Job Description

Location : Lincoln, United Kingdom Job Advert

The Role:

As a Finance Specialist at Barbon Group, you will play a crucial role in one of our largest businesses. You will be responsible for independently leading finance operations, ensuring accurate and timely completion of day-to-day tasks while identifying opportunities for process improvement. Reporting to the Credit Control & Finance Administration Manager, you will collaborate closely with team members from both the finance department and across the organisation.

This role presents a temporary opportunity that may lead to a permanent position.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the main finance contact for one of Barbon\'s largest businesses
• Work in close partnership with team members to ensure accurate completion of tasks
• Perform monthly duties including invoicing, commission calculations and payments, preparing Sage imports, bank reconciliations, DD submissions, and allocations
• Collaborate with the MI team to ensure data accuracy and reliability
• Analyse monthly variances and address internal and external queries
• Map end-to-end processes, recommend improvements, and document them
• Challenge existing workflows, driving efficiency and cost savings
• Liaise with finance functions at both local and Group levels as needed
• Prepare ad-hoc reports and conduct analysis as required

Experience:

• Part-qualified accountant or a minimum of 3 years of accounting experience; ACA, ACCA, or CIMA-qualified candidates are desirable.
• Proficient in day-to-day finance duties such as invoicing and month-end activities.
• Demonstrated ability to understand performance metrics and explain variances to plan.
• Experience in process improvement, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows.
• Comfortable working with large and complex data sets.
• Proficient in bank reconciliations.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with using Sage software.

Skills and Attitude:

• Highly analytical with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive under tight reporting deadlines and stay focused on key objectives.
• Skilled in analyzing workflows and driving process improvements.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders, including senior management.
• Strong collaboration and coordination abilities across different business units.
• An ambitious, self-motivated individual who takes ownership and performs effectively under pressure.
• Adaptable and comfortable navigating through ambiguous situations and adapting to rapid changes.
• Demonstrates a high level of resilience in overcoming challenges.
• Proactively embraces a collaborative approach to problem-solving.

Further information

As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -

• Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
• Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
• Company pension scheme
• Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
• A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
• Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
• Referral schemes
• Discounted rates on PIB products
• We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
• We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass \xe2\x80\x93 giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
• PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
• Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity

PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB\xe2\x80\x99s carbon footprint.

We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. Hours 37.5
Department Let Alliance
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract
Salary Competitive

PIB Group