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Finance & Admin Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Stevenage
Salary
£30k -£35k Plus benefits
Closing date
29 Aug 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Finance

Job Details

Finance & Admin Manager

Location: Stevenage

Industry: Food

Salary: £30k -£35k Plus benefits

Do you want to work for a new player in the FMCG industry? Do you want to be part of a developing Finance Department? Do you want to work in a fast paced, challenging environment?

Company:

The company are a well-loved brand within the UK growing strongly across the retail sectors. They operate an open and collaborative environment with all team members working towards the same goal. With the growth projected and initiatives in place, it is a great time to join this small but progressive company.

Role Overview:

Reporting in to the Finance Director, as an integral member of the team the Finance & Admin Manager will be excited about being part of an up and coming brand which is driving incremental category growth!  This position is a varied, diverse and fast paced role which would suit any candidate who would like to develop their commercial career, skill set and experience in an exciting fast-growing food company.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee relationship with outsourced accountancy firm
  • Ensure Xero is up to date and fully reconciled
  • Production and submission of monthly reporting packs
  • Review and analysis of the monthly balance sheet
  • Producing detailed revenue variance analysis at month end
  • Assisting with the forecasting on a monthly basis
  • Cash flow and Working Capital forecasting
  • Oversee debtors, bad debt and manage credit control
  • Ensuring adherence to company procurement policy including supplier due diligence and negotiating contracts.
  • Ensure adequate levels of Insurance, IT security, IT support, licences
  • Manage the Hitchin office
  •  Assisting with other ad hoc requests from Senior Management

Essential Experience/Skills

  • 2 to 3 years of relevant management accounts experience
  • Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/AAT)
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (advanced MS Excel).
  • Highly organised and methodical in delivering service with a high level of attention to detail.
  • Solution-focused, ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks to ensure deadlines are met
  • Team player with genuine enthusiasm!  Lot’s of it!  You will have entrepreneurial flair and be excited about being a part of a new food brand.
  • Strong customer service and quality focus
  • Flexible and hardworking approach.
  • Confident and able to quickly establish solid working relationship with wide variety of stakeholders

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to Ali Jafri or, alternatively, submit your application via the link below.

To Contact Direct: Ali Jafri 0161 639 0080, ali.jafri@advocate-group.co.uk

Privacy Statement

At The Advocate Group, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data – These can be viewed on our website via our privacy policy.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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