Assistant Financial Controller (12 month FTC)

Billing Finance Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is pivotal in the finance team, where you'll manage various financial tasks including reconciliations, cash flow management, and financial reporting. If you are a driven individual looking to enhance your career in financial control, this position offers a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in financial services. Join a family-owned company that values its employees and strives to make a difference in the community. Your contributions will be essential in ensuring efficient financial operations and supporting the overall mission of the organization.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Private Medical

Income Protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Part qualified or qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA is essential.
• Experience with financial reporting and current accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end close documentation and management accounts.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and manage daily cash flow.
• Assist in cleaning up old data for a new system.

Skills

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Knowledge of accounting standards

Financial reporting experience

Sage Intacct knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Mid to advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem Solving

Integrity

Education

Part qualified or qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Tools

Sage Intacct

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Assistant Financial Controller - 12 Month FTC

About You

Are you currently working in a finance setting, perhaps as a Finance Manager or an Assistant Accountant (or similar)? Are you part or fully qualified? Are you able to work autonomously (with support as required)?

About the Role

We’re now recruiting for an Assistant Financial Controller to join us for a 12-month fixed term contract. This position will be an integral part of our Finance team which currently comprises 9 people. You will report directly to the Financial Controller, managing a variety of daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, monthly reconciliations, postings, bank postings, and cash flow management. Your efforts will play a crucial role in ensuring that all financial activities are executed efficiently and remain fully connected with both operational and financial systems.

This opportunity is ideal for a driven individual eager to elevate their career in financial control and gain invaluable end-to-end experience within financial services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare month-end close documentation and monthly management accounts for review by the Financial Controller.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations, creating a robust process for monthly monitoring.
• Prepare VAT return information using the partial exemption method.
• Manage daily cash flow.
• Assist with the oversight of purchase and sales ledgers.
• Monitor email inboxes, and organize by creating new folders, defaults, and processes.
• Support the finance team leader in ensuring that all daily tasks and postings are completed on time.
• Ensure that suspense accounts are cleared and establish a new regular monitoring and clearance process.
• Assist in cleaning up old data in preparation for a new system.
• Manage the year-end process.
• Complete ad-hoc tasks as required by the Financial Controller.

Experience and Skills

You’ll be able to demonstrate the following experience and behavioural competencies:

• Part qualified or qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA
• Knowledge of current accounting standards
• Experience of financial reporting
• Knowledge of Sage Intacct or equivalent system
• Dedication to continuous improvement
• Ability to manage daily/weekly/monthly tasks and deadlines
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office
• Clear oral and written communication skills
• Mid to advanced Excel skills, including v-lookups and pivot tables
• Analytical and logical
• Experience working with and liaising with auditors
• Integrity (applies to all roles)
• Accountability
• Communicating
• Planning and Initiative
• Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
• Self-Development/Personal Motivation

This advert may not have all potential tasks listed, and additional tasks to fulfil your role requirements may be asked of you. This job description should be used as a guide to the content of your role. Any significant changes to your job description will be agreed by both parties.

About Billing Finance

Billing Finance is a family-owned vehicle financing company based on the outskirts of Northampton. We focus on customers with non-standard credit profiles that may not fit the automated underwriting processes of other lenders. Our mission is to help get all our people, including customers and staff, “where they need to be” by “putting them at the heart of everything we do.” We are entering an exciting phase of transformation, and as a small company, this role will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work across the whole customer journey cycle and to directly see the impacts they make.

Our values are:

• We are responsible – We are conscious of our impact on people and planet.
• We care about you – We are kind and compassionate with our customers and with each other.
• We work with you – We support financial wellbeing for our customers and the wider community.

The successful candidate will not only have a successful and fulfilling career with us but will also receive a fantastic range of benefits:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Private Medical
• Income Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme

We currently have approximately 100 staff members, so if you want to join a company that wants to make a difference, then apply today!

The Recruitment Process and How We Will Use Your Data

The recruitment process will involve obtaining information and/or exchanging it with the following organisations to assist with our pre-employment checks prior to interview:

• Credit Reference Agencies – to complete a soft credit check to understand your financial history.
• CIFAS – to check both National and Internal databases for fraudulent activity. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with CIFAS, who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and CIFAS, and your data protection rights, can be found here: https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

To complete these checks, you will be asked to provide your address history for the past six years, along with your full name and date of birth. We may also ask for proof of your right to work status or evidence of any qualification or experience prior to being offered employment. Further information on how we collect and use your data during the recruitment process can be found in our Recruitment Privacy Policy.

Billing Finance is an equal opportunities employer, and we understand that for some candidates to perform their best, they may need some reasonable adjustments. If we can make your application journey with us more suitable for you, please do let us know and we will endeavour to help.