UK&I Senior Finance Manager

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to oversee key financial processes including Purchase Ledger and Cash Management. This role provides an opportunity to lead a dynamic finance team while ensuring compliance and robust financial controls. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills and experience with ERP systems. Join a vibrant company that values inclusivity and encourages personal expression, all while contributing to a beloved brand known for its commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large finance team and managing financial processes.
• Solid technical accounting experience with a focus on internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support finance teams in purchase ledger and cash management.
• Ensure compliance and effective management of financial processes.

Skills

ACCA qualification

Technical accounting experience

Leadership experience

Experience with ERP systems

Internal controls knowledge

Process improvement skills

Education

ACCA, ACA or similar qualification

Tools

Integrated ERP systems

Job description

The UKI Senior Finance Manager will have overall responsibility for all aspects of Purchase Ledger, Cash Management, Financial Accounting, Payroll and other key financial processes.

The role provides leadership in delivering high quality, effective and efficient financial services, while also ensuring financial compliance and robust financial control.

Please note, this role is based in our Uxbridge office. We work on a hybrid basis, around 3 days in the office.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide leadership, support and direction for the UK&I finance teams (purchase ledger, cash management, financial accounting, and payroll teams).
• Develop skills and capabilities within the UK&I finance teams. Provide training and guidance to effectively manage their responsibilities in a timely.
• Ownership of the general ledger and internal controls for the UK&I purchase ledger, cash management, financial accounting and payroll teams
• Accountable for appropriate completion of balance sheet checks and reviews for the UK&I purchase ledger, cash management, financial accounting, general ledger and payroll areas.
• Focus on effective and efficient management of the Group’s funds and facilities, cash forecasting and working capital management
• Working closely with the Group Director of Financial Control to implement the overall UK&I Finance department vision, strategy and objectives. Participating in continuous improvement initiatives within the general ledger process area and across the finance team.

What you’ll need:

• Qualification ACCA, ACA or similar
• A few PQE years of relevant industry experience
• Solid technical accounting experience
• Experience leading a large team
• Experience with integrated ERP and financial reporting systems
• Strong knowledge of, and practical experience with internal controls
• Able to demonstrate process improvement and change implementation

Who We Are:

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. Proud to be a Top 10 Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand. Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home. For us, this shows up as:

• Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do
• Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people
• Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.