Total 18 finance banking insurance job vacancies in plymouth devon pl6 7ez

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised and friendly person to join and manage our committed and hardworking Finance Team. The Finance Team is based at Chulmleigh Community College and are responsible for the processing of all financial data for our three primary schools in addition to the College.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Academy Business Manager offering the very best support to our staff, pupils and parents. Full training and a comprehensive handover will be provided to ensure a smooth transition for this key role.

Main responsibilities include:

• To oversee and support the functions of the Finance Team.
• To contribute to a positive ethos in the College in which everyone, staff, pupils, parents and directors feel valued.
• To ensure an effective and efficient finance operation.
• To supply information and reports, as required, to our Senior Leadership Team, Directors, Auditors and statutory bodies such as LGPS.
• To ensure the smooth day to day operation of tasks within specific areas of the Trust and maintaining and devising efficient and effective financial and administrative processes and procedures.
• To ensure Health and Safety requirements are met.
• To assist with personnel administration procedures.
• To provide advice and guidance within established frameworks.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other professionals.
• Participate in training opportunities and professional development as required

We are committed to appointing the very best candidate and would consider candidates able to offer 37 hours per week or 32 hours per week within an all-year-round contract. The rewarding role would be perfect for an experienced finance professional seeking a new challenge in a supportive friendly environment where staff can achieve their highest potential.

Details of the application process are contained in the Candidate Pack. Completed application forms to be emailed to personnel@chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk by 10 am Monday, 11th November 2024. All applications will be acknowledged.

Closing date: 10 am, Monday, 11th November 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday, 20th November 2024

What the school offers its staff

Chulmleigh Academy Trust is a family of academy schools, which includes Chulmleigh College, Chulmleigh Primary School, East Worlington School, and Lapford Community Primary School. Our aim is to provide the highest quality education for the children and young people in our care at every stage, with exceptional teaching in a supportive, friendly, and safe environment.

Employment benefits include eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. In addition, employees of the Trust are entitled to receive a 50% discount on childcare fees at our out of school clubs for children of compulsory school age.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.

Commitment to safeguarding

As employers, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and in that regard, we have appropriate policies and procedures. All staff undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and interviews will include questions about safeguarding children. In line with Government guidance, we may carry out online searches against shortlisted applicants’ names as part of our due diligence checks.

The main duties of the role are: Build strong stakeholder relationships with finance colleagues in other teams, ISFE users in Admin., Programme and Commissioning, CEA leads in providers and national colleagues to promote an open and honest information sharing culture Have regular contact with ISFE users to ensure training needs are being met Keep up to date with legislative and contractual changes that may impact your portfolio Carry out regular reviews to ensure the ISFE user list is kept up to date. Calculate and enter monthly accruals and adjustment journals for lease cars, mobile phones, and estates recharges Ensure any national returns are completed within the designated timeline Ensuring AoB email box is regularly checked, and any queries responded too Support prompt payment of invoices within your portfolio area to meet NHS England's contractual obligation. This includes (but is not restricted to): ensuring POs are set up, investigating/actioning invoice holds, checking recording and sending non-PO invoices to budget holders in a timely manner, clearing IQM invoice box. Maintain contract payment details, promptly actioning any required updates e.g., Dummy supplier, bank account details, pursuing missing invoices or credit notes, mergers. Carry out ad hoc costings/reporting/analytical tasks as required within your portfolio area. Maintain up-to-date procedure notes to cover your portfolio area Promote continuous improvement You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Role: Interim Finance ControllerLocation: West Devon Private School, Plymouth Area
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Full-Time, Interim (up to 6 months)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid Day
Rate: £258.62 - £308.19 (depending on experience)
About the Role:Hays are seeking a highly skilled and qualified Interim Finance Controller (ACA/ACCA) to join the finance team at a prestigious private school in the Plymouth area. This role is crucial in ensuring the effective and resilient day-to-day operation of their finance function. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining robust internal controls, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and delivering timely and accurate financial reporting.
Purpose of the Role:

