Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Capita Executive
- Location
- England, County Durham, Darlington
- Salary
- £35000 - £36000 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 14 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 21 Aug 2017
- Ref
- PCK392-241382
- Contact
- Carol Powell
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are part of Capita plc, the UK's leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. With 75,000 staff across the UK, Europe, South Africa and India this is an exciting prospect for anyone looking to join Capita as it opens many doors in terms of progression opportunities in a range of sectorse Pensions Management businesses provide services to a variety of Private and Public sector clients from numerous locations across the UK with over 1000 staff and revenues of £80M
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager ideally from a practice background looking for a move into Industry. You will be highly motivated and be looking for excellent career progression.
Overview of Role:
Financial Reporting & Commercial
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Produce monthly management accounts and relevant variance analysis (with commentary) in line with the company's reporting deadline
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Monthly Reporting - produce monthly reports incl P&Ls, Balance sheet a/c recs, working capital schedules, cash forecasting and monitoring, risks & opportunities etc
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Monthly forecasting - ownership and production of the monthly forecast with the support of the relevant Ops managers
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Active role in delivering business change and continuous improvement
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Work closely with the sales team on new business opportunities
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Work closely with operations and project management to ensure projects are delivered within budget
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Ensure all financial controls within the business are adhered to. Highlight areas for increased controls, generate business "buy in", and implement the controls as necessary
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Support and challenge operational colleagues, bringing rigour to business decision making
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Business planning - work with the business to produce the BP each year
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Drive product and customer profitability projects
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Assist the FD and Ops directors in driving forward cost saving initiatives
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Adhere to and drive forward Business unit and Group governance
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Oversight/review of the work of more junior staff
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Ad hoc projects
Skills and qualifications
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Fully qualified with a strong academic background
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Preferable to have had experience in large organisations
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Communication - Ability to interact with Finance and Non Finance stakeholders at various levels of seniority
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Proactive - Ability to seek out improvements and influence at all levels
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Flexibility & Adaptability - Ability to prioritise own workload and be flexible during crucial deadlines. Occasional travel may be required. Ability to adapt to and drive changing demands and conditions
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Attention to detail - Ability to identify, understand and resolve/escalate potential issues
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IT - must have strong Excel skills. SAP knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.
At Capita, training and development aren't optional extras: they're how we do our job we will motivate you to perform at your peak, recognising your achievements and rewarding them appropriately. As well as a generous basic salary and car allowance we also give you 23 day's holiday company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle
Capita Resourcing welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Capita Resourcing is a trading name of Capita Resourcing Ltd. Services offered are those of an Employment Agency and Employment Business. Applicants will be required to register with us.
If you are successful with your application, you will need complete Capita's vetting and screening checks. This will include, but not be limited to, Reference Checks, a Criminality Check, Financial Probity Check, Sanctions Check and Media Check.