Financial Transactions Manager

Hotel Chocolat; Royston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Company pension contributions

50% staff discount on products

70% guest discount at Rabot Estate

Job summary

Hotel Chocolat is seeking a Financial Transactions Manager to lead the AP/AR teams within the Finance function on a 12 to 14-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on timely processing, collections, and payment of invoices, with ownership of month-end tasks and balance sheet reconciliations.

Hybrid working with three on-site days at Mint House Royston, Hertfordshire, and two remote days. Salary £45,000 to £55,000 per annum, plus private healthcare, enhanced parental leave, pension

Qualifications

• Experienced finance professional managing busy Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable teams.
• Experience in high transaction environments across multiple legal entities.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee & manage the AP & AR teams – ensuring accurate processing & reporting of transactions impacting our bank accounts.
• Management & review of Aged Creditors & Debtors.
• Review of bank reconciliations.
• Management & review of GRNI accounts & Invoice pools.
• Ensure all procedures are completed in line with the developing Internal Control Framework.
• Ownership of month end tasks including team journal approvals, preparation and review of Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support with Annual Audit requirements.
• Working with the Transactions & Cash Cycle Senior Manager to implement improvements to the Procure to Pay and Order to Cash processes.
• Develop capability of team, providing coaching, training & support.
• Provide best practice training to the wider business on raising POs & understanding the Procure to Pay process.
• Other ad-hoc tasks that fit the remit of the role.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Team Management

Financial Controls

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Tools

D365 Finance & Operations

Job description

As we continue our mission to make people and nature happy through re-inventing chocolate, we’re looking for a Financial Transactions Manager to join our Finance Team on a 12 to 14-month fixed term contract basis.

As Financial Transactions Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions focusing on timely and efficient processing, collections and payment of customer and supplier invoices.

You will play a key role in ensuring that all procedures are completed in line with the developing Internal Control Frameworks, alongside taking ownership of month end tasks including journal approvals, preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations.

Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits including private healthcare cover, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and Company pension contributions, you’ll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia.

Here at Hotel Chocolat, we've adopted hybrid working. This means you’ll join us on site for three days a week, and for the other two days – you can work from wherever you like! The on-site location for this role is our support office, ‘Mint House’, in Royston, Hertfordshire. Our home from the very beginning, it’s just off the A505 and 10 minutes’ walk from Royston train station, with direct rail links to London King’s Cross.

We support flexible working patterns and are open to discussing options for part-time working or compressed hours.

What you’ll be doing….

• Oversee & manage the AP & AR teams – ensuring accurate processing & reporting of transactions impacting our bank accounts.
• Management & review of Aged Creditors & Debtors.
• Review of bank reconciliations.
• Management & review of GRNI accounts & Invoice pools.
• Ensure all procedures are completed in line with the developing Internal Control Framework.
• Ownership of month end tasks including team journal approvals, preparation and review of Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support with Annual Audit requirements.
• Working with the Transactions & Cash Cycle Senior Manager to implement improvements to the Procure to Pay and Order to Cash processes.
• Develop capability of team, providing coaching, training & support.
• Provide best practice training to the wider business on raising POs & understanding the Procure to Pay process.
• Other ad-hoc tasks that fit the remit of the role.

Who you are…

• Experienced finance professional managing busy Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable teams.
• Experience working in high transaction environments across multiple legal entities
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Strong team management skills.
• Retail or Manufacturing experience
• Experience of D365 Finance & Operations

Who are we?

We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.

A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.

Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 160 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.

To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge – our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion – click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html