Deputy Finance Lead

Shell Business Operations; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy firm in the UK is seeking a Finance Lead to manage budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance within the finance team. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure optimal financial performance and oversight of accounting procedures. The ideal candidate will have a professional certification and a Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and a competitive salary with benefits including flexible working hours.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary and annual performance-related increase

Access to training and development programmes

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Professional certification such as ACA or ACCA or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or equivalent.
• Knowledge of financial software (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, Sage).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage budgets and forecasts.
• Report monthly fleet costs and invoices.
• Provide financial support to internal departments.
• Maintain the costs reporting system.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Reporting

Compliance Controls

Stakeholder Collaboration

System & Process Improvement

Education

Professional certification (ACA or ACCA)

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft

Sage

Job description

What’s the role

As the Finance Lead supporting the Finance Manager, you will work closely with managers, team leaders, and project group managers to ensure optimal performance across the team and the company. It includes assisting the Finance team with monthly accounts, financial statements, and budget variance analysis, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and statutory requirements. As the Deputy Finance Lead, you will also oversee accounting procedures, purchase ledger activities, and reporting obligations to third-party companies, as well as liaise with external customers on financial matters.

What you’ll be doing

As the Deputy Finance Lead, you will ensure customers are satisfied by fulfilling all contractual obligations, acting efficiently, and providing outstanding quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Develop and manage annual budgets and forecasts

  • Provide justification for expenditure variances.

• Financial Reporting

  • Report monthly fleet costs and invoices in accordance with group requirements within given time frames.

  • Report to Finance Manager in respect of all accounting functions, providing supervision and guidance for all accounting procedures within the Finance department.

  • Liaise with auditors regarding accounting practises, year-end audits and ensuring all business requirements within the Finance department are adhered to and dealt with.

  • Tax and financial reporting in respect of, but not limited to, VAT returns, end of year tax returns and dividend payments.

• Compliance & Controls

  • Provide financial support and guidance to all internal departments in respect to current accounting practises and procedures.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Provide support to the fleet payroll functions to provide cover and assist with Fleet payroll requirements during time of absence.

• System & Process improvement

  • Maintain the costs reporting system in accordance with current requirements.

  • Provide guidance to other members of staff and departments regarding financial costs and authorisation procedures.

What you bring

• A professional certification such as ACA, ACCA or qualification by experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or other related field or proven accounting experience
• Knowledge of financial software (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, Sage etc.)
• Flexible thinking, creative solutions, commercial mindset, self-starter.
• Excellent finance functional skills, competent with IT applications, desire to support and embrace change
• Familiarity with financial regulations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Adherence to deadlines - Report on the Financial data; monthly, quarterly and annually, providing commentary on all variances.
• Collaboration - preparation and delivery of budgets to key stakeholders, interacting with external parties, auditors etc.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Note: As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

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Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell UK remains one of the North Sea’s biggest producers, supplying around 10% of the UK’s total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 Shell-branded service stations.

In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role.We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.

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