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Are you looking for your next career move in Financial Planning? Want to work for an award-winning legal firm?

My client based in Hull are seeking a highly motivated Financial Planning & Analysis Executive to join their team. The FP&A Executive will play a critical role in supporting the firm's financial planning and decision-making processes. This role will involve delivering and executing financial planning activities, including strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, and providing analytical support to meet the firm's reporting requirements.

Duties of Financial Analyst:

• Assist in the development and execution of long-term strategic plans by creating detailed financial models and forecasts.
• Support strategic decision-making by analysing financial implications of business initiatives and investments.
• Coordinate and manage the annual budgeting process, including collecting, validating, and consolidating input from various departments.
• Ensure alignment between departmental budgets and overall organisational goals.
• Prepare accurate and timely quarterly forecasts, incorporating key business drivers and market conditions.
• Identify and explain variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgeted figures.
• Deliver comprehensive financial and operational performance reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Analyse financial results and provide actionable insights to senior leadership to drive performance improvements.

Benefits:

• Bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday entitlement, plus buy and sell scheme as well as birthday allowance
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Supportive, approachable and friendly working environment
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• Range of benefits, including pension, health cash plan, discounted gym membership and more

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This could be the perfect role for someone looking to take their first step into a Finance Manager role. Based in Hull.
Reporting to the Director and having supervision for a small finance team of 2, your main responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing of the credit control function daily
• Daily communications with customers on new credit accounts, credit limit reviews and credit account positions
• Daily communications with suppliers, scheduling supplier payments, settlement discounts and general account queries
• Control of the company bank accounts and associated administration
• Bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of credit card statements
• Full payroll administration
• VAT returns
• Regulatory correspondence including HMRC, pensions, etc.
• Producing financial reports
• Preparing weekly management reports
• Involvement in producing and analysing stock valuations reports
• Managing and reporting on the companies trading agreements, including tracking of dates, rebates, etc.
• Responsible for HR functions including recruitment, issuing contracts, updating employee holiday and absence records, liaison with third party employment law support and general day-to-day HR queries
• General accounts administration
• Ad hoc duties to support the Directors in the day to day running of the company.

What you need to do now


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I am currently recruiting for a fantastic local business with big plans. They are continuing to expand and, as a result, are looking to recruit a Finance Manager to join the team.
Based in West Hull, you will benefit from flexible working hours, hybrid working options following probation, modern offices and a friendly working environment with a family team feel.
General responsibilities -

• Supervise the AP/Billing functions.

• Implement new systems to improve efficiency.

• Support the Aged Payables assistant with processing invoices.

• Responsible for the AP payment runs.

• Support the Billing Clerks with processing of invoices.

• Supporting the month end close with Billing/ AP

• Reconciling, producing month end reports.

• Oversea the month end processes, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Consult with the external auditors.

• Work closely with the Credit Control function to identify and analyse root causes for delays in collection of debt.

• Ensuring audit / statutory compliance

• Co-operate with all staff and consult with clients, maintaining good relationships with outside agencies and the legal community to uphold the Group's image and gain increased support for its work.

• Actively support and promote the Group and all its policies.

• Perform any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job and role.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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Job Description:

• Report to the head of finance department.
• Full sets of accounting duties.
• Review monthly accounts.
• Liaise with auditors on statutory audit matters; tax agents/tax authorities on tax submission and tax queries.
• Ensure accurate preparation of the monthly closing and financial reports.
• Responsible for the management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting process.
• Review and enhance the financial management and reporting process.

Job Requirement:

• Hold a bachelor degree in accountancy/ finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual language will be an advantage as we need to oftenly and effectively communicate with overseas stakeholders.
• Have experiences in working in large scale projects.
• 6 days work.

Job Description:

• Report to the head of finance department.
• Full sets of accounting duties.
• Review monthly accounts.
• Liaise with auditors on statutory audit matters; tax agents/tax authorities on tax submission and tax queries.
• Ensure accurate preparation of the monthly closing and financial reports.
• Responsible for the management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting process.
• Review and enhance the financial management and reporting process.

Job Requirement:

• Hold a bachelor degree in accountancy/ finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual language will be an advantage as we need to oftenly and effectively communicate with overseas stakeholders.
• Have experiences in working in large scale projects.
• 6 days work.