• Ensure the effective and resilient day-to-day operation of the Finance function.
• Ensure the effective operation of internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with appropriate statutory, regulatory, bank, and tax authority requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of statutory and management reporting.
• Ensure the effective management of the annual audit process.
• Represent the Finance function to enable it to be an effective business partner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the financial accounting of the foundation and its trading subsidiaries, ensuring that fees and expenses are recorded correctly and in a timely manner.
• Act as the finance business partner, liaising with budget holders as appropriate. Produce the monthly management accounts, provide variance analysis, and work with budget holders to meet budgetary expectations.
• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, ensuring ledgers are maintained in good order and all transactions are appropriately recorded in a timely manner.
• Oversee the debtors ledger and support the recovery of outstanding and overdue fees.
• Oversee and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Production and management of the annual budget and term reforecast.
• Maintain the monthly cash flow forecast.

Qualifications:

• ACA/ACCA qualified.
• Proven experience in a similar role (not essential).
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and compliance.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work effectively in a hybrid working environment.

If you are a proactive and experienced finance professional looking for an exciting interim opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now!

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Utilising specialist knowledge of complex NHS/Trust accounting systems, processes, regulations, financial techniques and relevant legislation; NHS Tariff guidance and Contractual requirements, together with general commercial awareness, for individual Services to: o Provide strategic and business planning advice to Service Line and Care Group Management teams; o Encourage and influence Service Line Management Teams to ensure cost-effective decision making by management, using high developed persuasion, motivation and negotiation skills; o Investigate highly complex financial queries on income and expenditure, carrying out regular complicated analytical reviews of the Service Line financial position, predicting income, developing and using complex models and multiple inputs including activity projections and case mix issues; o Interpret highly complex financial data and give advice on financial risks to ensure the budgets are achievable and owned by the Service Line Managers and Budget Holders. o Assist and advise Service Line Management Teams in the execution of plans to achieve the performance targets set out in the Trusts Annual Plan, within the financial resources allocated to the Service Line for that purpose o Oversee the accuracy and integrity of Service Line financial information relating to service line reporting and reference costs in particular; o Identify business opportunities and threats arising out of market analyses and work with service lines to identify financial impacts and mitigating actions o Thoroughly review monthly contract monitoring reports with service lines to ensure robust capture and coding of income. Work with service lines and Accountants to develop robust activity and income forecasts based on changes to demand, RTT requirements and capacity constraints. o Benchmark the Service Lines against other similar hospitals using nationally recognised activity and management information and peer data (such as GIRFT and the Model Hospital) - identify areas for improvement and advise Service Line Management Teams and work closely with Service Line Management teams to effect such changes. For further details please see attached JD&PS.

Insurance Advisor

Cullompton

From £24,000 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications

Are you an experienced Insurance Advisor looking for a new opportunity? Acorn by Synergie is currently seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual to join t heir client's team in Cullompton. As an Insurance Advisor, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and guidance to clients in all aspects of insurance. You will also have the opportunity to utilise your insurance experience and skills to make confident and effective decisions, while recognising and maximising business development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide expert advice on insurance products to clients

- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients

- Assist clients with insurance claims and liaise with insurance companies on their behalf

- Conduct thorough risk assessments and provide appropriate insurance solutions

- Stay up to date with industry knowledge and changes in insurance policies

- Meet and exceed sales targets

- Actively seek out and develop new business opportunities

Requirements:

- Previous experience working in the insurance industry

- Strong understanding of different insurance products and policies

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Confident decision maker

- Exceptional customer service skills

- Proficient in recognising and maximising business development opportunities

Why work with us?

· 35-hour week, supporting a work life balance

· Private medical insurance and income protection cover, after a qualifying period

· Generous holiday allowance - 24 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 days per year with length of service. All employees have the option to 'buy' an extra 5 days per year, after a qualifying period.

