase orders where appropriate.
• Responsible for running the suggested payment runs for approval and communicating any rarities of note and sending out remittance advices once completed.
• Provide purchase order KPI’s, raising any issues as they arise.
• Analyse large supplier invoices, to distribute to divisions.
• Daily posting and reconciliation of bank activities onto Sage 50, with month-end closing reconciliation.
• Processing any ad-hoc payments on the bank as and when required.
• Analyses of certify transactions for both the credit card and expenses for correct VAT and coding treatment, and uploading into Sage 50 as a journal, before payment.
• Managing Petty cash; signing cash out and reconciling monthly
• Reconciling divisional takings and float accounts on a fortnightly basis
• Processing PDQ payments on the bank, after all group debt has been settled.
• Raising and reconciling Intercompany Debtors/Creditors and nominal ledgers monthly, including payment.
• Provide support for departmental colleagues as required and any other duties that may be required from time to time for the smooth running of the business.
• Build a knowledge sharing relationship with divisions to help towards smoother processes.
• Aged Creditor review & management across all group companies.
• Review of month end reconciliations for cash, debtor, and creditor control accounts.
• Ensuring that all internal controls and processes are being met and review their suitability frequently, adjusting accordingly as required.
• Oversight of supplier statement reconciliations, ensuring that this is performed regularly.
• Administration of Certify in relation to expenses, such as new user and policy updates.

Personal Profile

Essential:

• Demonstrate experience of working in a varied role, managing time efficiently to meet all deadlines and multi-task.
• Fully ICT literate and competent in Excel to at least Intermediate level, with the ability to manipulate data from other sources for presentation to managers.
• Fully competent and conversant in use of Sage 50 accounts, with proven experience in terms of entering data and producing reports.
• High level of numeracy and literacy
• Organised thought process, good presentation skills and ability to express financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.
• Excellent planning and time management skills with ability to consistently meet exacting deadlines.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective business and customer relationships (both in person and at a distance).

Desirable:

• Experience of working within a Group of companies.
• Fully AAT qualified
• Full UK driving license.

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy

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