Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Manager. You will have direct responsibility for one or more major contract/s but with involvement across all team activities, duties will include:

• Playing a key role in the completion of weekly financial and statistics packs.
• Generate transaction reports on a weekly basis from the Transport Management System (Freighter) to complement the weekly accounts process.
• Assist with the period end reconciliation process.
• Feedback weekly P&L results to Operational teams and challenge the results when applicable.
• Working with the Operational teams to drive P&L improvements through insights.
• Analysis of operational as well as financial data in order to explain trends and justify expenditure levels
• Providing further analysis to support the weekly P&L result when required.
• Ensuring customer invoices are raised on a timely basis and develop controls to ensure invoicing accuracy.
• Actively support the Credit Control teams to ensure invoices are settled in accordance with agreed payment terms.
• Complete and interpret periodic Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with and manage the production of budgets/forecasts
• Producing ad-hoc reports, costings and expenditure trend analysis as required.
• Provide support to the wider Finance team, particularly around sickness and holidays.
  
  What you'll get in return
  Flexible working options available.
  benefits including; company pension scheme, 25 days hols + bank hols with the option to buy more, home working, share incentive plan, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits online discount platform, onsite parking, onsite canteen + much more. Open to having conversations about flexible working.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Previous Accounting experience. Previous Logistics/supply chain experience would be desirable but not a necessity Possessing or working towards a recognised Accounting qualification Sound Ledger knowledge. PC skills with knowledge of accounting standards. Excellent communication skills and confident in dealing with problems and challenges. Ability to work as part of a team with a positive attitude. Enthusiastic, flexible, reliable & highly organised. Accustomed to work under pressure and respond to short term requests. Excellent PC skills including Microsoft Office. Ability to work on own initiative and work within tight deadlines.