Finance Manager

Culina Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Finance Manager of Invoicing & Treasury at their Warrington site. This role involves overseeing treasury operations, accounts payable, and ensuring smooth financial transactions while leading a dedicated finance team. Candidates should possess strong accounting qualifications and team management skills.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Private Medical Cover via Bupa

Pension scheme with 3% employee and 5% employer contributions

Life Assurance - 2x annual salary

Wellness support through Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Vouchers for free tests and discounts

Reward & Recognition programs

Access to over 50 retail discounts

Qualifications

• Manage and develop a team while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality.
• Qualified chartered accountant with knowledge of financial accounts.
• Ability to work under pressure and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all cash transactions, ensuring timely and accurate recording.
• Maintain relationships with treasury and internal credit control teams.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and maintain accounts payable processes.

Skills

Team Management

Accounting Knowledge

Persuasive Communication

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

SAP S4/HANA Knowledge

Resilience

Prioritization

Education

Chartered Accountant Qualification

Job description

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We are currently seeking a Finance Manager of Invoicing & Treasury to join our Finance department at our Appleton Thorn site.

As Finance Manager you will be responsible for the transactional side of CAM’s finance team, including but not limited to treasury, accounts payable, accounts receivable and balance sheet management, the role holder will lead a team that will work efficiently and effectively to perform to a high standard in these areas, producing the required deliverables to a tight deadline. The role holder will work with the Head of Finance to ensure the team have the right mix of skills and resources and that the work is delivered to a high standard. The role holder will also come up with ways to improve efficiencies, getting better results.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm offering a competitive salary and the opportunity to work with a market leader.

Job responsibilities of Finance Manager include:

• Bank and cash – ensure all cash transactions are recorded on a timely and accurate basis and correctly accounted for in the SAP ledger
• Maintain a relationship with the Group Treasury Team and keep on top of all treasury matters that may be relevant to CAM
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and weekly cash flow reporting with analysis vs. targets
• Sales invoicing – ensure all customers are invoiced and an accurate and timely basis
• Maintain a relationship with the internal credit control and accounts payable at key customers in order to make sure barriers to payment are resolved quickly
• Report upon invoicing performance and levels of uninvoiced sales
• Accounts payable – Ensure established P2P process and no-PO no-pay policy are enforced
• Maximise working capital while ensuring suppliers are paid to agreed terms
• Report upon payment performance and AP-related KPIs
• Ensure P2P queries are resolved on a timely basis
• Reconcile associated balance sheets, analyse and understand variances and resolve any issues arising

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Finance Manager you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Ability to manage and develop a team – organising and prioritising workloads, maintaining quality and operating within deadlines.
• Qualified chartered accountant with a good knowledge of financial and management accounting.
• A strong persuasive personality to challenge people at all levels.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office suite of software (particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of SAP s4/HANA desirable.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads accordingly.
• A high amount of personal resilience – able to deal with setbacks, changing priorities and incomplete information.
• A good team player with excellent communication and persuasion skills.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make CAM a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 day + 8 bank holiday
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer agreat contribution of 3% employee and 5% employer
• Life Assurance - x 2 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!