· Learning and development opportunities

· A paid volunteering day each year to give back to our local communities

· Exclusive discounts on everyday essentials, motoring, travel and experiences through our online benefits programme

· Cycle to work scheme

· Eye care contributions

· Social events

· Relaxed dress code

If you have the passion and skills to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Please call me on 01454 414921 or email your CV to me at coral.jenkins@acornpeople.com

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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Insurance Advisor

Cullompton

From £24,000 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications

Are you an experienced Insurance Advisor looking for a new opportunity? Acorn by Synergie is currently seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual to join t heir client's team in Cullompton. As an Insurance Advisor, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and guidance to clients in all aspects of insurance. You will also have the opportunity to utilise your insurance experience and skills to make confident and effective decisions, while recognising and maximising business development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide expert advice on insurance products to clients

- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients

- Assist clients with insurance claims and liaise with insurance companies on their behalf

- Conduct thorough risk assessments and provide appropriate insurance solutions

- Stay up to date with industry knowledge and changes in insurance policies

- Meet and exceed sales targets

- Actively seek out and develop new business opportunities

Requirements:

- Previous experience working in the insurance industry

- Strong understanding of different insurance products and policies

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Confident decision maker

- Exceptional customer service skills

- Proficient in recognising and maximising business development opportunities

Why work with us?

· 35-hour week, supporting a work life balance

· Private medical insurance and income protection cover, after a qualifying period

· Generous holiday allowance - 24 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 days per year with length of service. All employees have the option to 'buy' an extra 5 days per year, after a qualifying period.

· Learning and development opportunities

· A paid volunteering day each year to give back to our local communities

· Exclusive discounts on everyday essentials, motoring, travel and experiences through our online benefits programme

· Cycle to work scheme

· Eye care contributions

· Social events

· Relaxed dress code

If you have the passion and skills to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Please call me on 01454 414921 or email your CV to me at coral.jenkins@acornpeople.com

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Join Our Team as a Financial Lead in Paignton, England!

Acorn is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Financial Lead to join our esteemed client in Paignton, England.
If you are ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified and possess expertise in SAP S4/HANA and Cognos BI, we want to hear from you!

Your role will be to provide support in the preparation and reporting of the management accounts to the company.
You will also support audit requests, reconcile and supervise transactional activities in conjunction with the group shared service centre in the middle east including; purchase/sales ledger, reconciliations, payroll and other finance related duties.

Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure all finance transactional activities are processed by group Finance Shared Service Centre.
* Support the Head of Finance with preparation of the monthly management accounts and group reporting
* Manage accruals and prepayments
* Weekly Cash flow forecasting
* Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns and managing the Deferred VAT account as well as any other queries with HMRC
* Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly, including a thorough review of the GRNI, down payments and key account for specific suppliers as well as payroll/pension accounts
* Provide support on all audit requests, collating and retrieving as required
* Supervise daily reconciliation of bank accounts and allocations to customer accounts and being main point of contact locally for finance related queries.
* Supervise the preparation of the weekly/monthly BACS run in line with cash flow.
* Make payments as required using the banking portal
* Supervise all credit control processes including allocating cash to customer accounts and chasing debt as required.
* Any other ad hoc duties as required by the business.
* Process monthly payroll and all associated activities including pension etc.

Essential Requirements:
* Excellent communication and organizational skills
* Strong team player
* ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT qualified or part-qualified
OR
2 plus years' experience in a similar role
* The ability to analyse and solve problems
* MS Office including excel pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, Sum ifs
(capability test upon interview)
* Attention to detail
* Experience working with ERP Finance packages e.g. SAP S4/HANA and Cognos BI
Hours and Benefits:
* 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break.
* Pay and increases: We offer our employees competitive salaries, with performance review annual increases.
* Holidays & long service days: all employees are given 25 days of paid holiday plus annual bank holidays. We also reward up to 5 additional continuous service days for long-serving employees.
* Bonus schemes: Objective Schemes and Production Banding allows employees to work towards a generous annual bonus scheme.
* Refreshments: We offer all employees office- or factory based free hot drinks from our in-house coffee machine, including tea and coffee.
* Pension: The Company provides employees with membership of a defined contribution pension scheme.
* Sick Pay: Company sick pay scheme available.
* Hybrid working: Employees can work from home 2 days per week to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
* Life Insurance: Employees are joined to the company life insurance scheme.
* Cycle Scheme: With our Cycle to Work scheme, employees can save a % on a new bike & accessories with interest-free credit. Payments are deducted monthly as a tax benefit towards salary.
* Rewards: The company awards employees with vouchers for achieving Employee of the Month.
* Work Socials: The company arranges and pays for quarterly social events and team-building days.
* Medical Appointments: Salaried employees are paid for time taken for medical appointments.
* Location & Free Parking: The company is located along all major public transport routes, within walking distance of shops and restaurants. Secure and monitored free parking is provided for employees on site.
* Training: We invest in our employees. Subsidised training is available in-house and externally for employees furthering their careers and growing within the company.
* Christmas: The company closes between Christmas and new year to give employees time to spend with family and friends, along with an early pay date to allow time for Christmas shopping.
* Optician Vouchers: DSE employees are given vouchers for eye tests. Safety Ware Vouchers and uniforms The company provides all PPE and uniforms to regulated employees, including a voucher for safety footwear.
* Charities and local rugby sponsorship: The company supports various charities and local rugby club. Sponsorship of the rugby club gives our employees free access to sponsorship games and special events they hold during the year.
If you are a motivated and experienced Financial Lead ready to join a fantastic company, apply now directly through this advert!

