Finance Manager - Clear IT Recruitment Limited : Job Details

My client is currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join their charity in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

MAIN PURPOSE:

• Full responsibility for the management of the finance transactional team.• Responsibility for sales invoicing and debt management activities.• Responsibility for purchase invoicing and credit management • Responsibility for the supporting the treasury function, but to include specific activities around cash management, cash books, petty cash and Barclaycards. • Supporting the finance department in the delivery of financial information and to provide a comprehensive financial reporting service.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage, support and develop members of the accounts receivable and accounts payable team.• Excellent people and performance management skills, with the ability to develop and inspire.• Manage all aspects of the purchase, sales ledger and credit control function, including the production of relevant reports including monthly debtor summaries, occupancy reconciliations, aged debtor and aged creditor reports.• Debt management to ensure debt levels remain within targets set.• Act as main point of contact for the auditors on transactional items. Manage the preparation of all reconciliations and schedules required for the audit for transactional function. Ensure all information is delivered accurately and timely to the auditors. • Ensure all purchase invoices are posted within the required deadlines by the team.• Ensure all sales invoices are raised and posted within the required deadlines by the team.• Responsible for liaising with the finance business partnering team and the financial planning and analysis team to ensure all information required is provided within a timely basis.• Support treasury management through the review and maintenance of the cash position through activities undertaken within the transactional team.• Check and authorise payments to suppliers, transmit weekly payment run, oversee posting to cash books and undertake reconciliations of bank accounts.• To manage the recording and reporting of petty cash and Barclaycard entries. Ensuring the team process, chase and reconcile returns, ensuring that policies and procedures are correctly adhered to.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• A driven focused individual.• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.• Good attention to detail.• Experience and ability to work to tight deadlines providing accurate and timely information to a high standard.• Strong knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit control and cash and banking activities would be strongly desirable.• Confident system skills, including using Microsoft Excel and other IT systems.• Strong commercial acumen, with good business analysis skills.• A customer service focus, able to build strong relationships with those both inside and outside the organisation.• Organised and able to plan ahead.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.

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