Finance Executive

Position: Finance Executive

Salary: £23,000 – £26,000 a year

Location: Wilmslow

123 Recruitment and Training have an exciting opportunity to join an established provider of market-leading outsourced solutions for insurers, corporate fleets, brokers, vehicle manufacturers and third party claims administrators.

Our client has an excellent reputation for the outstanding service, and they have grown substantially over the last few years. Our client has created a very entrepreneurial and dynamic environment continually investing in their people, culture and infrastructure.

Our client has a workforce of almost 150 with a clear purpose and vision to strategically deliver ambitious growth over the next 3 years. To achieve this, they require committed team members who follow the company values and are passionate for the journey ahead.

The Department

The main focus of the Finance Department is to provide financial management to the business. This includes financial accounting, financial controls, invoicing, credit control, Profit & Loss and cashflow reporting, forecasting and analysis.

The Purpose of the Role

The Financial Executive is to achieve exceptionally high standards of quality and productivity, supporting the team to ensure that Month End deadlines are met with a high level of accuracy. This will involve productively processing financial data on a day to day basis in order to meet both financial and regulatory requirements; building relations with all supplies and customers in order to ensure the delivery of a high level of customer services and to undertake purchase and sales ledger processing, administrative and other finance related duties enabling the smooth running of the finance department.

Key Accountabilities

• To efficiently and accurately register data in a timely manner
• To liaise with other companies, internal departments and employees as appropriate in order to minimise the inconvenience to the customer and maximise the efficiency of the Finance Department
• To ensure our Clients and Business Partners are provided with regular and timely updates
• To ensure the in-house system is updated with information from our Clients and Business Partners
• To assist with all financial enquiries in an efficient and precise manner
• Achieve all monthly SLA and KPI targets
• To assist in the effective credit control of the debtors ledger and accounts reconciliations on purchase ledger
• Develop a knowledge of the internal workings of the business and an understanding of your role within it
• Always work within the parameters of the regulatory framework
• To carry out ad-hoc administrative duties to support the department and business where required
• Deal with daily banking/BACS requirements
• To promote the image of the company at all times through the provision of the highest level of customer service
• To comply with all risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Qualifications, Knowledge, & Experience

• Good commercial acumen and approach
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Confident telephone techniques
• Customer service/client focus skills
• Organisation skills and the ability to be pro-active
• Results driven
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work quickly and accurately to process high volumes
• Strong all around IT skills with a particular emphasis on Microsoft Excel knowledge which should be excellent (pivot tables, ‘vlookup’ as a minimum and macro knowledge would be advantageous but not essential)
• Report Analysis would be advantageous
• Previous experience with Sage 200 would be advantageous
• Knowledge of Purchase Ledger/Sales Ledger processes (dependent on level)
• The ability to deal with daily banking/BACS requirements
• Month End bank reconciliations, producing reports (dependent on level)
• Previous experience of working in a finance team for a minimum of one year
• Knowledge of all other general financial administrative tasks
• A team player that can build relationships at all levels

It is essential that you are able to demonstrate our clients’ core values which are:

• Accountability – Always deal with issues head-on, taking control and looking to find a solution
• Commitment – Understanding what great customer service looks like, continually aim to get the job done in the right way
• Innovative Simplicity – Create ideas and put forward suggestions to make improvements
• Integrity – Always act with the highest level of integrity and genuinely want to do the right thing by everybody
• Teamwork – Working together to achieve our clients goals and targets, sharing the load across the team and building strong relationships

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service in a financial setting, we want to hear from you! Join our client as a Finance Executive and be part of their commitment to providing the best experience for their valued customers.

Contact the team at 123 Recruitment & Training to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wilmslow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person