Job Description

Reporting direct to the Finance Director and covering all three trading group companies, the responsibilities of this role include:

• Overseeing and involvement with the preparation of monthly Management Accounts including journal preparation and posting and balance sheet and intercompany account reconciliation
• Undertaking detailed variance analysis with comparisons to previous months and to budgets
• Undertaking monthly reviews of margins by customer and by product and taking appropriate action where exceptions identified
• Assisting the Finance Director with consolidated group reporting as required
• Supervising the work of the finance team including ensuring monthly bill run happens in a timely manner, ensuring credit control and other internal finance procedures are followed and covering for the finance team in cases of illness or absence
• Line management responsibilities for the finance team including undertaking reviews and inductions as necessary
• Primary responsibility for all group payrolls including reviewing commission claims, handling company car information, and dealing with end of tax year reporting requirements
• Preparation of VAT returns for all group companies for Finance Director review
• Supporting the Finance Director to manage cash flow on a monthly and annual rolling basis
• Assisting the Finance Director in the preparation of the annual group budget
• Assisting the Finance Director in the preparation of all group company’s statutory accounts including liaising with the company’s accountants
• Managing the financial relationship with key customers and suppliers including liaison with external senior finance staff and acting as an escalation point for credit control matters
• Attending management meetings to report on finance team performance and to update other managers with relevant matters
• Continual review of processes and systems including creating and updating systems documentation
• Supporting the Finance Director on other statutory, legal and adhoc tasks as required

Company benefits:

• On-site parking
• 20 days holiday per annum + bank holidays (You will also receive one extra day holiday per year of service up to 25 days)
• Pension scheme

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

For this role, the ideal candidate will be highly personable with excellent organisation and communication skills. They will need to be hard-working, have strong numerical skills and be able to work to tight deadlines. They will also be confident to work successfully as part of a team as well as to lead and they must have a flexible attitude to react to demands placed on them as required. The candidate will be required to be highly IT literate with a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel (incorporating strong data analysis skills) and a working knowledge of other MS Office products. You must be flexible and adapt at working with various financial and non-financial software. Experience of working with Sage50 Accounts and Xero as well as IT/Telecoms industry experience is preferred but not essential.