Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager
Reporting to: Group Commercial Manager
Location: Long Eaton
Job Type: Permanent, Full time - Office based
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm - Monday to Friday
Salary: £35,000 - £50,000
A great opportunity to work in a well-established company leading the Accounts Payable team in a Commercial Finance Manager position. This role is offering a salary up to £50,000 for the right candidate who can showcase experience in a similar position. With some great benefits, successful candidates will be responsible for ensuring the team is operated correctly to lead, mentor, and support the team to achieve their targets.
Person Specification:
- Previous team management experience of at least 24 months is essential to be considered
- Previous Accounts Payable experience
- Excellent communication skills are vital for dealing with persons of all levels
- Working understanding of VAT and foreign currencies would be advantageous
- Ability to work strategically towards targets and deadlines
- Good working knowledge of Excel and computer literate
Main Duties:
- Mentor, support, motivate and lead Accounts Payable team to achieve their aims and objectives
- Highlighting any staff knowledge deficiencies by carrying out regular team appraisals and initiating ongoing improvement plans when required
- Managing team workload and ensuring data is accurately processed within set deadlines
- Monitoring accounts to ensure cashflow is maximised with supplier accounts being paid to terms
- Provide cover in the absence of Group Commercial Manager
- Assist in running VSB team and support VSB manager
- Manage and review new supplier applications and obtain approval
- Resolving complex matters that are escalated by the AP team
- Ensuring policy and payment cycle is being followed and upheld
- Attending regular management meetings
- Ensuring suppliers are paid to agreed terms and fully reconciled to statements monthly
- Reconciliation of month end accounts to Trial Balance and assist in the Accounts Payable invoice accrual
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- BUPA private healthcare
- Pension plan and life cover
- Cash plan for dental, eye tests, etc.
- Long service award