Reporting to the XDP Directors you will be part of an established team.
The role is a new role within the business with activities ranging from assisting with the preparation of the monthly management accounts and undertaking daily/weekly reporting across the business. Based in Sutton Coldfield, Full Time, Office Based.
This role can offer exposure to a wide range of financial areas for the successful candidate.
This candidate will have a real eye for detail and a passion for quality, ideally suiting an individual looking for a 1st role in the industry.
You will help to provide accounting support within the finance team to produce, deliver, and continuously improve the management accounts
Deliverables:
* Preparing the monthly management accounts.
* Preparing weekly financial information to be shared across senior team.
* Maintaining the fixed asset register and disposals.
* Preparation and posting of monthly journals.
* Assist with year-end reporting and audit.
* Overseeing & preparing of balance sheet reconciliations – including hire purchase and operating lease agreements.
* Supporting the wider finance team during projects.
* Ensuring continuous improvement of the role function.
* Ensure high standards of behaviour and professionalism within all aspects of the role.
Critical Competencies & Abilities Required for the Role:
* Strong analytical and problem–solving skills.
* Good numerical ability with high levels of attention to detail.
* Ability to work autonomously and manage a busy and varied workload.
* Able to organise and prioritise work to meet deadlines.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
* Strong working knowledge of Sage 200.
* Experience in managing large volumes of data.
* Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders.
* Highly motivated and able to quickly grasp new concepts and challenges.
Experience:
* Essential AAT or CCAB qualified.
* Logistics background preferable (or similar – not essential).
* Critical problem-solving ability & delving into granular levels of detail.
* Ability to analyse & interpret information quickly.
* Someone who is highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
* Someone who can work on different tasks at the same time & be highly organised.
* Someone who can remain calm in stressful situations.
* Someone who is proactive thinking & vigilant.
* To be able to Audit processes, practices, and documents to identify weaknesses for training.
Other Significant Role Requirements:
* Review and co-ordinate activities to manage driver levels of service to customers.
* Ensure that business and operational controls are always adhered to.
* To identify and escalate potential risks and operations issues as appropriate.
* To deliver work Right First Time.
* Pro-actively communicate with depots and establish the appropriate level of communication for each region.
* Specific expertise used to benefit business projects & initiatives.
Scope of Role:
* Working alongside a team of 5 within a dynamic & complex business.
* Process & Procedural expert with a strong customer focus.
Technical Knowledge:
* Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Office & Outlook, Powerpoint.
* Ability to manipulate data in dashboards to generate meaningful and summarised reports.
People Management:
* Management of work output & collation, but no direct line manager responsibility.
* Some coaching, knowledge transfer, mentoring & support to colleagues.