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Insurance Advisor

Cullompton

Competitive

Are you an experienced Insurance Advisor looking for a new opportunity? We are currently seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual to join our team in Cullompton. As an Insurance Advisor, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and guidance to our clients in all aspects of insurance. You will also have the opportunity to utilise your insurance experience and skills to make confident and effective decisions, while recognising and maximising business development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert advice on insurance products to clients
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients
• Assist clients with insurance claims and liaise with insurance companies on their behalf
• Conduct thorough risk assessments and provide appropriate insurance solutions
• Stay up to date with industry knowledge and changes in insurance policies
• Meet and exceed sales targets
• Actively seek out and develop new business opportunities

Requirements:

• Previous experience working in the insurance industry
• Strong understanding of different insurance products and policies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Confident decision maker
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Proficient in recognising and maximising business development opportunities

Why work with us?

• 35-hour week, supporting a work life balance
• Private medical insurance and income protection cover, after a qualifying period
• Generous holiday allowance - 24 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 days per year with length of service. All employees have the option to 'buy' an extra 5 days per year, after a qualifying period.
• Learning and development opportunities
• A paid volunteering day each year to give back to our local communities
• Exclusive discounts on everyday essentials, motoring, travel and experiences through our online benefits programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care contributions
• Social events
• Relaxed dress code

If you have the passion and skills to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

JOB TITLE: Customer Support

SALARY: £23,500

LOCATION(S): Plymouth
HOURS: 35 hours a week, including some Saturdays

WORKING PATTERN: Full-time


About this opportunity
Our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities - could you join them and help Britain prosper?

As one of our Customer Support colleagues, you'd get the opportunity to earn, learn and develop within an inclusive, organisation with genuine values focussed on putting people first.

You could be greeting our customers at the welcome desk, helping them at the counter or working on other branch tasks. And you'll learn to make the most of your best talent - helping people - using our latest in-branch technologies and digital services.

From Day 1 we'll provide all the training and support you'll need and many of our colleagues also go on to gain industry qualifications or careers in the wider Group - there's a wealth of opportunities.

About us
From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you'll need

• To be honest and genuine, caring about helping people with their finances (no previous banking experience required)
• The ability to quickly build relationships to give customers a fantastic experience.
• Acting with care and integrity - taking time to resolve queries and giving our customers confidence in the service you're providing.
• A genuine teammate - collaborating closely with branch colleagues to ensure your customers' needs are met.
• The flexibility to work in branches across the area and Saturdays when needed.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?

Apply today and find out more.

(Please note our roles can generate a considerable amount of interest and close early so don't miss out on this opportunity to apply today.)

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Our client is a not-for-profit organisation with the objective to support people to live independently. They work closely with local authorities and the NHS Trust offering trusted and tailored support packages to help individuals with the management of their finances.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for you if you have experience managing a large number of invoices and payments, coupled with a great telephone manner and the ability to work under pressure to complete deadlines.