Your new company

A global automotive organisation with multiple sites across the UK, who due to increased business volumes require a Financial Analyst on a permanent basis to join their team in the Bognor Regis Location.

Your new role

You will be working within a team to ensure effective financial and cost analysis for the organisation, with key tasks including:

• Analyse Data Related to Manufacturing Costs and Expenses: looking at the costs associated with imported car parts.
• Prepare Cost Reports and Financial Statements: Create detailed reports that show the costs of different car parts and overall financial health. This could include monthly summaries of how much was spent on engine components versus body parts and the return/fault rate of each part.
• Monitor Budget Performance and Identify Variances: Regularly check if the actual spending on car parts matches the budget. If there are discrepancies, such as higher-than-expected costs for brake pads, investigate the reasons and suggest solutions.
• Work with Teams to Find Cost-Saving Opportunities: Collaborate with engineering and procurement teams to identify ways to reduce costs. For instance, you might suggest alternative suppliers for car batteries that offer better prices without compromising quality, and reducing the return or fault rate.
• Conduct Financial Forecasting and Budgeting: Predict future costs and set budgets for car parts. This could involve estimating the cost impact of new technologies, like electric vehicle components, and planning accordingly.
• Help Create Financial Models for New Projects: Develop financial models to assess the viability of new car parts or projects.
• Analyse Faulty Parts and Return Frequency: Specifically, track and analyse data on faulty car parts and how often they are returned. This involves identifying patterns, such as a high return rate for a specific type of sensor, and working with quality control teams to address the issues. This analysis helps in reducing warranty costs and improving product quality.

What you'll need to succeed

• You will need the right-to-work in the UK, with prior experience working in a similar role, including financial or cost analysis.
• Prior experience within business partnering
• Experienced communicating with external and internal stakeholders
• Ability to identify and analyse financial trends and data

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary of up to £39,000 per annum + comprehensive benefits. For more information, reach out on my details below.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Jack Bailey, the specialist consultant managing this vacancy, on 02382 020 104.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new company
A global automotive partner with sites across the UK. Due to increased volumes, an Analyst is needed on a permanent basis at their Bognor Regis location.

Your new role
You will support teams to identify challenges such as replacement rates, detailing the root cause, from data and part issues. From this data you will support the business to recover costs from the suppliers and reduce costs. You will collaborate interdepartmentally to improve business practices, purchasing and cost modelling.

What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will be experienced in collating, analysing and reporting data, with a passion for reporting on metrics and business information from various data sources on time to a high standard.

What you'll get in return
Up to £39,000 pa, 25 days holiday plus BH, plus benefits.
What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Finance Manager

· Direct and oversee the accounting, finance and admin functions of the organization.

· To work closely with the Business Development, Sales and Operations team to drive the planning and budgeting process for products and sales channels.

· To evaluate the impact of current and potential businesses and to ensure controls and risk management processes are managed effectively across the businesses.

· Provide business intelligence to the Business Development and Sales team in the form of data analysis, account/distributor/customer performance, market trends and competitor activities.

· Advise on funding requirements and structure to drive and support business expansion and acquisitions.

· To prepare relevant analysis to support Management decision making, driving transparency and insight into the business and action required to improve.

· Ensure timely completion of accounting processes and generation of financial and management reports.

· Monitor and ensure healthy and adequate cash-flow and funding to support on-going operations.

· Review and improve accounting and finance processes for better workflow, efficiency and controls.

· Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and reporting standards.

· Handle tax matters to optimize tax liabilities.

· Deal with external auditors and regulatory bodies on accounting and tax matters.

· Any other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Human Resources

· Prepare job specifications, review and shortlist job applicants for line and functional heads to interview, follow-up with successful job candidates on job offer and prepare employment contracts.

· Process payroll for 30 staffs

· Plan, organize and implement human resource initiatives to support business growth and operations.

· Work closely with line and function heads to support them in manpower planning (including annual manpower budgeting), acquisition, deployment and monitoring of manpower level.

· Work closely with line and functional heads to help motivate, develop and retain employees.

· Prepare inputs and coordinate increment and bonus determination, compute increment and bonus payment and prepare letters to inform the employees.

· Prepare job specifications, review and shortlist job applicants for line and functional heads to interview, follow-up with successful job candidates on job offer and prepare employment contracts.

· Work closely with line and functional heads to plan, initiate and organize training programmes and development activities to make the employees more effective and competent.

