JN Bentley are looking for an Operational Finance Manager to join our Finance team. We encourage agile working but will anticipate a minimum of 3 days per week to be based in our Skipton Head Office.
We are open to receiving applications from candidates either looking to work on a full-time basis or a minimum of 30 hours per week, to be worked over 4 or 5 days.
Candidates will have the following:
To be successful, you will have proven experience of working in a similar role, leading teams and managing high volume processes. A relevant Finance or Tax qualification e.g. ACCA, ACA or CIMA and experience in the construction sector is advantageous but not a pre requisite.
The successful candidate will have confidence with ERP systems, databases and handling large sets of data.
The ability to work accurately and to achieve deadlines is a must. This is a fast-paced environment and will suit a candidate who enjoys a mixture of both reporting and ad hoc project work. This is a great opportunity for an individual with strong interpersonal skills and a positive “can do” attitude to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change.
The role will report to the Head of Finance.
Responsibilities will include:
Oversight of Accounts Payable function, being a team of 10, who are managed by a highly experienced supervisor
Oversight of Transactional processing function, being a team of 4, who are managed by a highly experienced supervisor
Oversight of off shore processing function, being a team of 7 who support the teams above
Development and monitoring of KPIs for key processing functions to monitor performance and identify opportunities for performance
Add value through continual review of systems and processes to ensure processing functions are operating as efficiently and accurately as possible.
Identify and deliver areas for improvement
Support compilation of staff charge out rates annually
Submit payment performance reporting and ensure ongoing compliance with requirements of prompt payment code
Maintenance of robust process notes and annual redrafting of operating controls and processes (BMS)
Embed continual training and development of the team
Engage with both internal and external stakeholders where required, including audit functions.
What we offer you in return
26 days holiday + bank holidays
Option to buy, sell and carry over holidays each year
