Pendragon PLC Hiring for Finance Manager – Record to Report Job at Annesley, England Full Time

Finance Manager – Record to Report – Fixed-Term Contract

We are looking to recruit a Finance Manager across our Record to Report (R2R) department within our Finance Shared Service Centre based out of the Pendragon Head Office – Loxley House. You will be required to physically work from Head Office for 3 days, with flexibility to work from home 2 days a week.

The Finance Manager – Record to Report will be responsible and accountable for embedding and ensuring their team deliver a first-class service to the business through multiple accounting channels and disciplines with a key focus on the processing quality.

We are looking for a true innovator who seeks out and priorities opportunities to implement new ways of working, which improve the efficiencies of process within the shared service function to deliver a ‘world class’ experience for internal and external stakeholders, so a continuous improvement mindset will be key in succeeding in this role

You will be leading a team of Management Accountants, and an indirect team of General ledger assistants and accounts assistants. We are looking for an experienced leader who can drive daily performance, ensuring that they and their team can deliver against KPIs and SLA’s to deliver optimum service levels for the department. To make this a success you must be a true leader of people as you will need to provide motivational and inspirational leadership to multi-disciplinary teams with various skills and abilities, the ability to be able to flex your style will stand you in good stead in a challenging industry and environment.

As R2R Finance Manager, you will be required to execute and be accountable for (but not limited to) the following responsibilities:

• Support Head of FSSC to deliver service to the Businesses and be the key contact from your franchise.
• To build an in depth knowledge of the B/S and P&L for your Brand and become a ‘go to’ expert.
• Prepare management accounts / reports for a range of business stakeholders.
• To ensure along with the management accountants and R2R team the timely and accurate submission of monthly accounts, payrolls, manufacturer composites and any other ad hoc reports in time with deadlines.
• Ensure all balance sheets are fully reconciled and investigated along with the Management accountant and GL teams and that documented reviews are carried out on actions required for each to be reviewed with the Head of FSSC and SFBPs including review of banks, Sales ledger, Purchase ledger and vehicle debtors and creditors with process towers quarterly
• Ensure all the following are being performed to deadlines:
• Regular Bonus and Manufacturer bonus debt reviews with the GL and accounts assistant team along with Sites and SFBP reviews where required.
• Financial analysis for Local Finance to take decisions and actions that drive the best possible financial outcomes.
• Trend and variance analysis and explain commercial impacts to the business.
• Ensure that the monthly tasks of Manufacture floorstock, and manufacture reconciliations are carried out and any resolutions communicated and resolved with the relevant team members across the SSC (Floorstocks and Manufacturer statements R2R GL and accounts assistants/Manufacture statements P2P)
• Regular reviews of the GRNI (Parts, Product and other) to ensure all policies are set up in a timely manner and work with the process towers and site teams to resolve issues. Requires for minimum monthly report to be sent to sites regarding none set up of policies to be documented monthly.
• Regular reviews of vehicle creditors, liaising with the relevant process towers for investigation purposes and resolution where required and to highlight any issues arising across the brands.
• Provide input to Local Finance (where required) on applicable judgement accruals or value assumptions.
• Develop ad-hoc reports.
• Respond to relevant ad hoc queries from the Business.
• Perform other reasonable duties within the Record-to-Report pillar as required.
• To ensure and assist with the training and regular team member reviews of the R2R team members along with the management accountants. Ensure any knowledge gaps are addressed promptly.
• Ensure all teams members have a regular 121 with their leader and PDPs are in place.
• Ensure great work within the team is recognised e.g. as part of the bi-weekly stand-ups.
• Ensure the balance of work across the team is appropriate.
• Monitor key reports/KPIs to identify areas for improvement/focus and successes to celebrate. Drive and implement plans to address areas for improvement.
• Proactively build relationships with other process towers and promote routine cross team working for their franchises to ensure control over all aspects of the accounts are monitored and maintained.
• Work with other R2R managers and the SMCI team to continuously review process improvements and audit controls are in place and followed/developed, including both internal audit work and external audit work

Requirements to be successful in the role of Finance Manager;

• Strong leadership and people development focus with a successful track record of motivating and developing large teams of people within a shared service environment
• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA or ACCA ACA, OROC, OCC or equivalent)
• At least 5 years’ experience from working in a similar industry in a Management Accounting role
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate and contribute effectively with large teams, peers and senior stakeholders both face to face and virtually
• Complete and thorough understanding of end-to- end accounting processes with the ability to develop and embed these processes within large teams
• The ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels across the wider business to achieve goals and objectives
• Pro-active and ability to use own initiative

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discounts
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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