· Ensure proper upkeep of staff information such as manpower records and salary information.

· Review, design and administer employee benefits programmes, including insurance claims.

· Perform other human resource and related function as and when required.

The Opportunity

Salary: £46,731 - £49,746 per annum, inclusive of 2024/2025 pay award
Working Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Location: Your office base will be County Hall, Chichester and a typical week will combine homeworking with attendance at the office. This is led by the needs of the service.

As a high calibre finance professional, you'll be used to working with big numbers. Are you ready to use your financial acumen and professional finance business partnering skills to make a difference to the residents of West Sussex?

We're looking for a finance professional who is qualified, with experience to deliver a finance business partnering model, which includes a full range of high quality financial management and accountancy services to clients. You will be responsible for advising and influencing the service to make informed financial decisions, which will have a direct impact on service delivery.

The role will involve working with Adult Social Care budgets. The service is experiencing a period of unprecedented change, where people are living longer resulting in significant growth in demand for social care services. Since we want to make sure West Sussex is a great place to live, the County Council recognises this challenge and has an ambitious improvement programme. At the heart of this is an aim to promote independence by enabling people to stay healthier and live in their homes and communities for longer. Linking financial data with performance information, and with a naturally enquiring mind, you will play an essential role in supporting the service to build a sustainable model for delivering adult social care services.

If you are looking for a diverse and exciting role which offers the opportunity to build collaborative relationships with the service, develop your talent and support senior officers by offering constructive challenge, assurance, recommendations and innovative solutions to add value to their service, then we would like to hear from you.

What experience and skills are we looking for?

As well as being a finance professional with experience of delivering a finance business partnering model, you will also need to be a:

• Strategic thinker - someone who can think independently and beyond the surface of a task/ issue to provide a strategic view and added value to the service that you support.
• Relationship manager - someone with the ability to successfully manage key client relationships.
• Critical friend - someone with the ability to challenge, persuade, negotiate and influence the service that you support.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme, employers pension contribution at 19.70%
• generous holiday entitlement of 30days plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy additional leave
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CRS00881.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Laura Hardie at with the relevant reference number above. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role, with reference to above and ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manages and directs staff of accountants and analysts to conduct all routine procedures and duties associated with the plant controller organization.
• Provides advice and counsel to plant operations management to ensure the optimum performance of the plant. Interprets financial data collection to influence management toward decisions consistent with company objectives.
• Set up and monitor systems of internal control consistent with direction provided by the Division controller and Manager of Tax & Treasury.
• Monitors plant credits and collections. Supervises plant cash management including collections and forecasting balances over time.
• Prepares financial projections and company status reports to divisional and corporate management as required. Coordinates discussions with Division management on financial matters.
• Identifies and implements programs that control the corporation’s financial risk, including implementation of programs established by the Division Controller and Tax & Treasury Manager.
• Develops and implements systems to control the manufacturing operation costs and maintain systems to monitor product lines and customer profitability.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent.
• Proficient in MS office applications.
• Competent financial capabilities.
• Hands-on with strong analytical skills.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing industry or in a related field is preferred.

Sightsavers is looking for a Finance Officer - Disability Inclusive Development (DID) to deliver the day-to-day financial administration of the DID programme to ensure all financial requirements of the projects are fully met.

Salary: £30,299 - £35,646 depending upon experience

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex when required

Contract:15-month Fixed-Term Contract from January 2025

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and some home working

The Finance Officer - Disability Inclusive Development (DID) will deliver the day-to-day financial administration of the DID programme to ensure all financial requirements of the projects are fully met. Key duties will include:

• To develop, review and amend coordinating and implementing consortium partner contracts and budgets to enable project delivery with the guidance of the Head of Inclusive Futures
• Coordinate the process for timely and accurate donor financial submissions including core monthly financial expenditure reports, forecasts and ad hoc requests.
• Work with the Head of Finance to develop tools to improve financial analysis throughout the project, for instance Power-BI dashboards, using data linked from the programme financial database (MyCLAIMS)
• Support the preparation of financial reports and forecasts for the donor.
• Deliver the day-to-day finance and administration tasks on the DID project including partner transfers, cost recovery, fund management, procurement, manage the assets register.

