Finance Team Leader

Adecco; Tendring; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Tendring is looking for an experienced Finance Team Leader to supervise accounts payable and receivable operations. The ideal candidate will have 4-5 years of relevant experience and be skilled in Excel and VAT, with the ability to implement process improvements. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including holiday entitlement and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holiday

Life assurance

Company pension

Healthcare scheme

Bike to work / electric car scheme

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• 4-5 years' experience in purchasing ledger or credit control.
• Experience dealing with multi-currency transactions.
• Experience in working with European VAT.

Responsibilities

• Supervise accounts payable and receivable operations.
• Manage the end-to-end transactional process for both accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Produce and review overdue debt reports.
• Daily bank statement postings and reconciliations.
• Prepare UK and European monthly VAT returns.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Credit control experience

Numeracy

Good communication skills

Excel skills

Multi-currency transaction experience

European VAT experience

SAP experience

Job description

Finance Team Leader

A vacancy has arisen for a Finance Team Leader based in our Harwich office.

The Finance Team Leader supervises accounts payable and receivable transactional operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payment. Implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency.

The Finance team leader has responsibility for all areas of the purchase ledger and credit control functions to ensure the smooth operation of the department. The role is part of a multi-skilled finance team, and the post holder is required to undertake additional responsibilities when required.

The team leader works closely with the finance manager and internal business managers.

The person we are looking for in this role needs to have good all‑round purchase ledger or credit control experience and are looking to move into a senior role for a greater challenge, they need to be proactive in seeing areas for improvement and agreeing changes with the finance manager and implementing these. In addition to this the right candidate needs to be able to work closely within a team of people to ensure the successful and effective running of the whole finance department.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the finance manager in guiding the team, conducting regular reviews, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing system issues, and supporting month‑end close and financial reporting.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end transactional process for both accounts payable (processing vendor invoices and timely payments) and accounts receivable (optimizing collections and cash application). Provide cover when needed.
• Produce and review overdue debt report with credit controller to maintain overdue debt of 5% at month end.
• Daily bank statement postings and producing account receivable cash sheets.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Bank liaison, processing and submitting bank documents for purchases.
• Produce and submit UK monthly VAT returns.
• Produce and submit European monthly VAT returns for 4 European VAT registrations.
• Monthly VAT reconciliations for UK and Europe.
• Produce pre‑payment and accrual spreadsheet and postings.
• Monthly revaluations reports and postings.
• GRIR report produced and distributed for review and clear‑down.
• Support the finance manager with any additional projects.
• Additional administrative tasks as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 4 to 5 years' experience in purchasing ledger or credit control.
• Numerate with good communication skills.
• Excel skills.
• Experience in dealing with multi‑currency transactions.
• Experience in working with European VAT.
• Experience in SAP accounts system desirable.

The position is full time 35 hours per week. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to support this.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday increasing to 27 days with service.
• Life assurance.
• Company pension.
• Healthcare scheme.
• Bike to work / electric car scheme.
• Volunteering days.

If you are interested in the role please click the apply button and upload your CV.

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