Our client is happy to invest in you! If you’re eager to learn, and ready to gain valuable experience, this role could be the perfect next move for you.

They Offer:

£25,771.00 pro-rata
Hybrid-working once the probationary/training period has been successfully completed
Training towards AAT courses (optional)
25 days of annual leave plus bank holiday pro-rata
Company Pension Scheme
Comprehensive Private Health Insurance
Fantastic working environment, supportive team
Free on-site parking

What you’ll be doing:

As their Finance Assistant your responsibilities will include:

Creation and monitoring of client ledgers to ensure invoices are raised and paid
Assisting with payments of invoices to agencies
Ensuring that clients remain within their allocated budget
Dealing with enquiries from clients, their carers/agencies and the relevant Local Authorities
Maintaining client files to ensure accurate record keeping
Processing weekly payment runs in a timely manner to ensure care is not disrupted for clients
Production of reports for BACS payments
Working closely with Local Authorities to ensure contribution payments are met by the clients
Assisting with any other duties that or may arise from time to time

Could you be part of this fantastic team? This role suits an enthusiastic individual with strong time management skills, who is able to work under pressure to complete deadlines whilst adopting a meticulous approach to ensure tasks are completed with a high degree of accuracy.

Additionally you will need:

Previous relevant experience
Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office
Strong numeracy, high level of accuracy and analytical skills
Strong communication skills
Able to work well within a team
Comfortable handling confidential information
Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks

Hours:

22.5 hours per week (working days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable

Temporary to permanent

Monday to Friday - 37 hours per week

£14.96 per hour

Based on the outskirts of Plymouth

Good location to get to on Public transport

Acorn by Synergie are looking for a motivated experienced Finance Assistant to work in their client's busy accounts payable department. Candidates will need to have worked in a high volume accounts payable department have a positive and professional attitude to work. This is a temporary to permanent positions.

Skills

• Experience of working in a busy, high volume, Accounts Payable department
• They must be a resilient, multitasking professional, with a strong work ethic and a positive attitude, able to manage their time efficiently in order to complete all necessary tasks
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal in order to communicateeffectively with internal and external stakeholders
• They must be conscientious, detail focussed and methodical
• Good computer skills, preferable with experience of different company systems
• Must have Microsoft office skills, word, excel and outlook
• Strong work ethic, professionalism, positive attitude team player

Tasks

• Processing of invoices and credit notes via capture software
• The matching of invoice and credit notes in readiness for payment on company software
• Processing of weekly supplier payments
• Dealing with external and internal queries via email and telephone

Investigating and resolving outstanding creditor items

• The issuing of petty cash to internal staff, ensuring the correct controls are followed along with the month end journal procedure
• Company Credit card reconciliation, along with the month end journal procedure
• The scanning and re-allocation of post received in the department
• Preparing monthly statement reconciliations
• Ensuring all account payable activities comply with relevant financial policies and procedures.
• Supplier information maintenance on company software
• Undertake other duties as directed and commensurate with the grading of the role.

If you are the right person for this role please click apply now

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Our client is looking for a finance and business administrator. In this role you will provide accurate and comprehensive financial and contracts administration. To provide an effective and efficient administration and IT support service. To co-ordinate and provide administrative assistance in the management of key strategic partnerships and projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as Certifying Officer, ensuring that the Local Government Financial Regulations are adhered to. Administer the raising of purchase orders, sundry debtor and cheque requests, co-ordinate collation of contract documents and maintain a contract register to verify that invoices are correct and reconcile accounts for the departmental purchasing card.
• Act as Microsoft 365 Champion, driving adoption of the software in line with corporate standards and maximising the use of 365 to support business and finance administration processes and providing training and support to colleagues. Manage the structure and security of Share Point and Teams sites to ensure that documents are stored appropriately, avoiding duplication and conforming to data protection legislation.
• Provide effective administrative support to the management team. Organise internal and external meetings, events and workshops, prepare resources, and accurately record notes and actions. Make arrangement for external conference and course bookings, including arranging travel and accommodation where required.
• Assist with the delivery of corporate projects and government funded schemes, collaborate with service areas across the authority as required to collate data and monitor actions, ensuring that accurate demand and outcome statistics are recorded and reported, and liaise with the accountancy team to administrate the allocation of budgets and funding

You will need:

• NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Extensive experience of working in Business Administration and managing process
• Considerable experience of financial administration
• Experience of using a variety of bespoke IT systems.

