Finance Administrator

Avove Limited; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the utilities sector as a finance administrator. You'll manage core business contract systems, ensuring accurate invoicing and supplier payments. The role offers hybrid working and a range of flexible benefits, including private medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Private personal medical insurance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in database administration or transactional roles like AP or AR.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Processing transactional data including project set-up and purchase orders.
• Maintaining financial and commercial master data integrity.
• Driving quality and continuous improvement in processes.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Organizational Skills

Education

Finance-related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP Systems

Job description

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

About the role…

Working with the Finance Administration Manager, you will be responsible for the administration of the core business contract management system. This system enables the business to invoice its customers and pay its suppliers in an accurate and timely manner. The role is of a hybrid nature, typically spending two days in our Avove Chorley office with the potential for additional visits for team meetings.

What will your day look like…

1. Processing transactional data in a timely and accurate manner, including project set-up, raising of purchase orders, timesheet management and detailed cost and revenue allocation
2. Driving quality and continuous improvement in respect of processes and service delivery
3. Maintaining the integrity of the financial and commercial master data
4. Liaising with operational and commercial colleagues and setting up system and report based controls to ensure data held is current and verified
5. Working with commercial and finance colleagues to embed accurate cashflow reports
6. Maintaining structured data and backup repository
7. Query resolution and escalation
8. Working with customers and suppliers to develop and foster positive working relationships
9. Ensuring key reconciliations are performed to a high standard and within agreed timelines
10. Supporting the delivery of information during client and company audits

About you…

This role is perfect for someone with a finance mind-set, with accuracy and attention to detail at the heart of delivery. You will have previous experience in a related role such as database administration or a transactional focussed role such as AP or AR in a complex organisation. You should also be able to demonstrate evidence of driving continuous improvement. You will have strong IT skills, including experience in large ERP and Microsoft Office products and be used to working with high volumes of data. Previous knowledge of Netsuite and/or Proscope is advantageous but not essential. Highly organised, you will be able to manage tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. An excellent communicator, you will have the ability to quickly interpret requests and show initiative in delivery.

What’s in it for you…

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• Private personal medical insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About us…

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water

We are an equal opportunities employer...

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next…

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.