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Finance Marlow Permanent On site

This is a key role within the finance team, taking ownership for Accounts Payable (AP) (70%) and supporting customer billing / Accounts Receivable (AR) (30%). The role is suitable for someone either with some finance/AP experience who can hit the ground running or a recent finance/accounting graduate who is looking to start a career. For the right candidate, MLL will support training for professional finance qualifications ACT/CIMA/ACCA. The role would suit someone who enjoys interacting with people around the business and who is strong with excel /systems.

The role holder is tasked with ownership of all AP processes. Shared with one other person, the role includes all aspects of managing the AP ledger and vendor management and whilst delivering accurate invoice processing. The role requires proactive identification of agile ways of working and process improvements.

The role also covers accurate and timely billing to our customers. Working alongside the operational teams, the job holder will raise billing to customers and add controls and automation to the process.

The role also includes a limited amount of month end responsibilities, including posting journals.

Responsibilities

Accounts payable and finance accountabilities (65%)

Working alongside the AP & payroll specialist /to ensure all incoming purchase invoices are processed daily Ownership of 50% of the vendor accounts and management of the finance relationships with those vendors Engaging with the business to ensure Purchase Orders (PO)s are receipted then matching the PO to the invoice Where there is no PO, creating the accurate coding for the invoice from business understanding and excel models Supplier statement reconciliations Bank postings daily Payment proposal preparation and loading to the bank for CFO and FC approval Training people around the business on the AP process and being the first point of contact for supplier related queries Maintaining a clean ledger - ensuring payments and invoices are cleared Supporting on maintaining the employee expenses system and checking expenses submissions Supporting Financial Controller in cash forecasting

Accounts receivable (35%)

Working alongside the AR analyst to deliver accurate billing to our customers Investigating billing queries and resolving, working alongside the operational teams in the business, supporting the credit controller to ensure cash is collected Improving the billing process to reduce errors and increase automation

The job holder will also support on the following activities:

Processing monthly journals Office of National Statistics and other government returns preparation Engaging with auditors to answer audit queries Setting up timesheets and answering any timesheet related question from the business, with support of the AP and Payroll Specialist

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

Attention to detail Learns from their mistakes Effective communication at all levels within the business Strong MS excel - comfortable with more than just 'simple' formulas Well planned & organised Logical thinker to allow problem solving Great relationship building skills Ability to create & maintain processes and policies considering the needs of the business Willingness / desire to go above and beyond the standard list of responsibilities Numerate

Desirable:

Experience of processing accounts payable and accounts receivable Experience with Navision and Jet reports Power query / Power BI Part qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA
We want everyone at MLL to 'Bring their best self to work' and we do this by asking you to live our value behaviours. We live our values everyday by...

Delivering Excellence
This belief stems from being accountable to one another. Having confidence in our data enables us to be accountable. And being prepared to challenge means we don't settle for mediocre.

Challenging for Change
We want people who want to challenge the status quo.

Accountability Builds Trust
Accountability requires some kind of honest review to reflect how we are doing against our responsibilities. This is not simply about a contract or project plan, it is about a mindset, an air that is portrayed as 'we have got this!'

Data Delivers Distinction
We need people to think in a 'data is valuable' kind of way, not just for efficient operations but also for winning in the market. This is not some mechanical thing, it is a way of thinking, of seeing the world

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-33,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

Do you have or are you working towards your AAT/CIMA/ACCA qualification?
Location:

Marlow SL7 (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Marlow SL7