If you have the skills and experience or would like to know more, please apply now!

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Finance Accountant

Location: Exeter or London but must be flexible to travel between both sites

Working location: Must be able to work from site 1-2 days per week

Rate of Pay: £230.00 -£249.00 per day (depending on experience)

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days per year (including bank holidays)

Contract Type: Temporary with Manpower UK ltd on assignment for our client

Contract Length: 12 months

Exciting Opportunity for a Finance Accountant

This role will put you at the heart of the Finance and Commercial functions within Customers Finance, supporting the transition to the new Retail business billing platform and being the driving force behind key planning activities and related areas of regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• You will have responsibility for ensuring a smooth financial close process that meets the requirements of our internal management reporting as well as the needs of a corporate stakeholders. This will include ensuring transactions are consistent with Group accounting policy (IFRS) and the outputs align with the needs of the business teams.
• Month End includes some consolidation activities to report up to Group - posting of journals, ensuring that balance sheet movements are consistent with Income statements or Cash flow movements and talking through the monthly financial results with the Group Reporting team.
• Acting as a point of contact for updates to the chart of accounts, cost centre structures and maintaining various Hierarchy mappings within the Anaplan reporting tool.
• Consolidating the financial plans for Customers business. This includes production of Medium-Term Plan (MTP), and quarterly reforecasts reported to Corporate, and the monthly internal forecast updates for the Business Managers. You will use our reporting system Anaplan to consolidate the forecasts and budgets covering Income statements, Cashflow and Balance sheets ensuring quality and consistency.
• Producing the quarterly Ofgem forecasting; 3 years forecast of our financial statements, using different energy cost scenarios provided by the industry regulator Ofgem, and primarily focussed on our cash liquidity.
• Producing the annual Ofgem Segmental reports showing EBIT by Domestic and Non-domestic channels.
• You may be asked to assist in updating the annual goodwill impairment model for the valuation of the Customers Business Unit. This involves inputting budget and other long-term volume and commodity prices.
• Audit, providing financial information to the auditors and helping to chase other teams.
• Assisting the finance teams in technical accounting queries, sharing changes in group policy and in accounting standards, ensuring consistency across the business (we have a technical team in group to assist)

Requirements

The role holder needs good business awareness to provide insight, sense checking and interpretation of the data. They need to predict stakeholder questions, areas of interest and requirements, ensuring that the commentaries are supported by analysis (from the business teams) to underpin what is presented, and that the story and messages are consistent throughout. You'll have the ability to learn and apply industry knowledge.

• Accounting qualification - Fully qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• You'll have industry experience.
• Be able to demonstrate use of financial systems, strong analysis skills and experience in financial accounting.
• Have experience with balance sheets
• Experience using SAP and software such as Anaplan (or similar) for business planning and forecasting
• You'll be highly accountable with an attention to detail and resilience to work through issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You'll adopt and contribute to the teams' ways of working and behaviours set out by Customers Finance charter.
• You're committed to health, safety, wellbeing, and the environment, and carry out your role in a manner that enables us to be a sustainable business - financially, environmentally, and socially.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Finance Accountant

Location: Exeter or London but must be flexible to travel between both sites

Working location: Must be able to work from site 1-2 days per week

Rate of Pay: £230.00 per day

Holiday Entitlement: 33 days per year (including bank holidays)

