Job Description

About SMP Group

SMP Group is a leading, multi-award winning producer in POS (Point of Sale) and Out-of-Home Advertising. We are the trusted partner for some of the world's most recognisable brands and retailers, delivering innovative, high-quality print and production solutions.


With a rich heritage of excellence and a forward-thinking approach, we pride ourselves on creativity, technology-driven manufacturing, and best-in-class client service. Sustainability, innovation, and people development are at the heart of our DNA.


This is a brilliant opportunity to work with the CFO and management team to enhance and formalise the Finance team's role as a centre of excellence for systems expertise, information provision and value addition. We are a growing and acquisitive business and we have ambitious plans to further enhance our service and operational capabilities - Finance will play a key role in supporting this.

Requirements

The Role:

Key Responsibilities:

Support CFO and team to create additional capacity and depth of competence for overall team development and delivery within the context of a developing business Deliver a range of transactional finance function activities (across AP / AR / Payroll) to ensure resilience and business continuity Support month end close with payroll, key reconciliations and journals, and management reports Maintain and further develop month end journal schedules as required Work with other Finance staff to develop and improve systems, processes and levels of competence and delivery Collaborate across the business to develop analyses and supporting processes and systems to measure business performance Develop and track divisional budgets and KPIs Construct and update divisional P&Ls and variance analyses Develop and maintain financial model of business performance Build understanding and buy-in across the team and business for finance team capability and financial and business analyses and initiatives to enhance business performance and resilience Manage ad hoc financial tasks on a regular basis and be an additional point of contact for financial expertise in the organisation Complete VAT reconciliations

Key Competencies:

Qualified accountant Good communicator Hands-on, common sense approach with ability to prioritise sensibly and to set and pursue realistic goals and manage time and resources to achieve them Creative, dedicated problem solver, numerically fluent and skilled in analytical methods such as data cleansing, application of logical formulae (Excel or database applications) Experienced in data analysis, financial modelling and advanced Excel Familiar with management accounting and entry of journals, from purchase and sales invoices to general journals Technologically fluent and able to suggest adoption or creation of applications for workflow management, automation of tasks, use of AI, etc.

SMP Competencies:

Building Collaborative Relationships

Develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with others inside and/or outside SMP

Customer Orientation

Demonstrate concern for satisfying external and/or internal customers; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships

Innovation

Develop fresh ideas to provide solutions to work challenges

Initiative

Identifies what needs to be done and does it without waiting for others and before being asked or before the situation requires it

Results Orientation

Focus on achieving desired results and how best to achieve them; takes proactive action to get the job done

Flexibility

Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities
Leadership
Inspires and motivates employees to perform at their best

Join us and be part of a company that values

Creativity, Excellence, and Continuous Improvement

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Benefits

Competitive Salary 25 days holiday Company Pension Employee Assistance Programme * Life Insurance