General Finance Manager
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid)
Salary: Personal Contract
Perks & Benefits: Competitive pension scheme – Enhanced maternity/paternity pay – Life assurance – HolidayPlus – Cycle2work Scheme & more
Reference: REQ4555
We are looking for…
An exciting opportunity to join a cutting-edge company which takes pride in serving 6m customers keeping them safe and warm every day. As the General Finance Manager at SGN you will have responsibility for providing strong leadership to the General Finance Analysts. The General Finance Analysts team will work across Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and Payroll, and will be responsible for managing the processing of Accounts Payable, Order to Cash and Payroll transactions.
We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses across the community. Whether you're supporting from the office or working on the front line, every role plays a part.
How you’ll support us on our mission to keep people safe and warm…
Collaborate with Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Managers to alleviate periods of high workload through the delivery of high volume activities. The General Finance Manager will manage a team to deliver the following:
Accounts Payable:
1. Efficiently receive and log incoming invoices
2. Ensure all invoices comply with legal and company standards
3. Match invoices with purchase orders and delivery receipts
4. Investigate and resolve any discrepancies in invoices
5. Resolve non purchase order invoice discrepancies
6. Maintain and archive invoice records in accordance with document retention policies
Accounts Receivable:
1. Generate and disseminate customer billing statements
2. Generate non standard invoice requests for exceptions and special cases
3. Record, assign and reconcile incoming payments
4. Maintain and update records from customer remittance advices
5. Allocate payments to the appropriate accounts
6. Resolve and reconcile unapplied receipts
Payroll:
1. Provide timely and effective support by addressing and resolving payroll-related inquiries from employees and key business stakeholders in a professional and knowledgeable manner
2. Accurately collect and process payroll data leveraging inputs from various sources
3. Verify the accuracy of all payroll data, ensuring full compliance with company policies and legal regulations
4. Support in the execution of the payroll process timely and accurately, including calculating wages, deductions, taxes, salary sacrifice calculations and benefits contributions
5. Process and reimburse employee expenses in accordance with company policy
Management:
1. Provide team members with clear direction and guidance, fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment
2. Prioritise tasks and strategically plan workloads to ensure efficient allocation of resources and timely completion of AP, AR and Payroll activities
3. Drive and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
What you’ll need
1. Educated to degree level
2. Qualified or a finalist / hold equivalent experience with a proven track record of technical excellence in AP, AR and payroll procedures
3. Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations
4. Experience in People Management, with strong “people orientation”
5. Experience successfully managing and leading teams
6. Experience in Communication and Influencing, with an ability to partner and influence, challenge and negotiate
7. Data Driven Mindset, experience with insight focussed decision making
8. Experience successfully dealing with Suppliers and Customers and maintaining Supplier & Customers relationships
We would prefer if you had relevant industry experience. However, if you don’t have all the qualifications, but think you have other applicable experience that would make you a good fit for the role, we would still love to hear from you.
Why SGN?
SGN is at the forefront of pioneering research and development in the journey toward a net-zero energy system. Our cutting-edge technologies and innovative thinking are driving change in the gas industry, all while keeping people safe and warm. Join us in making a real difference—today and for the future.
Here’s what we offer you
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