Contract Type: Temporary with Manpower UK ltd on assignment for our client

Contract Length: 12 months

Exciting Opportunity for a Finance Accountant

This role will put you at the heart of the Finance and Commercial functions within Customers Finance, supporting the transition to the new Retail business billing platform and being the driving force behind key planning activities and related areas of regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• You will have responsibility for ensuring a smooth financial close process that meets the requirements of our internal management reporting as well as the needs of a corporate stakeholders. This will include ensuring transactions are consistent with Group accounting policy (IFRS) and the outputs align with the needs of the business teams.
• Month End includes some consolidation activities to report up to Group - posting of journals, ensuring that balance sheet movements are consistent with Income statements or Cash flow movements and talking through the monthly financial results with the Group Reporting team.
• Acting as a point of contact for updates to the chart of accounts, cost centre structures and maintaining various Hierarchy mappings within the Anaplan reporting tool.
• Consolidating the financial plans for Customers business. This includes production of Medium-Term Plan (MTP), and quarterly reforecasts reported to Corporate, and the monthly internal forecast updates for the Business Managers. You will use our reporting system Anaplan to consolidate the forecasts and budgets covering Income statements, Cashflow and Balance sheets ensuring quality and consistency.
• Producing the quarterly Ofgem forecasting; 3 years forecast of our financial statements, using different energy cost scenarios provided by the industry regulator Ofgem, and primarily focussed on our cash liquidity.
• Producing the annual Ofgem Segmental reports showing EBIT by Domestic and Non-domestic channels.
• You may be asked to assist in updating the annual goodwill impairment model for the valuation of the Customers Business Unit. This involves inputting budget and other long-term volume and commodity prices.
• Audit, providing financial information to the auditors and helping to chase other teams.
• Assisting the finance teams in technical accounting queries, sharing changes in group policy and in accounting standards, ensuring consistency across the business (we have a technical team in group to assist)

Requirements

The role holder needs good business awareness to provide insight, sense checking and interpretation of the data. They need to predict stakeholder questions, areas of interest and requirements, ensuring that the commentaries are supported by analysis (from the business teams) to underpin what is presented, and that the story and messages are consistent throughout. You'll have the ability to learn and apply industry knowledge.

• Accounting qualification - Fully qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• You'll have industry experience.
• Be able to demonstrate use of financial systems, strong analysis skills and experience in financial accounting.
• Have experience with balance sheets
• Experience using SAP and software such as Anaplan (or similar) for business planning and forecasting
• You'll be highly accountable with an attention to detail and resilience to work through issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• You'll adopt and contribute to the teams' ways of working and behaviours set out by Customers Finance charter.
• You're committed to health, safety, wellbeing, and the environment, and carry out your role in a manner that enables us to be a sustainable business - financially, environmentally, and socially.

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Main Purpose of Job: To take the lead on all things finance

Main Responsibilities:

• Prepare and present regular and timely financial reports for the CEO, staff and Trustees and prepare and present Pete’s Dragons annual budget showing performance against agreed business plans and budgets.
• Review, manage and develop all financial management policies, procedures and systems of the charity.
• Support the Chief Executive and work with external advisors as necessary in the preparation of annual financial statements and draft the Report of the Members of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for accounting and reporting by charities in preparation for audit, approval by Trustees and presentation to members at the AGM.
• Ensure that systems and reports required by funders are produced in the required format and timescales.
• Provide accounting services for use by managers in planning and controlling the work of Pete’s Dragons. This includes financial accounting, management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and control systems.
• Manage the Finance related ICT strategy and systems, appointing and managing contractors as appropriate.
• Oversee the purchasing and acquisition of all operating materials (e.g furniture, stationery, equipment etc) in line with budgets.
• Lead the annual insurance process which includes commercial, professional indemnity, accident, cyber security etc.
• Identify income generating and cost saving opportunities across the whole charity.

Income Generation

• Support the lead fundraiser to develop and implement a fundraising strategy. Lead and support fundraisers and be a source knowledge and guidance.
• Monitor and deliver sustained income diversification and growth.
• Work with colleagues across the charity to develop a portfolio of compelling cases for support.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality and tailored proposals for major donors, corporates, charitable trusts and others.
• Work alongside and in support of the CEO to bid for contracts as appropriate
• Regularly review all grant, contract, sales and fundraising pipelines.

Performance management

• Provide line management to direct reports, set clear expectations, coach, support and develop and hold them accountable for the performance of their operational areas.
• Champion staff wellbeing and create an environment where people want to come to work and know that their contribution is important and valued.