Working in the Group Shared Services team, and reporting to our Chief Operations Officer, you will work in close collaboration with our outsourced finance team, other third party vendors as well as other teams within the group shared services.
Think processing transactions, reconciliations, reporting, and supporting the wider team with accurate financial information. Workload varies through the year, with certain periods (month-end, year-end, budget cycles) significantly busier than others, so the ability to manage shifting priorities is essential.
We're a hands-on, close-knit team where people pitch in wherever needed. We value practical problem-solvers over rigid process-followers — someone who can spot what needs doing and get on with it, rather than waiting to be told. Communication is informal but direct: we'd rather someone flag an issue early than let it sit.
Who we're looking for
- Detail-oriented — comfortable working with numbers where small errors have real consequences, and takes pride in getting things right the first time
- Adaptable — can adjust workflows and pace as demands change, especially during busy periods, without losing accuracy or composure
- Flexible — happy to shift between tasks and priorities as the business requires
- A strong communicator — able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues, and comfortable raising questions or flagging concerns
- Hands-on and experienced — someone who's done this work before and can get stuck in from day one, not someone who needs extensive hand-holding
- Comfortable with unpredictability — new or one-off tasks come up regularly, and the ideal candidate treats this as part of the job rather than a distraction from it
We need someone experienced and reliable in the core finance work, but who also brings a flexible, "whatever's needed" mindset — because no two weeks here look quite the same.
Responsibilities, include but not limited to:
VFO contact point
- First port of call for communications regarding:
- Credit cards (MiVision)
- Invoicing (Xero)
- Expense queries (Dext), including staff entertainment/benefits (P11D)
- Bank reconciliations
- Currency transactions
- Management accounts (departmental budgets)
- Payables reports
Operational finance
- Monitoring / helping chase late-payers
- Cashflow monitoring (once system is set up)
- Inter-company delivery and cost calculations (monthly and annual reconciliations – liaising with office heads, calculating/apportioning group costs)
- Contact with auditors and accountants, including preparation of information for annual audit
- Updating progress planner
- Monthly checking of invoices to raise with Project Managers
- Collating and distributing monthly financial metrics to senior management
- Assisting financial arrangements with other offices as considered relevant.
- Review of VAT returns prior to submission to HMRC
- Financial support for other Group offices
Strategic finance (longer-term)
- Helping to set up and monitor solvency and liquidity indicators
- Helping to set up and maintain quarterly P&L system
Other Responsibilities include:
- Additional quality auditor (Finance related)
Person requirements:
- excellent communication skills in English
- strong financial background, ACCA or AAT qualified
- knowledge and experience of audit process
- experience in handling deadlines and workload by effectively managing priorities
- experience of working effectively both independently and within a collaborative team environment
- a good working knowledge of MS 365( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- knowledge of Xero would be an advantage
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