Job Description

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Job reference 330371
Finance Admin Team Lead
Competitive salary 10% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time
Chesterfield, Future Walk, S49 1PF, you will be expected to attend the office 3 days per week.
Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a 8.2 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities.
This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark.
We're looking for a Finance Admin Team Lead to join our Governance and Integrity Team. If you have experience in data and information management, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and can present complex data clearly, we'd love to hear from you!
About the Role
Reporting to the Governance and Integrity Team Lead, you will ensure fleet leases are accurately recorded in our lease accounting systems, adhering to IFRS 16 standards.
You will also:

• Maintain efficient, fit-for-purpose systems and processes.
• Validate and process fleet lease data from third parties.
• Ensure IFRS 16-compliant accounting records and timely invoice processing.
• Hit KPIs and SLAs, resolving supplier issues quickly.
• Drive process improvements for better service, cost, and quality.
• Keep audit-ready documentation and deliver KPI reports, cashflow insights, and fleet analysis.
• Lead one administrator and oversee controls testing.

About You
Skilled in data management, analysis, and reconciliation.

• Strong problem-solving and presentation abilities.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency; SAP and IFRS 16 knowledge a plus.
• Excellent communicator with relationship-building skills.
• AAT qualification or equivalent experience desirable.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone.

*Available only to perm employees
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we'd love to hear from you.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:
Closing Date: Tuesday 9th December. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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