Finance Manager (Sales, Billing & Cash) - Expiring soon!
Posted 16/07/2024 by Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)
As a Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in overseeing financial operations within our organisation. Your primary responsibility will be full ownership of a newly created Group Sales Ledger role. You will also provide support to existing staff across Accounts Payable & Credit Control, set performance targets, and ensure effective credit control processes. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage finance systems, and help set and maintain internal KPIs.
Key Responsibilities:
Group Sales Ledger
- Issue all Sales Invoices for ITG UK across 2 platforms
- Be a key stakeholder in the onboarding of new clients & franchise clients
- Identify & implement efficiency initiatives to speed up the order to cash cycle
- Assist in the development and implementation of a robust inter-company invoicing process
- Control Invoicing process for overseas subsidiaries
Staff Support and Development:
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and training to the AP, AR and Treasury teams
- Foster a positive work environment and promote professional growth.
- Address staff inquiries and concerns promptly.
Credit Control Performance:
- Monitor credit control processes, including collections, invoicing, and payment reconciliation.
- Provide medium term Inflow forecasting
- Analyse credit risk and recommend improvements to minimise bad debt.
- Collaborate with Credit Control Team and other stakeholders to optimise credit policies.
Service Level Agreements (SLAs):
- Develop and maintain SLAs with internal stakeholders.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial transactions.
- Resolve customer-related inquiries within agreed-upon timeframes.
Finance Systems Management:
- Work with the Group FC and others to help develop the usage of the Finance System (Sage Intacct) to support billings/collection/payment
- Streamline processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Requirements
- Proven experience in finance shared services or similar roles.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong Excel proficiency (xlookup, sumifs etc)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficiency in financial systems, (Useful but not required - Sage Intacct/Synergist)
- Ability to manage large volumes of data effectively.
- Ability to work autonomously
Benefits
Work’s a treat!
On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
- Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
- Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
- Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
- So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
- Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
- Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
- Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
- Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
- Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,500 for a putting a good word in.
- Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
- Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.
We Value Diversity
We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.
At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.
ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like-minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.
These include Black ITGers Together, LGBTQ+ Together, Mens Health Together, Muslims Together, Neurodiversity Together, Working Parents and Carers Together and Women In Tech Together.
What next?
If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.
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- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- C1F5FC8529
- Job ID:
- 1277000000000149590
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