To succeed in this role you will need:

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
• Experience of institutional donor or large-scale contract management. In particular experience of FCDO funding would be useful.
• Excellent numerical skills
• Finance and Accounting experience
• High proficiency with Excel (pivot tables) is required and experience of a computer-based accounting system
• Strong attention to detail when needed, with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritise work in a high-pressure environment working to competing deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
  
• Experience of conducting/participating in finance workshops (desirable)
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and knowledge to remain current with donor funding developments. (desirable)
• Experience and awareness/understanding of international development context and humanitarian sector (desirable)
• Able to travel for up to 4 weeks per year
• Desire to follow up an accounting professional certification (i.e. ACCA or CIMA)

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit. This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details

Benefits

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.

Please complete an application via our recruitment portal. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW). We anticipate that remote interviews will take place during week commencing 2 December 2024 and the evaluation process will include a role-speciifc task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this. We would like the successful applicant to be in post in January 2025. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What you will be doing:

• Handle Giro matters
• Handle feedback and MPS email.
• Handle petty cash
• Update tracking list for refund of permit deposit for all division
• Checking system generated notice
• Prepare weekly call centre reports and duty roster for call centre
• Manage Cashier and counter duties

You are:

• Proficiency in managing Giro transactions and related tasks.
• Ability to handle and respond to feedback and MPS (Mail Processing System) emails.
• Experience in managing and reconciling petty cash.
• Skill in updating tracking lists for permit deposit refunds across all divisions.
• Capable of checking and verifying system-generated notices.
• Experience in preparing weekly call centre reports and creating duty rosters.
• Ability to manage cashier responsibilities and handle counter duties efficiently

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Career development and a promote from within culture
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

About the job

• Leading a team of finance professionals. Oversee the operations and development of the company’s finance departments including creating and reviewing policies and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.

• Timely and effective handling of month-end closing process.

• Timely preparation and review of monthly management reports.

• Oversee AP, AR, and GL functions. Monitoring turnover days and support for customer and vendor management.

• Review of Intercompany Reporting and liaise with counterparty for account reconciliation.

• Review Fixed Assets recording and filing.

• Treasury Management - Prepare cash flow forecasts, cash flow statements and projection, including placement of Fixed Deposits, FX hedging, Bank Guarantee etc.

• Liaise with auditors for year-end audit, including preparation of the necessary schedules and financial statements. Robust knowledge on project accounting and revenue recognition.

• Liaise with tax agents for various tax filings e.g. annual corporate tax including preparation of the necessary schedules.

• Sound knowledge in cross border taxation.

• Liaise with corporate secretary for preparation of Board Resolutions.

• Support ongoing Finance automation projects.

• Provide support and advice for executive management on business decisions.

• Identify areas with exposure to risk/potential risk and suggest solutions to mitigate the risks. Constantly looking into strengthening current internal control and process improvement.

• Keep abreast of on-going accounting and reporting changes in IFRS and local reporting standards.

Requirements

• Possess bachelor’s degree in accountancy and finance and / or master’s degree in business administration (top rated universities).

• Possess accounting certification (CPA/ CA/ ACCA).

• Possess a minimum of 8 – 10 years of related experience, thereof at least 4 years in one of the big fives.

• Knowledge in SAP system will be advantageous & BI tools.

• Strong Communication & Presentation Skills.

• Team player & excellent leadership skills.

• Supervisory experience is preferred.

• Successful track record in establishing high performing Finance teams.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Driven by passion to go for the extra mile.

• Trustful, highly engaged and reliable manager with ambition to become a Finance Director or CFO.

What the Role Involves

1. Keep track of receiving Ocean Freight Forwarding Division., Supplier through email or by post.
2. Register Supplier invoice date and number before sending the invoices for verification and approval to PIC of Ocean Freight Forwarding Division.
3. Follow up with chaser emails for return of Supplier Invoices after deadline of submission by Ocean Freight Forwarding Division.
4. Check and post Supplier invoices into YUNAS
5. Prepare cheque/GIRO payment to Suppliers on monthly basis.
6. To reconcile Account Payable on monthly basis
7. To complete analysis of long outstanding Accrual Report
8. Back up PIC for daily payment request by Ocean Freight Forwarding Division to Co-loader to clear cargoes on behalf of Yusen Logistics Singapore

Job Requirements

• Minimum 'O' Level
• Competent in MS office especially Microsoft Excel
• At least 2 years of relevant working experience
• Good spoken and written communications

Working Location

2 CHANGI SOUTH AVE 2