Finance Operations Manager

NFUonline; Stoneleigh; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Company funded health Cashplan

Pension and life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on vehicles and travel

Job summary

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to lead day-to-day finance operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cashbook, while supporting management accounts for NFU subsidiaries and group consolidation.

You will partner with departmental budget holders, review balance sheet reconciliations, and mentor the finance team. A professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA) and 5 years in finance operations are required.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance operations or financial management.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting and budgeting.
• Proficiency in financial software and CRM systems.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced skills in Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to strict deadlines.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a willingness to take on new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversee cashbook functions ensuring bank accounts are reconciled daily and monthly.
• Manage invoice processing, payments and collections.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations, including payment of taxes.
• Preparation of P11Ds and monthly management accounts for group subsidiaries.
• Provide variance analysis and commentary on TB, balance sheet and P&L.
• Assist group head of finance with consolidations and reforecasting.
• Budget-holding departments kept up to date; intercompany reconciliations performed.
• Coordinate external audits and statutory accounts; mentor finance staff.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Finance reporting

Budgeting

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

CRM systems

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Education

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

Financial software

Job description

Working Hours:35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.

Purpose of the role & how you will contribute:

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day finance operations within the NFU. This pivotal role will ensure the smooth running of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cashbook functions, while supporting the delivery of management accounts for NFU subsidiaries and group consolidation. You will also act as the budget lead for allocated departmental budget holders.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Operations Management

• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversee cashbook functions ensuring the bank accounts are reconciled daily and monthly
• Manage invoice processing, payments, and collections.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations, including payment of all relevant taxes
• Preparation of P11d’s
• Compile Monthly management accounts to include TB, balance sheet, P&L, aged debtors, aged creditors from the group subsidiaries, including variance analysis and commentary
• Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations of the group subsidiaries.
• Assist group head of finance in preparing consolidated accounts.
• Business partner with departmental budget holders, ensuring that they are kept up to date
• Assist group head of finance with any reforecasting that may be required
• Ensure intercompany reconciliations are performed and monitored.
• Preparation for year end to include review of provisions.
• Preparation of recharges to associated entities
• Ensure accuracy of financial reporting through effective review of own and team’s work.

Compliance & Controls

• Develop and maintain financial procedures and manuals.
• 1 st point of contact for the bank
• Maintaining Bank mandates across the NFU and its subsidiaries.
• Support with Documenting processes and implementing controls.

Audit

• Support the Group Head of Finance in coordinating external audits and statutory accounts, including supporting the subsidiaries with annual statutory accounts
• Supervise and mentor finance staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

What you’ll bring:

• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance operations or financial management.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting and budgeting.
• Proficiency in financial software and CRM systems.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced skills in Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to strict deadlines
• Proactive and self-motivated with a willingness to take on new challenges

Why choose us?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the financial operations of a dynamic organisation. If you are self-motivated, detail-oriented, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance (starting at 25 days a year pro rata + Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days pro rata with length of service), plus 1 annual Christmas company day
• Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Company funded health Cashplan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Performance-related pay
• Competitive Pension and Life assurance
• Access to interest‑free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
• Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with life’s challenges
• Discounts on a range of new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more

Who we are

Every day, we're the voice of around 44,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce. We’ll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions.

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