Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Brakes UK
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 20 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 24 Jul 2019
- Ref
- 1212298748
- Job role
- Head of finance
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Director
Finance Manager " Financial Control
Enterprise House (B)
Role Purpose Statement
Reporting to the Finance Director for Operational Finance, the role has responsibility for leading a team of 9 based in Ashford, the execution and continuous improvement of financial controls and reporting, and providing insight to add value in the function.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Competencies/Leadership Themes
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
Us:
Here at Brakes Group, we have a simple mission " to help businesses who serve food to thrive. And as we have been serving chefs across the food industry for nearly 60 years, with a business built on quality, reliability, innovation and trust, it's no surprise that we know what we're doing.
And with a culture where everyone works together as one team to be the best we can be, with a real focus on our brilliant people, there is no doubt that we have the right ingredients to make your career a successful one. If you're looking for development we can help you achieve your aspirations. We have clear career paths and learning programmes which will support you at every step of the way. We also have a whole range of Apprenticeships and a Graduate Programme so there really is something for you at every level of your career whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned professional. And being part of Sysco " the Global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products; the opportunities really are endless.
If this isn't enough, we offer a whole realm of fantastic benefits and incentives including
• Discounts on products and services
• Clear career pathways and development
• Excellent rewards and recognition schemes
• Pension plan
• Additional holiday purchase
Brakes UK uses a third party to undertake a number of checks. Any offer of employment made by Brakes UK would be conditional upon receiving a satisfactory; reference, identity document(s), basic DBS certificate and basic credit check.
FEED YOUR AMBITION. DELIVER YOUR FUTURE
Enterprise House (B)
Role Purpose Statement
Reporting to the Finance Director for Operational Finance, the role has responsibility for leading a team of 9 based in Ashford, the execution and continuous improvement of financial controls and reporting, and providing insight to add value in the function.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Member of senior operation finance team
- To lead and develop a team of 9 with qualified colleagues and trainees in role.
- Lead the UK month-end close process ensuring results are delivered in line with agreed timeframes and the process is well controlled and efficient, including submission of BPC financial consolidation packages to Sysco Europe.
- To monitor the UK balance sheet through monthly submissions KPIs and quarterly reviews with the FD and CFO.
- Ownership of the bad debt provision and monthly reporting,
- Review of the stock balances and provisions
- Review of the inter depot accounting via monthly submissions and investigation of material variances. Work with the business to ensure changes to the inter depot movement of stock is correctly captured and reported.
- Manage the external and internal audit process ensuring work is appropriately planned and delivered on a timely basis.
- To ensure key controls are operating effectively across our finance processes, in particular ensuring the integrity of reporting across our complex system landscape.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen the financial control environment
- Lead the implementation of business simplification and continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance with UK and US regulation and reporting, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
- Support the Finance Director with cross functional projects to deliver systems and process improvements, ensuring a robust platform for the future.
- To provide detailed analysis to the FD and CFO of the risks and opportunities present within the balance sheet.
- Provide support to the finance shared service accounts payable and accounts receivable teams, as required by the Finance Director.
- Manage the Financial control team (including the fixed asset finance team) and oversee the output to their key stakeholders, including customer rebates analysis and management of end user rebates.
- Support the business in understanding the systems and accounting for projects
Competencies/Leadership Themes
- Flexibility - being able to manage changing demands, amend priorities appropriately
- Resilience - the ability to recover from setbacks
- Team-working - the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate outside the finance function
- Calmness Under Pressure " the ability to deal with high-pressure situations in a calm and professional manner, maintaining ethical standards at all times
- Organisation " attention to detail & high levels of organisation are required to maintain the control environment
- Enthusiasm and tenacity to strive for continuous improvement
- Ability to act on own initiative & able to influence senior management in the value & logic of business proposals
- Has a results driven method of working and a strong desire to complete and succeed at all tasks as well as taking personal ownership for outputs
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
- Qualified with a minimum of 3 years PQE (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
- Previous experience of working in a FMCG commercial environment
- Can demonstrate experience of strong control environments, such as Sarbanes Oxley
- Excellent MS Excel and database experience
- Analytical thinking and curiosity
- Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
Us:
Here at Brakes Group, we have a simple mission " to help businesses who serve food to thrive. And as we have been serving chefs across the food industry for nearly 60 years, with a business built on quality, reliability, innovation and trust, it's no surprise that we know what we're doing.
And with a culture where everyone works together as one team to be the best we can be, with a real focus on our brilliant people, there is no doubt that we have the right ingredients to make your career a successful one. If you're looking for development we can help you achieve your aspirations. We have clear career paths and learning programmes which will support you at every step of the way. We also have a whole range of Apprenticeships and a Graduate Programme so there really is something for you at every level of your career whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned professional. And being part of Sysco " the Global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products; the opportunities really are endless.
If this isn't enough, we offer a whole realm of fantastic benefits and incentives including
• Discounts on products and services
• Clear career pathways and development
• Excellent rewards and recognition schemes
• Pension plan
• Additional holiday purchase
Brakes UK uses a third party to undertake a number of checks. Any offer of employment made by Brakes UK would be conditional upon receiving a satisfactory; reference, identity document(s), basic DBS certificate and basic credit check.
FEED YOUR AMBITION. DELIVER YOUR FUTURE