Finance Manager
- Annual Salary: £42,000 - £46,000
- Location: Northampton
- Job Type: Full-time
We are on the lookout for a Finance Manager to join our dedicated and inclusive fulfilment team. This role is integral to delivering high-quality, cost-effective service and support to our operations and commercial teams. If you are a detail-oriented number-cruncher, a creative thinker, and someone who enjoys challenging the status quo with workable solutions, we want to hear from you.
Day to Day of the role:
- Serve as the analytical financial core of the business, understanding all cost drivers and processes in the pick, pack, and distribution operations.
- Produce concise reports and analyses that are easily comprehensible, supporting and liaising with senior management.
- Collate and report weekly volume, revenue, and gross margin accounting/operational information.
- Handle day-to-day and month-end reporting.
- Partner with operational and account management teams to ensure excellence in data billing and customer services.
- Be willing to work on the warehouse floor as needed to fully grasp operational costs and processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience in business or financial roles, ideally within logistics or a similar sector.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Knowledge of financial procedures, management accounts, ledgers, accruals, and prepayments.
- Ability to question and challenge data and processes with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills to investigate and analyse data, identifying trends and anomalies.
- Dynamic and self-motivated, able to work autonomously and manage conflicting demands.
Desirable Skills:
- Part or fully qualified ACCA or AAT; strong QBE candidates are also encouraged to apply.
Benefits:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement, starting at 31 days and increasing with long service.
- Access to a prestigious benefits and rewards portal with discounts on shopping, entertainment, and more.
- Long service rewards, both financial and leave-based.
- Health cash plan for money back on health treatments.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Career development opportunities including E-Learning and professional qualifications.
- Access to an established Employee Assistance Programme.
- Other excellent benefits expected from a market leader.
Additional Information:
- Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5:30 pm.
To apply for this Finance Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.