Dyson Farming is a family-owned business, with a vision to benefit future generations through a commitment to commercially viable and environmentally sustainable food production at scale. We strive to be industry leaders in efficient, carbon-neutral, high-technology agriculture, employing highly skilled, pioneering people and supported by research and development in an ever-closer partnership with our sister company, Dyson. We see the future of agriculture as an exciting opportunity to improve the nation's food security, health, and economic growth.
Requirements
1. Manage a team of 5 with direct line management responsibility for Accounts Payable, Account Receivable and accounting and reporting to achieve key objectives.
2. Overseeing the maintenance of strong, efficient accounts payable processes for the family office, ensuring transactions are properly authorised.
3. Ensure compliance with the third-party management policy in relation to the onboarding of new suppliers, maintenance of contract registers and ongoing monitoring of suppliers.
4. Responsible for promoting and advocating financial control in respect of your areas across DFL. Produce, maintain and monitor compliance of financial control policies and processes in these functions.
5. Oversee and maintain strong financial controls including segregation of activities, payment and banking controls etc.
6. Regular monitoring and reporting of KPIs.
7. Continually review financial control systems within your area of responsibility and propose and implement changes as necessary to enhance control and efficiency.
8. Work with the Product Owner and Finance Systems team to support system reviews, updates and other enhancements that improve the user experience in relation to the accounts payable systems. To explore and develop improvements to these systems and their output. Ensure that appropriate controls are embedded, and review mechanisms are in place.
9. Provide resource and expertise to projects impacting accounts payable functions such as annual ERP upgrade project.
10. Holding regular one-to-ones with/providing coaching and feedback to your direct reports.
11. Conducting performance appraisals twice yearly with your direct reports, invoking performance management strategies where applicable.
12. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships across the company.
Person Specification
1. Previous experience of managing an account payable/receivable function and accounting and reporting (involving most of the key tasks listed above).
2. Fully qualified in either CIMA or ACCA.
3. Confident communication skills, with the ability to interact with individuals with financial and non-financial backgrounds.
4. Demonstrate a flexible approach to work.
5. Computer literate with good skills in MS office, especially Excel and ERP systems.
6. Organise and plan effectively showing good use of delegation where required.
7. Making sound and good decisions, understanding the right level of risk and influencing others.
8. Motivate and inspire, embrace change and support others with their development.
9. Positively encourages team cohesion, idea sharing and goes out of their way to support others within the business to get the job done.
10. Suggests and implements solutions both within their own role and across DFL.
Benefits
1. 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
2. Life assurance.
3. Pension scheme.
4. Charitable Giving via payroll (Give as You Earn).
5. Cycle to work scheme.
6. Free annual flu jab.
7. Free eye test.
8. Employee Assistant Programme.
9. Access to product discounts.
10. Organised social events.
11. Free parking.
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