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Finance Team Leader

Job Posted: 13 hours ago

  • Salary: £ Competitive

    Job Type: Permanent

  • Location: Harwich, Essex

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Finance Team Leader A vacancy has arisen for a Finance Team Leader based in our Harwich office. The Finance Team Leader supervisors accounts payable and receivable transactional operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payment. Implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency. The Finance team leader has responsibility for all areas of the purchase ledger and credit control functions to ensure the smooth operation of the department. The role is part of a multi-skilled finance team, and the post holder is required to undertake additional responsibilities when required. The team leader works closely with the finance manager and internal business managers. The person we are looking for in this role needs to have good all-round purchase ledger or credit control experience and are looking to move into a senior role for a greater challenge, they need to be proactive in seeing areas for improvement and agreeing changes with the finance manager and implementing these. In addition to this the right candidate needs to be able to work closely within a team of people to ensure the successful and effective running of the whole finance department. Responsibilities Key duties include assisting the finance manager in guiding the team, conducting regular reviews, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing system issues, and supporting month-end close and financial reporting. Oversee the end-to-end transactional process for both accounts payable (processing vendor invoices and timely payments) and accounts receivable (optimizing collections and cash application). Provide cover when needed. Produce and review overdue debt report with credit controller to maintain overdue debt of 5% at month end. Daily bank statement postings and producing account receivable cash sheets. Bank reconciliations. Bank liaison, processing and submitting bank documents for purchases. Produce and submit UK monthly VAT returns. Produce and submit European monthly VAT returns for 4 European VAT registrations. Monthly VAT reconciliations for UK and Europe. Produce Prepayment and accrue spreadsheet and postings. Monthly revaluations reports and postings. GRIR report produced and distributed for review and cleardown. Support the finance manager with any additional projects. Additional administrative tasks as required Qualifications and Experience A minimum of 4 to 5 years' experience in purchasing ledger or Credit Control. Numerate with good communication skills. Excel skills. Experience in dealing with multi-currency transactions. Experience in working with European VAT. Experience in SAP accounts system desirableBenefits The position is full time 35 hours per week. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to support this.​​​​​​​ 25 days holiday plus bank holiday increasing to 27 days with service Life assurance Company pension Healthcare Scheme Bike to Work / Electric Car scheme Volunteering daysIf you are interested in the role please click the apply button and upload your cv. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website

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