Finance Assistant

Radius; Crewe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Life assurance

Employee fuel card scheme (after 6)

Job summary

Radius is seeking a Payroll Analytics professional to lead the payroll analysis processes across our group, including reconciliation of payroll-related balance sheets and driving changes to improve efficiency and reporting quality.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to build budget plans, review headcount, and support the year-end audit pack, while mentoring a trainee management accountant in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment in Crewe.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified, part-qualified, or currently studying towards an AAT qualification is desirable.
• Experience in a Finance related role is required.
• Strong Excel and modelling skills, preferably advanced level.
• Experience with data preparation and transformation on large datasets.
• Ability to build a strong rapport with Finance Team and across the organisation.
• Experience of interacting across all levels including with non-finance colleagues.
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines.
• Strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Experience in a fast-paced entrepreneurial business is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own payroll analysis processes across Fuel and Central Cost Finance for the group.
• Control and reconcile payroll-related balance sheet, ensuring best practice.
• redevelop and implement new ways of working to improve reporting quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to build budget plans and assess headcount/structure.
• Deliver a quality year-end audit pack to auditors.
• Develop relationships with finance stakeholders to highlight salary cost drivers.
• Support and mentor a trainee management accountant.
• Champion finance processes and systems and drive continuous improvement.
• Assist senior finance management with ad hoc projects and budgeting.

Skills

AAT qualification

Finance experience

Advanced Excel

Data preparation

Stakeholder communication

Deadline driven

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Entrepreneurial environment

Education

AAT qualification / studying

Tools

Excel Advanced

Data transformation tools

Job description

Company Description

We're an ambitious, forward-thinking global business who build transformative solutions for our customers to deliver best-in-class sustainable mobility, connectivity and technology solutions. We support our customers with a range of products and services to meet their needs.

Since 1990 our ambition has never wavered. From humble beginnings, our vision and drive has seen us venture into new markets with confidence and stay ahead of market trends. Our mission is to help businesses of all sizes adapt to the future and take advantage of the opportunities that change brings. Sustainability is at the core of our offering.

With our leading e-mobility solutions, we're committed to guiding businesses through the energy transition, building solutions for a more sustainable, connected future.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey of growth. We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of technology innovation and we invite you along on this journey.

Job Description

Your responsibilities day to day will be…

• Ownership of the payroll analysis processes within Fuel and Central Cost Finance, covering the majority of our colleagues across the group.
• Own the control and reconciliation of the payroll related balance sheet, ensuring best practice and aligning payrolls into the centralised process.
• Opportunity to redevelop and implement new ways of working, to maximise efficiency and quality of reporting.
• Working with stakeholders to build budget plans, review headcount and structure, and help the business take insight and action from their numbers.
• Ensuring a quality year end audit pack is delivered to the auditors at the end of the financial year.
• Develop relationships with other finance stakeholders and deliver insight on the key cost driver of salaries to enable these stakeholders to improve performance.
• Support and mentor a trainee management accountant to deliver high quality performance.
• You will be a champion of finance processes and systems providing proactive assistance, support and guidance to the team, to drive continuous improvement and efficiencies and adherence to Group policy.
• Support the senior finance management team with ad hoc projects, and the budgeting process.

Qualifications

Experience/Skills Required

• AAT qualified, part-qualified, or currently studying towards an AAT qualification is desirable
• Experience of working in a Finance related role
• Strong excel and modelling skills, preferably advanced level
• Experience with data preparation and transformation on large datasets
• Ability to build a strong rapport with members of the Finance Team and across the organisation
• Experience of interacting across all levels of the organisation including dealing with non-finance people to gather relevant information
• Able to work under pressure and effectively prioritise to achieve strict deadlines and targets
• Strong commercial awareness
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience of working within a fast-paced entrepreneurial business desirable

Additional Information

Your impact on Radius will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.

Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within Radius, but you'll also have access to our competitive reward and benefits package.

Our Benefits

• Pension plan
• Life assurance
• Employee fuel card scheme (after 6 months)
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (after 12 months)
• Employee assistance programme
• 24 hour wellness and healthcare assistance via 'Help@Hand' by Unum
• Time off for fertility treatment and in the event of pregnancy loss
• 'Cycle to work' scheme

And of course, you will be part of a modern purpose-built space in Crewe that will provide you with an outstanding working environment complete with gym, café, barista bar, games rooms, and more!

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion at Radius

Our global DEI networks champion LGBTQ+ inclusion, cultural diversity, women's empowerment and mental health, neurodiversity and disability support.

We Also Offer

• Global Female Health Policy & Female Health Champions
• Pregnancy Loss and Fertility Treatment Policies
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer (UK)
• Women-focused gym & female health events
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1)
• Race at Work Charter signatory
• Proud sponsor of Crewe Pride (5 years running) and Cheshire Pride Awards Corporate Supporter 2025
• Community network driving charity and volunteering initiatives, with 8 consecutive years of participation in the UK Challenge.
• Give as you earn scheme (payroll giving) and match funding

Next Steps

Radius is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage of the process, please let us know, and we will do our best to support you.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.