Assistant Finance Business Partner
Wakefield
Assistant Finance Business Partner
Your New Company
The UK’s Utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum it’s our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks.
To support our continued growth we are looking for an Assistant Finance Business Partnerto join our team, supporting the Power division. We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams to in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.
What we offer
We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.
Our benefits
We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, you’ll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:
1. Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation
2. Health & Wellbeing Benefits:Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling Access to 24/7 virtual GP Occupational Health support
3. Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice): Cycle to WorkGroup Personal Pension Scheme
4. Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!
5. Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events
6. Life assurance cover
7. Flexible working
8. Long service awards
9. Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives
Your new role
Your role will provide high quality control and support to the Finance Business Partner and Divisional Head of Finance for our Power division.
Principal Accountabilities:
10. Ensuring controls are well maintained and adhered to
11. Ensuring close control of working capital playing a pivotal role in the company and wider group investment
12. Preparing accurate financial and commercial information
13. Working with external auditors re annual audit
14. Working closely with finance/commercial processing teams to ensure control compliance
15. Debtor and Creditor reviews with respective teams
16. Maintenance of key tax control accounts
17. Review and oversee payroll process ready for finance partner sign off
18. Preparation and control of cashflow and working capital for finance partner review
19. Ensuring best practice controls are adhered to and enhanced
20. Maintain accurate and up to date P11d records
About you
Essential qualifications/ skills/ experience
21. Part qualified accountant, with a desire to progress and challenge
22. Excellent Excel and system skills and experience
23. Experience of working in an accounting role
24. Willingness to challenge everything and not accept the status quo
25. Ability to influence and to motivate
26. Ability to respond to pressure
27. Ability to work at pace and desire to succeed
28. Team player able to build good relationships and confidence at all levels
Desirable qualifications/ skills/ experience
29. Commercial experience