Financial Operations Analyst

ZipRecruiter; Romford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Ligentia is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst for its Service Delivery team in Romford. The role involves managing invoices, ensuring pricing accuracy, customer billing, and participating in month-end processes. Ideal candidates should have 1-2 years of experience in finance or administrative support, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This position is part of an environment with accelerated growth and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a similar support or administrative role.
• Proactive and positive approach to change.
• Experience within the supply chain or logistics industry (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Managing invoices and handling incoming supplier invoices.
• Setting up accurate buy and sell rates in the system.
• Raising customer invoices, including bulk weekly invoices.
• Double-checking profit margins and verifying service billing.
• Participating in month-end activities for financial data accuracy.
• Identifying missed revenue opportunities.
• Managing queries related to Accounts Payable or Receivable.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and data integrity.
• Collaborating with operations teams and partners.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

IT skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

Job Description

Join Ligentia!

We are seeking a Financial Operations Analyst (known internally as a Service Delivery Analyst) to play a vital role in our Service Delivery team. This is an operational financial role that's crucial for the smooth running of our freight operations, focusing on the financial aspects of shipments, ensuring accuracy and accountability.

Your Role:

• Managing Invoices: Handling incoming supplier invoices (Accounts Payable) and ensuring correct costs are passed on.
• Ensuring Accurate Pricing: Helping to set up and manage accurate buy and sell rates in our system (CargoWise) so we can invoice customers correctly.
• Customer Billing: Raising invoices for customers, including "bulk" weekly invoices.
• Financial Checks: Double-checking profit margins on shipments and verifying all services have been correctly billed to clients.
• Month-End Processes: Playing a key part in month-end activities to ensure all financial data is accurate and compliant, contributing to budget targets.
• Finding Opportunities: Identifying missed revenue or opportunities to improve profitability through detailed auditing of files.
• Query Resolution: Managing any questions or issues related to Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable.
• Data Integrity: Maintaining accurate financial records, including accruals and WIPs (Work in Progress).
• Collaboration: Working closely with our operations teams and overseas partners to ensure smooth financial processes and communication.

What You'll Need:

Essential

• Circa 1-2 years of experience in a similar fast-paced support or administrative role, or a role with a strong financial/data focus.
• Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• A proactive and positive approach to change and meeting deadlines.
• Good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Desirable

• An interest in data.
• Experience with CargoWise.
• Experience within the supply chain or logistics industry.

Why Ligentia? Why now?

Accelerated growth in one of the most dynamic industries you can imagine. Brilliant customers including some of the world’s leading retailers and best-known brands. A tech vision and roadmap that will turn heads for all the right reasons. And colleagues with high commitment and unrivalled knowledge, combined with low ego. A flexible work environment that is collaborative, stimulating and shares genuine feelgood for the work we do together. However you look at it, Ligentia is a great place to be right now.

Ready to join us? Apply now!

Ligentia requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to us unless expressly requested to do so by a member of our People team. Any CVs sent to us on an unrequested speculative basis will be ignored.

Ligentia will not be liable for any or commission payments claimed by a recruitment agent in respect to the employment by us of a candidate whose CV was sent to us on an unrequested speculative basis.