Finance Manager

Operating effective and cost-efficient financial practices and procedures for the multi-site business recently formed from the merger of 4 vehicle rental companies. This includes day-to-day support for the local credit control and purchase ledger team members, and coordination of duties with other finance management personnel.

Initial focus on facilitating the recent merger of business from Falcon Vehicle Services Ltd into Centurion Truck Rental Ltd, and the related wind-down of accounting for the old Falcon legal entity. The role will require occasional travel, particularly in the short-term focussed on the Falcon site in Bridgwater, Somerset.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Model the “safety first” behaviors expected of staff, ensuring operational procedures, equipment and processes are designed to provide a safe working environment
• Ensure that team operations, are conducted in manner which fully complies with Centurion’s health and safety, quality, environmental and corporate policies.
• Wear and maintain PPE as and when required ensuring your team members are fully compliant with their PPE requirements.
• Ensure the safe operation of machinery within the area of responsibility.
• Identify, report and correct unsafe working conditions.

PEOPLE

• Lead and develop the local Accounts team.
• Supervise the work of Accounts staff and provide guidance.
• Foster effective team-work between all levels of the business.
• Ensure that the departmental objectives and standards of performance are not only understood but owned by the management and other employees.
• Communicates and applies company philosophy, policies, procedures, and expectations to all staff and ensures compliance.
• In conjunction with the other Finance Manager, manages all staff within area to meet designated objectives and provide an effective service.
• Managing the development of the team, people capability and flexibility through effective employee relations, recruiting, training and development, and communication.

FINANCIAL

Duties shared with other finance management colleagues to include:

• Business partnering with relevant managers within the company in order to provide financial support and information
• Accounting including large volume fixed asset and lease accounting, as well as cashflow forecasting, cash management and reconciliation work.
• Analysing and investigating variances and summarising data
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Responsible for integrity of cost centre P&Ls
• Reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts
• Maintain Fixed Asset register
• Maintain accurate monthly prepayments and accruals
• Guidance and support for depot Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger functions
• Assembling data for quarterly and annual tax filings
• Liaise with auditors and assist with the annual audit
• Identify potential procedural improvements

• The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties and the postholder will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by their changing role and overall business objectives in the organisaiton.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES

• Accounting qualification (AAT, CIMA or ACCA preferred)
• Vehicle repair and/or hire industry experience an advantage
• Good all round IT skills, Excel essential, Sage 200 highly desirable.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, good organisational skills.
• Excellent numeracy, written and communication skills.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Self-starting with excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to monthly deadlines.
• Hands-on attitude