Finance Operations Team Leader

Bulk™; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Birthday day off

PerkBox subscription

60% product discount

Flexi Start

Annual leave increase

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Medicash

Volunteer day

Cycle to Work

Enhanced parental leave

Bulk Pantry

Happy Hour Drinks Fridge

Summer hours

Job summary

Bulk™ in Colchester, UK, is hiring a Finance Operations Team Leader to oversee a small team, manage ledgers, cash flow, and treasury tasks in a hybrid 3 days in the office, 2 days remote setup.

You will drive process improvements, reporting, and stakeholder communication while ensuring accuracy and timely month-end close.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a small finance operations team.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and accounting systems.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an accounts or finance role.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines with a proactive, can-do approach.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work independently with strong ownership and accountability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal ability.
• Thrives in a target-driven environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of maintaining finance operations standard processes and identifying inefficiencies.
• Day to day management of sales and purchase ledgers, including monthly ledger reviews.
• KPI reporting and management including GRNI and Amazon tasks weekly.
• Produce monthly functional reporting on operational performance and control risk.
• Overseeing Accounts Assistants and ensuring timely AP & AR tasks.
• Management of treasury tasks and processes.
• Weekly cash forecast and presentation at cash flow meetings.
• Reviewing weekly payment runs and supporting with creation.
• Bank reconciliations by AR department and actioning as needed.
• Raising ad hoc payments on HSBC as required.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed.
• Manage direct reports’ performance appraisals and OKRs.
• Final stage testing of new systems and processes for sign-off.
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support AP & AR Assistants with duties and training.
• Complete ad hoc duties as requested.

Skills

Leadership

Excel

Accounts experience

Deadline management

Organization

Independent work

Communication

Target driven

Job description

• Flexi Start
• Happy Hour Drinks Fridge (Thursdays & Fridays)

#TEAMBULK ARE HIRING A FINANCE OPERATIONS TEAM LEADER

At Bulk™, we believe the gym changes everything. It makes you feel stronger, fitter and healthier. For 20 years, we've been developing elite sports nutrition products for every type of training. Trusted by Olympic athletes and everyday gym-goers, we help you power through training, push your limits, and achieve more.

Join us, and be part of what's next.

IN A NUTSHELL

Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager, the Finance Operations Team Leader will oversee a team of four direct reports, providing day-to-day leadership of purchase and sales ledger activities, banking, and cash management. The role places a strong emphasis on supporting and developing team members, fostering a collaborative environment, and ensuring high standards of accuracy, performance, and engagement across the team.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Ownership of maintaining finance operations standard processes and identifying areas of inefficiency and reporting back to the Finance Operations Manager.
• Day to day management of the sales and purchase ledgers, including monthly ledger reviews to identify any balances that need investigating or actions taken.
• KPI reporting and management including reviewing the GRNI and Amazon tasks on a weekly basis, escalating any performance and resource risks to the Finance Operations Manager.
• Produce monthly functional reporting to provide insight into operational performance and areas of control risk.
• Overseeing the Accounts Assistants day to day, monitoring accuracy of postings and managing workloads to ensure all AP & AR tasks are completed in line with month end deadlines.
• Management of treasury tasks and processes.
• Ownership of weekly cash forecast including presentation at the weekly cash flow meetings to Accounting, Control and Treasury Director.
• Reviewing weekly payment runs and supporting with creating where needed.
• Control and management of bank reconciliations required to be completed by the AR department, ensuring completion and any required actions taken.
• Support with raising payments on HSBC for ad hoc payments as required.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Manage direct reports’ performance appraisals, absence management and supporting to achieve their OKRs.
• Final stage testing of any new systems and processes for operational sign off.
• Communicating with both internal and external stakeholders, following up any queries in a timely manner.
• Supporting AP & AR Accounts Assistants with their duties, providing training where needed.
• Completing ad hoc duties as requested by the company.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Proven experience leading a small finance operations team
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and accounting systems
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an accounts or finance role
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines with a proactive, can-do approach
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work independently with strong ownership and accountability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal ability
• Thrives in a target-driven environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy

WHAT ARE THE GAINS?

• Monthly Bulk Bank Benefits Allowance including a subsidised Gym Membership
• A day off to celebrate your Birthday
• PerkBox Subscription
• 60% discount on all Bulk™ products
• Flexi Start
• Additional Annual Leave (optional)
• Teammate Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Medicash
• A day off for Volunteering (optional)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Bulk™ Pantry
• Happy Hour Drinks Fridge (Thursdays & Fridays)
• Summer Working Hours

LOCATION: Colchester, UK

HYBRID: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

OUR COMMITMENT

Bulk™ is a place where employees have a voice fundamental to our success as a business. Building a diverse and inclusive team enables us to reach and connect with our global customers, from developing delicious recipes to how our brand is built and perceived.

Regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, education, neurodiversity or any protected characteristic, if you are a passionate risk-taker and eager to make a difference in sports nutrition, we want to hear from you. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

PRIVACY

Bulk™ takes your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application for this role. When you apply, we shall process your details for this vacancy only and we will not pass your details onto a third party. We may contact you by email, text or telephone about the progress of your application. This processing is conducted lawfully on the basis of legitimate interests.